State	Abbreviation	Capital	Largest City/Metro	Nickname	State Slogans	State Tree	State Flower	Population	Population (Rank)	Area (sq miles)	Area (rank)	Density	Density (Rank)	% Water	Admission to Union	Web Site	Region	Division
Alabama	AL	Montgomery	Birmingham	Cotton State	Share the Wonder	Longleaf Pine	Camelia	4447100	23	52419	30	84.83	26	3.20	1819-12-14	www.alabama.gov	3	6
Alaska	AK	Juneau	Anchorage	Last Frontier	"Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach"	Sitka Spruce	Forget-me-not	626932	47	663267	1	1.09	50	13.77	1959-01-03	www.alaska.gov	4	9
Arizona	AZ	Phoenix	Phoenix	Grand Canyon State	The Grand Canyon State	Palo Verde	Saguaro Cactus Blossom	5130632	17	113998	6	45.20	36	0.32	1912-02-14	www.az.gov	4	8
Arkansas	AR	Little Rock	Little Rock	Natural State	The Natural State	Loblolly Pine	Apple Blossom	2673400	32	53179	29	51.34	34	2.09	1836-06-15	www.arkansas.gov	3	7
California	CA	Sacramento	Los Angeles	Golden State	Find Yourself Here	California Redwoods	California Poppy	33871648	1	158302	3	217.20	12	4.70	1850-09-09	www.ca.gov	4	9
Colorado	CO	Denver	Denver	Centennial State	Rocky Mountain High	Colorado Blue Spruce	Rocky Mountain Columbine	4301261	22	104185	8	41.5	37	0.36	1876-08-01	www.colorado.gov	4	8
Connecticut	CT	Hartford	Bridgeport	Constitution State	Fuill of Surprises	Charger White Oak	Mountain Laurel	3405565	29	5543	48	702.90	4	12.60	1788-01-09	www.ct.gov	1	1
Delaware	DE	Dover	Wilmington	First State	It's Good Being First	American Holly	Peach Blossom	783600	45	2491	49	401.11	7	21.50	1787-12-07	www.delaware.gov	3	5
Florida	FL	Tallahassee	Miami	Sunshine State	Visit Florida	Sabal Palmetto	Orange Blossom	15982378	4	65795	22	309.00	8	17.90	1845-03-03	www.myflorida.com	3	5
Georgia	GA	Atlanta	Atlanta	Peach State	Georgia on My Mind	Live Oak	Cherokee Rose	8186453	9	59411	24	141.40	18	2.60	1788-01-02	www.georgia.gov	3	5
Hawaii	HI	Honolulu	Honolulu	Aloha State	The Islands of Aloha	Kukui Nut Tree	Hawaiian Hibiscus	1211537	42	10931	43	188.6	13	41.20	1959-08-21	www.hawaii.com	4	9
Idaho	ID	Boise	Boise	Gem State	Great Potatoes. Tasty Destinations.	Western White Pine	Mock Orange	1293953	39	83642	14	15.64	44	0.98	1890-07-03	www.idaho.gov	4	8
Illinois	IL	Springfield	Chicago	Prarie State	Mile After Magnificent Mile	White oak	Violet	12419293	5	57918	25	223.40	11	4.00	1818-12-03	www.illinois.gov	2	3
Indiana	IN	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Hoosier State	Life Changing	Tulip-tree	Peony	6080485	15	36418	38	169.50	16	1.50	1816-12-11	www.in.gov	2	3
Iowa	IA	Des Moines	Des Moines	Hawkeye State	Restart Your Engines	Bur Oak	Wild Prarie Rose	2926324	30	56272	26	52.40	33	0.71	1846-12-28	www.iowa.gov	2	4
Kansas	KS	Topeka	Wichita	Sunflower State	"Kansas, as Big as You Think"	Cottonwood	Sunflower	2688418	33	82277	15	32.90	40	0.56	1861-01-29	www.kansas.gov	2	4
