From Tennessee with its 9 state songs (!?) to New Jersey which technically has none, figuring out the list of state songs for every state can be daunting!
State songs have been such an important part of each US state telling their story and having that state pride, and this guide will list the state songs, marches, and hymns that each state claims for itself so you can use it in your research or presentations.
State songs are interesting, actually, as often they are a matter of honor and tradition and not something that the residents sing along to all of the time.
Sometimes, there are much more “unofficial” state songs that seem to get adopted by people of that state.
After each state song list, you’ll find a link to other songs about that state so you can continue your listening experience and maybe find ones you’re more familiar with.
If you are using this as part of a teaching lesson, check out this beautiful but inexpensive downloadable US state map to help you check off the songs as you go along.
Alabama State Song
The state song of Alabama is called “Alabama” by Edna Gockel Gussen and was adopted in 1931.
Don’t forget to check out more songs about Alabama.
Alaska State Song
The state song of Alaska is called “Alaska’s Flag” by Elinor Dusenbury and was adopted in 1955.
Don’t forget to check out more songs about Alaska.
Arizona State Song
The state song of Arizona is called “Arizona” by Rex Allen and Rex Allen Jr, adopted in 1981, and the state anthem is called “Arizona March Song” by Maurice Blumenthal and was adopted in 1919.
Don’t forget to check out more songs about Arizona.
Arkansas State Song
The state anthem of Arkansas is “Arkansas” by Eva Ware Bennett, the state songs of Arkansas are “Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)” by Wayland Holyfield and “Oh, Arkansas” by Terry Rose and Gary Klaff.
The state historical song is “The Arkansas Traveler” by Sanford Faulkner.
Check out more songs about Arkansas.
California State Song
The state song of California is “I Love You, California” by Abraham F. Frankenstein, adopted in 1951.
Check out more songs about California.
Colorado State Song
The state songs of Colorado are “Where the Columbines Grow” by A.J. Flynn, adopted in 1915 and “Rocky Mountain High” by John Denver and Mike Taylor, adopted in 2007.
Check out more songs about Colorado.
Connecticut State Songs
The Connecticut state song is “Yankee Doodle” adopted in 1978.
Check out more songs about Connecticut.
Delaware State Song
The state song of Delaware is “Our Delaware” by Will M. S. Brown, adopted in 1925.
Check out more songs about Delaware.
Florida State Songs
The state song of Florida is “Old Folks at Home” by Stephen Foster, adopted for the second time in 2008, and the state anthem is “Florida (Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky)” by Jan Hinton.
Check out more songs about Florida.
Georgia State Songs
The state song of Georgia is “Georgia On My Mind,” sung by Ray Charles and adopted in 1979.
Check out more Georgia songs.
Hawaii State Song
The state anthem of Hawaii is “Hawai’i Pono’i” by Henri Burger, adopted in 1967.
Check out more Hawaii songs.
Idaho State Song
The state song of Idaho is “Here We Have Idaho” by Sallie Hume Douglas, adopted in 1931.
Check out more songs about Idaho.
Illinois State Song
The state song of Illinois is “Illinois” by Archibald Johnston, adopted in 1925.
Check out more songs about Illinois.
Indiana State Song
Check out the state song of Indiana, “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,” by Paul Dresser, adopted in 1913.
Here are some more songs about Indiana.
Iowa State Song
The state song of Iowa is “The Song of Iowa” by Melchior Franck, adopted in 1911.
Here are some more Iowa songs.
Kansas State Songs
Kansas has a few songs, with the state song being “Home on the Range” by Daniel E. Kelley, adopted in 1947. There is also the Kansas state match, “The Kansas March” and the official march known as “Here’s Kansas.”
Here are some more songs about Kansas.
Kentucky State Song
Kentucky’s state song is “My Old Kentucky Home” by Stephen Foster, adopted in 1928.
Here are some more songs about Kentucky.
Louisiana State Songs
Louisiana has two official state songs, “Give Me Louisiana” by Doralice Fontane, and “You Are My Sunshine” by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell.
There is also a state march, “Louisiana My Home Sweet Home.”
Check out more Louisiana songs.
Maine State Songs
Maine has a state song, “State of Maine” by Roger Vinton Snow, adopted in 1937 and a state ballad, “Ballad of the 20th Maine” by The Ghost of Paul Revere.
Check out more songs about Maine.
State Songs about Maryland
Maryland’s state song is “Maryland, My Maryland” by Melchoir Franck, adopted in 1939.
Check out more songs about Maryland.
Massachusetts State Songs
Massachusetts has plenty of state songs. Some of the most popular are the state anthem, “All Hail to Massachusetts,” the state ode, “Ode to Massachusetts,” and the state patriotic song, “Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land is Free)”.
Check out more songs about Massachusetts.
Michigan State Song
The state song of Michigan is, “My Michigan,” by H. O’Reilly Clint, adopted in 1937.
Check out more songs about Michigan.
Minnesota State Song
Check out the state song of Minnesota, “Hail! Minnesota” by Truman Rickard, adopted in 1945.
