Many states still use their license plates as movable ads for their state’s brand or slogan. Some now add a state website instead. As we try to sort out which is which, here is a list of the 50 states in America, along with their slogans.
| State | Slogan |
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” |
| Alaska | Beyond Your Dreams, Within Your Reach |
| Arizona | The Grand Canyon State; also on its license plate |
| Arkansas | The Natural State; also on its license plate Formerly Land of Opportunity |
| California | Eureka! |
| Colorado | Enter a Higher State; (formerly) Fresh Air and Fond Memories Served Daily |
| Connecticut | Full of Surprises |
| Delaware | It’s Good Being First |
District of Columbia |
The American Experience; Taxation without Representation; also on its license plate; (formerly) Celebrate & Discover |
| Florida | Sunshine State ; Visit Florida; MyFlorida.com |
| Georgia | Georgia on My Mind; also its state song |
| Hawaii | The Islands of Aloha |
| Idaho | Great Potatoes. Tasty Destinations.(Formerly) Famous Potatoes; also on its license plate |
| Illinois | Mile After Magnificent Mile; Right Here. Right Now. |
| Iowa | Life Changing; Fields of Opportunity |
| Indiana | Honest-to-Goodness Indiana |
| Kansas | Kansas, as big as you think, (formerly) Simply Wonderful |
| Kentucky | Unbridled Spirit; also on its license plate; (formerly) It’s That Friendly; (formerly) Where Education Pays |
| Louisiana | Fall in love with Louisiana all over again [1]; Come as you are. Leave Different.; Sportsman’s Paradise (on its license plate) |
| Maine | It Must Be Maine; The Way Life Should Be (formerly) Vacationland; also on its license plate |
| Maryland | If you’re looking for a merry land, go to Maryland!, (formerly) America in Miniature; (formerly) More Than You Can Imagine |
| Massachusetts | Make It Yours; The Spirit of America (on its license plate) |
| Michigan | Great Lakes, Great Times; More To See.; (formerly) Water/Winter Wonderland; previously on its license plate |
| Minnesota | Explore Minnesota; Land of 10,000 Lakes (on its license plate) |
| Mississippi | Feels Like Coming Home; The South’s Warmest Welcome |
| Missouri | Where the Rivers Run |
| Montana | Big Sky Country |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Nice “The Good Life” |
| Nevada | Wide Open |
| New Hampshire | Live Free or Die |
| New Jersey | Garden State |
| New Mexico | Land of Enchantment; also on its license plate; “New Mexico True” |
| New York | I Love New York; also its state song, The Empire State (on highway welcome signs) |
| North Carolina | A Better Place to Be; First in Flight (on its license plate) |
| North Dakota | Legendary |
| Ohio | So Much to Discover; Birthplace of Aviation (on its license plate); (formerly) The Heart of It All |
Oklahoma |
Native America; also on its license plate |
| Oregon | We Love Dreamers; Things Look Different Here (1987-2003); Pacific Wonderland (on its license plate 1959–1964) |
| Pennsylvania | State of Independence; (formerly) Memories Last a Lifetime, You’ve Got a Friend in Pennsylvania, America Starts Here |
| Rhode Island | Ocean State |
| South Carolina | Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places. Also on one of its two base license plates. |
| South Dakota | Great Faces. Great Places. |
| Tennessee | The Stage Is Set For You; (formerly) Sounds Good to Me (formerly) Follow Me To Tennessee; also on its license plate |
| Texas | The Lone Star State (official state nickname: referencing Texas’s struggle for independence from Mexico and it’s former position as an independent nation, also on its license plates); Don’t Mess With Texas (originally an anti-littering slogan) |
| Utah | Life Elevated; (formerly) Greatest Snow on Earth and Utah! Where Ideas Connect (the former and the “Utah!” part of the latter were both on license plates) |
| Vermont | Vermont, naturally |
Virginia |
Virginia is for Lovers; (formerly) Virginia is for history lovers |
| Washington | SayWA!; (formerly) Experience Washington; The Evergreen State; also on its license plate as Evergreen State |
| West Virginia | Wild and Wonderful; also on its license plate as Wild, Wonderful; (formerly) Almost Heaven |
Wisconsin |
Stay Just a Little Bit Longer; America’s Dairyland (on its license plate) |
| Wyoming | Like No Place on Earth |
Source: Wikipedia
