States of the United States

Capital: Montgomery

Deep South state with civil rights heritage, automotive industry, and Gulf Coast beaches.

Capital: Juneau

Largest state by area; vast wilderness, oil reserves, and over 3 million lakes.

Capital: Phoenix

Sonoran Desert, Grand Canyon, fast-growing cities, and the Navajo Nation.

Capital: Little Rock

Ozark Mountains, hot springs, rice and poultry agriculture, Walmart headquarters.

Capital: Sacramento

Most populous state; tech, agriculture, and entertainment along the Pacific coast.

Capital: Denver

Rocky Mountain peaks, ski resorts, aerospace industry, and craft beer culture.

Capital: Hartford

New England state with insurance industry roots, Ivy League Yale, and coastal towns.

Capital: Dover

First state to ratify the Constitution; corporate-law hub on the mid-Atlantic coast.

Capital: Tallahassee

Sunshine State; theme parks, Everglades, NASA at Cape Canaveral, retiree haven.

Capital: Atlanta

Empire State of the South; busy Atlanta hub, peach country, antebellum coastal cities.

Capital: Honolulu

Pacific archipelago of eight main islands; volcanoes, beaches, Polynesian heritage.

Capital: Boise

Potato country; mountainous wilderness, gem mining, and rapidly growing tech sector.

Capital: Springfield

Lincoln country; Chicago anchors finance, manufacturing, and Midwestern agriculture.

Capital: Indianapolis

Crossroads of America; auto parts manufacturing, Indy 500, and college basketball.

Capital: Des Moines

Corn and soybean leader; first presidential caucus, insurance, and ethanol production.

Capital: Topeka

Wheat State; Great Plains agriculture, aviation manufacturing, and tornado alley.

Capital: Frankfort

Bluegrass country; bourbon distilleries, horse racing, coal mining, Mammoth Cave.

Capital: Baton Rouge

Creole and Cajun culture; petrochemical industry, Mississippi delta, New Orleans jazz.

Capital: Augusta

Northernmost New England; lobster industry, rocky coastline, and dense forests.

Capital: Annapolis

Old Line State; Chesapeake Bay seafood, biotech corridor, U.S. Naval Academy.

Capital: Boston

Founding colony; Harvard and MIT, biotech and finance, Pilgrims and patriots.

Capital: Lansing

Great Lakes State; Detroit auto industry, Upper Peninsula wilderness, cherry orchards.

Capital: Saint Paul

Land of 10,000 Lakes; Mayo Clinic medicine, mining, and Scandinavian heritage.

Capital: Jackson

Magnolia State; blues music origins, cotton and catfish farming, Civil War history.

Capital: Jefferson City

Show-Me State; Gateway Arch, Ozarks, agribusiness, Kansas City barbecue.

Capital: Helena

Big Sky Country; Glacier and Yellowstone parks, ranching, and copper mining.

Capital: Lincoln

Cornhusker State; cattle and corn agriculture, plains geography, Berkshire Hathaway.

Capital: Carson City

Silver State; Las Vegas tourism, Hoover Dam, vast Mojave Desert and gold mining.

Capital: Concord

Live Free or Die; first presidential primary, White Mountains, no income or sales tax.

Capital: Trenton

Garden State; densely populated, pharmaceutical industry, Atlantic City boardwalk.

Capital: Santa Fe

Land of Enchantment; Pueblo and Hispanic heritage, Los Alamos science, deserts.

Capital: Albany

Empire State; New York City finance and culture, Niagara Falls, Adirondack wilderness.

Capital: Raleigh

Tar Heel State; Research Triangle, Outer Banks, tobacco roots, college basketball.

Capital: Bismarck

Peace Garden State; Bakken oil boom, wheat fields, Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Capital: Columbus

Buckeye State; manufacturing belt, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, swing-state politics.

Capital: Oklahoma City

Sooner State; oil and natural gas, Native American history, Tornado Alley.

Capital: Salem

Pacific Northwest; Cascade Range, Crater Lake, Portland tech and craft culture.

Capital: Harrisburg

Keystone State; Liberty Bell, Amish country, Pittsburgh steel and Philadelphia.

Capital: Providence

Smallest state; Narragansett Bay sailing, Newport mansions, jewelry industry.

Capital: Columbia

Palmetto State; antebellum Charleston, BMW and Boeing manufacturing, sandy beaches.

Capital: Pierre

Mount Rushmore State; Black Hills, Badlands, Lakota heritage, sparse prairie.

Capital: Nashville

Volunteer State; Nashville country music, Memphis blues, Smoky Mountains.

Capital: Austin

Lone Star State; oil, ranching, NASA in Houston, Tex-Mex cuisine, vast geography.

Capital: Salt Lake City

Beehive State; LDS heritage, five national parks, ski resorts, tech corridor.

Capital: Montpelier

Green Mountain State; maple syrup, dairy, ski resorts, fall foliage.

Capital: Richmond

Old Dominion; colonial Williamsburg, Shenandoah, Pentagon, government workforce.

Capital: Olympia

Evergreen State; Seattle tech (Microsoft, Amazon), Mount Rainier, Pacific salmon.

Capital: Charleston

Mountain State; Appalachian heritage, coal mining, New River Gorge.

Capital: Madison

Badger State; America’s Dairyland, Green Bay Packers, Lake Michigan shoreline.

Capital: Cheyenne

Equality State; Yellowstone and Grand Teton, ranching, smallest population in U.S.