Comma Separated Lists of US States and Territories- Abbreviations, Select Options, Etc.

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Below you will find a list of comma separated states and territories, comma separated US state abbreviation list with two letters, both of those iterations with single and double quotes, and the HTML select options for entire states as well as their abbreviation. All of these are ready to be copied and pasted into your code or query. You can also copy the first few sets into a text (.txt) file and save it as a CSV (comma separated value) file as well.

Please Note: Each of these state abbreviation comma delimited lists include all of the 50 states in the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and the five major territories of the United States, as well as the 11 outlying islands under the umbrella of “United States Minor Outlying Islands.” If there are any other lists of all U.S. states you’d like to see here, please let me know in the comments below.

 

Comma separated list of states

Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Minor Outlying Islands, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

 

Comma separated list of states with single quotes

'Alabama', 'Alaska', 'American Samoa', 'Arizona', 'Arkansas', 'California', 'Colorado', 'Connecticut', 'Delaware', 'District of Columbia', 'Florida', 'Georgia', 'Guam', 'Hawaii', 'Idaho', 'Illinois', 'Indiana', 'Iowa', 'Kansas', 'Kentucky', 'Louisiana', 'Maine', 'Maryland', 'Massachusetts', 'Michigan', 'Minnesota', 'Minor Outlying Islands', 'Mississippi', 'Missouri', 'Montana', 'Nebraska', 'Nevada', 'New Hampshire', 'New Jersey', 'New Mexico', 'New York', 'North Carolina', 'North Dakota', 'Northern Mariana Islands', 'Ohio', 'Oklahoma', 'Oregon', 'Pennsylvania', 'Puerto Rico', 'Rhode Island', 'South Carolina', 'South Dakota', 'Tennessee', 'Texas', 'U.S. Virgin Islands', 'Utah', 'Vermont', 'Virginia', 'Washington', 'West Virginia', 'Wisconsin', 'Wyoming'

 

Comma separated list of states with double quotes

"Alabama", "Alaska", "American Samoa", "Arizona", "Arkansas", "California", "Colorado", "Connecticut", "Delaware", "District of Columbia", "Florida", "Georgia", "Guam", "Hawaii", "Idaho", "Illinois", "Indiana", "Iowa", "Kansas", "Kentucky", "Louisiana", "Maine", "Maryland", "Massachusetts", "Michigan", "Minnesota", "Minor Outlying Islands", "Mississippi", "Missouri", "Montana", "Nebraska", "Nevada", "New Hampshire", "New Jersey", "New Mexico", "New York", "North Carolina", "North Dakota", "Northern Mariana Islands", "Ohio", "Oklahoma", "Oregon", "Pennsylvania", "Puerto Rico", "Rhode Island", "South Carolina", "South Dakota", "Tennessee", "Texas", "U.S. Virgin Islands", "Utah", "Vermont", "Virginia", "Washington", "West Virginia", "Wisconsin", "Wyoming"

 

Comma separated list of state abbreviations

AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MP, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UM, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Comma separated list of state abbreviations with single quotes

'AK', 'AL', 'AR', 'AS', 'AZ', 'CA', 'CO', 'CT', 'DC', 'DE', 'FL', 'GA', 'GU', 'HI', 'IA', 'ID', 'IL', 'IN', 'KS', 'KY', 'LA', 'MA', 'MD', 'ME', 'MI', 'MN', 'MO', 'MP', 'MS', 'MT', 'NC', 'ND', 'NE', 'NH', 'NJ', 'NM', 'NV', 'NY', 'OH', 'OK', 'OR', 'PA', 'PR', 'RI', 'SC', 'SD', 'TN', 'TX', 'UM', 'UT', 'VA', 'VI', 'VT', 'WA', 'WI', 'WV', 'WY'

 

Comma separated list of state abbreviations with double quotes

"AK", "AL", "AR", "AS", "AZ", "CA", "CO", "CT", "DC", "DE", "FL", "GA", "GU", "HI", "IA", "ID", "IL", "IN", "KS", "KY", "LA", "MA", "MD", "ME", "MI", "MN", "MO", "MP", "MS", "MT", "NC", "ND", "NE", "NH", "NJ", "NM", "NV", "NY", "OH", "OK", "OR", "PA", "PR", "RI", "SC", "SD", "TN", "TX", "UM", "UT", "VA", "VI", "VT", "WA", "WI", "WV", "WY"

 

