List of U.S. state sports explained

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

Table

State	Sport	Year Adopted	Designation
Alaska	Dog mushing^[1]	1972
California	Surfing^[2]	2018
Colorado	Pack burro racing^[3]	2012	State summer sport
	Skiing and Snowboarding^[4]	2008	State winter sport
Delaware	Bicycling^[5]	2014
Hawaii	Surfing (He'e nalu)^[6]	1998	State individual sport
	Outrigger canoe paddling (Heihei wa'a)^[7]	1986	State team sport
Maryland	Jousting^[8]	1962	State sport
	Lacrosse^[9]	2004	State team sport
Massachusetts	Basketball^[10] ^[11]	2006	Sport of the Commonwealth
	Volleyball^[12] ^[13]	2014	Recreational and team sport of the Commonwealth
Michigan	American Football^[14]	1972
Minnesota	Ice hockey^[15]	2009
Missouri	Archery^[16]	2022
New Hampshire	Skiing^[17] ^[18]	1998
New York	Baseball^[19]	2021
	Stock car racing^[20]	2011
	Curling^[21]	2023
South Dakota	Rodeo^[22]	2003
Texas	Rodeo^[23]	1997
Washington	Pickleball^[24]	2022
Wyoming	Rodeo^[25]	2003

See also

• List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia
• National sport

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.