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50 States in Alphabetical Order w/ Capitals & Abbreviations

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I include the states abbreviations that starts from letter A to Z together with the state capitals. If you want to know the US States that begins with a specific letter, skip to the table.

50 States in Alphabetical Order with Capitals, Abbreviations and Basic Information

50 States in Alphabetical Order
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U.S. State Abbr. Capital Basic Information
 ALABAMA  AL  Montgomery  Alabama is a southeastern U.S. state that’s home to significant landmarks from the American Civil Rights Movement.
 ALASKA  AK  Juneau  Alaska, northwest of Canada, is the largest and most sparsely populated U.S. state.
 ARIZONA  AZ  Phoenix  Arizona, a southwestern U.S. state, is best known for its reliably sunny weather and as home to the Grand Canyon, the mile-deep chasm carved by the Colorado River.
 ARKANSAS  AR  Little Rock  Arkansas is a southeastern U.S. state bordering the Mississippi River.
 CALIFORNIA  CA  Sacramento  California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles.
 COLORADO CO  Denver  Colorado, a western U.S. state, is known for its geographic diversity, with snow-covered mountains, arid desert lands and river canyons.
 CONNECTICUT CT  Hartford Connecticut is a southern New England state that’s a mix of coastal cities and rural areas dotted with small towns.
 DELAWARE  DE  Dover  Delaware, a small Mid-Atlantic U.S. state, sits on a peninsula marked by dune-backed beaches bordering the Atlantic Ocean, Delaware River and Delaware Bay.
 FLORIDA  DL  Tallahassee  Peninsular Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other.
GEORGIA GA  Atlanta  Georgia is a southeastern U.S. state whose diverse terrain spans coastal marshland and beaches to wide stretches of farmland.
HAWAII HI  Honolulu  Hawaii, a U.S. state, is an isolated volcanic archipelago in the Central Pacific.
IDAHO ID Boise  Idaho is a northwestern U.S. state known for its mountainous landscapes and vast swaths of protected wilderness and outdoor recreation areas.
 ILLINOIS  IL  Springfield  Illinois is a midwestern state bordering Indiana in the east and the Mississippi River in the west.
 INDIANA  IN  Indianapolis  Indiana is a Midwestern state known for its farmland and renowned auto race, the Indianapolis 500.
 IOWA  IA  Des Moines  Iowa, a Midwestern state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
 KANSAS  KS  Topeka  Kansas is a Midwestern state that epitomizes the U.S. heartland with its Great Plains setting of rolling wheat fields.
 KENTUCKY  KY  Frankfort  Kentucky is a southeastern state bounded by the Ohio River in the north and the Appalachian Mountains in the east.
 LOUISIANA  LA  Baton Rouge  Louisiana is a southeastern U.S. state on the Gulf of Mexico.
 MAINE  ME  Augusta  Maine, the northeasternmost state in the U.S., is known for its rocky coastline, long maritime history and abundant parks and reserves, including the famed granite and spruce islands of Acadia National Park.
 MARYLAND  MD  Annapolis  Maryland is a Mid-Atlantic state that’s defined by its abundant waterways and coastlines on the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic.
 MASSACHUSETTS  MA  Boston  Massachusetts is a New England state known for its significant Colonial history.
MICHIGAN MI  Lansing  Michigan is a midwestern state bordering 4 of the Great Lakes.
 MINNESOTA  MN  St. Paul  Minnesota is a midwestern U.S. state bordering Canada and Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes.
 MISSISSIPPI  MS  Jackson  Mississippi is a southern U.S. state with the Mississippi River to its west, Alabama to its east and the Gulf of Mexico to the south.
 MISSOURI  MO  Jefferson City  Missouri is a midwestern U.S. state covered by grassy plains and the forested Ozark Mountains.
 MONTANA  MT  Helena  Montana is a western state defined by its diverse terrain ranging from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Plains.
 NEBRASKA NE  Lincoln  Nebraska is a midwestern U.S. state encompassing the prairies of the Great Plains, the towering dunes of the Sandhills and the panhandle’s dramatic rock formations.