List of All U.S. States in Select Options for HTML Forms

<select name="states">
<option value="alabama">Alabama</option>
<option value="alaska">Alaska</option>
<option value="american samoa">American Samoa</option>
<option value="arizona">Arizona</option>
<option value="arkansas">Arkansas</option>
<option value="california">California</option>
<option value="colorado">Colorado</option>
<option value="connecticut">Connecticut</option>
<option value="delaware">Delaware</option>
<option value="dc">DC</option>
<option value="florida">Florida</option>
<option value="georgia">Georgia</option>
<option value="guam">Guam</option>
<option value="hawaii">Hawaii</option>
<option value="idaho">Idaho</option>
<option value="illinois">Illinois</option>
<option value="indiana">Indiana</option>
<option value="iowa">Iowa</option>
<option value="kansas">Kansas</option>
<option value="kentucky">Kentucky</option>
<option value="louisiana">Louisiana</option>
<option value="maine">Maine</option>
<option value="maryland">Maryland</option>
<option value="massachusetts">Massachusetts</option>
<option value="michigan">Michigan</option>
<option value="minnesota">Minnesota</option>
<option value="minor outlying islands">Minor Outlying Islands</option>
<option value="mississippi">Mississippi</option>
<option value="missouri">Missouri</option>
<option value="montana">Montana</option>
<option value="nebraska">Nebraska</option>
<option value="nevada">Nevada</option>
<option value="new hampshire">New Hampshire</option>
<option value="new jersey">New Jersey</option>
<option value="new mexico">New Mexico</option>
<option value="new york">New York</option>
<option value="north carolina">North Carolina</option>
<option value="north dakota">North Dakota</option>
<option value="northern mariana islands">Northern Mariana Islands</option>
<option value="ohio">Ohio</option>
<option value="oklahoma">Oklahoma</option>
<option value="oregon">Oregon</option>
<option value="pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</option>
<option value="puerto rico">Puerto Rico</option>
<option value="rhode island">Rhode Island</option>
<option value="south carolina">South Carolina</option>
<option value="south dakota">South Dakota</option>
<option value="tennessee">Tennessee</option>
<option value="texas">Texas</option>
<option value="u.s. virgin islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</option>
<option value="utah">Utah</option>
<option value="vermont">Vermont</option>
<option value="virginia">Virginia</option>
<option value="washington">Washington</option>
<option value="west virginia">West Virginia</option>
<option value="wisconsin">Wisconsin</option>
<option value="wyoming">Wyoming</option>
</select>

 

Abbreviation of States in Select Options for HTML Drop Down Form

<select name="state">
<option value="AK">AK</option>
<option value="AL">AL</option>
<option value="AR">AR</option>
<option value="AS">AS</option>
<option value="AZ">AZ</option>
<option value="CA">CA</option>
<option value="CO">CO</option>
<option value="CT">CT</option>
<option value="DC">DC</option>
<option value="DE">DE</option>
<option value="FL">FL</option>
<option value="GA">GA</option>
<option value="GU">GU</option>
<option value="HI">HI</option>
<option value="IA">IA</option>
<option value="ID">ID</option>
<option value="IL">IL</option>
<option value="IN">IN</option>
<option value="KS">KS</option>
<option value="KY">KY</option>
<option value="LA">LA</option>
<option value="MA">MA</option>
<option value="MD">MD</option>
<option value="ME">ME</option>
<option value="MI">MI</option>
<option value="MN">MN</option>
<option value="MO">MO</option>
<option value="MP">MP</option>
<option value="MS">MS</option>
<option value="MT">MT</option>
<option value="NC">NC</option>
<option value="ND">ND</option>
<option value="NE">NE</option>
<option value="NH">NH</option>
<option value="NJ">NJ</option>
<option value="NM">NM</option>
<option value="NV">NV</option>
<option value="NY">NY</option>
<option value="OH">OH</option>
<option value="OK">OK</option>
<option value="OR">OR</option>
<option value="PA">PA</option>
<option value="PR">PR</option>
<option value="RI">RI</option>
<option value="SC">SC</option>
<option value="SD">SD</option>
<option value="TN">TN</option>
<option value="TX">TX</option>
<option value="UM">UM</option>
<option value="UT">UT</option>
<option value="VA">VA</option>
<option value="VI">VI</option>
<option value="VT">VT</option>
<option value="WA">WA</option>
<option value="WI">WI</option>
<option value="WV">WV</option>
<option value="WY">WY</option>
</select>

 

States in Select Options for HTML Drop Down Form

<select name="state">
<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
<option value="AS">American Samoa</option>
<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
<option value="CA">California</option>
<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
<option value="DC">Dist of Columbia</option>
<option value="FL">Florida</option>
<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
<option value="GU">Guam</option>
<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
<option value="ME">Maine</option>
<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
<option value="UM">Minor Outlying Islands</option>
<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
<option value="MT">Montana</option>
<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
<option value="NY">New York</option>
<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
<option value="MP">Northern Mariana Islands</option>
<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
<option value="PR">Puerto Rico</option>
<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
<option value="TX">Texas</option>
<option value="UT">Utah</option>
<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
<option value="VI">U.S. Virgin Islands</option>
<option value="WA">Washington</option>
<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>

 

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