This is a list of official and notable unofficial terms used to designate the citizens of specific states,

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} , - , , , , , American Samoan, sm, Amerika Samoa , - , , , Arizonan , , es, Arizonense , - , , , Arkansan , , Arkansasan, Arkansawyer, Arkie , - , , , Californian , , Prune Picker,

Californio Californio (plural Californios) is a term used to designate a Hispanic Californian, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries. California's Spanish-speaking community has resided there sin ...

(archaic) , - , , , Coloradan , , Coloradoan (archaic) , - , , , Connecticuter , , Connecticotian, Connecticutensian, Nutmeg, Nutmegger , - , , , Delawarean , , Blue Hen's Chicken, Muskrat , - , , , , , Washingtonian , - , , , Floridian , , Alligator,

Cracker Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to: Animals * ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker" Arts and entertainment Films ...

, Fly-Up-the-Creek, Florida Man es, Floridano , - ,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

, , Georgian , , Buzzard, Cracker, Goober-grabber , - , , , , , Guamanian, ch, Tåotåo Guåhån , - , , , Hawaii resident , , Islander, Kamaʻāina. The ''

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'' restricts use of "Hawaiian" to people of

Native Hawaiian Native Hawaiians (also known as Indigenous Hawaiians, Kānaka Maoli, Aboriginal Hawaiians, First Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians) ( haw, kānaka, , , and ), are the indigenous ethnic group of Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands. Hawa ...

descent. , - , , , Idahoan , , , - , , , Illinoisan , , Illinoisian, Illinoian, Flatlander, Sucker, Sand-hiller, Egyptian , - , , ,

Hoosier Hoosier is the official demonym for the people of the U.S. state of Indiana. The origin of the term remains a matter of debate, but "Hoosier" was in general use by the 1840s, having been popularized by Richmond resident John Finley's 1833 poem " ...

, , Indianan (former GPO demonym replaced by Hoosier in 2016), Indianian (archaic) , - , , , Iowan , , Hawkeye , - , , , Kansan , , Grasshopper,

Jayhawker Jayhawkers and red legs are terms that came to prominence in Kansas Territory during the Bleeding Kansas period of the 1850s; they were adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause during the American Civil War. These gangs we ...

, Sunflower , - , , , Kentuckian , , Corncracker, Kentuckyan , - , , , Louisianian , , Louisianan, french: Louisianais, es, Luisiano , - , , , Mainer , , Down Easter or Downeaster, Mainiac,

Yankee The term ''Yankee'' and its contracted form ''Yank'' have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Its various senses depend on the context, and may refer to New Englanders, residents of the Northern United S ...

(rare) , - , , , Marylander , , , - , , , 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 An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group ...

; however, it can be affectionate when applied as an

endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

) , - , , , Michigander , ,

Michigander "Michigander" and "Michiganian" are unofficial demonyms for natives and residents of the U.S. state of Michigan. Less common alternatives include ''Michiganer'', ''Michiganite'', ''Michiganese'', ''Michigine'', and ''Michigoose'' (female). Dif ...

, Wolverine, Michiganite, Yooper/

Troll A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human ...

(for residents of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula, respectively), Michigoose (used specifically for female residents, as a play on "Michi gander") , - , , , Minnesotan , , , - , , , Mississippian , , , - , , , Missourian , , Missouran, french: Missourien, es, Misuriano , - , , , Montanan , , , - , , , Nebraskan , , Bugeaters or Cornhuskers , - , , , Nevadan , , , - , , , New Hampshirite, , New Hampshireman or New Hampshirewoman, Granite Stater, Granite Boys , - , , , New Jerseyan , , New Jerseyite , - , , , New Mexican , , es, Neomexicano, , - ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, , New Yorker , , Knickerbocker , - , , , North Carolinian , ,

Tar Heel Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans. The origins of the Tar Heel nickname trace back to North Carolina's promi ...

, Tar Boiler , - , , , North Dakotan , , , - , , , , , Mariana Islander, ch, Tåotåo Mariånas , - , , , Ohioan , , Buckeye, Ohian (obsolete) , - , , , Oklahoman , ,

Okie An Okie is a person identified with the state of Oklahoma. This connection may be residential, ethnic, historical or cultural. For most Okies, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Oklahoman. ...

Sooner Sooners is the name given to settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands in what is now the state of Oklahoma before the official start of the Land Rush of 1889. The Unassigned Lands were a part of Indian Territory that, after a lobbying campa ...

, - , , , Oregonian , , , - , , , Pennsylvanian , , Pennamite,

Pennsylvania Dutch The Pennsylvania Dutch ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ), also known as Pennsylvania Germans, are a cultural group formed by German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. They emigrated primarily from German-spe ...

: ''Pennsylvanier'' , - , , , Puerto Rican , ,

Boricua Puerto Ricans ( es, Puertorriqueños; or boricuas) are the people of Puerto Rico, the inhabitants, and citizens of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and their descendants. Overview The culture held in common by most Puerto Ricans is referred t ...

, - , , , Rhode Islander , ,

Swamp Yankee ''Swamp Yankee'' is a colloquial term for rural Yankees (northeastern Americans). The term "Yankee" connotes urbane industriousness, whereas the term "Swamp Yankee" suggests a more countrified, stubborn, independent, and less-refined sub-type. Usag ...

, - , , , South Carolinian , , Sandlapper , - , , , South Dakotan , , , - , , , Tennessean , , Volunteer, Big Bender (archaic), Butternut , - , , , Texan, ,

Texian Texians were Anglo-American residents of Mexican Texas and, later, the Republic of Texas. Today, the term is used to identify early settlers of Texas, especially those who supported the Texas Revolution. Mexican settlers of that era are referr ...

(Anglo-Texan - historical),

Tejano Tejanos (, ; singular: ''Tejano/a''; Spanish for "Texan", originally borrowed from the Caddo ''tayshas'') are the residents of the state of Texas who are culturally descended from the Mexican population of Tejas and Coahuila that lived in t ...

(Hispano-Texan), Texican (archaic) , - , , , Utahn , , Utahian, Utahan , - , , , Vermonter , , Woodchuck , - ,

Virgin Islands The Virgin Islands ( es, Islas Vírgenes) are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. They are geologically and biogeographically the easternmost part of the Greater Antilles, the northern islands belonging to the Puerto Rico Trench and St. Cro ...

, , Virgin Islander , , , - , , , Virginian , , , - ,

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

, , Washingtonian , , , - , , , West Virginian , , , - , , , Wisconsinite , , Badger, Cheesehead, Sconnie, Wisconsonian, Wisconsese , - , , , Wyomingite , , Wyomese, Wyomingian

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Demonyms A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

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