About the us state wheel
The US state wheel includes all 50 states, each with an equal chance. Teachers use it to assign state reports fairly, and travelers use it to pick a road-trip destination. Turn on "Remove winner" to assign every state exactly once.
Ways to use it
- Assign state report topics without favoritism.
- Play geography trivia: spin a state, then name its capital.
- Pick your next road-trip or vacation destination.
All 50 states by region
The US Census Bureau groups the states into four regions. Northeast (9): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont. Midwest (12): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin. South (16): Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia. West (13): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Use "Spin only" above the entries to spin just one region.
Geography games with the state wheel
Spin a state and ask students to find it on a blank map, name its capital and a neighbouring state, or say which region it belongs to. For a state report, turn on "Remove winner" and spin once per student so everyone gets a different state. Spin twice and ask which state is bigger, or which is further east.
What’s on this wheel (50)
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Frequently asked questions
Does the wheel include all 50 states?
Yes, all 50 US states. Add Washington, D.C. or US territories on new lines if you need them.
How do I assign every state to a student once?
Turn on "Remove winner after each spin". Each state is removed after it’s picked, so no state is assigned twice.