List of U.S. state sports explained

This is a list of official U.S. state sports as recognized by state legislatures.

Table

State SportYear AdoptedDesignation
AlaskaDog mushing[1] 1972
CaliforniaSurfing[2] 2018
ColoradoPack burro racing[3] 2012State summer sport
Skiing and Snowboarding[4] 2008State winter sport
DelawareBicycling[5] 2014
HawaiiSurfing (He'e nalu)[6] 1998State individual sport
Outrigger canoe paddling (Heihei wa'a)[7] 1986State team sport
MarylandJousting[8] 1962State sport
Lacrosse[9] 2004State team sport
MassachusettsBasketball[10] [11] 2006Sport of the Commonwealth
Volleyball[12] [13] 2014Recreational and team sport of the Commonwealth
MichiganAmerican Football[14] 1972
MinnesotaIce hockey[15] 2009
MissouriArchery[16] 2022
New HampshireSkiing[17] [18] 1998
New YorkBaseball[19] 2021
Stock car racing[20] 2011
Curling[21] 2023
South DakotaRodeo[22] 2003
TexasRodeo[23] 1997
WashingtonPickleball[24] 2022
WyomingRodeo[25] 2003

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska. Alaska.gov. 1 August 2018.
  2. Web site: CA. Assembly Bill No. 1782 CHAPTER 162.
  3. Web site: State Summer Sport. Colorado State Archives. May 12, 2023.
  4. Web site: State Winter Sport. Colorado State Archives. May 12, 2023.
  5. Web site: DE. Gen. Provis. § 7-235. Legis.delaware.gov. 1 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160823211236/http://www.legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS147.NSF/vwLegislation/HB+235 . 2016-08-23 . dead.
  6. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport) . Hawaii State Legislature . Capitol.hawaii.gov . November 7, 2014.
  7. Web site: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport) . Hawaii State Legislature . November 7, 2014.
  8. Web site: Md. Gen. Provis. § 7-329. Mgaleg.maryland.gov. 1 August 2018. dead. 8 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160808035744/http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutesText.aspx?article=ggp&section=7-329&ext=html&session=2015RS&tab=subject5.
  9. Web site: Jousting & Lacrosse, Maryland State Sports. Msa.maryland.gov. 1 August 2018.
  10. Web site: General Law - Part I, Title I, Chapter 2, Section 55. malegislature.gov. 1 August 2018.
  11. Web site: Session Law - Acts of 2006 Chapter 215. malegislature.gov. 1 August 2018.
  12. Web site: General Law - Part I, Title I, Chapter 2, Section 61. malegislature.gov. 1 August 2018.
  13. Web site: Session Law - Acts of 2014 Chapter 208. malegislature.gov. 1 August 2018.
  14. Web site: Michigan Kids' Corner, State of Michigan. Michigan.gov. 1 August 2018.
  15. Web site: 1.1499 - 2015 Minnesota Statutes . 2016-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151031192717/https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=1.1499 . 2015-10-31 . dead .
  16. Web site: Missouri Secretary of State - Missouri State Symbols. sos.mo.gov/. 6 September 2023 .
  17. Web site: New Hampshire Almanac - NH.gov. Nh.gov. 1 August 2018.
  18. Web site: Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Minnesota State Symbols. Leg.state.mn.us. 1 August 2018.
  19. Web site: Baseball Becomes Official Sport of New York. 13wham.com. 30 July 2021.
  20. Web site: State sport. North Carolina General Assembly. 13 August 2014.
  21. Web site: Senate Bill 2229 reaches the 'end' as Burgum signs bill making curling the official sport of North Dakota. Office of Governor, State of North Dakota. 26 March 2023.
  22. Web site: SDLRC - Codified Law 1-6-16.8. Sdlegislature.gov. 1 August 2018.
  23. Web site: Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - TSLAC. Tsl.texas.gov. 1 August 2018.
  24. News: Zhou . Amanda . March 28, 2022 . Pickleball officially named WA state sport . The Seattle Times . March 28, 2022.
  25. Web site: Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming. Wyo.gov. 1 August 2018.