Alabama

AL

Montgomery

We dare defend our rights

Yellowhammer State

Alaska

AK

Juneau

North to the future

The Last Frontier

Arizona

AZ

Phoenix

God enriches

The Grand Canyon State

Arkansas

AR

Little Rock

Let the people rule

The Natural State

California

CA

Sacramento

“Eureka” (I have found it)

The Golden State

Colorado

CO

Denver

Nothing without providence

The Centennial State

Connecticut

CT

Hartford

He who transplanted sustains

The Constitution State

Delaware

DE

Dover

Liberty and Independence

The First State

Florida

FL

Tallahassee

In God we trust

The Sunshine State

Georgia

GA

Atlanta

Wisdom, justice, moderation

The Peach State

Hawaii

HI

Honolulu

The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness

The Aloha State

Idaho

ID

Boise

May it last forever

The Gem State

Illinois

IL

Springfield

State sovereignty-national unity

The Prairie State

Indiana

IN

Indianapolis

The crossroads of America

The Hoosier State

Iowa

IA

Des Moines

Our liberties we prize and our rights we will defend

The Hawkeye State

Kansas

KS

Topeka

To the stars through adversity

The Sunflower State

Kentucky

KY

Frankfort

United we stand; divided we fall

The Bluegrass State

Louisiana

LA

Baton Rouge

Union, justice, confidence

The Pelican State

Maine

ME

Augusta

I direct

The Pine Tree State

Maryland

MD

Annapolis

Manly deeds, womanly words

The Old Line State

Massachusetts

MA

Boston

By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty

The Bay State

Michigan

Ml

Lansing

If you are looking for a beautiful peninsula, look around you

The Great Lakes State

Minnesota

MN

St. Paul

Star of the north

The North Star State

Mississippi

MS

Jackson

By virtue and arms

The Magnolia State

Missouri

MO

Jefferson City

The welfare of the people shall

The Show Me State

Montana

MT

Helena

Gold and silver

The Treasure State

Nebraska

NE

Lincoln

Equality before the law

The Cornhusker State

Nevada

NV

Carson City

All for our country

The Silver State

New Hampshire

NH

Concord

Live free or die

The Granite State

New Jersey

NJ

Trenton

Liberty and prosperity

The Garden State

New Mexico

NM

Santa Fe

It grows as it goes

The Land of Enchantment

New York

NY

Albany

Higher

The Empire State

North Carolina

NC

Raleigh

To be rather than to seem

The Tar Heel State

North Dakota

ND

Bismarck

Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable

The Peace Garden State

Ohio

OH

Columbus

With God all things are possible

The Buckeye State

Oklahoma

OK

Oklahoma City

Work overcomes all obstacles

The Sooner State

Oregon

OR

Salem

The Union

The Beaver State

Pennsylvania

PA

Harrisburg

Virtue, liberty and independence

The Keystone State

Rhode Island

RI

Providence

Hope

The Ocean State

South Carolina

SC

Columbia

While I breathe I hope

The Palmetto State

South Dakota

SD

Pierre

Under God the people rule

Mount Rushmore State

Tennessee

TN

Nashville

Agriculture and commerce

The Volunteer State

Texas

TX

Austin

Friendship

The Lone Star State

Utah

UT

Salt Lake City

Industry

The Beehive State

Vermont

VT

Montpelier

Freedom and unity

The Green Mountain State

Virginia

VA

Richmond

Thus always to tyrants

The Old Dominion State

Washington

WA

Olympia

By and by

The Evergreen State

West Virginia

WV

Charleston

Mountaineers are always free

The Mountain State

Wisconsin

WI

Madison

Forward

The Badger State

Wyoming

WY

Cheyenne

Equal rights

The Equality or Cowboy State