The 50 States of the United States

Alabama State Abbreviation: AL Became a state on December 14, 1819 Capital: Montgomery State Flower: Camellia State Bird: Yellowhammer Nickname: Yellowhammer State State Motto: We dare defend our rights

Alaska State Abbreviation: AK Became a state on January 3, 1959 Capital: Juneau State Flower: Forget-me-not State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan Nickname: Land of the Midnight Sun State Motto: North to the future

Arizona State Abbreviation: AZ Became a state on February 14, 1912 Capital: Phoenix State Flower: Flower of Saguaro Cactus State Bird: Cactus Wren Nickname: Grand Canyon State State Motto: God enriches

Arkansas State Abbreviation: AR Became a state on June 15, 1836 Capital: Little Rock State Flower: Apple Blossom State Bird: Mockingbird Nickname: The Natural State State Motto: The people rule

California State Abbreviation: CA Became a state on September 9, 1850 Capital: Sacramento State Flower: Golden Poppy State Bird: California Valley Quail Nickname: Golden State State Motto: Eureka (I have found it)

Colorado State Abbreviation: CO Became a state on August 1, 1876 Capital: Denver State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine State Bird: Lark Bunting Nickname: Centennial State State Motto: Nothing without Providence

Connecticut State Abbreviation: CT Became a state on January 9, 1788 Capital: Hartford State Flower: Mountain Laurel State Bird: American Robin Nickname: Constitution State State Motto: He who transplanted still sustains

Delaware State Abbreviation: DE Became a state on December 7, 1787 Capital: Dover State Flower: Peach Blossom State Bird: Blue Hen Chicken Nickname: First State State Motto: Liberty and independence

Florida State Abbreviation: FL Became a state on March 3, 1845 Capital: Tallahassee State Flower: Orange Blossom State Bird: Mockingbird Nickname: Sunshine State State Motto: In God we trust

Georgia State Abbreviation: GA Became a state on January 2, 1788 Capital: Atlanta State Flower: Cherokee Rose State Bird: Brown Thrasher Nickname: Peach State State Motto: Wisdom, justice, and moderation

Hawaii State Abbreviation: HI Became a state on August 21, 1959 Capital: Honolulu State Flower: Hibiscus (Yellow) State Bird: Nene Nickname: Aloha State State Motto: The life of the land is perpetrated in righteousness

Idaho State Abbreviation: ID Became a state on July 3, 1890 Capital: Boise State Flower: Syringa State Bird: Mountain Bluebird Nickname: Gem State State Motto: It is forever.

Illinois State Abbreviation: IL Became a state on December 3, 1818 Capital: Springfield State Flower: Violet State Bird: Cardinal Nickname: Prairie State State Motto: State sovereignty, national union

Indiana State Abbreviation: IN Became a state on December 11, 1816 Capital: Indianapolis State Flower: Peony State Bird: Cardinal Nickname: Hoosier State State Motto: The Crossroads of America

Iowa State Abbreviation: IA Became a state on December 28, 1846 Capital: Des Moines State Flower: Wild Rose State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch Nickname: Hawkeye State State Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

Kansas State Abbreviation: KS Became a state on January 29, 1861 Capital: Topeka State Flower: Sunflower State Bird: Western Meadowlark Nickname: Sunflower State State Motto: To the stars through difficulties

Kentucky State Abbreviation: KY Became a state on June 1, 1792 Capital: Frankfort State Flower: Goldenrod State Bird: Kentucky Cardinal Nickname: Bluegrass State State Motto: United we stand, divided we fall

Louisiana State Abbreviation: LA Became a state on April 30, 1812 Capital: Baton Rouge State Flower: Magnolia State Bird: Eastern Brown Pelican Nickname: Pelican State State Motto: Union, justice and confidence

Maine State Abbreviation: ME Became a state on March 15, 1820 Capital: Augusta State Flower: White Pine Cone and Tassel State Bird: Chickadee Nickname: Pine Tree State State Motto: I lead

Maryland State Abbreviation: MD Became a state on April 28, 1788 Capital: Annapolis State Flower: Black-Eyed Susan State Bird: Baltimore Oriole Nickname: Old Line State State Motto: Manly deeds, womanly words

Massachusetts State Abbreviation: MA Became a state on February 6,1788 Capital: Boston State Flower: Mayflower State Bird: Chickadee Nickname: Old Colony State Motto: By the sword we seek peace but peace only under liberty.

Michigan State Abbreviation: MI Became a state on January 26, 1837 Capital: Lansing State Flower: Apple Blossom State Bird: Robin Nickname: Great Lakes State State Motto: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you.

