State Nickname
|
State
|
Area in sq miles
|
Ocean State
|
Rhode Island
|
1,545
|
First State
|
Delaware
|
1,954
|
Constitution State
|
Connecticut
|
5,544
|
Garden State
|
New Jersey
|
8,722
|
Granite State
|
New Hampshire
|
9,351
|
Green Mountain State
|
Vermont
|
9,615
|
Bay State
|
Massachusetts
|
10,555
|
Aloha State
|
Hawaii
|
10,932
|
Old Line State
|
Maryland
|
12,407
|
Mountain State
|
West Virginia
|
24,231
|
Palmetto State
|
South Carolina
|
32,007
|
Pine Tree State
|
Maine
|
35,387
|
Hoosier State
|
Indiana
|
36,420
|
Bluegrass State
|
Kentucky
|
40,411
|
Big Bend State
|
Tennessee
|
42,146
|
Old Dominion
|
Virginia
|
42,769
|
Buckeye State
|
Ohio
|
44,828
|
Keystone State
|
Pennsylvania
|
46,058
|
Magnolia State
|
Mississippi
|
48,434
|
Pelican State
|
Louisiana
|
51,843
|
The Heart of Dixie
|
Alabama
|
52,423
|
The Natural State
|
Arkansas
|
53,182
|
Old North State
|
North Carolina
|
53,821
|
Empire State
|
New York
|
54,475
|
Hawkeye State
|
Iowa
|
56,276
|
Prairie State
|
Illinois
|
57,918
|
Peach State
|
Georgia
|
59,441
|
Badger State
|
Wisconsin
|
65,503
|
Sunshine State
|
Florida
|
65,758
|
Show Me State
|
Missouri
|
69,709
|
Sooner State
|
Oklahoma
|
69,903
|
Peace Garden State
|
North Dakota
|
70,704
|
Evergreen State
|
Washington
|
71,303
|
Coyote State
|
South Dakota
|
77,121
|
Cornhusker State
|
Nebraska
|
77,358
|
Sunflower State
|
Kansas
|
82,282
|
Gem State
|
Idaho
|
83,574
|
Beehive State
|
Utah
|
84,904
|
North Star State
|
Minnesota
|
86,943
|
Great Lakes State
|
Michigan
|
96,810
|
Cowboy State
|
Wyoming
|
97,818
|
Beaver State
|
Oregon
|
98,386
|
Centennial State
|
Colorado
|
104,100
|
Silver State
|
Nevada
|
110,567
|
Grand Canyon State
|
Arizona
|
114,006
|
Land of Enchantment
|
New Mexico
|
121,593
|
Treasure State
|
Montana
|
147,046
|
Golden State
|
California
|
163,707
|
Lone Star State
|
Texas
|
268,601
|
The Last Frontier
|
Alaska
|
656,425
|
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