The U.S. in 55-State Union - A Basic Guide to All States
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Alabama
Population (as of the 2020 census): 6,353,068
State capital: Montgomery
Largest city: Birmingham
Date admitted to the Union: December 14, 1819 (22nd)
State motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere (English: We dare defend our rights!)
State nickname: The Yellowhammer State
Alaska
Population (as of the 2020 census): 765,438
State capital: Juneau
Largest city: Anchorage
Date admitted to the Union: January 3, 1959 (52nd)
State motto: North to the Future
State nickname: The Last Frontier
Altamasstachia
State abbreviation: AT
Population (as of the 2020 census): 35,222,127State capital: Heston
Largest city: Olympia
Date admitted to the Union: May 30, 1865 (38th)
State motto: Together we stand, divided we fall
State nickname: The Bayflower State
Arizona
State abbreviation: AZ
Population (as of the 2020 census): 9,712,517State capital: Phoenix
Largest city: Phoenix
Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1912 (50th)
State motto: Ditat Deus (English: God enriches)
State nickname: The Grand Canyon State
Arkansas
State abbreviation: AR
Population (as of the 2020 census): 5,105,193
State capital: Little Rock
Largest city: Little Rock
Date admitted to the Union: June 15, 1836 (25th)
State motto: Regnat populus (English: The people rule)
State nickname: The Natural State
California
Population (as of the 2020 census): 43,371,631
State capital: Sacramento
Largest city: Los Angeles
Date admitted to the Union: September 9, 1850 (31st)
State motto: Eureka (English: I have found it)
State nickname: The Golden State
Colorado
Population (as of the 2020 census): 7,226,151
State capital: Denver
Largest city: Denver
Date admitted to the Union: August 1, 1876 (40th)
State motto: Nil sine numine (English: Nothing without providence)
State nickname: The Centennial State
Connecticut
Population (as of the 2020 census): 5,123,503
State capital: Hartford
Largest city: Bridgeport
Date admitted to the Union: January 9, 1788 (5th)
State motto: Qui transtulit sustinet (English: He who transplanted still sustains)
State nickname: The Constitution State
Delaware
Population (as of the 2020 census): 1,225,863
State capital: Dover
Largest city: Wilmington
Date admitted to the Union: December 7, 1787 (1st)
State motto: Liberty and Independence
State nickname: The First State
Florida
Population (as of the 2020 census): 24,990,030
State capital: Tallahassee
Largest city: Jacksonville
Date admitted to the Union: March 3, 1845 (27th)
State motto: In God We Trust
State nickname: The Sunshine State
Georgia
Population (as of the 2020 census): 14,761,101
State capital: Atlanta
Largest city: Atlanta
Date admitted to the Union: January 2, 1788 (4th)
State motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation
State nickname: The Peach State
Hawaii
Population (as of the 2020 census): 1,519,846
State capital: Honolulu
Largest city: Honolulu
Date admitted to the Union: August 21, 1959 (53rd)
State motto: Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono (English: The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness)
State nickname: The Aloha State
Idaho
Population (as of the 2020 census): 2,895,788
State capital: Boise
Largest city: Boise
Date admitted to the Union: July 3, 1890 (45th)
State motto: Esto perpetua (English: Let it be perpetual)
State nickname: The Gem State
Illinois
Population (as of the 2020 census): 15,159,991
State capital: Springfield
Largest city: Chicago
Date admitted to the Union: December 3, 1818 (21st)
State motto: State sovereignty, national union
State nicknames: The Prairie State; Land of Lincoln
Indiana
Population (as of the 2020 census): 7,488,837
State capital: Indianapolis
Largest city: Indianapolis
Date admitted to the Union: December 11, 1816 (19th)
State motto: The Crossroads of America
State nickname: The Hoosier State
Iowa
Population (as of the 2020 census): 4,432,029
State capital: Des Moines
Largest city: Des Moines
Date admitted to the Union: December 28, 1846 (29th)
State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
State nickname: The Hawkeye State
Kanawha
Population (as of the 2020 census): 2,107,265
State capital: Charleston
Largest city: Charleston
Date admitted to the Union: June 20, 1863 (36th)
State motto: Montani semper liberi (English: Mountaineers are always free)
State nickname: The Mountain State
Kansas
Population (as of the 2020 census): 5,452,625
State capital: Topeka
Largest city: Wichita
Date admitted to the Union: January 29, 1861 (35th)
State motto: Ad astra per aspera (English: To the stars through difficulties)
State nickname: The Sunflower State
Kentucky
Population (as of the 2020 census): 7,682,014
State capital: Frankfort
Largest city: Louisville
Date admitted to the Union: June 1, 1792 (15th)