Enjoy more songs about Minnesota.
Mississippi’s State Song
The state song of Mississippi is “Go, Mississippi” by William Houston Davis, adopted in 1962.
Check out more songs about Mississippi.
State Songs of Missouri
The state song of Missouri is “Missouri Waltz,” by John Eppel, adopted in 1949.
Check out more songs about Missouri.
State Songs of Montana
Montana has three state songs, the state song being “Montana” by Joseph E. Howard, the state ballad which is “Montana Melody” and the state lullaby which is “Montana Lullaby.”
Enjoy more songs about Montana.
State Song of Nebraska
Nebraska’s state song is “Beautiful Nebraska” by Jim Fras, adopted in 1967.
Check out more Nebraska songs.
Nevada State Songs
Nevada’s state song is “Home Means Nevada” by Bertha Rafetto.
Check out more songs about Nevada.
New Hampshire State Songs
New Hampshire has two official state songs, “Old New Hampshire” by Maurice Hoffman and “Live Free or Die” by Barry Palmer.
They also have a few unofficial state songs, which you can find in our guide to songs about New Hampshire.
New Jersey State Songs
New Jersey doesn’t have any official state songs!
Check out songs about New Jersey, though, for ideas.
New Mexico State Songs
New Mexico has a state song, “O Fair New Mexico” by Elizabeth Garrett, as well as a state ballad, “Land of Enchantment,” and they also have a Spanish state song as well as a cowboy song.
Check out more songs about New Mexico.
New York State Song
New York has a state song known as “I love New York” by Steve Karmen, adopted in 1980.
Check out more songs about New York.
North Carolina State Song
North Carolina’s state song is “The Old North State” by E.E Randolph, adopted in 1927.
Check out more North Carolina songs.
North Dakota State Song
The state song of North Dakota is the “North Dakota Hymn” by C. S. Putman, adopted in 1947.
Check out more North Dakota songs.
Ohio State Song
Ohio’s state song is “Beautiful Ohio” by Mary Earl, adopted in 1969.
Check out more songs about Ohio.
Oklahoma State Songs
Oklahoma has a few official songs, the main one being “Oklahoma” by Richard Rodgers, adopted in 1953, as well as the state folk song, “Oklahoma Hills.”
Check out more songs about Oklahoma.
Oregon State Songs
Oregon has a state song named “Oregon, My Oregon” by Henry Bernard Murtaghin, adopted in 1927.
Check out more songs about Oregon.
Pennsylvania State Song
Pennsylvania has a state song simply called “Pennsylvania.”
Check out more Pennsylvania songs.
Rhode Island State Songs
Rhode island has a state song, “Rhode Island, It’s for Me,” as well as a state march known as “Rhode Island.”
Check out more Rhode Island songs.
South Carolina State Song
There are two songs about South Carolina, “Carolina” by Anne Curtis Burgess, “South Carolina On My Mind” by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge.
Check out more South Carolina songs.
South Dakota State Song
The state song of South Dakota is “Hail! South Dakota,” by DeeCort Hammitt, adopted in 1943.
Check out more South Dakota songs.
Tennessee State Songs
Tennessee has 9 state songs, the most of any state. They are, “My Homeland, Tennessee,” “When It’s Iris Time in Tennessee,” “My Tennessee,” “Tennessee Waltz,” “Rocky Top,” “Tennessee,” “The Pride of Tennessee,” “A Tennessee Bicentennial Rap,” “Smoky Mountain Rain,” and “Tennessee” by John R. Bean.
Check out more songs about Tennessee.
State Song about Texas
The state song of Texas is “Texas, Our Texas,” by William J. Marsh and adopted in 1929.
Check out more songs about Texas.
Utah State Songs
Utah has a state song, “Utah…This is the Place,” by Sam and Gary Francis, adopted in 2003.
It also has a state hymn, “Utah, We Love Thee,” adopted in 2003 as well.
Check out more songs about Utah.
Vermont State Song
Vermont has a state song, “These Green Mountains,” by Diane Martin, adopted in 1999.
Check out more songs about Vermont.
State Songs of Virginia
Virginia has a traditional state song, “Our Great Virginia,” adopted in 2015. There’s also a popular state song, “Sweet Virginia Breeze.”
Check out more songs about Virginia.
State Songs of Washington
The state song of Washington is “Washington, My Home” by Stuart Churchill, adopted in 1959. There is also a state folk song, “Roll On, Columbia, Roll On.”
Check out more songs about Washington state.
West Virginia State Songs
West Virginia has four state songs, “The West Virginia Hills,” “This is My West Virginia,” “West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home” and “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”
Check out more songs about West Virginia.
Wisconsin State Songs
Wisconsin has a state song, “On, Wisconsin!” by William T. Purdy, as well as a state ballad, “Oh Wisconsin, Land of My Dreams.”
Check out more songs about Wisconsin.
Wyoming State Songs
Wyoming has a state song, “Wyoming Where I Belong,” by Annie and Amy Smith, adopted in 2018.
Here are more songs about Wyoming.
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