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This is a list of U.S. state nicknames -- both official and traditional (official state nicknames are in bold).

State	Nickname(s)
Alabama (No official Nickname)"Emblems Index", State of Alabama. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.	Cotton StateAlabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-20). Retrieved on 2007-03-18. “Alabama does not have an official nickname.” Heart of DixieHeart of Dixie. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2004-06-29). Retrieved on 2007-03-18. Yellowhammer State Stars Fell on Alabama
Alaska	Great Land Last Frontier
Arizona	Apache State Copper State Grand Canyon State
Arkansas	Bear State Land of Opportunity Natural State Wonder State Razorback State What a State!
California	El Dorado State Golden State"State Symbols", California State Library, State of California. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. Golden West The Left Coast Grape State Land of Milk and Honey Land of Fruits and Nuts (derisive) Entertainment State Land of the Fires Movie State
Colorado	Buffalo Plains StateColorado (HTML). NetState.com. NState, LLC.. Retrieved on 2007-02-21. - disused Centennial StateColorado State Name and Nicknames (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21. Colorful Colorado Columbine StateColorado State Flower (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21. Highest State Lead State - disused Mother of RiversColorado Water History (asp). Colorado Historical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-29. Rocky Mountain EmpireDenver (HTML). wikipedia.org. Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. Rocky Mountain StateColorado (HTML). USAtourist.com. USATourist. Retrieved on 2007-02-21. - disused Silver State - disused
Connecticut	Constitution StateSTATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites º Seals º Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual; retrieved on January 4, 2007 Land of Steady Habits Nutmeg State Provisions State
Delaware	Diamond State First State Land of Tax-Free Shopping Small Wonder Blue Hen State
District of Columbia	The Federal City The District
Florida	Peninsula State Hurricane State Tropical State Everglades State Citrus State Flower State Manatee State Orange State Sunshine State
Georgia	Peach StateQuick Facts: State Symbols (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-03. Buzzard State (from laws Georgia introduced to protect buzzards)Georgia (HTML). State Flags Flowers Birds Symbols and Emblems State Quarters Geography and Maps Newspapers History and Economy for the 50 States. NetState. Retrieved on 2008-03-03. Cracker State - Along with Florida, Georgia has been called "The Cracker State" in earlier times, perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "Crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. Folklife: Customs and Local Traditions (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-03. See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name Empire State of the South - Refers to economic leadershipHistory & Archaeology: Antebellum Industrialization (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-03. Yankee-land of the South: Similarly to the above nickname, "Yankee-land of the South" speaks to industrial and economic development in the south. This nickname may be used in a derogatory sense.Georgia (HTML). State Flags Flowers Birds Symbols and Emblems State Quarters Geography and Maps Newspapers History and Economy for the 50 States. NetState. Retrieved on 2008-03-03. Goober State - Refers to peanuts, the official state cropLand & Resources: Peanuts (HTML). The New Georgia Encyclopedia. University of Georgia Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-03.
Hawaii	Aloha State Pineapple State Rainbow State^{[citation needed]}
Idaho	Gem State Potatoland^{[citation needed]}
IllinoisIllinois (HTML). Illinois State Symbols & Emblems. Retrieved on 2007-04-29.	Land of Lincoln Prairie State The Corn State The Sucker State (for a type of fish) Garden of the West
Indiana	Crossroads of America Hoosier State Hospitality State
Iowa	Hawkeye State Tall Corn State Land of the Rolling Prairie Cyclone State
Kansas	Bleeding Kansas Jayhawk State Sunflower State Wheat State
Kentucky	Bluegrass State
Louisiana	Bayou State Child of the Mississippi Creole State Pelican State Sportsman\'s Paradise Sugar State
Maine	Down East^{[citation needed]} Pine Tree State Vacationland
Maryland	Cockade State Free State Monumental State Old Line State Terrapin State
Massachusetts	Bay State Colony State^{[citation needed]} Old Colony^{[citation needed]}
Michigan	Great Lakes State Mitten State Winter Water Wonderland Wolverine State
Minnesota	Gopher State Land of 10,000 Lakes Land of Lakes Land of Sky-Blue Waters North Star State
Mississippi	Hospitality State Magnolia State
Missouri	Bullion State Cave State Gateway State Bellwether State Lead State Ozark State Show Me State
Montana	Big Sky Country The Last Best Place^{[citation needed]} Treasure State
Nebraska	Beef State Cornhusker State Tree Planter\'s State
Nevada	money state Sagebrush State Silver State
New Hampshire	Granite StateState of New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development (HTML). State Facts. Retrieved on 2007-7-9. Mother of Rivers White Mountain State
New Jersey	Garden State The Crossroads of the Revolution
New Mexico	The Colorful State The Land of Enchantment
New York	Empire State NYC=The Big Apple
North Carolina	Old North State"Official State Symbols of North Carolina", State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. Tar Heel State"Official State Symbols of North Carolina", State of North Carolina. Retrieved on 2008-01-26. Turpentine State"Why We are Called Tar Heels", UNC Libraries. Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
North Dakota	Flickertail State Peace Garden State Rough Rider State Sioux State
Ohio	Buckeye State Birthplace of AviationIt\'s official: Ohio IS the birthplace of aviation. The Cincinnati Enquirer (2003-06-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06. Mother of Modern Presidents
Oklahoma	Land of the Red Man Sooner State
Oregon	Beaver State Union State Pacific WonderlandOregon\'s license plate from 1960 to circa 1966. Plate Shack. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
Pennsylvania	Liberty Bell State Independence State Keystone State Quaker State
Rhode Island	Little Rhody Ocean State Plantation State
South Carolina	Palmetto State Sandlapper State, Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places Iodine Products State - disusedIodine. South Carolina Encyclopedia (2007-04-14). Retrieved on 2007-04-06.
South Dakota	Coyote State Land of Infinite Variety Mount Rushmore State Sunshine State
Tennessee	Big Bend State (refers to the Tennessee River)Tennessee Symbols and Honors, in Tennessee Blue Book Butternut State (refers to the tan color of the uniforms worn by Tennessee soldiers in the American Civil War) Hog and Hominy State The Mother of Southwestern Statesmen Volunteer State
Texas	Cowboy State Friendship State"Texas:Facts, Map, and State Symbols", EnchantedLearing.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. Lone Star State
Utah	Beehive State Mormon State^{[citation needed]}
Vermont	Green Mountain State
Virginia	Mother of Presidents The Old Dominion
Washington	Evergreen StateSymbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
West Virginia	Mountain State Panhandle State
Wisconsin	America\'s Dairyland America\'s Bread Basket Badger State Cheese State
Wyoming	Cowboy State Equality State Park State

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