State mottoes: United we stand, divided we fall; Deo gratiam habeamus (English: Let us be grateful to God)
State nickname: The Bluegrass State
Louisiana
Population (as of the 2020 census): 7,371,564
State capital: Baton Rouge
Largest city: New Orleans
Date admitted to the Union: April 30, 1812 (18th)
State motto: Union, justice, confidence
State nickname: The Pelican State
Maine
Population (as of the 2020 census): 2,399,500
State capital: Augusta
Largest city: Portland
Date admitted to the Union: March 15, 1820 (23rd)
State motto: Dirigo (English: I direct)
State nickname: The Pine Tree State
Mallettbarr
Population (as of the 2020 census): 1,229,825
State capital: Melvinsboro
Largest city: Melvinsboro
Date admitted to the Union: September 9, 1938 (51st)
State motto: Unwavering
State nicknames: The Prudence State, The State That Drives On The Left
Maryland
Population (as of the 2020 census): 10,057,352
State capital: Annapolis
Largest city: Baltimore
Date admitted to the Union: April 28, 1788 (7th)
State motto: Fatti maschi, parole femmine (English: Strong deeds, gentle words)
State nickname: The Old Line State
Massachusetts
Population (as of the 2020 census): 11,723,075
State capital: Boston
Largest city: Boston
Date admitted to the Union: February 6, 1788 (6th)
State motto: Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (English: By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
State nickname: The Bay State
Michigan
Population (as of the 2020 census): 12,703,009
State capital: Lansing
Largest city: Detroit
Date admitted to the Union: January 26, 1837 (26th)
State motto: Tuebor (English: I will defend)
State nickname: The Great Lakes State
Minnesota
Population (as of the 2020 census): 10,408,138
State capital: St. Paul
Largest city: Minneapolis
Date admitted to the Union: May 11, 1858 (33rd)
State mottoes: L'étoile du Nord (English: The star of the North); Quae sursum volo videre (English: I long to see what is beyond)
State nickname: The Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi
Population (as of the 2020 census): 6,880,895
State capital: Jackson
Largest city: Jackson
Date admitted to the Union: December 10, 1817 (20th)
State motto: Virtute et armis (English: By valor and arms)
State nickname: The Magnolia State
Missouri
Population (as of the 2020 census): 9,798,097
State capital: Jefferson City
Largest city: Kansas City
Date admitted to the Union: August 10, 1821 (24th)
State motto: Salus populi suprema lex esto (English: Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law)
State nickname: The Show-Me State
Montana
Population (as of the 2020 census): 2,002,317
State capital: Helena
Largest city: Billings
Date admitted to the Union: November 8, 1889 (43rd)
State motto: Oro y plata (English: Gold and silver)
State nicknames: The Treasure State, Big Sky Country
Nebraska
Population (as of the 2020 census): 2,503,024
State capital: Lincoln
Largest city: Omaha
Date admitted to the Union: March 1, 1867 (39rd)
State motto: Equality before the law
State nickname: The Cornhusker State
Nevada
Population (as of the 2020 census): 3,420,546
State capital: Carson City
Largest city: Las Vegas
Date admitted to the Union: October 31, 1864 (37th)
State motto: All For Our Country
State nickname: The Silver State
New Hampshire
Population (as of the 2020 census): 3,110,162
State capital: Concord
Largest city: Manchester
Date admitted to the Union: June 21, 1788 (9th)
State motto: Live Free or Die
State nickname: The Granite State
New Jersey
Population (as of the 2020 census): 13,846,090
State capital: Trenton
Largest city: Newark
Date admitted to the Union: December 18, 1787 (3rd)
State motto: Liberty and prosperity
State nickname: The Garden State
New Mexico
Population (as of the 2020 census): 3,177,187
State capital: Santa Fe
Largest city: Albuquerque
Date admitted to the Union: January 6, 1912 (49th)
State motto: Crescit eundo (English: It grows as it goes)
State nickname: The Land of Enchantment
New York
Population (as of the 2020 census): 23,378,436
State capital: Albany
Largest city: New York City
Date admitted to the Union: July 26, 1788 (11th)
State motto: Excelsior (English: Ever upward)
State nickname: The Empire State
North Carolina
Population (as of the 2020 census): 15,412,205
State capital: Raleigh
Largest city: Charlotte
Date admitted to the Union: November 21, 1789 (12th)
State motto: Esse quam videri (English: To be, rather than to seem)
State nickname: The Tar Heel State
North Dakota
Population (as of the 2020 census): 1,955,202
State capital: Bismarck
Largest city: Fargo
Date admitted to the Union: November 2, 1889 (41st)
State motto: Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable
State nickname: The Peace Garden State
Ohio
State abbreviation: OH
Population (as of the 2020 census): 15,967,374
State capital: Columbus
Largest city: Columbus
Date admitted to the Union: March 1, 1803 (17th)
State motto: With God, all things are possible
