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This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO);[1] however, many other terms are in common use.
Jurisdiction | Recommended by USGPO[1] | Alternatives | |||
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Official | Unofficial | Archaic | Non-English | ||
Alabama | Alabamian | Alabaman[2] | |||
Alaska | Alaskan | Russian: аляскинец, romanized: alyaskinets[3] | |||
American Samoa | American Samoan | Samoan: Amerika Samoa | |||
Arizona | Arizonan | Arizonian[4] | Spanish: Arizonense | ||
Arkansas | Arkansan | Arkansasan, Arkansawyer,[5] Arkie[6] | |||
California | Californian | Prune Picker,[7][8][9][10][11][12] | Spanish: Californiano, californiana | ||
Colorado | Coloradan | Coloradoan[13][14] | |||
Connecticut | Connecticuter | Connecticotian,[15] Connecticutensian,[15] Connecticuteer,[15] Connectitensian,[16] Nutmegger [17] | |||
Delaware | Delawarean | Blue Hen's Chicken,[18] Muskrat[18] | |||
District of Columbia | Washingtonian | resident of the District of Columbia[19], DC resident[20] | Washingtonian | ||
Florida | Floridian | Alligator,[21] Fly-Up-the-Creek[21] | Spanish: Floridiano, floridiana | ||
Georgia | Georgian | Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber[22] | |||
Guam | Guamanian | Chamorro: Tåotåo Guåhån | |||
Hawaii | Hawaii resident | Islander,[23] Kamaʻāina. The Associated Press Stylebook restricts use of "Hawaiian" to people of Native Hawaiian descent.[24] | Hawaiian: Kamaʻāina | ||
Idaho | Idahoan | ||||
Illinois | Illinoisan | Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander,[25] Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian[26] | |||
Indiana | Hoosier | Indianan (former GPO demonym replaced by Hoosier in 2016),[1] Indianian (archaic)[27] | |||
Iowa | Iowan | Hawkeye[28] | |||
Kansas | Kansan | Grasshopper, Jayhawker, Sunflower[29] | |||
Kentucky | Kentuckian | Corncracker,[30] Kentuckyan | |||
Louisiana | Louisianian | Louisianan | French: Louisianais Spanish: Luisiano, luisiana | ||
Maine | Mainer | Down Easter or Downeaster,[31] Mainiac,[32] Yankee (rare) | |||
Maryland | Marylander | ||||
Massachusetts | Massachusettsan | Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law)[33] | Massachusettsian,[34] Massachusite,[35][36] Masshole (derogatory[37] as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym[38]) | ||
Michigan | Michiganian | Michigander,[39] Wolverine,[40][41] Michiganite, Yooper/Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively),[42] Michigoose (used specifically for female residents, as a play on "Michigander")[42] | |||
Minnesota | Minnesotan | Minne | |||
Mississippi | Mississippian | ||||
Missouri | Missourian | Missouran | French: Missourien Spanish: Misuriano | ||
Montana | Montanan | ||||
Nebraska | Nebraskan | Bugeaters (fake) or Cornhuskers[43] | |||
Nevada | Nevadan | ||||
New Hampshire | New Hampshirite | New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman, Granite Stater, Granite Boys[44] | |||
New Jersey | New Jerseyan | New Jerseyite | |||
New Mexico | New Mexican | Spanish: Neomexicano, neomexicana, Neomejicano, neomejicana[45] | |||
New York | New Yorker | Knickerbocker[46][47] | Spanish: Neoyorquino, neoyorquina | ||
North Carolina | North Carolinian | Tar Heel, Tar Boiler[48] | Spanish: Norcarolino, norcarolina | ||
North Dakota | North Dakotan | Spanish: Nordakotense | |||
Northern Mariana Islands | Mariana Islander | Chamorro: Tåotåo Mariånas | |||
Ohio | Ohioan | Buckeye[49] | Ohian[50] | ||
Oklahoma | Oklahoman | Okie,[51] Sooner[52] | |||
Oregon | Oregonian | ||||
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvanian | Penn, Quaker, Pennamite[53] | Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanier[54] | ||
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican | Boricua[55] | Spanish: Puertorriqueño, puertorriqueña | ||
Rhode Island | Rhode Islander | Swamp Yankee[56] | |||
South Carolina | South Carolinian | Sandlapper[57] | Spanish: Sudcarolino, sudcarolina | ||
South Dakota | South Dakotan | Spanish: Sudakotense | |||
Tennessee | Tennessean | Volunteer, Butternut[58] | Big Bender | ||
Texas | Texan | Texian (Anglo-Texan - historical),[59] Tejano (Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic) | Spanish: Texano, texanaSpanish: Tejano, tejana | ||
Utah | Utahn | Utahian, Utahan | |||
Vermont | Vermonter | Woodchuck[60] | |||
Virgin Islands | Virgin Islander | ||||
Virginia | Virginian | ||||
Washington | Washingtonian | ||||
West Virginia | West Virginian | Mountaineer | |||
Wisconsin | Wisconsinite | Badger,[61] Cheesehead,[62][63] Sconnie,[64] Wisconsonian, Wisconsese | |||
Wyoming | Wyomingite | Wyomese,[65] Wyomingian |
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