Western states
Gold state
California
Lone Star state
Texas
Great Lakes state
Michigan
Sunshine state
Florida
Ocean state
Rhode Island
Grand Canyon state
Arizona
Sooner state
Oklahoma
Sunflower state (think Dorothy from Wizard of Oz)
Kansas
Tar Heel state
North Carolina
Bay state
Massachusetts
Evergreen state
Washington
Peach state
Georgia
Hooser state
Indiana
Old Dominion state
Green Mountain state
New Hampshire
Silver state (not Taunton, that's a city nickname)
Nevada
Magnolia state
Mississippi state
Badger state
Wisconsin
Volunteer state
Tennessee
Pine Tree state
Maine
Beaver state
Oregon
Pelican state
Louisiana
Prairie state
Illinois
Palmetto state
South Carolina
Granite state
New Hampshire