Alabama AL Heart of Dixie, Camelia State 4252982 22 52423 30 We dare defend our rights Camellia Yellowhammer Southern Pine Alabama 22 ATLANTIC/GULF Alaska AK The Last Frontier 603617 48 656424 1 North to the future Forget-me-not Willow ptarmigan Sitka spruce Alaska's Flag 49 PACIFIC Arizona AZ Grand Canyon State 4217940 23 114006 6 Ditat Deus Saguaro cactus Cactus wren Paloverde Arizona 48 LANDLOCKED Arkansas AR Land of Opportunity 2483769 33 53182 29 Regnat Populus Apple blossom Mockingbird Pine Arkansas 25 LANDLOCKED California CA Golden State 31589153 1 163707 3 Eureka Golden poppy California valley quail California redwood I Love You, California 31 PACIFIC Colorado CO Centennial State 3746585 25 104100 8 Nil Sine Numine Rocky mountain columbine Lark bunting Colorado blue spruce Where the Columbines Grow 38 LANDLOCKED Connecticut CT Constitution State, Nutmeg State 3274662 28 5544 48 Qui Transtulit Sustinet Mountain laurel Robin White oak Yankee Doodle 5 ATLANTIC/GULF Delaware DE First State, Diamond State 717197 46 2489 49 Liberty and independence Peach blossom Blue hen chicken Holly Our Delaware 1 ATLANTIC/GULF District of Columbia DC 554256 68 Justitia omnibus American beauty rose Wood thrush Scarlet oak ATLANTIC/GULF Florida FL Sunshine State 14165570 4 65756 22 In God we trust Orange blossom Mockingbird Sabal palmetto palm Old Folks at Home 27 ATLANTIC/GULF Georgia GA Empire State of the South, Peach State 7200882 10 59441 24 Wisdom, justice and moderation Cherokee rose Brown thrasher Live oak Georgia on My Mind 4 ATLANTIC/GULF Hawaii HI Aloha State 1186815 40 10932 43 The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness Yellow hibiscus Hawaiian goose Kukui Hawai'i Pono'i 50 PACIFIC Idaho ID Gem State 1163261 41 83574 14 Esto Perpetua Syringa Mountain bluebird White pine Here We Have Idaho 43 LANDLOCKED Illinois IL Prairie State 11829940 6 57918 25 State sovereignty - national union Native violet Cardinal White oak Illinois 21 LANDLOCKED Indiana IN Hoosier State 5803471 14 36420 38 Crossroads of America Peony Cardinal Tulip poplar On the Banks of the Wabash 19 LANDLOCKED Iowa IA Hawkeye State 2841764 30 56276 26 Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain Wild rose Eastern goldfinch Oak 29 LANDLOCKED Kansas KS Sunflower State 2565328 32 82282 15 Ad Astra per Aspera Native sunflower Western meadowlark Cottonwood Home on the Range 34 LANDLOCKED Kentucky KY Bluegrass State 3860219 24 40411 37 United we stand, divided we fall Goldenrod Cardinal Tulip poplar My Old Kentucky Home 15 LANDLOCKED Louisiana LA Pelican State 4342334 21 51843 31 Union, justice and confidence Magnolia Eastern brown pelican Cypress Give Me Louisiana 18 ATLANTIC/GULF Maine ME Pine Tree State 1241382 39 35387 39 Dirigo White pine cone and tassel Chickadee Eastern white pine State of Maine Song 23 ATLANTIC/GULF Maryland MD Old Line State, Free State 5042438 19 12407 42 Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine Black-eyed susan Baltimore oriole White oak Maryland, My Maryland 7 ATLANTIC/GULF Massachusetts MA Bay State, Old Colony 6073550 13 10555 44 Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem Mayflower Chickadee American elm All Hail to Massachusetts 6 ATLANTIC/GULF Michigan MI Great Lakes State, Wolverine State 9549353 8 96705 11 Si Quaeris Peninsulam, Amoenam Circumspice Apple blossom Robin White pine Michigan, My Michigan 26 LANDLOCKED Minnesota MN North Star State, Gopher State 4609548 20 86943 12 L'Etoile du Nord Lady's slipper Common loon Red pine Hail Minnesota 32 LANDLOCKED Mississippi MS Magnolia State 2697243 31 48434 32 Virtute et Armis Magnolia Mockingbird