1. The Grand Canyon State
   The Lone Star State
2. The Sunshine State
   The Sunflower State

Texas is the 2nd-largest state in the United States. It is home to about 27 million people and its capital city is Austin.

1. The Old Line State
   The Constitution State
2. The Bluegrass State
   The Sunshine State

The capital of Maryland is Annapolis and its biggest city is Baltimore. Its abbreviation is MD and it became a state on April 28, 1788.

1. The Natural State
   The Bluegrass State
2. The Constitution State
   The Gem State

The capital and largest city of Idaho is Boise. Idaho became a state in 1890 and is the 14th-largest state in the United States.

1. The Constitution State
   The Peach State
2. Yellowhammer State
   The Grand Canyon State

The capital of Georgia is Atlanta. Abbreviated GA, the state was founded on January 2, 1788.

1. The Sunflower State
   The Aloha State
2. The Pine Tree State
   The Old Line State

Maine is the northeast-most state in the United States. Its capital is Augusta and its largest city is Portland. It became the 23rd state on March 15, 1820.

1. The Hawkeye State
   The Pelican State
2. The Magnolia State
   The Show Me State

Louisiana is nicknamed the Pelican State. It was the 18th state to become part of the United States and its capital is Baton Rouge.

1. The Treasure State
   The Silver State
2. The Peace Garden State
   The Granite State

North Dakota is inhabited by more than 642,000 people. Its capital city is Bismark while its largest city is Fargo.

1. The Sunflower State
   The Bay State
2. The Bluegrass State
   The Pelican State

Nicknamed the Bay State, Massachusetts is located in the Northeast and borders the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire! Its capital and largest city is Boston.

1. The Silver State
   The Hawkeye State
2. The Tar Heel State
   The Peace Garden State

Nevada's capital city is Carson City, while its largest city is Las Vegas. Originally part of Mexican territory, Nevada became part of the United States in 1861.

1. The Garden State
   The Land of Enchantment
2. The Garden State
   The Mountain State

West Virginia is abbreviated WV. Though once part of Virginia, it became its own state in 1863. Its capital and largest city is Charleston.

1. The Empire State
   The Buckeye State
2. The Beaver State
   The Sooner State

The state of New York is abbreviated as NY. Its capital is Albany and it officially became a state on July 26, 1788.

1. The Evergreen State
   The Mountain State
2. The Equality or Cowboy State
   The Badger State

Wyoming is the state with the fewest people in the U.S. with approximately 576,412 people. Its capital and biggest city is Cheyenne.

1. Yellowhammer State
   The Grand Canyon State
2. The Palmetto State
   The Golden State

The capital of South Carolina is Columbia, though back from 1670 - 1789 it was Charleston. It is home to about 4.2 million people.

1. The Constitution State
   The Buckeye State
2. The Sunshine State
   The Aloha State

The Buckeye State, Ohio became part of the United States on March 1, 1803. There have been seven American presidents from Ohio: Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding.

1. Prairie State
   The Granite State
2. The Hawkeye State
   The Bluegrass State

New Hampshire's capital is Concord, while its largest city is Manchester. It is located in the New England region of the United States.

1. The North Star State
   The Bay State
2. The Pine Tree State
   The Centennial State

Colorado became a state in 1876. It is the first state in US history to have legalized the use and possession of marijuana.

1. The Show Me State
   The Granite State
2. The Hawkeye State
   The Cornhusker State

The Hawkeye State, Iowa is located in the Midwestern United States. Its capital and largest city is Des Moines.

1. The Land of Enchantment
   The First State
2. The Tar Heel State
   The Buckeye State

Delaware is sometimes called the First State because it was the first colony to accept the new constitution in 1787. Its capital is Dover.

1. The Beaver State
   The Bluegrass State
2. The Keystone State
   The Palmetto State

The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort, and its largest city is Louisville. It is nicknamed the Bluegrass State because of a special kind of grass that grows there.

1. The Keystone State
   The Volunteer State
2. The Beehive State
   The Old Dominion State

Pennsylvania is located in the northeastern part of the country. It has a border with Ohio on the west, West Virginia on the south and west, Maryland and Delaware on the south, New Jersey on the east and New York and Lake Erie on the north.

1. The Mountain State
   The Equality or Cowboy State
2. The Badger State
   The Constitution State

Connecticut is the 48th largest, or shall we say 3rd smallest US state. Its capital is Hartford and it became part of the US on January 9, 1788.

1. The Lone Star State
   The Evergreen State
2. The Treasure State
   The Green Mountain State

Montana is located in the Northwest region of the United States. It is the 4th-largest state with its capital Helena. Montana shares a 545 mile border with Canada.

1. The Ocean State
   The Aloha State
2. Mount Rushmore State
   The Beaver State

Hawaii was the last state to join the United States. it officially became a state on August 21, 1959. The capital and largest city is Honolulu.

1. The Buckeye State
   The Hoosier State
2. The Tar Heel State
   The Land of Enchantment

Indiana is located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes region of the United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis.

1. The Show Me State
   The Granite State
2. The Cornhusker State
   The Garden State

Nicknamed the Garden State, New Jersey is located along the East Coast of the United States. Its capital is Trenton while its largest city is Newark. It is the 4th-smallest state.

