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List of U.S. state slogans
Here is a list of [[U.S. state]] [[slogans]]. Most states create slogans to help [[tourism]]. These slogans are sometimes put on state [[license plates]].

There is also a [[list of U.S. state mottos]] and a [[list of U.S. state nicknames]].

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! State !! Slogan
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| [[Alabama]]               || ''Share The Wonder''; also (formerly on its license plate) ''Stars Fell On Alabama'' and ''Sweet Home Alabama''; (always on its license plate with a heart shape, as required by state law since 1951) ''Heart of Dixie''
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| [[Alaska]]                || ''Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach; The Last Frontier''; on its license plate
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| [[Arizona]]               || ''The Grand Canyon State''; also on its license plate
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| [[Arkansas]]              || The Natural State
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| [[California]]            || ''Eureka! ; The Golden State'' (On its license plate)
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| [[Colorado]]              || ''The Centennial State''; (formerly) ''Fresh Air and Fond Memories Served Daily''
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| [[Connecticut]]           || ''Full of Surprisesnickatnyte''
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| [[Delaware]]              || ''The First State'' ( official state nickname ), ''Blue Hen state'', Tax free state
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| [[District of Columbia]] || ''The American Experience''; ''Taxation without Representation''; also on its license plate; (formerly) ''Celebrate & Discover''
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| [[Florida]]               || Sunshine State ; ''Visit Florida''; ''MyFlorida.com''
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| [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || ''Georgia on My Mind''; also its [[state song]]
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| [[Hawaii]]                || ''The Islands of [[Aloha]]''
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| [[Idaho]]                 || ''Great [[potato|Potatoes]].  Tasty Destinations.''
(Formerly) ''Famous Potatoes''; also on its license plate
|-
| [[Illinois]]              || ''Land of Lincoln''
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| [[Iowa]]                  || ''Life Changing''; ''Fields of Opportunity''
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| [[Indiana]]               || ''Honest-to-Goodness Indiana;'' (formerly) ''Restart your engines''
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| [[Kansas]]                || ''Kansas, as big as you think'', (formerly) ''Simply Wonderful''
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| [[Kentucky]]              || ''Unbridled Spirit''; also on its license plate; (formerly) ''It's That Friendly''; (formerly) ''Where Education Pays''
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| [[Louisiana]]             || ''Fall in love with Louisiana all over again'' [http://www.louisianatravel.com/email/email_consumer_200512/]; ''Come as you are. Leave Different.''; ''Sportsman's Paradise'' (on its license plate)
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| [[Maine]]                 || ''It Must Be Maine''; ''The Way Life Should Be''
(formerly) ''Vacationland''; also on its license plate
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| [[Maryland]]              || ''If you're looking for a merry land, go to Maryland!'', (formerly) ''America in Miniature''; (formerly) ''More Than You Can Imagine''
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| [[Massachusetts]]         || ''Make It Yours''; ''The Spirit of America'' (on its license plate)
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| [[Michigan]]              || ''Pure Michigan, (formerly) Great Lakes, Great Times; More To See;'' ''Water/Winter Wonderland''; previously on its license plate
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| [[Minnesota]]             || ''Explore Minnesota''; ''Land of 10,000 Lakes'' (on its license plate)
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| [[Mississippi]]           || ''Feels Like Coming Home''; ''The South's Warmest Welcome'' "The Magnolia State"
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| [[Missouri]]              || ''Where the Rivers Run ; Show-Me State (On its license plate)''
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| [[Montana]]               || ''Big Sky Country, The Treasure State''
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| [[Nebraska]]              || ''Nebraska Nice''  "The Good Life"
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| [[Nevada]]                || ''Battle Born ; The Silver State ; A World Within. A State Apart.; Home Means Nevada (On its license plate)''
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| [[New Hampshire]]         || ''Live Free or Die''
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| [[New Jersey]]            || ''Liberty & Prosperity, also on its license plate; Garden State''
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| [[New Mexico]]            || ''Land of Enchantment''; also on its license plate; "New Mexico True"
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| [[New York]]              || ''[[I Love New York]]''; also its state song, ''The Empire State'' (on highway welcome signs), ''State of opportunity''
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| [[North Carolina]]        || ''A Better Place to Be''; ''First in Flight'' (on its license plate), ''First in Freedom'' (also on its license plate) 
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| [[North Dakota]]          || ''Legendary, Discover the Spirit'' (on its license plate)
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| [[Ohio]]                  || ''So Much to Discover''; ''Birthplace of Aviation'' (on its license plate); (formerly) ''The Heart of It All''
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| [[Oklahoma]]              || ''Native America''; also on its license plate
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| [[Oregon]]                || ''We Love Dreamers''; ''Things Look Different Here'' (1987-2003); ''Pacific Wonderland'' (on its license plate 1959–1964)
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| [[Pennsylvania]]          || ''Pennsylvania. Pursue Your Happiness; (formerly) State of Independence'', ''Memories Last a Lifetime'', ''You've Got a Friend in Pennsylvania'', ''America Starts Here''
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| [[Rhode Island]]          || Ocean State
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| [[South Carolina]]  || "While I Breath, I Hope." Formally ''Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places.'' Also on one of its two base [[license plate]]s.
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| [[South Dakota]]          || ''Great Faces. Great Places.''
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| [[Tennessee]]             || '"The Volunteer State" 'The Stage Is Set For You''; (formerly) ''Sounds Good to Me'' (formerly) ''Follow Me To Tennessee''; also on its license plate
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| [[Texas]]                 ||Friendship, Don't Mess With Texas, The Lone Star State 
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| [[Utah]]                  || ''Life Elevated''; (formerly) ''Greatest Snow on Earth, Beehive State'' ( state seal, highway signs ), and ''Utah! Where Ideas Connect'' (the former and the "Utah!" part of the latter were both on license plates)
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| [[Vermont]]               || ''The Green Mountain State'' (license plate), Freedom and Unity
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| [[Virginia]]              || ''Virginia is for Lovers''; (formerly) ''Virginia is for history lovers''
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| [[Washington]]            || ''SayWA!''; (formerly) ''Experience Washington''; ''The Evergreen State''; also on its license plate as ''Evergreen State''
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| [[West Virginia]]         || ''Wild and Wonderful''; also on its license plate as ''Wild, Wonderful''; (formerly) ''Almost Heaven''
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| [[Wisconsin]]             || ''Stay Just a Little Bit Longer''; ''America's Dairyland'' (on its license plate); You're Among Friends
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| [[Wyoming]]               || ''Forever West; (formerly) Like No Place on Earth''
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