Minnesota State Abbreviation: MN Became a state on May 11, 1858 Capital: St. Paul State Flower: Pink and White Lady’s Slipper State Bird: Common Loon Nickname: North Star State State Motto: The star of the north

Mississippi State Abbreviation: MS Became a state on December 10, 1817 Capital: Jackson State Flower: Magnolia State Bird: Mockingbird Nickname: Mongolia State State Motto: By valor and arms

Missouri State Abbreviation: MO Became a state on August 10, 1821 Capital: Jefferson City State Flower: Hawthorn State Bird: Bluebird Nickname: Show Me State State Motto: The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law

Montana State Abbreviation: MT Became a state on November 8, 1889 Capital: Helena State Flower: Bitterroot State Bird: Western Meadowlark Nickname: Treasure State State Motto: Gold and Silver

Nebraska State Abbreviation: NE Became a state on March 1, 1867 Capital: Lincoln State Flower: Goldenrod State Bird: Western Meadowlark Nickname: Cornhusker State State Motto: Equality before the law

Nevada State Abbreviation: NV Became a state on October 31, 1864 Capital: Carson City State Flower: Sagebrush State Bird: Mountain Bluebird Nickname: Sagebrush State State Motto: All for our country

New Hampshire State Abbreviation: NH Became a state on June 21, 1788 Capital: Concord State Flower: Purple Lilac State Bird: Purple Finch Nickname: Granite State State Motto: Live free or die

New Jersey State Abbreviation: NJ Became a state on December 18, 1787 Capital: Trenton State Flower: Purple Violet State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch Nickname: Garden State State Motto: Liberty and prosperity

New Mexico State Abbreviation: NM Became a state on January 6, 1912 Capital: Santa Fe State Flower: Yucca State Bird: Roadrunner Nickname: Land of Enchantment State Motto: It grows as it goes

New York State Abbreviation: NY Became a state on July 26, 1788 Capital: Albany State Flower: Rose State Bird: Bluebird Nickname: Empire State State Motto: Ever upward

North Carolina State Abbreviation: NC Became a state on November 21,1789 Capital: Raleigh State Flower: Dogwood State Bird: Cardinal Nickname: Old North State State Motto: To be rather than to seem

North Dakota State Abbreviation: ND Became a state on November 2, 1889 Capital: Bismarck State Flower: Wild Prairie Rose State Bird: Western Meadowlark Nickname: Peace Garden State State Motto: Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable

Ohio State Abbreviation: OH Became a state on March 1, 1803 Capital: Columbus State Flower: Scarlet Carnation State Bird: Cardinal Nickname: Buckeye State State Motto: With God, all things are possible

Oklahoma State Abbreviation: OK Became a state on November 16, 1907 Capital: Oklahoma City State Flower: Mistletoe State Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Nickname: Sooner State State Motto: Labor conquers all things

Oregon State Abbreviation: OR Became a state on February 14, 1859 Capital: Salem State Flower: Oregon Grape State Bird: Western Meadowlark Nickname: Beaver State State Motto: She flies with her own wings

Pennsylvania State Abbreviation: PA Became a state on December 12, 1787 Capital: Harrisburg State Flower: Mountain Laurel State Bird: Ruffed Grouse Nickname: Keystone State State Motto: Virtue, liberty and independence

Rhode Island State Abbreviation: RI Became a state on May 29, 1790 Capital: Providence State Flower: Violet State Bird: Rhode Island Red Nickname: Little Rhody State Motto: Hope

South Carolina State Abbreviation: SC Became a state on May 23, 1788 Capital: Columbia State Flower: Yellow Jessamine State Bird: Carolina Wren Nickname: Palmetto State State Motto: While I breathe, I hope

South Dakota State Abbreviation: SD Became a state on November 2, 1889 Capital: Pierre State Flower: Pasqueflower State Bird: Chinese Ring-necked Pheasant Nickname: Coyote State State Motto: Under God, the people rule

Tennessee State Abbreviation: TN Became a state on June 1, 1796 Capital: Nashville State Flower: Iris State Bird: Mockingbird Nickname: Volunteer State State Motto: Agriculture and commerce

Texas State Abbreviation: TX Became a state on December 29, 1845 Capital: Austin State Flower: Bluebonnet State Bird: Mockingbird Nickname: Lone Star State State Motto: Friendship

Utah State Abbreviation: UT Became a state on January 4, 1896 Capital: Salt Lake City State Flower: Sego Lily State Bird: Seagull Nickname: Beehive State State Motto: Industry

Vermont State Abbreviation: VT Became a state on March 4, 1791 Capital: Montpelier State Flower: Red Clover State Bird: Hermit Thrush Nickname: Green Mountain State State Motto: Freedom and unity

Virginia State Abbreviation: VA Became a state on June 25, 1788 Capital: Richmond State Flower: Dogwood State Bird: Cardinal Nickname: Old Dominion State Motto: Thus always to tyrants

Washington State Abbreviation: WA Became a state on November 11, 1889 Capital: Olympia State Flower: Western Rhododendron State Bird: Willow Goldfinch Nickname: Evergreen State State Motto: By and by

West Virginia State Abbreviation: WV Became a state on June 20, 1863 Capital: Charleston State Flower: Rhododendron State Bird: Cardinal Nickname: Mountain State State Motto: Mountaineers are always free

Wisconsin State Abbreviation: WI Became a state on May 29, 1848 Capital: Madison State Flower: Wood Violet State Bird: Robin Nickname: Badger State State Motto: Forward

Wyoming State Abbreviation: WY Became a state on July 10, 1890 Capital: Cheyenne State Flower: Indian Paintbrush State Bird: Meadowlark Nickname: Equality State State Motto: Equal Rights