For international students who have just arrived in the United States, state abbreviations may not be familiar at first. However, these abbreviations appear frequently in daily life — on mail, addresses, forms, and even job applications.
To make things easier, CheersYou has compiled a full list of all U.S. states with their Chinese names, English names, and official abbreviations for easy reference.
State Name (Chinese) | State Name (English) | Abbreviation | Geographic Region |
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阿拉巴马州 | Alabama | AL | South (Southeast) |
阿拉斯加州 | Alaska | AK | West (Non-Contiguous) |
亚利桑那州 | Arizona | AZ | West (Mountain) |
阿肯色州 | Arkansas | AR | South (West South Central) |
加利福尼亚州 | California | CA | West (Pacific) |
科罗拉多州 | Colorado | CO | West (Mountain) |
康涅狄格州 | Connecticut | CT | Northeast (New England) |
特拉华州 | Delaware | DE | South (South Atlantic) |
佛罗里达州 | Florida | FL | South (South Atlantic) |
佐治亚州(乔治亚州) | Georgia | GA | South (South Atlantic) |
夏威夷州 | Hawaii | HI | West (Non-Contiguous) |
爱达荷州 | Idaho | ID | West (Mountain) |
伊利诺伊州 | Illinois | IL | Midwest (East North Central) |
印第安纳州 | Indiana | IN | Midwest (East North Central) |
爱荷华州 | Iowa | IA | Midwest (West North Central) |
堪萨斯州 | Kansas | KS | Midwest (West North Central) |
肯塔基州 | Kentucky | KY | South (East South Central) |
路易斯安那州 | Louisiana | LA | South (West South Central) |
缅因州 | Maine | ME | Northeast (New England) |
马里兰州 | Maryland | MD | South (South Atlantic) |
马萨诸塞州 | Massachusetts | MA | Northeast (New England) |
密歇根州 | Michigan | MI | Midwest (East North Central) |
明尼苏达州 | Minnesota | MN | Midwest (West North Central) |
密西西比州 | Mississippi | MS | South (East South Central) |
密苏里州 | Missouri | MO | Midwest (West North Central) |
蒙大拿州 | Montana | MT | West (Mountain) |
内布拉斯加州 | Nebraska | NE | Midwest (West North Central) |
内华达州 | Nevada | NV | West (Mountain) |
新罕布什尔州 | New Hampshire | NH | Northeast (New England) |
新泽西州 | New Jersey | NJ | Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
新墨西哥州 | New Mexico | NM | West (Mountain) |
纽约州 | New York | NY | Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
北卡罗来纳州 | North Carolina | NC | South (South Atlantic) |
北达科他州 | North Dakota | ND | Midwest (West North Central) |
俄亥俄州 | Ohio | OH | Midwest (East North Central) |
俄克拉荷马州 | Oklahoma | OK | South (West South Central) |
俄勒冈州 | Oregon | OR | West (Pacific) |
宾夕法尼亚州 | Pennsylvania | PA | Northeast (Mid-Atlantic) |
罗得岛州 | Rhode Island | RI | Northeast (New England) |
南卡罗来纳州 | South Carolina | SC | South (South Atlantic) |
南达科他州 | South Dakota | SD | Midwest (West North Central) |
田纳西州 | Tennessee | TN | South (East South Central) |
德克萨斯州 | Texas | TX | South (West South Central) |
托管领土 | Trust Territories | TT | N/A (Non-state territory) |
犹他州 | Utah | UT | West (Mountain) |
佛蒙特州 | Vermont | VT | Northeast (New England) |
弗吉尼亚州 | Virginia | VA | South (South Atlantic) |
华盛顿州 | Washington | WA | West (Pacific) |
西弗吉尼亚州 | West Virginia | WV | South (South Atlantic) |
威斯康星州 | Wisconsin | WI | Midwest (East North Central) |
怀俄明州 | Wyoming | WY | West (Mountain) |
Fun Facts
- The longest U.S. state name is “Massachusetts,” and one of the shortest is “Ohio.”
- California (CA) is the most populous state in the U.S., while Wyoming (WY) has the smallest population.
- Not all state abbreviations match the first two letters of their name. For example, Missouri is abbreviated as “MO,” not “MI”—“MI” stands for Michigan.
- Two states share the name “Virginia”: Virginia (VA) and West Virginia (WV), but they are entirely separate states with different governments.
- The USPS mandates that all state abbreviations be written in uppercase letters and without periods—for example, use “NY” instead of “N.Y.” in addresses.
- There are four U.S. states that start with “New”: New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, and New York.