Humanities Geography A Comprehsnive Listing of State Nicknames Official and Non-Official Nicknames of the 50 States Share Flipboard Email Print 50 States Map. chokkicx Getty Images Geography Basics Physical Geography Political Geography Population Country Information Climate History Maps Urban Geography View More by Matt Rosenberg Updated March 17, 2017 Here's a listing of the often colorful nicknames of the fifty states. When a state has multiple nicknames, the official or most common state nickname is listed first.Alabama - Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie, Camellia StateAlaska - The Last FrontierArizona - Grand Canyon State, Copper StateArkansas - The Natural State, Land of Opportunity, The Razorback StateCalifornia - Golden StateColorado - Centennial State, Colorful Colorado Connecticut - Constitution State, Nutmeg StateDelaware - First State, Diamond State, Blue Hen State, Small WonderFlorida - Sunshine StateGeorgia - Peach State, Empire of the South, Goober StateHawaii - Aloha State, Pineapple StateIdaho - Gem State, Spud StateIllinois - Prairie State, Land of LincolnIndiana - Hoosier StateIowa - Hawkeye StateKansas - Sunflower State, Salt of the EarthKentucky - Bluegrass StateLouisiana - Pelican State, Sugar StateMaine - Pine Tree StateMaryland - Old Line State, Free StateMassachusetts - Bay State, Old Colony StateMichigan - Great Lakes State, Wolverine StateMinnesota - North Star State, Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes, Bread and Butter StateMississippi - Magnolia StateMissouri - Show Me StateMontana - Treasure State, Big Sky StateNebraska - Cornhusker StateNevada - Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush StateNew Hampshire - Granite StateNew Jersey - Garden State New Mexico - Land of EnchantmentNew York - Empire StateNorth Carolina - Tar Heel State, Old North StateNorth Dakota - Peace Garden State, Flickertail State, Roughrider StateOhio - Buckeye State, Modern Mother of PresidentsOklahoma - Sooner State, Panhandle StateOregon - Beaver StatePennsylvania - Keystone State, Quaker State Rhode Island - Ocean State, Little RhodySouth Carolina - Palmetto StateSouth Dakota - Coyote State, Mount Rushmore StateTennessee - Volunteer State, Big Bend StateTexas - Lone Star StateUtah - Beehive StateVermont - Green Mountain StateVirginia - Old DominionWashington - Evergreen State, Chinook StateWest Virginia - Mountain StateWisconsin - Badger StateWyoming - Equality State, Cowboy State citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Rosenberg, Matt. "A Comprehsnive Listing of State Nicknames." ThoughtCo, Mar. 3, 2017, thoughtco.com/state-nicknames-guide-1435566. Rosenberg, Matt. (2017, March 3). A Comprehsnive Listing of State Nicknames. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/state-nicknames-guide-1435566 Rosenberg, Matt. "A Comprehsnive Listing of State Nicknames." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/state-nicknames-guide-1435566 (accessed April 27, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading