List of U.S. state sports

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 (Heʻe nalu) [6]	1998	State individual sport
	Outrigger canoe paddling (Heihei waʻa) [7]	1986	State team sport
Maryland	Jousting [8]	1962	State sport
	Lacrosse [9]	2004	State team sport
	Walking [10]	2008	State exercise
Massachusetts	Basketball [11] [12]	2006	Sport of the Commonwealth
	Volleyball [13] [14]	2014	Recreational and team sport of the Commonwealth
Michigan	American football [15]	1972
Minnesota	Ice hockey [16]	2009
Missouri	Archery [17]	2022	State sport
	Jumping jack [18]	2014	State exercise
New Hampshire	Skiing [19] [20]	1998
New York	Baseball [21]	2021
North Carolina	Stock car racing [22]	2011
North Dakota	Curling [23]	2023
South Dakota	Rodeo [24]	2003
Texas	Rodeo [25]	1997
Washington	Pickleball [26]	2022
Wyoming	Rodeo [27]	2003

See also

• Lists of United States state symbols
• National sport

References

1. "Alaska Kids' Corner, State of Alaska". Alaska.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
2. "CA. Assembly Bill No. 1782 CHAPTER 162".
3. "State Summer Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
4. "State Winter Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
5. "DE. Gen. Provis. § 7-235". Legis.delaware.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
6. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-13.5 (State individual sport)". Capitol.hawaii.gov. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
7. Hawaii State Legislature. "Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-14 (State team sport)" . Retrieved November 7, 2014.
8. "Md. Gen. Provis. § 7-329". mgaleg.maryland.gov. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
9. "Jousting & Lacrosse, Maryland State Sports". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
10. "Maryland State Exercise - Walking". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
11. "General Law - Part I, Title I, Chapter 2, Section 55". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
12. "Session Law - Acts of 2006 Chapter 215". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
13. "General Law - Part I, Title I, Chapter 2, Section 61". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
14. "Session Law - Acts of 2014 Chapter 208". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
15. "Michigan Kids' Corner, State of Michigan". Michigan.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
16. "1.1499 - 2015 Minnesota Statutes". Archived from the original on 2015-10-31. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
17. "Missouri Secretary of State - Missouri State Symbols". sos.mo.gov/. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
18. "Missouri State Exercise". sos.mo.gov. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
19. "New Hampshire Almanac - NH.gov". Nh.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
20. "Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - Minnesota State Symbols". Leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
21. "Baseball Becomes Official Sport of New York". 13wham.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
22. "State sport". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
23. "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. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
24. "SDLRC - Codified Law 1-6-16.8". Sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
25. "Texas State Symbols - Texas State Library and Archives Commission - TSLAC". Tsl.texas.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
26. Zhou, Amanda (March 28, 2022). "Pickleball officially named WA state sport". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
27. "Wyoming Facts and Symbols - State of Wyoming". Wyo.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2018.