Kentucky	KY	Frankfort	Louisville	Bluegrass State	Unbridled Spirit	Tulip Poplar	Goldenrod	4173405	26	40444	37	101.70	23	1.70	1792-06-01	www.kentucky.gov	3	6
Louisiana	LA	Baton Rouge	New Orleans	Pelican State	Fall in Love with Louisiana All Over Again	Bald Cypress	Magnolia	4468976	22	51885	31	102.59	22	16.00	1812-04-30	www.louisiana.gov	3	7
Maine	ME	Augusta	Portland	Pine Tree State	The Way Life Should Be	Eastern White Pine	White Pine Cone and Tassel	1274923	40	33414	39	41.30	38	13.50	1820-03-15	www.maine.gov	1	1
Maryland	MD	Annapolis	Baltimore	Old Line State	Seize the Day Off	White Oak	Black-eyed Susan	5600388	19	12407	42	541.90	5	21.00	1788-04-28	www.maryland.gov	3	5
Massachusetts	MA	Boston	Boston	Bay State	Make it Yours	American Elm	Mayflower	6349097	13	10555	44	818.00	3	13.30	1788-02-06	www.mass.gov	1	1
Michigan	MI	Lansing	Detroit	Great Lakes State	"Great Lakes, Great Itmes; More To See"	Eastern White Pine	Apple Blossom	9938444	8	97990	11	179.00	14	41.50	1837-01-26	www.michigan.gov	2	3
Minnesota	MN	Saint Paul	Minneapolis	North Star State	Explore Minnesota	Red Pine	Pink and White Lady's Slipper	4919479	21	87014	12	61.80	31	8.40	1858-05-11	www.state.mn.us	2	4
Mississippi	MS	Jackson	Jackson	Magnolia State	Feels Like Coming Home	Magnolia	Magnolia	2844658	31	48434	32	60.70	32	3.00	1817-12-10	www.mississippi.gov	3	6
Missouri	MO	Jefferson City	Kansas City	Show Me State	Where the Rivers Run	Flowering Dogwood	Hawthorn	5595211	17	69709	21	80.27	27	1.16	1821-08-10	www.mo.gov	2	4
Montana	MT	Helena	Billings	Treasure State	Big Sky Country	Ponderosa Pine	Bitterroot	902195	44	147165	4	6.19	48	1.00	1889-11-08	www.mt.gov	4	8
Mebraska	NE	Lincoln	Omaha	Cornhusker State	Possibilities…Endless	Cottonwood	Goldenrod	1711263	38	77421	16	22.30	42	0.70	1867-03-01	www.nebraska.gov	2	4
Nevada	NV	Carson City	Las Vegas	Silver State	Wide Open	Single-leaf Pinyon	Sagebrush	1988258	35	110567	7	18.21	43	0.70	1864-10-31	www.nv.gov	4	8
New Hampshire	NH	Concord	Manchester	Granite State	You're Going to Love it Here	American White Birch	Purple lilac	1235786	41	9359	46	137.8	20	3.40	1788-06-21	www.nh.gov	1	1
New Jersey	NJ	Trenton	Newark	Garden State	Come See For Yourself	Northern Red Oak	Violet	8414350	11	8729	47	1134.00	1	14.90	1787-12-18	www.state.nj.us	1	2
New Mexico	NM	Santa Fe	Albuquerque	The Land of Enchantment	Land of Enchantment	Pinyon	Yucca Flower	1928384	36	121665	5	14.98	45	0.20	1912-01-06	www.newmexico.gov	4	8
New Youk	NY	Albany	New York City	Empire State	I Love New Your	Sugar Maple	Rose	18976457	3	54520	27	401.92	6	13.30	1788-07-26	www.ny.gov	1	2
North Carolina	NC	Raleigh	Charlotte	Old North State	A better Place to Be	Longleaf Pine	American Dogwood	8049313	10	53865	28	165.24	17	9.50	1789-11-21	www.nc.gov	3	5
