States of the United States, Alphabetical

State	Date Admit__No		Capital	Pop ⁽¹⁾ (000)	Bird	Flower	Nick ⁽³⁾ Name
States of the United States ALPHABETICAL Order
Alabama	1819 12/14	22	Montgomery	4,447	Yellow- hammer	Camellia	Yellow- hammer
Alaska	1959 01/03	49	Juneau	627	Willow Ptarmigan	Forget- Me-Not	The Last Frontier
Arizona	1912 02/14	48	Phoenix	5,131	Cactus Wren	Saguaro Cactus Flower	Grand Canyon
Arkansas	1836 06/15	25	Little Rock	2,673	Mockingbird	Apple Blossom	Land of Opportunity
California	1850 09/09	31	Sacramento	33,672	California Valley Quail	Golden Poppy	Golden
Colorado	1876 08/01	38	Denver	4,301	Lark Bunting	Rocky Mtn Columbine	Centenial
Connecticut	1788 01/09	5	Hartford	3,406	American Robin	Mountain Laurel	Nutmeg
Delaware	1787 12/07	1	Dover	784	Blue Hen Chichen	Peach Blossom	First or Diamond
Florida	1845 03/03	27	Tallahassee	15,962	Mockingbird	Orange Blossom	Sunshine
Georgia	1788 02/02	4	Atlanta	8,186	Brown Thrasher	Cherokee Rose	Peach
Hawaii	1959 08/21	50	Honolulu	1,212	Nene	Hibiscus (Yellow)	Aloha
Idaho	1890 07/03	43	Boise	1,294	Mountain Bluebird	Syringa	Gem
Illinois	1818 12/03	21	Springfield	12,419	Cardinal	Violet	Prairie
Indiana	1816 12/11	19	Indianapolis	6,080	Cardinal	Peony	Hoosier
Iowa	1846 12/28	29	Des Moines	2,925	Eastern Goldfinch	Wild Rose	Hawkeye
Kansas	1861 01/29	34	Topeka	2,688	Western Meadowlark	Sunflower	Sunflower
Kentucky	1792 06/01	15	Frankfort	4,042	Kentucky Cardinal	Goldenrod	Bluegrass
Louisiana	1812 04/30	18	Baton Rouge	4,469	Pelican	Magnolia	Pelican
Maine	1820 03/15	23	Augusta	1,275	Chickadee	White Pine Cone Tassel	Pine Tree
Maryland	1788 04/28	7	Annapolis	5,295	Baltimore Oriole	Black-eyed Susan	Free
Massachusetts	1788 02/06	6	Boston	6,349	Chickadee	Mayflower	Bay
Michigan	1837 01/26	26	Lansing	9,938	Robin	Apple Blossom	Wolverine
Minnesota	1858 05/11	32	St. Paul	4,919	Common Loon	Showy Lady Slipper	North Star
Mississippi	1817 12/10	20	Jackson	2,845	Mockingbird	Evergreen Magnolia	Magnolia
Missouri	1821 08/10	24	Jefferson City	5,595	Bluebird	Hawthorn	Show Me
Montana	1889 11/08	41	Helena	902	Western Meadowlark	Bitterroot	Treasure
Nebraska	1867 03/01	37	Lincoln	1,711	Western Meadowlark	Goldenrod	Cornhusker
Nevada	1864 10/31	36	Carson City	1,998	Mountain Bluebird	Sagebrush	Sagebrush
New Hampshire	1788 06/21	9	Concord	1,236	Purple Finch	Purple Lilac	Granite
New Jersey	1787 12/18	3	Trenton	8,414	Eastern Goldfinch	Purple Violet	Garden
New Mexico	1912 01/06	47	Santa Fe	1,819	Roadrunner	Yucca	Land of Enchantment
New York	1788 07/26	11	Albany	18,975	Bluebird	Rose	Empire
North Carolina	1789 11/21	12	Raleigh	8,049	Cardinal	Dogwood	Tar Heel
North Dakota	1889 11/02	39	Bismarck	642	Western Meadowlark	Wild Prairie Rose	Sioux
Ohio	1803 03/01	17	Columbus	11,353	Cardinal	Scarlet Carnation	Buckeye
Oklahoma	1907 11/16	46	Oklahoma City	3,451	Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Mistletoe	Sooner
Oregon	1859 02/14	33	Salem	3,421	Western Meadowlark	Oregon Grape	Beaver
Pennsylvania	1787 12/12	2	Harrisburg	12,281	Ruffed Grouse	Mountain Laurel	Keystone
Rhode Island	1790 05/29	13	Providence	1,048	Rhode Island Red	Violet	Ocean
South Carolina	1788 05/23	8	Columbia	4,012	Carolina Wren	Carolina Yell Jessamine	Palmetto
South Dakota	1889 11/02	40	Pierre	755	Ringnecked Pheasant	American Pasqueflower	Coyote
Tennessee	1796 06/01	16	Nashville	5,689	Mockingbird	Iris	Volunteer
Texas	1845 12/29	28	Austin	20,852	Mockingbird	Bluebonnet	Lone Star
Utah	1896 02/04	45	Salt Lake City	2,233	Seagull	Sego Lily	Beehive
Vermont	1791 04/04	14	Montpelier	609	Hermit Thrush	Red Clover	Green Mountain
Virginia	1788 06/25	10	Richmond	7,078	Cardinal	American Dogwood	Old Dominion
Washington	1889 11/11	42	Olympia	5,894	Willow Goldfinch	Coast Rhododendron	Evergreen
West Virginia	1863 06/20	35	Charleston	1,808	Cardinal	Rhododendron	Mountain
Wisconsin	1848 05/29	30	Madison	5,364	Robin	Wood Violet	Badger
Wyoming	1890 07/10	44	Cheyenne	494	Meadowlark	Indian Paintbrush	Equality
District of Columbia		- ^{Note (4)}		572	Wood Thrush	American Beauty Rose	-
Territories⁽²⁾
American Samoa	Acquired 1899	-	Pago Pago	53	-	Paogo	-
Guam	Acquired 1898	-	Agana	133	Fruit dove	Bougainvillea	-
Northern Marianas	Acquired 1947	-	-	49	-	-	-
Puerto Rico	Acquired 1898	-	San Juan	3,809	Reinita	Maga	-
Virgin Islands	Acquired 1917	-	Charlotte Amalie	102	Yellow Breast	Yellow Elder or Yellow Trumpet	-
(1) Population (000)omitted; based on results of 2000 Census.
(2) Population of territories Based on 1993 Census Bureau figures.
(3) Each state's full nick name is generally used with the word "State", i.e., Florida is called "The Sunshine State."
(4) - = Information not available or not applicable.


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