Live Here DataFifty states & one district, at a glance

An orientation almanac

Where things are, and what they are called.

The facts you reach for about any US state — its capital, its largest city, the census region it sits in, its time zone, the year it joined the Union, and the nickname on its license plates. All fifty, plus the District of Columbia, set in four regional plates.

I Northeast

  1. Connecticut CT Hartford · Eastern Constitution State
  2. Maine ME Augusta · Eastern Pine Tree State
  3. Massachusetts MA Boston · Eastern Bay State
  4. New Hampshire NH Concord · Eastern Granite State
  5. New Jersey NJ Trenton · Eastern Garden State
  6. New York NY Albany · Eastern Empire State
  7. Pennsylvania PA Harrisburg · Eastern Keystone State
  8. Rhode Island RI Providence · Eastern Ocean State
  9. Vermont VT Montpelier · Eastern Green Mountain State

II Midwest

  1. Illinois IL Springfield · Central Prairie State
  2. Indiana IN Indianapolis · Eastern Hoosier State
  3. Iowa IA Des Moines · Central Hawkeye State
  4. Kansas KS Topeka · Central Sunflower State
  5. Michigan MI Lansing · Eastern Great Lakes State
  6. Minnesota MN Saint Paul · Central North Star State
  7. Missouri MO Jefferson City · Central Show-Me State
  8. Nebraska NE Lincoln · Central Cornhusker State
  9. North Dakota ND Bismarck · Central Peace Garden State
  10. Ohio OH Columbus · Eastern Buckeye State
  11. South Dakota SD Pierre · Central Mount Rushmore State
  12. Wisconsin WI Madison · Central Badger State

III South

  1. Alabama AL Montgomery · Central Yellowhammer State
  2. Arkansas AR Little Rock · Central The Natural State
  3. Delaware DE Dover · Eastern The First State
  4. Florida FL Tallahassee · Eastern Sunshine State
  5. Georgia GA Atlanta · Eastern Peach State
  6. Kentucky KY Frankfort · Eastern Bluegrass State
  7. Louisiana LA Baton Rouge · Central Pelican State
  8. Maryland MD Annapolis · Eastern Old Line State
  9. Mississippi MS Jackson · Central Magnolia State
  10. North Carolina NC Raleigh · Eastern Tar Heel State
  11. Oklahoma OK Oklahoma City · Central Sooner State
  12. South Carolina SC Columbia · Eastern Palmetto State
  13. Tennessee TN Nashville · Central Volunteer State
  14. Texas TX Austin · Central Lone Star State
  15. Virginia VA Richmond · Eastern Old Dominion
  16. West Virginia WV Charleston · Eastern Mountain State
  17. District of Columbia DC Washington · Eastern The District

IV West

  1. Alaska AK Juneau · Alaska The Last Frontier
  2. Arizona AZ Phoenix · Mountain Grand Canyon State
  3. California CA Sacramento · Pacific Golden State
  4. Colorado CO Denver · Mountain Centennial State
  5. Hawaii HI Honolulu · Hawaii–Aleutian Aloha State
  6. Idaho ID Boise · Mountain Gem State
  7. Montana MT Helena · Mountain Treasure State
  8. Nevada NV Carson City · Pacific Silver State
  9. New Mexico NM Santa Fe · Mountain Land of Enchantment
  10. Oregon OR Salem · Pacific Beaver State
  11. Utah UT Salt Lake City · Mountain Beehive State
  12. Washington WA Olympia · Pacific Evergreen State
  13. Wyoming WY Cheyenne · Mountain Equality State