State Symbol Capital Pop Size Zone Nickname Bordering States 111111 0000000000111111111122222222223333333333444444444455555555556666666666777777777788888888889999999999000000 0123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345 Alabama AL Montgomery 23 30 CST Heart of Dixie FL,GA,MS,TN Alaska AK Juneau 48 1 AKST Last Frontier none Arizona AZ Phoenix 15 6 MST Grand Canyon State CA,CO,NM,NV,UT Arkansas AR Little Rock 32 29 CST Natural State LA,MO,MS,OK,TN,TX California CA Sacramento 1 3 PST Golden State NV,OR,AZ Colorado CO Denver 22 8 MST Centennial State KS,NE,NM,OK,UT,WY,AZ Connecticut CT Hartford 29 48 EST Constitution State MA,NY,RI Delaware DE Dover 45 49 EST First State MD,NJ,PA Florida FL Tallahassee 3 22 EST/CST Everglade State GA,AL Georgia GA Atlanta 8 24 EST Peach State NC,SC,TN,FL,AL Hawaii HI Honolulu 40 43 HST Aloha State none Idaho ID Boise 39 14 PST/MST Gem State MT,NV,OR,UT,WA,WY Illinois IL Springfield 5 25 CST Land of Lincoln IN,KY,MO,WI,IA Indiana IN Indianapolis 16 38 EST/CST Hoosier State IL,MI,KY,OH Iowa IA Des Moines 30 26 CST Hawkeye State IL,WI,MO,NE,SD,MN Kansas KS Topeka 34 15 CST/MST America's Bread Basket MO,NE,OK,CO Kentucky KY Frankfort 26 37 EST/CST Bluegrass State MO,OH,TN,VA,WV,IL,IN Louisiana LA Baton Rouge 25 31 CST Pelican State MS,TX,AR Maine ME Augusta 41 39 EST Pine Tree State NH Maryland MD Annapolis 19 42 EST Chesapeake State PA,VA,WV,DE Massachusetts MA Boston 14 44 EST Baked Bean State NH,VT,CT,RI,NY Michigan MI Lansing 10 11 EST/CST Great Lakes State OH,WI,IN Minnesota MN Saint Paul 21 12 CST North Star State ND,SD,WI,IA Mississippi MS Jackson 31 32 CST Hospitality State AL,AR,LA,TN Missouri MO Jefferson City 18 21 CST Show-Me State IA,NE,KS,OK,AR,TN,KY,IL Montana MT Helena 44 4 MST Big Sky Country ND,SD,WY,ID Nebraska NE Lincoln 37 16 CST/MST Cornhusker State SD,WY,CO,KS,MO,IA Nevada NV Carson City 35 7 PST/MST Silver State CA,AZ,UT.ID,OR New Hampshire NH Concord 42 46 EST Granite State ME,MA,VT New Jersey NJ Trenton 11 47 EST Garden State NY,PA,DE New Mexico NM Santa Fe 36 5 MST Land of Enchantment OK,TX,UT,CO,AZ New York NY Albany 4 27 EST Empire State NJ,PA,CT,MA,VT North Carolina NC Raleigh 9 28 EST Tar Heel State VA,SC,GA,TN North Dakota ND Bismarck 47 19 CST/MST Peace Garden State MN,SD,MT Ohio OH Columbus 7 34 EST Buckeye State PA,WV,KY,IN,MI Oklahoma OK Oklahoma City 28 20 CST Sooner State TX,KS,MO,AR,NM,CO Oregon OR Salem 27 9 PST/MST Beaver State WA,ID,NE,CA Pennsylvania PA Harrisburg 6 33 EST Keystone State WV,NY,NJ,MD,OH,DE Rhode Island RI Providence 43 50 EST Ocean State MA,CT South Carolina SC Columbia 24 40 EST Palmetto State NC,GA South Dakota SD Pierre 46 17 CST/MST Mount Rushmore State ND,MN,IA,NE,WY,MT Tennessee TN Nashville 17 36 EST/CST Volunteer State VA,KY,NC,GA,AL,MS,AR,MO Texas TX Austin 2 2 CST/MST Lone Star State OK,AR,LA,NM Utah UT Salt Lake City 33 13 MST Beehive State WY,ID,CO,NM,AZ,NV Vermont VT Montpelier 49 45 EST Green Mountain State NH,MA,NY Virginia VA Richmond 12 35 EST Old Dominion WV,NC,TN,KY,MD Washington WA Olympia 13 18 PST Evergreen State ID,OR West Virginia WV Charleston 38 41 EST Mountain State PA,MD,VA,KY,OH Wisconsin WI Madison 20 23 CST Badger State MI,IL,IA,MN Wyoming WY Cheyenne 50 10 MST Cowboy State MT,SD,NE,CO,UT,ID