List of demonyms for U.S. states

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This is a list of official and notable unofficial terms used to designate the citizens of specific states and territories of the United States.


List

State or District Official
(recommended by U.S. GPO)[1]		 Official, unofficial, or informal alternates
Alabama Alabamian Alabaman[2]
Alaska Alaskan
American Samoa American Samoan
Arizona Arizonan Arizonian, Sand Cutter[3]
Arkansas Arkansan Arkansawyer,[4] Arkie [5]
California Californian Californio (archaic)
Colorado Coloradan Coloradoan (archaic)[6][7]
Connecticut Connecticuter Nutmegger, Connecticotian, Connecticutensian,[8] Connecticutian, Congrobulovian, Connetian[9]
Delaware Delawarean Blue Hen's Chicken, Muskrat[10]
District of Columbia Washingtonian
Florida Floridian Florida cracker,[11] Floridan
Georgia Georgian Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber,[12] Sand-hiller[13]
Guam Guamanian
Hawaii Hawaiian Hawaiian (Hawaiian people), Malihini (newcomer), Kamaʻāina (native-born nonethnic Hawaiian),[14] Islander[14][15]
Idaho Idahoan
Illinois Illinoisan Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander,[16] Sand-hiller[17]
Indiana Indianian Hoosier[18] (official state designation), Indianian (archaic)
Iowa Iowan Hawkeye[19]
Kansas Kansan Sunflower, Grasshopper[20]
Kentucky Kentuckian Corncracker[21]
Louisiana Louisianian
Maine Mainer Down Easter or Downeaster,[22] Mainiac,[23] Pine Tree, Fox[citation needed]
Maryland Marylander
Massachusetts Massachusettsan Bay Stater (official term used by state government),[24] Massachusite (traditional),[25][26] Masshole (derogatory)[27]
Michigan Michiganian Wolverine,[28][29] Michiganite,[30] Yooper/Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively),[31] Michigander/Michigoose (sometimes used specifically for a male and female Michigan residents, respectively),[31] Flatlander (for residents of the mid and southern portions of the Lower Peninsula)
Minnesota Minnesotan
Mississippi Mississippian
Missouri Missourian
Montana Montanan
Nebraska Nebraskan Cornhusker
Nevada Nevadan Nevadian
New Hampshire New Hampshirite New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman[32]
New Jersey New Jerseyan New Jerseyite
New Mexico New Mexican
New York New Yorker Knickerbocker[33][34]
North Carolina North Carolinian Tar Heel, Tar Boiler,[35]
North Dakota North Dakotan
Northern Mariana Islands Mariana Islander
Ohio Ohioan Buckeye[36]
Oklahoma Oklahoman Okie,[37] Sooner[38]
Oregon Oregonian
Pennsylvania Pennsylvanian Pennamite[39]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican, Boricua[40]
Rhode Island Rhode Islander Rhodean, Swamp Yankee[41]
South Carolina South Carolinian Sandlapper[42]
South Dakota South Dakotan
Tennessee Tennessean Volunteer, Big Bender, Butternut[43]
Texas Texan Texian (Anglo-Texan - historical),[44] Tejano (Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic)
Utah Utahn
Vermont Vermonter
Virginia Virginian
Virgin Islands Virgin Islander
Washington Washingtonian
West Virginia West Virginian
Wisconsin Wisconsinite Badger,[45] Cheesehead[46][47]
Wyoming Wyomingite

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Safire reports that after he used the word "Alabaman" in a column, he received a letter from Vic Gold that said in part, "The natives, I have learned to my sorrow, prefer Alabamian."
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  18. ↑ The term Hoosier is the official state designation for a state resident, but not used by the US GPO. The term was once considered derogatory, but is now a point of pride for Hoosiers. See the Indiana Historical Bureau article entitled What is a Hoosier? for the origin of the term.
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  21. ↑ Corncracker - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (term used in reference to Maine author Kenneth Roberts)
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.: "Bay Staters shall be the official designation of citizens of the commonwealth."
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  33. ↑ Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  34. ↑ New York Knicks, What's a Knickerbocker?
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  42. ↑ http://www.sciway.net/hist/sandlapper.html
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