Random State Generator
Pick a random US state with its capital, postal abbreviation, region, statehood year and nickname, or shuffle all 50 states.
Pick a random US state with its capital, postal abbreviation, region, statehood year and nickname, or shuffle all 50 states.
Press Generate to pick one of the 50 US states. The card shows the two-letter postal abbreviation, capital, Census region, the year it joined the Union, its nickname and its largest city. Set How many for several states, keep No repeats ticked, or use All 50 shuffled for the whole list in random order. Include Washington, D.C. and the five inhabited territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands) if you need them.
| Census region | States |
|---|---|
| Northeast (9) | CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT |
| Midwest (12) | IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI |
| South (16 + DC) | AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV |
| West (13) | AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY |
The Joined the Union filter picks from the original 13 colonies, states admitted between 1791 and 1899, or the five admitted in the 20th century: Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii.
Use State + capital for a study list, or show only the state and ask for the capital before clicking the card. Classic surprises: the capital of California is Sacramento, not Los Angeles; New York's is Albany; Illinois's is Springfield; and Florida's is Tallahassee. The abbreviation view helps with postal codes that trip people up, such as AK (Alaska) versus AR (Arkansas), and MI, MN, MS and MO.
All 50 US states by default. You can add Washington, D.C., or D.C. plus the five inhabited territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Yes. Set Region to Northeast, Midwest, South or West, based on the US Census Bureau regions, or open ?mode=west and similar links.
Yes. Click All 50 shuffled, or set How many to 50 with No repeats ticked. Each state appears exactly once.
Yes. Every card shows the capital and the two-letter postal abbreviation, and Show can output name, abbreviation, name plus abbreviation, state plus capital or full details.
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. Choose Original 13 colonies to pick only from them.
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