# List of demonyms for US states and territories

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); however, many other terms are in common use.

## List

| Jurisdiction | Recommended by USGPO | Alternatives | Alternatives | Alternatives | Alternatives |
| Jurisdiction | Recommended by USGPO | Official | Unofficial | Archaic | Non-English |
| Alabama | Alabamian | | Alabaman | | |
| Alaska | Alaskan | | | | Russian: аляскинец, romanized: alyaskinets |
| American Samoa | | | American Samoan | | Samoan: Amerika Samoa |
| Arizona | Arizonan | | Arizonian | | Spanish: Arizonense |
| Arkansas | Arkansan | | Arkansasan, Arkansawyer, Arkie | | |
| California | Californian | | | Prune Picker, Californios | Spanish: Californio, Californiano, californiana |
| Colorado | Coloradan | | | Coloradoan | |
| Connecticut | Connecticuter | | Connecticotian, Connecticutensian, Connecticuteer, Connectitensian, Nutmegger | | |
| Delaware | Delawarean | | Blue Hen's Chicken, Muskrat | | |
| District of Columbia | Washingtonian | | | |
| Florida | Floridian | | Alligator, Fly-Up-the-Creek | | Spanish: Floridiano, floridiana |
| Georgia | Georgian | | Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber | | |
| Guam | | | Guamanian | | Chamorro: Tåotåo Guåhån |
| Hawaii | Hawaii resident | | Islander, Kamaʻāina. The Associated Press Stylebook restricts use of "Hawaiian" to people of Native Hawaiian descent. | | Hawaiian: Kamaʻāina |
| Idaho | Idahoan | | | | |
| Illinois | Illinoisan | | Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander, Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian | | |
| Indiana | Hoosier | | Indianan (former GPO demonym replaced by Hoosier in 2016), Indianian (archaic) | | |
| Iowa | Iowan | | Hawkeye | | |
| Kansas | Kansan | | Grasshopper, Jayhawker, Sunflower | | |
| Kentucky | Kentuckian | | Corncracker, Kentuckyan | | |
| Louisiana | Louisianian | | Louisianan | | French: Louisianais Spanish: Luisiano, luisiana |
| Maine | Mainer | | Down Easter or Downeaster, Mainiac, Yankee (rare) | | |
| Maryland | Marylander | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusettsan | Bay Stater (official term used by state government) and Citizen of the Commonwealth (identifier used in state law) | Massachusettsian, Massachusite, Masshole (derogatory as an exonym; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an endonym) | | |
| Michigan | Michiganian | | Michigander, Wolverine, Michiganite, Yooper/Troll (for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively), Michigoose (used specifically for female residents, as a play on "Michigander") | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesotan | | Minne | | |
| Mississippi | Mississippian | | | | |
| Missouri | Missourian | | Missouran | | French: Missourien Spanish: Misuriano |
| Montana | Montanan | | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraskan | | Bugeaters (fake) or Cornhuskers | | |
| Nevada | Nevadan | | | | |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshirite | | New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman, Granite Stater, Granite Boys | | |
| New Jersey | New Jerseyan | | New Jerseyite | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexican | | | | Spanish: Neomexicano, neomexicana, Neomejicano, neomejicana |
| New York | New Yorker | | Knickerbocker | | Spanish: Neoyorquino, neoyorquina |
| North Carolina | North Carolinian | | Tar Heel, Tar Boiler | | Spanish: Norcarolino, norcarolina |
| North Dakota | North Dakotan | | | | Spanish: Nordakotense |
| Northern Mariana Islands | | | Mariana Islander | | Chamorro: Tåotåo Mariånas |
| Ohio | Ohioan | | Buckeye | Ohian | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoman | | Okie, Sooner | | |
| Oregon | Oregonian | | | | |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvanian | | Penn, Quaker, Pennamite | | Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsylvanier |
| Puerto Rico | Puerto Rican | | Boricua | | Spanish: Puertorriqueño, puertorriqueña |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Islander | | Swamp Yankee | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolinian | | Sandlapper | | Spanish: Sudcarolino, sudcarolina |
| South Dakota | South Dakotan | | | | Spanish: Sudakotense |
| Tennessee | Tennessean | | Volunteer, Butternut | Big Bender | |
| Texas | Texan | | Texian (Anglo-Texan - historical), Tejano (Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic) | | Spanish: Texano, texanaSpanish: Tejano, tejana |
| Utah | Utahn | | Utahian, Utahan | | |
| Vermont | Vermonter | | Woodchuck | | |
| Virgin Islands | Virgin Islander | | | | |
| Virginia | Virginian | | | | |
| Washington | Washingtonian | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginian | | Mountaineer | | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsinite | | Badger, Cheesehead, Sconnie, Wisconsonian, Wisconsese | | |
| Wyoming | Wyomingite | | Wyomese, Wyomingian | | Spanish: wyominguita |