STATE OF ARKANSAS

Nickname: The Natural State
Population: 3,017,804 (2019)
Capital: Little Rock

FEATURED EPISODES

ARKANSAS (map)
“The Bottle Deposit”
Trying to convince Kramer to continue north to Michigan (rather than follow Tony in Jerry’s stolen car), Newman mentions that Tony could well be driving all the way to Arkansas.

Little Rock, ARKANSAS (map)
“The Muffin Tops”
George pretends he is a visitor from Little Rock to go out with Mary Anne, working for Tyler Chicken and owning a three-legged dog, Willy. He is infamously relieved of duty by the Yankees when “traded” to Tyler Chicken in exchange for all-chicken concessions at Yankee Stadium.

STATE OF ALABAMA

Nickname: The Yellowhammer State, The Cotton State
Population: 4,903,185 (2019)
Capital: Montgomery

FEATURED EPISODES

Selma, ALABAMA (map)
“The Diplomat’s Club”
George proclaims his racial unbias, proudly saying that “he would have marched on Selma if it were on Long Island.”

ALABAMA (map)
“The Maid”
Elaine recalls that Jerry was once thrown off a bus by Kenny Rogers in Alabama after opening for him, to which Jerry replies with “I had that coming to me.”

STATE OF DELAWARE

Nickname: The First State
Population: 973,764 (2019)
Capital: Dover

FEATURED EPISODES

DELAWARE (map)
“The Reverse Peephole”
George discovers The Drake’s massage chair gift for $60 less than Bloomingdale’s, and decides to have it shipped from Delaware…but ends up keeping it for himself to soothe his chronic back problems, due to his “morbidly obese” wallet.

STATE OF CONNECTICUT

Nickname: The Constitution State
Population: 3,565,278 (2019)
Capital: Hartford

FEATURED EPISODES

CONNECTICUT (map)
“The Stake Out”
After finding out Elaine is dating a stockbroker, Jerry replies with a sarcastic “Ah! High finance! Bulls, bears, people from Connecticut…”

Danbury, CONNECTICUT (map)
“The Baby Shower”
Elaine says her roommate Tina got sick “during the love-in” during an outdoor production of “Hair” in Danbury.

CONNECTICUT (map)
“The Chaperone”
Miss Connecticut was one of the three delegates for the Miss America pageant that were at the Yankee game, where Jerry asks out Miss Rhode Island.

CONNECTICUT (map)
“The Bottle Deposit”
Kramer mentions the 5 cent bottle refund is offered in various states, including Connecticut.

STATE OF IDAHO

Nickname: The Gem State
Population: 1,787,065 (2019)
Capital: Boise

FEATURED EPISODES

IDAHO (map)
“The Masseuse”
Jerry mentions to George that Jodi not wanting to give him a massage instead of sex is like going to Idaho and asking for a carrot: “I like carrots, but I’m in Idaho…I want a potato!”

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Nickname: The Granite State
Population: 1,359,711 (2019)
Capital: Concord

FEATURED EPISODES

NEW HAMPSHIRE (map)
“The Parking Garage”
George mentions how Frank would go from state to state looking for air conditioner deals for weeks at a time, and how him and his mother would get random calls from him from hotels in New Hampshire.

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
1 Airport Rd., Manchester, NEW HAMPSHIRE (map)
“The Diplomat’s Club”
Manchester is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

STATE OF KANSAS

Nickname: The Sunflower State
Population: 2,913,314 (2019)
Capital: Topeka

FEATURED EPISODES

Wichita, KANSAS (map)
“The Keys”
Jerry asks his date Lisa if she ever acts as if thieves are chasing her for fun, to which she replies “no…I’m from Wichita.”

STATE OF NEW MEXICO

Nickname: The Land Of Enchantment
Population: 2,096,829 (2019)
Capital: Santa Fe

FEATURED EPISODES

Santa Fe, NEW MEXICO (map)
“The Cigar Store Indian”
Mr. Lippman mentions to Kramer that his coffee table was custom-made for him in Santa Fe.

STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA

Nickname: The Mount Rushmore State
Population: 884,659 (2019)
Capital: Pierre

FEATURED EPISODES

Mount Rushmore National Memorial
13000 South Dakota 244, Keystone, SOUTH DAKOTA (map)
“The Watch”
Elaine tells Crazy Joe Davola that her face replaced “trustbuster” Teddy Roosevelt on Mount Rushmore, and that’s why she looked so familiar to him.

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Nickname: The Ocean State
Population: 1,059,361 (2019)
Capital: Providence

FEATURED EPISODES

RHODE ISLAND (map)
“The Chaperone”
Miss Rhode Island was one of the three delegates for the Miss America pageant that were at the Yankee game, after which Jerry asks her out. According to die-hard pageant fan Kramer, Rhode Island is never in contention in the pageant, but he agrees to chaperone her and coach her to victory.