Alabama
Capital City: Montgomery
52,419 sq mi (135,765 sq km)
Population: 5,157,699
Nicknames: the Yellowhammer State, the Heart of Dixie, the Cotton State
Alaska
Capital City: Juneau
665,384 sq mi (1,723,337 sq km)
Population: 740,133
Nickname: The Last Frontier
Arizona
Capital City: Phoenix
113,998 sq mi (295,254 sq km)
Population: 7,582,384
Nicknames: The Grand Canyon State; The Copper State; The Valentine State
Arkansas
Capital City: Little Rock
53,179 sq mi (137,732 sq km)
Population: 3,088,354
Nicknames: The Natural State (current) Land of Opportunity (former)
California
Capital City: Sacramento
163,700 sq mi (423,970 sq km)
Population: 39,431,263
Nickname: The Golden State
Colorado
Capital City: Denver
104,185 sq mi (269,837 sq km)
Population: 5,957,493
Nickname: The Centennial State
Connecticut
Capital City: Hartford
5,543 sq mi (14,356 sq km)
Population: 3,675,069
Nicknames: The Constitution State (official); The Nutmeg State; The Provisions State; The Land of Steady Habits
Delaware
Capital City: Dover
2,490 sq mi (6,450 sq km)
Population: 1,051,917
Nicknames: The First State; The Small Wonder; Blue Hen State; The Diamond State
Florida
Capital City: Tallahassee
65,758 sq mi (170,312 sq km)
Population: 23,372,215
Nickname: Sunshine State
Georgia
Capital City: Atlanta
59,420 sq mi (153,910 sq km)
Population: 11,180,878
Nicknames: Peach State; Empire State of the South
Hawaii
Capital City: Honolulu
10,931 sq mi (28,311 sq km)
Population: 1,446,146
Nicknames: The Aloha State (official); Paradise of the Pacific; The Islands of Aloha; The 808 State
Idaho
Capital City: Boise
83,569 sq mi (216,444 sq km)
Population: 2,001,619
Nicknames: The Gem State (official); The Potato State
Illinois
Capital City: Springfield
57,914 sq mi (149,997 sq km)
Population: 12,710,158
Nicknames: Land of Lincoln; Prairie State; The Inland Empire State
Indiana
Capital City: Indianapolis
36,418 sq mi (94,321 km)
Population: 6,924,275
Nickname: The Hoosier State
Iowa
Capital City: Des Moines
56,273 sq mi (145,747 sq km)
Population: 3,241,498
Nickname: Hawkeye State
Kansas
Capital City: Topeka
82,300 sq mi (213,100 sq km)
Population: 2,970,606
Nicknames: The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland
Kentucky
Capital City: Frankfort
40,408 sq mi (104,656 sq km)
Population: 4,588,372
Nickname: The Bluegrass State
Louisiana
Capital City: Baton Rouge
52,271 sq mi (135,382 sq km)
Population: 4,597,740
Nicknames: Pelican State (official); Bayou State; Creole State; Sportsman's Paradise; The Boot
Maine
Capital City: Augusta
35,385 sq mi (91,646 sq km)
Population: 1,405,012
Nicknames: The Pine Tree State; Vacationland
Maryland
Capital City: Annapolis
12,407 sq mi (32,133 sq km)
Population: 6,263,220
Nicknames: Old Line State; Free State; Little America; America in Miniature
Massachusetts
Capital City: Boston
10,565 sq mi (27,363 sq km)
Population: 7,136,171
Nicknames: The Bay State (official); The Pilgrim State; The Puritan State; The Old Colony State; The Baked Bean State; The Spirit of America
Michigan
Capital City: Lansing
96,716 sq mi (250,493 sq km)
Population: 10,140,459
Nicknames: The Great Lakes State; The Wolverine State; Water (Winter) Wonderland
Minnesota
Capital City: Saint Paul
86,936 sq mi (225,163 sq km)
Population: 5,793,151
Nicknames: North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes; Land of Sky Blue Waters
Mississippi
Capital City: Jackson
48,434 sq mi (125,443 sq km)
Population: 2,943,045
Nicknames: The Magnolia State; The Hospitality State; The Sipp
Missouri
