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State No. |
State Name
Date Joined Union |
Postal
Abbr. |
State Capital |
Nickname
(Offical in bold) |
State Bird
(Binomial nomenclature) |
State Flower
(Binomial nomenclature) |
State Tree
(Binomial nomenclature) |
State Seal |
22 |
Alabama
December 14, 1819
|
AL
|
Montgomery
|
Camellia State
Cotton State
Heart of Dixie
Yellowhammer State
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Yellowhammer
(Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus))
|
Camellia
(Camellia)
|
Longleaf Pine
(Pinus palustris)
|
|
49 |
Alaska
January 3, 1959
|
AK
|
Juneau
|
Great Land
Last Frontier
Land of the Midnight Sun
Mainland State
|
Willow Ptarmigan
(Lagopus lagopus)
|
Forget-me-not
(Myosotis alpestris)
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Sitka Spruce
(Picea sitchensis)
|
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48 |
Arizona
February 14, 1912
|
AZ
|
Phoenix
|
Apache State
Copper State
Grand Canyon State
|
Cactus Wren
(Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus)
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Saguaro Cactus blossom
(Carnegiea gigantea)
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Palo verde
(Cercidium floridum)
|
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25 |
Arkansas
June 15, 1836
|
AR
|
Little Rock
|
Bear State
Land of Opportunity
Natural State
Wonder State
|
Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
|
Apple Blossom
(Pyrus coronaria)
|
Loblolly Pine
(Pinus taeda)
|
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31 |
California
September 9, 1850
|
CA
|
Sacramento
|
El Dorado State
Golden State
Golden West
Land of Milk and Honey
|
California Quail
(Callipepla californica)
|
California Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica)
|
California redwoods
(Sequoiadendron giganteum,
Sequoia sempervirens)
|
|
38 |
Colorado
August 1, 1876
|
CO
|
Denver
|
Centennial State
Mountain State
The Hate State
|
Lark Bunting
(Calamospiza melancorys Stejneger)
|
Rocky Mountain Columbine
(Aquilegia caerulea)
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Colorado Blue Spruce
(Picea pungens)
|
|
5 |
Connectictut
January 9, 1788
|
CT
|
Hartford
|
Arsenal of the Nation
Constitution State
Nutmeg State
|
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
|
Mountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)
|
White oak
(Quercus alba)
|
|
1 |
Delaware
December 7, 1787
|
DE
|
Dover
|
Diamond State
First State
Land of Tax-Free Shopping
|
Blue Hen Chicken
(Gallus gallus)
|
Peach Blossom
(Prunus persica)
|
American holly
(Ilex opaca)
|
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27 |
Florida
March 3, 1845
|
FL
|
Tallahassee
|
Everglade State
Orange State
America's Wang
Sunshine State
|
Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
|
Orange Blossom
(Citrus sinensis)
|
Cabbage Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
|
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4 |
Georgia
January 2, 1788
|
GA
|
Atlanta
|
Empire State of the South
Peach State
|
Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufum)
|
Cherokee Rose
(Rosa laevigata)
|
Live oak
(Quercus virginiana)
|
|
50 |
Hawaii
August 21, 1959
|
HI
|
Honolulu
|
Aloha State
Pineapple State
Rainbow State
|
Nēnē or Hawaiian Goose
(Branta sandwicensis)
|
Hawaiian Hibiscus
(Hibiscus brackenridgei)
|
Kukui or candlenut
(Aleurites moluccana)
|
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43 |
Idaho
July 3, 1890
|
ID
|
Boise
|
Gem State
|
Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
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Mock Orange
(Philadelphus lewisii)
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Western White Pine
(Pinus monticola)
|
|
21 |
Illinois
December 3, 1818
|
IL
|
Springfield
|
Land of Lincoln
Prairie State
|
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
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Viola
(Violaceae)
|
White oak
(Quercus alba)
|
|
19 |
Indiana
December 11, 1816
|
IN
|
Indianapolis
|
Crossroads of America
Hoosier State
Hospitality State
|
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
|
Peony
(Paeonia)
|
Tulip-tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera)
|
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29 |
Iowa
December 28, 1846
|
IA
|
Des Moines
|
Tall Corn State
