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
阿拉巴马州AlabamaALSouth (Southeast)
阿拉斯加州AlaskaAKWest (Non-Contiguous)
亚利桑那州ArizonaAZWest (Mountain)
阿肯色州ArkansasARSouth (West South Central)
加利福尼亚州CaliforniaCAWest (Pacific)
科罗拉多州ColoradoCOWest (Mountain)
康涅狄格州ConnecticutCTNortheast (New England)
特拉华州DelawareDESouth (South Atlantic)
佛罗里达州FloridaFLSouth (South Atlantic)
佐治亚州（乔治亚州）GeorgiaGASouth (South Atlantic)
夏威夷州HawaiiHIWest (Non-Contiguous)
爱达荷州IdahoIDWest (Mountain)
伊利诺伊州IllinoisILMidwest (East North Central)
印第安纳州IndianaINMidwest (East North Central)
爱荷华州IowaIAMidwest (West North Central)
堪萨斯州KansasKSMidwest (West North Central)
肯塔基州KentuckyKYSouth (East South Central)
路易斯安那州LouisianaLASouth (West South Central)
缅因州MaineMENortheast (New England)
马里兰州MarylandMDSouth (South Atlantic)
马萨诸塞州MassachusettsMANortheast (New England)
密歇根州MichiganMIMidwest (East North Central)
明尼苏达州MinnesotaMNMidwest (West North Central)
密西西比州MississippiMSSouth (East South Central)
密苏里州MissouriMOMidwest (West North Central)
蒙大拿州MontanaMTWest (Mountain)
内布拉斯加州NebraskaNEMidwest (West North Central)
内华达州NevadaNVWest (Mountain)
新罕布什尔州New HampshireNHNortheast (New England)
新泽西州New JerseyNJNortheast (Mid-Atlantic)
新墨西哥州New MexicoNMWest (Mountain)
纽约州New YorkNYNortheast (Mid-Atlantic)
北卡罗来纳州North CarolinaNCSouth (South Atlantic)
北达科他州North DakotaNDMidwest (West North Central)
俄亥俄州OhioOHMidwest (East North Central)
俄克拉荷马州OklahomaOKSouth (West South Central)
俄勒冈州OregonORWest (Pacific)
宾夕法尼亚州PennsylvaniaPANortheast (Mid-Atlantic)
罗得岛州Rhode IslandRINortheast (New England)
南卡罗来纳州South CarolinaSCSouth (South Atlantic)
南达科他州South DakotaSDMidwest (West North Central)
田纳西州TennesseeTNSouth (East South Central)
德克萨斯州TexasTXSouth (West South Central)
托管领土Trust TerritoriesTTN/A (Non-state territory)
犹他州UtahUTWest (Mountain)
佛蒙特州VermontVTNortheast (New England)
弗吉尼亚州VirginiaVASouth (South Atlantic)
华盛顿州WashingtonWAWest (Pacific)
西弗吉尼亚州West VirginiaWVSouth (South Atlantic)
威斯康星州WisconsinWIMidwest (East North Central)
怀俄明州WyomingWYWest (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.