North Dakota	ND	Bismarck	Fargo	Peace Garden State	Legendary	American Elm	Wild Prarie Rose	642200	48	70762	19	9.30	47	2.40	1889-11-02	www.nd.gov	2	4
Ohio	OH	Columbus	Columbus	Buckeye State	So Much to Discover	Ohio Buckeye	Scarlet Carnation	11353140	7	44825	34	277.26	9	8.70	1803-03-01	www.ohio.gov	2	3
Oklahoma	OK	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma City	Sooner State	Native America	Eastern Redbud	Oklahoma Rose	3450654	28	69960	20	50.30	35	1.80	1907-11-16	www.ok.gov	3	7
Oregon	OR	Salem	Portland	Beaver State	We Love Dreamers	Douglas-fir	Oregon grape	3421399	27	98466	9	35.60	39	2.40	1859-02-14	www.oregon.gov	4	9
Pennsylvania	PA	Harrisburg	Philadelphia	Keystone State	You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania	Eastern Hemlock	Mountain Laurel	12281054	6	46055	33	274.02	10	2.70	1787-12-12	www.state.pa.us	1	2
Rhode Island	RI	Providence	Providence	Ocean State	Unwind	Red Maple	Violet	1048319	43	1214	50	1003.20	2	32.40	1790-05-29	www.ri.gov	1	1
South Carolina	SC	Charleston	Columbia	Palmetto State	Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places	Cabbage Palmetto	Yellow Jessamine	4012012	24	34726	40	133.20	21	6.00	1788-05-23	www.sc.gov	3	5
South Dakota	SD	Pierre	Souix Falls	Mount Rushmore State	Great Faces. Great Places	Balck Hills Spruce	Pasque flower	754844	46	77163	17	9.90	46	1.60	1889-11-02	www.state.sd.us	2	4
Tennessee	TN	Nashville	Nashville	Volunteer State	The State Is Set For You	Tulip-Tree	Iris	5689283	16	42169	36	138.00	19	2.20	1796-06-01	www.tennessee.gov	3	6
Texas	TX	Austin	Houston	Lone Star State	It's Like a Whole Other Country	Pecan	Bluebonnet	20851820	2	261797	2	79.60	28	2.50	1845-12-29	www.texas.gov	3	7
Utah	UT	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake City	Beehive State	Life Elevated	Blue Spruce	Sego Lily	2233169	34	84876	13	27.20	41	3.25	1896-01-04	www.utah.gov	4	8
Vermont	VT	Montpelier	Burlington	Green Mountain State	"Vermont, naturally"	Sugar Maple	Red Clover	608827	49	9620	45	65.80	30	3.80	1791-03-04	www.vermont.gov	1	1
Virginia	VA	Richmond	Virginia Beach	Old Dominion	Virginia is for Lovers	Flowering Dogwood	American Dogwood	7078515	12	42793	35	178.80	15	7.40	1788-06-25	www.virginia.gov	3	5
Washington	WA	Olympia	Seattle	Evergreen State	SayWA!	Western Hemlock	Coast Rhododendron	5894121	14	71342	18	88.60	25	6.60	1889-11-11	www.access.wa.gov	4	9
West Virginia	WV	Charleston	Charleston	Mountain State	Almost Heaven	Sugar Maple	Rhododendron	1808344	37	24244	41	75.10	29	0.60	1863-06-20	www.wv.gov	3	5
Wisconsin	WI	Madison	Milwaukee	Badger State	America's Dairyland	Sugar Maple	Wood Violet	5363675	20	65498	23	98.80	24	17.00	1848-05-29	www.wisconsin.gov	2	3
Wyoming	WY	Cheyenne	Cheyenne	Equality State	Like No Place on Earth	Plains Cottonwood	Indian Paintbrush	473782	50	97818	10	5.10	49	0.70	1890-07-10	www.wyoming.gov	4	8