Hawkeye State
|
Eastern Goldfinch
(Carduelis tristis)
|
Wild Prairie Rose
(Rosa arkansana)
|
Oak
(Quercus)
|
|
34 |
Kansas
January 29, 1861
|
KS
|
Topeka
|
Cyclone State
Jayhawk State
Sunflower State
Bleeding Kansas
|
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
|
Sunflower
(Helianthus annuus)
|
Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
|
|
15 |
Kentucky
June 1, 1792
|
KY
|
Frankfort
|
Bluegrass State
|
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
|
Goldenrod
(Solidago gigantea)
|
Tulip-tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera)
|
|
18 |
Louisiana
April 30, 1812
|
LA
|
Baton Rouge
|
Bayou State
Child of the Mississippi
Creole State
Pelican State
Sportsman's Paradise
Sugar State
|
Eastern Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)
|
Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
|
Baldcypress
(Taxodium distichum)
|
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23 |
Maine
March 15, 1820
|
ME
|
Augusta
|
Down East
Pine Tree State
Vacationland
|
Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapilla)
|
White pine cone and tassel
(Pinus strobus)
|
Eastern White Pine
(Pinus strobus)
|
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7 |
Maryland
April 28, 1788
|
MD
|
Annapolis
|
Cockade State
Free State
Monumental State
Old Line State
Terrapin State
|
Baltimore Oriole
(Icterus galbula)
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Black-eyed Susan
(Rudbeckia hirta)
|
White oak or Wye Oak
(Quercus alba)
|
|
6 |
Massachusetts
February 6, 1788
|
MA
|
Boston
|
Bay State
Colony State
Old Colony
Taxachusetts
|
Black-capped Chickadee
(Poecile atricapilla)
|
Mayflower
(Epigaea regens)
|
American Elm
(Ulmus americana)
|
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26 |
Michigan
January 26, 1837
|
MI
|
Lansing
|
Great Lakes State
Mitten State
Winter Water Wonderland
Wolverine State
|
American Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
|
Apple Blossom
(Pyrus coronaria)
|
Eastern White Pine
(Pinus strobus)
|
|
32 |
Minnesota
May 11, 1858
|
MN
|
St. Paul
|
Gopher State
Land of 10,000 Lakes
North Star State
Bread and Butter State
|
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
|
Pink and white lady's slipper
(Cypripedium reginae)
|
Red Pine
(Pinus resinosa)
|
|
20 |
Mississippi
December 10, 1817
|
MS
|
Jackson
|
Hospitality State
Magnolia State
|
Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
|
Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
|
Magnolia
(Magnolia grandiflora)
|
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24 |
Missouri
August 10, 1821
|
MO
|
Jefferson City
|
Bullion State
Cave State
Lead State
Ozark State
Show Me State
|
Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
|
Hawthorn
(Crataegus)
|
Flowering dogwood
(Cornus florida)
|
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41 |
Montana
November 8, 1889
|
MT
|
Helena
|
Big Sky Country
The Last Best Place
Treasure State
|
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
|
Bitterroot
(Lewisia rediviva)
|
Ponderosa Pine
(Pinus ponderosa)
|
|
37 |
Nebraska
March 1, 1867
|
NE
|
Lincoln
|
Beef State
Cornhusker State
|
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
|
Goldenrod
(Solidago gigantea)
|
Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
|
|
36 |
Nevada
October 31, 1864
|
NV
|
Carson City |
Battle-Born State
Sagebrush State
Silver State
|
Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
|
Sagebrush
(Artemisia tridentata)
|
Single-leaf Pinyon
(Pinus monophylla)
|
|
9 |
New Hampshire
June 21, 1788
|
NH
|
Concord
|
Granite State
Scenic State
|
Purple Finch
(Carpodacus purpureus)
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Purple Lilac
(Syringa vulgaris)
|
American White Birch
(Betula papyrifera)
|
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3 |
New Jersey
December 18, 1787
|
NJ
|
Trenton
|
Garden State
|
Eastern Goldfinch
(Carduelis tristis)
|
Violet
(Viola sororia)
|
Northern red oak
(Quercus rubra)
|
|
47 |
New Mexico
January 6, 1912
|
NM
|
Santa Fe
|
The Colorful State
The Land of Enchantment
|
Chaparral Bird or Roadrunner
(Geococcyx californianus)
|
Yucca Flower
(Yucca glauca)
|
Pinyon
(Pinus edulis)
|
|
11 |
New York
July 26, 1788
|
NY
|
Albany
|
Empire State
|
Eastern Bluebird
(Sialia sialis)
|
Rose
(Rosa)
|
Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
|