State nickname: The Buckeye State
Oklahoma
Population (as of the 2020 census): 6,902,273
State capital: Oklahoma City
Largest city: Oklahoma City
Date admitted to the Union: November 16, 1907 (48th)
State motto: Labor omnia vincit (English: Labor conquers all things)
State nickname: The Sooner State
Oregon
Population (as of the 2020 census): 7,892,381
State capital: Salem
Largest city: Portland
Date admitted to the Union: February 14, 1859 (34th)
State motto: Alis volat propriis (English: She flies with her own wings)
State nickname: The Beaver State
Pennsylvania
Population (as of the 2020 census): 17,654,293
State capital: Harrisburg
Largest city: Philadelphia
Date admitted to the Union: December 12, 1787 (2nd)
State motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
State nickname: The Keystone State
Puerto Rico
Population (as of the 2020 census): 7,475,082
State capital: San Juan
Largest city: San Juan
Date admitted to the Union: February 17, 1999 (54th)
State motto: Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (English: John is his name)
State nickname: Isla del Encanto (English: Island of Enchantment)
Rhode Island
Population (as of the 2020 census): 2,501,444
State capital: Providence
Largest city: Providence
Date admitted to the Union: May 29, 1790 (13th)
State motto: Hope
State nickname: The Ocean State
South Carolina
Population (as of the 2020 census): 9,618,734
State capital: Columbia
Largest city: Columbia
Date admitted to the Union: May 23, 1788 (8th)
State mottoes: Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope); Animis opibusque parati (English: Ready in soul and resources)
State nickname: The Palmetto State
South Dakota
Population (as of the 2020 census): 2,122,376
State capital: Pierre
Largest city: Sioux Falls
Date admitted to the Union: November 2, 1889 (42nd)
State motto: Under God, the people rule
State nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
Superior
Population (as of the 2020 census): 1,672,675
State capital: Ontonagon
Largest city: Marquette
Date admitted to the Union: April 8, 1857 (32nd)
State motto: Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (English: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you)
State nickname: The Yooper State
Tennessee
Population (as of the 2020 census): 8,959,049
State capital: Nashville
Largest city: Memphis
Date admitted to the Union: June 1, 1796 (16th)
State motto: Agriculture and Commerce
State nickname: The Volunteer State
Texas
Population (as of the 2020 census): 30,974,281
State capital: Austin
Largest city: Houston
Date admitted to the Union: December 29, 1845 (28th)
State motto: Friendship
State nickname: The Lone Star State
Utah
Population (as of the 2020 census): 4,129,250
State capital: Salt Lake City
Largest city: Salt Lake City
Date admitted to the Union: January 4, 1896 (47th)
State motto: Industry
State nickname: The Beehive State
Vermont
Population (as of the 2020 census): 1,138,990
State capital: Montpelier
Largest city: Burlington
Date admitted to the Union: March 4, 1791 (14th)
State motto: Stella quarta decima fulgeat (English: May the fourteenth star shine bright)
State nickname: The Green Mountain State
Virginia
Population (as of the 2020 census): 15,414,409
State capital: Richmond
Largest city: Richmond
Date admitted to the Union: June 25, 1788 (10th)
State motto: Sic semper tyrannis (English: Thus always to tyrants)
State nickname: The Old Dominion
Washington
Population (as of the 2020 census): 9,040,394
State capital: Smithfield
Largest city: Seattle
Date admitted to the Union: November 11, 1889 (44th)
State motto: Al-ki (English: By and by)
State nickname: The Evergreen State
Wisconsin
Population (as of the 2020 census): 8,408,591
State capital: Madison
Largest city: Milwaukee
Date admitted to the Union: May 29, 1848 (30th)
State motto: Forward
State nickname: The Badger State
Wyoming
Population (as of the 2020 census): 1,692,233
State capital: Cheyenne
Largest city: Cheyenne
Date admitted to the Union: July 10, 1890 (46th)
State motto: Equal Rights
State nickname: The Equality State
Zeconnemeleth
Population (as of the 2020 census): 4,084,101
State capital: Qambleyridge
Largest city: Qambleyridge
Date admitted to the Union: July 3, 2002 (55th)
State motto: Fortis Fundamenta (English: Strong Foundations)
State nickname: The Foundation State
How to pronounce some names:
Altamasstachia - All-tuh-mahs-sta-she-a
Zeconnemeleth - Zeh-con-nah-mah-leth
Qambleyridge (Zeconnemeleth's state capital) - Kay-m-bley-ridge
Flag for Kanawha: https://www.deviantart.com/tieger131/art/Kanawha-Flag-906649407
The flag of Superior is the same as the "North Star Flag," a proposed flag for Minnesota, and this dates back to 1989. I made the yellow star smaller. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minnesota_North_Star_Flag.svg
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