The 50 State Mottos

The list below is all 50 States and their state mottos in alphabetical order.

State Motto English Translation
Wyoming State Flag Wyoming Equal Rights
Wisconsin State Flag Wisconsin Forward
West Virginia State Flag West Virginia Montani semper liberi Mountaineers are always free
Washington State Flag Washington Al-ki By and by
Virginia State Flag Virginia Sic semper tyrannis Thus always to tyrants
Vermont State Flag Vermont Freedom and Unity
Utah State Flag Utah Industry
Texas State Flag Texas Friendship
Tennessee State Flag Tennessee Agriculture and Commerce
South Dakota State Flag South Dakota Under God, the people rule
South Carolina State Flag South Carolina Dum spiro spero While I breathe, I hope
Rhode Island State Flag Rhode Island Hope
Pennsylvania State Flag Pennsylvania Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
Oregon State Flag Oregon She Flies With Her Own Wings
Oklahoma State Flag Oklahoma Labor Omnia Vincit Labor conquers all things
Ohio State Flag Ohio With God, all things are possible
North Dakota State Flag North Dakota Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable
North Carolina State Flag North Carolina Esse quam videri To be rather than to seem
New York State Flag New York Excelsior Ever upward
New Mexico State Flag New Mexico Crescit eundo It grows as it goes
New Jersey State Flag New Jersey Liberty and Prosperity
New Hampshire State Flag New Hampshire Live Free or Die
Nevada State Flag Nevada All for Our Country
Nebraska State Flag Nebraska Equality before the law
Montana State Flag Montana Oro y plata Gold and silver
Missouri State Flag Missouri Salus populi suprema lex esto Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law
Mississippi State Flag Mississippi Virtute et armis By valor and arms
Minnesota State Flag Minnesota L'Étoile du Nord The North Star
Michigan State Flag Michigan Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you
Massachusetts State Flag Massachusetts Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty
Maryland State Flag Maryland Fatti maschii, parole femine Strong deeds, gentle words
Maine State Flag Maine Dirigo I lead
Louisiana State Flag Louisiana Union, Justice, and Confidence
Kentucky State Flag Kentucky United we stand, divided we fall
Kansas State Flag Kansas Ad astra per aspera Through hardships to the stars
Iowa State Flag Iowa Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
Indiana State Flag Indiana The Crossroads of America
Illinois State Flag Illinois State Sovereignty, National Union
Idaho State Flag Idaho Esto perpetua Let it be perpetual
Hawaii State Flag Hawaii Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness
Georgia State Flag Georgia Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation
Florida State Flag Florida In God We Trust
Delaware State Flag Delaware Liberty and Independence
Connecticut State Flag Connecticut Qui transtulit sustinet He who transplanted still sustains
Colorado State Flag Colorado Nil sine numine Nothing without providence
California State Flag California Eureka I have found it
Arkansas State Flag Arkansas Regnat populus The people rule
Arizona State Flag Arizona Ditat Deus God enriches
Alaska State Flag Alaska North to the Future
Alabama State Flag Alabama Audemus jura nostra defendere We dare defend our rights
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