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12 |
North Carolina
November 21, 1789
|
NC
|
Raleigh
|
Old North State
Tar Heel State
Turpentine State
|
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
|
American Dogwood
(Cornus florida)
|
Longleaf Pine
(Pinus palustris)
|
|
39 |
North Dakota
November 2, 1889
|
ND
|
Bismarck
|
Flickertail State
Peace Garden State
Rough Rider State
Sioux State
|
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
|
Wild Prairie Rose
(Rosa arkansana)
|
American Elm
(Ulmus americana)
|
|
17 |
Ohio
March 1, 1803
|
OH
|
Columbus
|
Buckeye State
Mother of Modern Presidents
|
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
|
Scarlet Carnation
(Dianthus caryophyllus)
|
Ohio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
|
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46 |
Oklahoma
November 16, 1907
|
OK
|
Oklahoma City
|
Land of the Red Man
Sooner State
|
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
(Tyrannus forficatus)
|
Oklahoma Rose
(Rosa)
|
Redbud
(Cercis canadensis)
|
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33 |
Oregon
February 14, 1859
|
OR
|
Salem
|
Beaver State
Union State
|
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella neglecta)
|
Oregon Grape
(Berberis aquifolium)
|
Douglas-fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii)
|
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2 |
Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787
|
PA
|
Harrisburg
|
Keystone State
Quaker State
|
Ruffed Grouse
(Bonasa umbellus)
|
Mountain Laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)
|
Eastern Hemlock
(Tsuga canadensis)
|
|
13 |
Rhode Island
May 29, 1790
|
RI
|
Providence
|
Little Rhody
Ocean State
Plantation State
|
Rhode Island Red Chicken
(Gallus gallus)
|
Violet
(Viola sororia)
|
Red maple
(Acer rubrum)
|
|
8 |
South Carolina
May 23, 1788
|
SC
|
Columbia
|
Palmetto State
|
Carolina Wren
(Thryothorus ludovicianus)
|
Yellow Jessamine
(Gelsemium sempervirens)
|
Cabbage Palmetto
(Sabal palmetto)
|
|
40 |
South Dakota
November 2, 1889
|
SD
|
Pierre
|
Coyote State
Mount Rushmore State
Sunshine State
Land of Infinate Variety
|
Ring-necked Pheasant
(Phasianus culchicus)
|
Pasque Flower
(Pulsatilla hirsutissima)
|
Black Hills Spruce
(Picea glauca var. densata)
|
|
16 |
Tennessee
June 1, 1796
|
TN
|
Nashville
|
Butternut State
Volunteer State
|
Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
|
Iris
(Iris)
|
Tulip-tree
(Liriodendron tulipifera)
|
|
28 |
Texas
December 29, 1845
|
TX
|
Austin
|
Lone Star State
|
Mockingbird
(Mimus polyglottos)
|
Bluebonnet
(Lupinus texensis)
|
Pecan
(Carya illinoinensis)
|
|
45 |
Utah
January 4, 1896
|
UT
|
Salt Lake City
|
Beehive State
Mormon State
|
California Gull
(Larus californicus)
|
Sego Lily
(Calochortus gunnisonii)
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Blue Spruce
(Picea pungens)
|
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14 |
Vermont
March 4, 1791
|
VT
|
Montpelier
|
Green Mountain State
The State that makes New Hampshire Nervous
|
Hermit Thrush
(Catharus guttatus)
|
Red Clover
(Trifolium pratense)
|
Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
|
|
10 |
Virginia
June 25, 1788
|
VA
|
Richmond
|
Mother of Presidents
Old Dominion
|
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
|
American Dogwood
(Cornus florida)
|
Flowering dogwood
(Cornus florida)
|
|
42 |
Washington
November 11, 1889
|
WA
|
Olympia
|
Evergreen State
State of Love and Trust
|
Willow Goldfinch
(Carduelis tristis)
|
Coast Rododendron
(Rhododendron macrophyllum)
|
Western Hemlock
(Tsuga heterophylla)
|
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35 |
West Virginia
June 20, 1863
|
WV
|
Charleston
|
Mountain State
Panhandle State
|
Cardinal
(Cardinalis cardinalis)
|
Rhododendron
(Rhododendron maximum)
|
Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
|
|
30 |
Wisconsin
May 29, 1848
|
WI
|
Madison
|
America's Dairyland
Badger State
|
Robin
(Turdus migratorius)
|
Wood Violet
(Viola papilionacea)
|
Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
|
|
44 |
Wyoming
July 10, 1890
|
WY
|
Cheyenne
|
Cowboy State
Equality State
|
Western Meadowlark
(Sturnella Neglecta)
|
Indian Paintbrush
(Castilleja linariaefolia)
|
Plains cottonwood
(Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera)
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