Capital City: Jefferson City
69,704 sq mi (180,533 sq km)
Population: 6,245,466
Nicknames: Show Me State; Cave State; Mother of the West
Montana
Capital City: Helena
147,000 sq mi (380,800 sq km)
Population: 1,137,233
Nicknames: Big Sky Country; The Treasure State
Nebraska
Capital City: Lincoln
77,358 sq mi (200,356 sq km)
Population: 2,005,465
Nickname: The Cornhusker State
Nevada
Capital City: Carson City
110,573 sq mi (286,382 sq km)
Population: 3,267,467
Nicknames: The Silver State (official); The Sagebrush State; The Battle Born State
New Hampshire
Capital City: Concord
9,350 sq mi (24,216 sq km)
Population: 1,409,032
Nicknames: Granite State; White Mountain State
New Jersey
Capital City: Trenton
8,722.58 sq mi (22,591.38 sq km)
Population: 9,500,851
Nickname: The Garden State
New Mexico
Capital City: Santa Fe
121,589 sq mi (314,915 sq km)
Population: 2,130,256
Nickname: The Land of Enchantment
New York
Capital City: Albany
54,555 sq mi (141,298 sq km)
Population: 19,867,248
Nickname: The Empire State
North Carolina
Capital City: Raleigh
53,819.2 sq mi (139,391.0 sq km)
Population: 11,046,024
Nicknames: The Tarheel State; The Old North State
North Dakota
Capital City: Bismarck
70,705 sq mi (183,125 sq km)
Population: 796,568
Nicknames: Peace Garden State; Roughrider State; Flickertail State; Heaven on Earth
Ohio
Capital City: Columbus
44,825 sq mi (116,096 sq km)
Population: 11,883,304
Nicknames: The Buckeye State; Birthplace of Aviation; The Heart of It All
Oklahoma
Capital City: Oklahoma City
69,699 sq mi (180,519 sq km)
Population: 4,095,393
Nicknames: Native America (official); Land of the Red Man; Sooner State
Oregon
Capital City: Salem
98,381 sq mi (254,806 sq km)
Population: 4,272,371
Nickname: The Beaver State
Pennsylvania
Capital City: Harrisburg
46,055 sq mi (119,283 sq km)
Population: 13,078,751
Nickname: The Keystone State
Rhode Island
Capital City: Providence
1,545 sq mi (4,001 sq km)
Population: 1,112,308
Nicknames: The Ocean State; Little Rhody
South Carolina
Capital City: Columbia
32,020.5 sq mi (82,932.7 sq km)
Population: 5,478,831
Nickname: The Palmetto State
South Dakota
Capital City: Pierre
77,116 sq mi (199,729 sq km)
Population: 924,669
Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State (official)
Tennessee
Capital City: Nashville
42,181 sq mi (109,247 sq km)
Population: 7,227,750
Nickname: The Volunteer State
Texas
Capital City: Austin
268,597 sq mi (695,662 sq km)
Population: 31,290,831
Nickname: The Lone Star State
Utah
Capital City: Salt Lake City
84,899 sq mi (219,887 sq km)
Population: 3,503,613
Nicknames: Beehive State (official); The Mormon State; Deseret
Vermont
Capital City: Montpelier
9,623 sq mi (24,923 sq km)
Population: 648,493
Nickname: The Green Mountain State
Virginia
Capital City: Richmond
42,774.59 sq mi (110,785.67 sq km)
Population: 8,811,195
Nicknames: Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
Washington
Capital City: Olympia
71,362 sq mi (184,827 sq km)
Population: 7,958,180
Nickname: The Evergreen State (unofficial)
West Virginia
Capital City: Charleston
24,230 sq mi (62,755 sq km)
Population: 1,769,979
Nickname: Mountain State
Wisconsin
Capital City: Madison
65,500 sq mi (169,640 sq km)
Population: 5,960,975
Nicknames: Badger State; America's Dairyland
Wyoming
Capital City: Cheyenne
97,813 sq mi (253,335 km)
Population: 587,618
Nicknames: Equality State (official); Cowboy State; Big Wyoming
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia
68.35 sq mi (177.0 sq km)
Population: 702,250
Nicknames: D.C.; The District