Became

State and abbreviation Capital Bird Flower Animal

a state

12-4-
Alabama AL Montgomery Yellowhammer Camellia Racking Horse
1819

Willow Moose 1-3-

Alaska AK Juneau Forget-me-not
Ptarmigan Bonehead Whale 1959

Saguaro
2-4/-
Arizona AZ Phoenix Cactus Wren Cactus Ringtail
1912
Blossom

Apple White-tailed 6-5-

Arkansas AR Little Rock Mockingbird
Blossom Deer 1836

Grizzly Bear 9-9-

California CA Sacramento Valley Quail Golden Poppy
Calf. Gray Whale 1850

Rocky
Rocky Mountain 8-1-
Colorado CO Denver Lark Bunting Mountain
Big Horn Sheep 1876
Columbine

Mountain 1-9-
Connecticut CT Hartford Robin Sperm Whale
Laurel 1788

Blue Hen Peach 12-7-

Delaware DE Dover n/a
Chicken Blossom 1787

Orange Florida Panther 3-3-

Florida FL Tallahassee Mockingbird
Blossom Manatee Porpoise 1845

Brown Cherokee 2-2-

Georgia GA Atlanta Right Whale
Thrasher Rose 1788

Hawaiian Yellow 8-12-

Hawaii HI Honolulu Humpback Whale
Goose Hibiscus 1959
 Became
State and abbreviation Capital Bird Flower Animal
a state

Mountain 7-3-
Idaho ID Boise Syringa Appaloosa
Bluebird 1890

12-3-
Illinois IL Springfield Cardinal Native Violet White-tailed Deer
1818

12-11-
Indiana IN Indianapolis Cardinal Peony n/a
1816

Eastern 12-28-
Iowa IA Des Moines Wild Rose n/a
Goldfinch 1846

Western 1-29-
Kansas KS Topeka Sunflower American Buffalo
Meadowlark 1861

6-1-
Kentucky KY Frankfort Cardinal Goldenrod Gray Squirrel
1792

Black Bear
Baton Eastern Brown Louisiana 4-30-
Louisiana LA Magnolia
Rouge Pelican Catahoula Leopard 1812
Dog
White Pine
3-15-
Maine ME Augusta Chickadee Cone Moose
1820
& Tassel

Baltimore Black-eyed Chesapeake Bay 4-28-

Maryland MD Annapolis
Oriole Susan Retriever 1788

2-6-
Massachusetts MA Boston Chickadee Mayflower Boston Terrier
1788

Apple 1-26-
Michigan MI Lansing Robin White-tailed Deer
Blossom 1837
 Became
State and abbreviation Capital Bird Flower Animal
a state

5-11-
Minnesota MN St. Paul Common Loon Lady's Slipper n/a
1858

White-tailed Deer
12-10-
Mississippi MS Jackson Mockingbird Magnolia Red Fox, Bottle-
1817
nosed Dolphin

Jefferson 8-10-
Missouri MO Bluebird Hawthorn Missouri Mule
City 1821

Western 3-8-
Montana MT Helena Bitterroot Grizzly Bear
Meadowlark 1889

Western 3-1-
Nebraska NE Lincoln Goldenrod White-tailed Deer
Meadowlark 1867

Mountain Desert Bighorn 10-31-

Nevada NV Carson City Sagebrush
Bluebird Sheep 1864

6-21-
New Hampshire NH Concord Purple Finch Purple Lilac White-tailed Deer
1788

Eastern 12-18-
New Jersey NJ Trenton Purple Violet Horse
Goldfinch 1787

1-6-
New Mexico NM Santa Fe Roadrunner Yucca Black Bear
1912

7-26-
New York NY Albany Bluebird Rose Beaver
1788

Grey Squirrel 3-21-

North Carolina NC Raleigh Cardinal Dogwood
Plott Hound 1789

Western Wild Prairie 3-2-

North Dakota ND Bismarck Nokata Horse
Meadowlark Rose 1889

Scarlet 3-1-
Ohio OH Columbus Cardinal White-tailed Deer
Carnation 1803

Oklahoma Scissor-tailed 11-16-

Oklahoma OK Mistletoe Bison
City Flycatcher 1907
 Became
State and abbreviation Capital Bird Flower Animal
a state
Western 2-14-
Oregon OR Salem Oregon Grape Beaver
Meadowlark 1859
Mountain White-tailed Deer 12-12-
Pennsylvania PA Harrisburg Ruffed Grouse
Laurel Great Dane 1787
Rhode Island 5-29-
Rhode Island RI Providence Violet n/a
Red Hen 1790
Yellow White-tailed Deer 5-23-
South Carolina SC Columbia Carolina Wren
Jessamine Boykin Spaniel 1788
Chinese
11-2-
South Dakota SD Pierre Ring-necked Pasque Flower Coyote
1889
Pheasant
6-1-
Tennessee TN Nashville Mockingbird Iris Raccoon
1796
Armadillo, 12-29-
Texas TX Austin Mockingbird Bluebonnet
Longhorn 1845
Salt Lake 1-24-
Utah UT Seagull Sego Lily Rock Mountain Elk
City 1896
3-4-
Vermont VT Montpelier Hermit Thrush Red Clover Morgan Horse
1791
American 6-25-
Virginia VA Richmond Cardinal Dogwood
Foxhound 1788
Willow Western 11-11-
Washington WA Olympia Orca
Goldfinch Rhododendron 1889
Big 6-20-
West Virginia WV Charleston Cardinal Black Bear
Rhododendron 1863
Dairy Cow, Badger
5-29-
Wisconsin WI Madison Robin Wood Violet White-tailed Deer
1848

Indian 7-10-
Wyoming WY Cheyenne Meadowlark Bison
Paintbrush 1890