1. The Magnolia State
   The North Star State
2. The Bay State
   The Pine Tree State

Mississippi's capital and largest city is Jackson. The state flower and tree are the magnolia.

1. Prairie State
   The Hawkeye State
2. The Last Frontier
   The Bluegrass State

Alaska is the largest state in the United States, though it is the 4th least populated! Its capital is Juneau. "Juneau the capital of Alaska?"

1. The Constitution State
   The Aloha State
2. The Great Lakes State
   The Sunshine State

The capital of Michigan is Lansing, while the largest city is Detroit. The state is made up of two peninsulas which are connected by the Mackinac Bridge.

1. The Golden State
   The Cornhusker State
2. The Grand Canyon State
   Yellowhammer State

Nebraska is a state in the center of the United States. Its capital is Lincoln and the largest city is Omaha. It is known for its agriculture, especially beef and corn.

1. The Last Frontier
   The Golden State
2. The First State
   The Natural State

Arkansas was the 25th state to join the Union in 1836. Its capital and largest city is Little Rock.

1. The Badger State
   The Aloha State
2. The Hoosier State
   The Bluegrass State

The capital of Wisconsin is Madison. It became a state on May 29, 1848 and its current governor is Scott Walker.

1. The Old Line State
   The North Star State
2. Yellowhammer State
   The Treasure State

Alabama became a state on December 14, 1819. Its capital is Montgomery and its largest city is Birmingham.

1. The Granite State
   The Green Mountain State
2. The Empire State
   The Buckeye State

Known as The Green Mountain State, Vermont became a state on March 4, 1791. It is home to only about 625,000 people.

1. Mount Rushmore State
   The Keystone State
2. The Volunteer State
   The Beehive State

Tennessee is known as The Volunteer State. Its capital is Nashville, which is also the country music center of America.

1. The Evergreen State
   The Sooner State
2. The Equality or Cowboy State
   The Badger State

The Sooner State, Oklahoma, became part of the United States on November 16, 1907. Its population is around 3.7 million people.

1. The Show Me State
   The Old Dominion State
2. The Lone Star State
   The Palmetto State

Missouri officially became a state on August 10, 1821. Its capital is Jefferson City and it is inhabited by more than 5.5 million people.

1. The Land of Enchantment
   The Peace Garden State
2. The Beaver State
   The Evergreen State

The state of Washington is located in the Northwest section of the country. It is north of Oregon, west of Idaho, east of the Pacific Ocean, and south of British Columbia, and has more than 6.7 million residents.

1. The Silver State
   The Grand Canyon State
2. The Show Me State
   The Great Lakes State

Home of The Grand Canyon, Arizona is located in Southwestern United States. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix.

1. The Sunflower State
   Mount Rushmore State
2. The Pine Tree State
   Prairie State

Home of Mount Rushmore, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. Its capital is Pierre and largest city is Sioux Falls.

1. The Constitution State
   The Ocean State
2. The Peach State
   The Natural State

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country. Its capital and largest city is Providence and the state is home to about 1 million people.

1. Yellowhammer State
   The Last Frontier
2. The Tar Heel State
   The Grand Canyon State

North Carolina is abbreviated NC. It was one of the original 13 colonies. It became an official state on November 21, 1789.

1. The Natural State
   The Old Dominion State
2. The Golden State
   The Centennial State

The Commonwealth of Virginia became a state in 1788 following the American Revolution. Its capital city is Richmond and the state is home to about 7.5 million people.

1. The Golden State
   The Sunshine State
2. The Aloha State
   The Golden State

California is the 3rd-largest state in the country. It is the number 1 most populated state in the country! It became part of the United States on September 9, 1850.

1. The Centennial State
   The Old Line State
2. The Sunshine State
   The North Star State

Minnesota is located in the Upper Midwest section of the United States. Its capital city is Saint Paul, while its largest city is Minneapolis, home of the Vikings, their NFL team.

1. The Equality or Cowboy State
   The Aloha State
2. The Beaver State
   The Mountain State

Oregon became the 33rd state to join the United States in 1859. Its capital is Salem, though often confused for its largest city, Portland.

1. The Green Mountain State
   The Beehive State
2. Mount Rushmore State
   The Green Mountain State

Utah became a state on January 4, 1896. Its capital and largest city is Salt Lake City. Utah is home to about 2.7 million residents.

1. The Land of Enchantment
   The Beaver State
2. Mount Rushmore State
   The Evergreen State

New Mexico is part of the Southwest region of the country. It is bordered by Texas to the east, Oklahoma to the northeast, Colorado to the north, and Arizona to the west. The northwest corner of the state also touches Utah.

1. The Sunflower State
   The Bluegrass State
2. The Bay State
   Prairie State

Illinois became part of the United States in 1818. It was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which helped abolish slavery in the United States.

1. The Granite State
   The Treasure State
2. The Sunshine State
   The North Star State

Nicknamed the Sunshine State, Florida's capital is Tallahassee. It became a state on March 3, 1845 and is now home to about 18.8 million people.

1. The Granite State
   The Sunflower State
2. The Pine Tree State
   The Empire State

Kansas is located in the middle of America. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city is Wichita. It was the 34th state to be admitted to the United States in 1861.