Magnolia Go, Mississippi 20 ATLANTIC/GULF Missouri MO Show Me State 5323523 16 69709 21 Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto Hawthorn Bluebird Dogwood Missouri Waltz 24 LANDLOCKED Montana MT Treasure State 870281 44 147046 4 Oro y Plata Bitterroot Western Meadowlark Ponderosa pine Montana 41 LANDLOCKED Nebraska NE Cornhusker State 1637112 37 77358 16 Equality before the law Goldenrod Western meadowlark Cottonwood Beautiful Nebraska 37 LANDLOCKED Nevada NV Sagebrush State, Battle Born State, Silver State 1530108 38 110567 7 All for our country Sagebrush Mountain bluebird Bristlecone pine Home Means Nevada 36 LANDLOCKED New Hampshire NH Granite State 1148253 42 9351 46 Live free or die Purple lilac Purple finch White birch Old New Hampshire 9 ATLANTIC/GULF New Jersey NJ Garden State 7945298 9 8722 47 Liberty and prosperity Purple violet Eastern goldfinch Red oak 3 ATLANTIC/GULF New Mexico NM Land of Enchantment 1685401 36 121598 5 Crescit Eundo Yucca Roadrunner Pinon O, Fair New Mexico 47 LANDLOCKED New York NY Empire State 18136081 3 54471 27 Excelsior Rose Bluebird Sugar maple I Love New York 11 ATLANTIC/GULF North Carolina NC Tar Heel State, Old North State 7195138 11 53821 28 Esse Quam Videri Dogwood Cardinal Pine The Old North State 12 ATLANTIC/GULF North Dakota ND Peace Garden State 641367 47 70704 19 Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable Wild prarie rose Western meadowlark American elm North Dakota Hymn 39 LANDLOCKED Ohio OH Buckeye State 11150506 7 44828 34 With God, all things are possible Scarlet carnation Cardinal Buckeye Beautiful Ohio 17 LANDLOCKED Oklahoma OK Sooner State 3277687 27 69903 20 Labor Omnia Vincit Mistletoe Scissor-tailed flycatcher Redbud Oklahoma! 46 LANDLOCKED Oregon OR Beaver State 3140585 29 98386 9 She flies with her own wings Oregon grape Western meadowlark Douglas fir Oregon, My Oregon 33 PACIFIC Pennsylvania PA Keystone State 12071842 5 46058 33 Virtue, liberty and independence Mountain laurel Ruffed grouse Hemlock 2 ATLANTIC/GULF Rhode Island RI Little Rhody, Ocean State 989794 43 1545 50 Hope Violet Rhode Island red Red maple Rhode Island 13 ATLANTIC/GULF South Carolina SC Palmetto State 3673287 26 32008 40 Dum Spiro Spero Yellow jessamine Carolina wren Palmetto Carolina 8 ATLANTIC/GULF South Dakota SD Coyote State, Mount Rushmore State 729034 45 77121 17 Under God, the people rule Pasquelflower Chinese ring-necked pheasant Black Hills spruce Hail, South Dakota 40 LANDLOCKED Tennesee TN Volunteer State 5256051 17 42146 36 Agriculture and commerce Iris Mockingbird Tulip poplar The Tennesee Waltz 16 LANDLOCKED Texas TX Lone Star State 18723991 2 268601 2 Friendship Bluebonnet Mockingbird Pecan Texas, Our Texas 28 ATLANTIC/GULF Utah UT Beehive State 1951408 34 84904 13 Industry Sego lily Seagull Blue spruce Utah, We Love Thee 45 LANDLOCKED Vermont VT Green Mountain State 584771 49 9615 45 Freedom and unity Red clover Hermit thrush Surgar maple Hail, Vermont 14 LANDLOCKED Virginia VA Old Dominion 6618358 12 42777 35 Sic Semper Tyrannis Dogwood Cardinal Dogwood Carry Me Back To Old Virginia 10 ATLANTIC/GULF Washington WA Evergreen State 5430940 15 71302 18 Alki Western rhododendron Willow goldfinch Western hemlock Washington, My Home 42 PACIFIC West Virginia WV Mountain State 1828140 35 24231 41 Montani Semper Liberi Big rhododendron Cardinal Sugar maple The West Virginia Hills 35 LANDLOCKED Wisconsin WI Badger State 5122871 18 65499 23 Forward Wood violet Robin Sugar maple On, Wisconsin! 30 LANDLOCKED Wyoming WY Equality State 480184 50 97818 10 Equal rights Indian paintbrush Meadowlark Cottonwood Wyoming 44 LANDLOCKED