Basic facts about the states of the USA.
| State | Capital | Year of statehood | Nickname | Largest city | Rank in land area (out of 50 states) | Rank in population |
State Capital Year of statehood Nickname Largest city Rank in land area (out of 50 states) Rank in population
Arizona Phoenix 1912 The Grand Canyon State Phoenix 6 32
Arkansas Little Rock 1836 The Land of Opportunity Little Rock 27 33
California Sacramento 1850 The Golden State Los Angeles 3 1
Colorado Denver 1876 The Centennial State Denver 8 28
Connecticut Hartford 1788 The Constitution State Hartford 48 24
Delaware Dover 1787 The First State Wilmington 49 47
Florida Tallahassee 1845 The Sunshine State Jacksonville 22 8
Georgia Atlanta 1788 The Empire State of the South Atlanta 21 14
Hawaii Honolulu 1959 The Aloha State Honolulu 47 40
Idaho Boise 1890 The Gem State Boise 13 41
Illinois Springfield 1818 The Prairie State Chicago 24 5
Indiana Indianapolis 1816 The Hoosier State Indianapolis 38 12
Iowa Des Moines 1846 The Hawkeye State Des Moines 25 26
Kansas Topeka 1861 The Sunflower State Wichita 14 31
Kentucky Frankfort 1792 The Bluegrass State Louisville 37 23
Louisiana Baton Rouge 1812 The Pelican State
New Orleans 31 20 Maine Augusta 1820 The Pine tree State Portland 39 38
Maryland Annapolis 1788 The Old Line State Baltimore 42 18
Massachusetts Boston 1788 The bay State Boston 45 10
Michigan Lansing 1837 The Wolverine State Detroit 23 7
Minnesota St. Paul 1858 The North Star State Minneapolis 12 19
Mississippi Jackson 1817 The Magnolia State Jackson 32 29
Missouri Jefferson City 1821 The Show Me State St. Louis 19 15
Montana Helena 1889 The Treasure State Billings 14 43 Nebraska Lincoln 1867 The Cornhusker State Omaha 15 35
Nevada Carson City 1864 The Silver State Las Vegas 7 46
New Hampshire Concord 1788 The Granite State Manchester 44 42
New Jersey Trenton 1787 The Garden State Newark 46 9 New Mexico Santa Fe 1912 The Land of Enchantment Albuquerque 5 37
New York Albany 1788 The Empire State Ney York City 30 2
North Carolina Raleigh 1789 The Tar Heel State Charlotte 28 11
North Dakota Bismarck 1889 The Sioux State Fargo 17 45
Ohio Columbus 1803 The Buckeye State Cleveland 35 6 Oklahoma Oklahoma City 1907 The Sooner State
Oklahoma City 18 27 Oregon Salem 1859 The Beaver State Portland 10 30
Pennsylvania Harrisburg 1787 The Keystone State State Philadelphia 33 4
Rhode Island Providence 1790 Little Rhody Providence 50 39
South Carolina Columbia 1788 The Palmetto State Columbia 40 25
South Dakota Pierre 1889 The Coyote State Sioux Falls 16 44
Tennessee Nashville 1796 The Volunteer State Memphis 34 17
Texas Austin 1845 The Lone Star State Houston 2 3
Utah Salt Lake City 1896 The Beehive State Salt Lake City 11 36
Vermont Montpelier 1791 The Green Mountain State Burlington 43 48
Virginia Richmond 1788 The Old Dominion Norfolk 36 13
Washington Olympia 1889 The Evergreen State Seattle 20 22
West Virginia Charleston 1863 The Mountain State Huntington 41 34
Wisconsin Madison 1848 The Badger State Milwaukee 26 16
Wyoming Cheyenne 1890 The Equality State Cheyenne 9 49