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| Rank | Topic | Wikipedia views Oct 21 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy of America | 64419 |
| 2 | Holland of America | 48778 |
| 3 | Switzerland of America [link], 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.</ref> | 38851 |
| 4 | Copper State | 19580 |
| 5 | Corporate Capital (due to the state's business-friendly laws) | 14779 |
| 6 | Aztec State | 13323 |
| 7 | Silver State (currently used on license plates) | 12969 |
| 8 | Spud State </ref> | 12422 |
| 9 | Grand Canyon State (currently used on license plates) [link], 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.</ref> | 11716 |
| 10 | Bear State (pronounced "Bar State") | 11619 |
| 11 | Mount Rushmore State (officially adopted in 1980 in place of the former nickname of Sunshine State) | 11095 |
| 12 | Mormon State </ref> | 10472 |
| 13 | The Great Lakes State (previously used on license plates) | 9281 |
| 14 | Iodine Products State (in disuse) </ref> (previously used on license plates) | 9171 |
| 15 | Quaker State | 9035 |
| 16 | Coyote State [link], SHG Resources website, accessed July 7, 2008</ref> | 8221 |
| 17 | Tobacco State | 8168 |
| 18 | Wolverine State | 7031 |
| 19 | Granite State </ref> | 6642 |
| 20 | Hemp State | 6413 |
| 21 | Gem State | 6249 |
| 22 | Valentine State (Arizona gained statehood on February 14, 1912) | 6210 |
| 23 | Orange State | 6195 |
| 24 | Sunflower State | 5824 |
| 25 | Pine Tree State | 5639 |
| 26 | New Andalusia | 5607 |
| 27 | Apache State | 5502 |
| 28 | Cactus State | 4943 |
| 29 | Peach State </ref> (previously used on license plates) | 4581 |
| 30 | Oyster State [link]</ref> | 4348 |
| 31 | Sioux State | 4147 |
| 32 | Gulf State | 4047 |
| 33 | Rip Van Winkle State | 3951 |
| 34 | Cave State | 3686 |
| 35 | Uncle Sam's Pocket Handkerchief | 3605 |
| 36 | Chesapeake State | 3490 |
| 37 | Citrus State | 2785 |
| 38 | Ozark State | 2559 |
| 39 | Blizzard State | 2294 |
| 40 | Liberty Bell State | 2250 |
| 41 | Bowie State | 2049 |
| 42 | Turpentine State | 2042 |
| 43 | Everglade State [link], 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.</ref> | 1943 |
| 44 | Creole State | 1888 |
| 45 | Hot Springs State | 1747 |
| 46 | Hog and Hominy State | 1652 |
| 47 | Rough Rider State | 1536 |
| 48 | Bayou State (previously used on license plates) | 1405 |
| 49 | Hoosier State The official sobriquet of the State of Indiana has given rise to the humorous constructions Hoosierana (the land of Hoosiers; see uses in [link] and [link]) and Hoosierstan (the place of Hoosiers).</ref> | 1231 |
| 50 | Artesian State | 1212 |
| 51 | Bellwether State | 1139 |
| 52 | Terrapin State | 1039 |
| 53 | Bullion State | 872 |
| 54 | Queen State | 860 |
| 55 | New Sweden | 827 |
| 56 | Tar Heel State | 796 |
| 57 | White Mountain State | 738 |
| 58 | Badger State | 712 |
| 59 | Magnolia State | 591 |
| 60 | Pelican State | 580 |
| 61 | Sooner State <!-- though "official" is the wrong word in this case --> | 523 |
| 62 | Hawkeye State | 501 |
| 63 | Yellowhammer State | 470 |
| 64 | Sagebrush State | 462 |
| 65 | Manatee State | 423 |
| 66 | Cockade State | 415 |
| 67 | Keystone State | 391 |
| 68 | Bluegrass State (currently used on license plates) [link], 50 States.</ref> | 385 |
| 69 | Palmetto State | 342 |
| 70 | The Empire State (currently used on license plates) | 298 |
| 71 | Land of the Midnight Sun | 243 |
| 72 | Toothpick State [link], US States, retrieved April 24, 2009.</ref> | 204 |
| 73 | Blue Hen State or Blue Hen Chicken State | 185 |
| 74 | Goober State â Refers to peanuts, the official state crop. </ref> | 150 |
| 75 | Peace Garden State (currently used on license plates) | 117 |
| 76 | Cracker State â Along with Florida, Georgia had been called "The Cracker State" in earlier times, perhaps a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. </ref> See also Atlanta Crackers: Origin of the name | 84 |
| 77 | Brownstone State | 32 |
| 78 | The Crossroads of the Revolution (previously used on license plates) | 24 |
| 79 | Freestone State | 21 |
| 80 | Land of the Sky | 21 |
| 81 | Hurricane State | 5 |
| 82 | First in Flight State | 5 |
| 83 | Tropical State | < 5 |
| 84 | Blue Law State [link], 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.</ref> | < 5 |
| 85 | Razorback State | < 5 |
| 86 | Seward's Folly (named after U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward) | < 5 |
| 87 | Beaver State | < 5 |
| 88 | Baked Bean State | < 5 |
| 89 | Flickertail State | < 5 |
| 90 | Alligator State | < 5 |
| 91 | Buckeye State | < 5 |
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