 NEVADA NV  Carson City  Nevada is a western state defined by its great expanses of desert, and by the 24-hour casinos and entertainment for which its largest city, Las Vegas, is famed.
 NEW HAMPSHIRE  NH  Concord  New Hampshire, a small New England state, is defined by its quaint towns and large expanses of wilderness.
 NEW JERSEY  NJ  Trenton  New Jersey is a small northeastern state with some 130 miles of Atlantic coastline.
 NEW MEXICO  NM  Santa Fe  New Mexico is a southwestern state whose diverse terrain encompasses the Chihuahuan Desert and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
NEW YORK NY  Albany  Home to the Empire State Building, Times Square, Statue of Liberty and other iconic sites, New York City is a fast-paced, globally influential center of art, culture, fashion and finance.
 NORTH CAROLINA  NC  Raleigh  North Carolina is a southeastern U.S. state with a diverse landscape ranging from Atlantic Ocean beaches to the Appalachian mountains.
 NORTH DAKOTA  ND  Bismarck  North Dakota is the 39th state of the United States, having been admitted to the union on November 2, 1889.
 OHIO  OH  Columbus  Ohio is a midwestern state stretching from Appalachian Country in the south to Lake Erie in the north.
 OKLAHOMA  OK  Oklahoma City  Oklahoma is a midwestern U.S. state whose diverse landscape includes the Great Plains, mountains, lakes and forests.
 OREGON  OR  Salem  Oregon is a coastal U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region known for its diverse landscape of farms, forests, mountains and beaches.
 PENNSYLVANIA  PA  Harrisburg  Pennsylvania, a northeastern U.S. state and one of the 13 original colonies, is known for its diverse terrain, which includes wide stretches of farmland, national forests and major waterways.
 RHODE ISLAND  RI  Providence  Rhode Island, a U.S. state in New England, is known for sandy shores and seaside Colonial towns.
 SOUTH CAROLINA  SC  Columbia  South Carolina is a southeastern U.S. state known for its shoreline of subtropical beaches and marshlike sea islands.
 SOUTH DAKOTA  SD  Pierre  South Dakota is an expansive, sparsely populated midwestern U.S. state where rolling prairies give way to the dramatic Black Hills National Forest.
TENNESSEE TN  Nashville  Tennessee is a landlocked state in the U.S. South.
 TEXAS  TX  Austin  Texas is a large state in the southern U.S. with deserts, pine forests and the Rio Grande, a river that forms its border with Mexico.
 UTAH  UT  Salt Lake City  Utah is a western state defined by its vast expanses of desert and the Wasatch Range mountains.
 VERMONT  VT  Montpelier  Vermont is a state in the northeastern U.S. known for its natural landscape, which is 75% forest.
 VIRGINIA  VA  Richmond  Virginia, a southeastern state, stretches from the Chesapeake Bay to the Appalachian Mountains, with a long Atlantic Ocean coastline.
 WASHINGTON  WA  Olympia  Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest with terrain spanning the snow-capped Cascade Mountains to forested islands in Puget Sound.
 WEST VIRGINIA  WV  Charleston West Virginia is an eastern U.S. state in the tree-covered Appalachian Mountains.
 WISCONSIN  WI  Madison  Wisconsin is a midwestern state with coastlines on 2 Great Lakes, Michigan and Superior, and an interior of forests and farms.
 WYOMING  WY  Cheyenne  Wyoming is a western state defined by vast plains and the Rocky Mountains.
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Source of Information: WikiPedia.Org

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US States Starts with Letters

A.  Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas

B. None

C. California, Colorado, Connecticut

D. Delaware

E. None

F. Florida

G. Georgia

H. Hawaii

I. Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa

J. None

K. Kansas, Kentucky

L. Louisiana

M. Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana

N. Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota

O. Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon

P. Pennsylvania

Q. None

R. Rhode Island

S. South Carolina, South Dakota,

T. Tennessee, Texas,

U. Utah

V. Vermont, Virginia

W. Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

X. None

Y. None

Z. None

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