AL
Capital: Montgomery
Nickname: The Yellowhammer State
Bird: Yellowhammer
Population: 4,903,185
Total Area: 52,420 sq mi
AK
Capital: Juneau
Nickname: The Last Frontier
Bird: Willow Ptarmigan
Population: 731,545
Total Area: 665,384 sq mi
AZ
Capital: Phoenix
Nickname: The Grand Canyon State
Bird: Cactus Wren
Population: 7,278,717
Total Area: 113,990 sq mi
AR
Capital: Little Rock
Nickname: The Natural State
Bird: Northern Mockingbird
Population: 3,017,804
Total Area: 53,179 sq mi
CA
Capital: Sacramento
Nickname: The Golden State
Bird: California Quail
Population: 39,512,223
Total Area: 163,695 sq mi
CO
Capital: Denver
Nickname: The Centennial State
Bird: Lark Bunting
Population: 5,758,736
Total Area: 104,094 sq mi
CT
Capital: Hartford
Nickname: The Constitution State
Bird: American Robin
Population: 3,565,287
Total Area: 5,543 sq mi
DE
Capital: Dover
Nickname: The First State
Bird: Delaware Blue Hen
Population: 973,764
Total Area: 2,489 sq mi
FL
Capital: Tallahassee
Nickname: The Sunshine State
Bird: Northern Mockingbird
Population: 21,477,737
Total Area: 65,758 sq mi
GA
Capital: Atlanta
Nickname: The Peach State
Bird: Brown Thrasher
Population: 10,617,423
Total Area: 59,425 sq mi
HI
Capital: Honolulu
Nickname: The Aloha State
Bird: Nene
Population: 1,415,872
Total Area: 10,931 sq mi
ID
Capital: Boise
Nickname: The Gem State
Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Population: 1,787,065
Total Area: 83,569 sq mi
IL
Capital: Springfield
Nickname: The Prairie State
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Population: 12,671,821
Total Area: 57,914 sq mi
IN
Capital: Indianapolis
Nickname: The Hoosier State
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Population: 6,732,219
Total Area: 36,420 sq mi
IA
Capital: Des Moines
Nickname: The Hawkeye State
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Population: 3,155,070
Total Area: 56,273 sq mi
KS
Capital: Topeka
Nickname: The Sunflower State
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Population: 2,913,314
Total Area: 82,278 sq mi
KY
Capital: Frankfort
Nickname: The Bluegrass State
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Population: 4,467,673
Total Area: 40,408 sq mi
LA
Capital: Baton Rouge
Nickname: The Pelican State
Bird: Brown Pelican
Population: 4,648,794
Total Area: 52,378 sq mi
ME
Capital: Augusta
Nickname: The Pine Tree State
Bird: Chickadee
Population: 1,344,212
Total Area: 35,380 sq mi
MD
Capital: Annapolis
Nickname: The Old Line State
Bird: Baltimore Oriole
Population: 6,045,680
Total Area: 12,407 sq mi
MA
Capital: Boston
Nickname: The Bay State
Bird: Black-Capped Chickadee
Population: 6,892,503
Total Area: 10,554 sq mi
MI
Capital: Lansing
Nickname: The Great Lakes State
Bird: American Robin
Population: 9,986,857
Total Area: 96,714 sq mi
MN
Capital: Saint Paul
Nickname: The North Star State
Bird: Common Loon
Population: 5,639,632
Total Area: 86,936 sq mi
MS
Capital: Jackson
Nickname: The Magnolia State
Bird: Northern Mockingbird
Population: 2,976,149
Total Area: 48,432 sq mi
MO
Capital: Jefferson City
Nickname: The Show Me State
Bird: Eastern Bluebird
Population: 6,137,428
Total Area: 69,707 sq mi
MT
Capital: Helena
Nickname: The Treasure State
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Population: 1,068,778
Total Area: 147,040 sq mi
NE
Capital: Lincoln
Nickname: The Cornhusker State
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Population: 1,934,408
Total Area: 77,348 sq mi
NV
Capital: Carson City
Nickname: The Silver State
Bird: Mountain Bluebird
Population: 3,080,156
Total Area: 110,572 sq mi
NH
New Hampshire
Jun 21, 1788
Capital: Concord
Nickname: The Granite State
Bird: Purple Finch
Population: 1,359,711
Total Area: 9,349 sq mi
NJ
Capital: Trenton
Nickname: The Garden State
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Population: 8,882,190
Total Area: 8,723 sq mi
NM
Capital: Santa Fe
Nickname: The Land of Enchantment
Bird: Greater Roadrunner
Population: 2,096,829
Total Area: 121,590 sq mi
NY
Capital: Albany
Nickname: The Empire State
Bird: Eastern Bluebird
Population: 19,453,561
Total Area: 54,555 sq mi
NC
North Carolina
Nov 21, 1789
Capital: Raleigh
Nickname: The Tar Heel State
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Population: 10,488,084
Total Area: 53,819 sq mi
ND
Capital: Bismarck
Nickname: The Peace Garden State
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Population: 762,062
Total Area: 70,698 sq mi
OH
Capital: Columbus
Nickname: The Buckeye State
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Population: 11,689,100
Total Area: 44,826 sq mi
OK
Capital: Oklahoma City
Nickname: The Sooner State
Bird: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Population: 3,956,971
Total Area: 69,899 sq mi
OR
Capital: Salem
Nickname: The Beaver State
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Population: 4,217,737
Total Area: 98,379 sq mi
PA
Capital: Harrisburg
Nickname: The Keystone State
Bird: Ruffed Grouse
Population: 12,801,989
Total Area: 46,054 sq mi
RI
Capital: Providence
Nickname: The Ocean State
Bird: Rhode Island Red
Population: 1,059,361
Total Area: 1,545 sq mi
SC
South Carolina
May 23, 1788
Capital: Columbia
Nickname: The Palmetto State
Bird: Carolina Wren
Population: 5,148,714
Total Area: 32,020 sq mi
SD
Capital: Pierre
Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
Bird: Ring-necked Pheasant
Population: 884,659
Total Area: 77,116 sq mi
TN
Capital: Nashville
Nickname: The Volunteer State
Bird: Northern Mockingbird
Population: 6,829,174
Total Area: 42,144 sq mi
TX
Capital: Austin
Nickname: The Lone Star State
Bird: Northern Mockingbird
Population: 28,995,881
Total Area: 268,596 sq mi
UT
Capital: Salt Lake City
Nickname: The Beehive State
Bird: California Gull
Population: 3,205,958
Total Area: 84,897 sq mi
VT
Capital: Montpelier
Nickname: The Green Mountain State
Bird: Hermit Thrush
Population: 623,989
Total Area: 9,616 sq mi
VA
Capital: Richmond
Nickname: The Old Dominion State
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Population: 8,535,519
Total Area: 42,775 sq mi
WA
Capital: Olympia
Nickname: The Evergreen State
Bird: Willow Goldfinch
Population: 7,614,893
Total Area: 71,298 sq mi
WV
West Virginia
Jun 20, 1863
Capital: Charleston
Nickname: The Mountain State
Bird: Northern Cardinal
Population: 1,792,147
Total Area: 24,230 sq mi
WI
Capital: Madison
Nickname: The Badger State
Bird: American Robin
Population: 5,822,434
Total Area: 65,496 sq mi
WY
Capital: Cheyenne
Nickname: The Equality State
Bird: Western Meadowlark
Population: 578,759
Total Area: 97,813 sq mi