State of Kentucky

Official Seal
Kentucky

• The State of Kentucky is the 15th U.S. state.
• Kentucky received statehood on June 1, 1792.
• Kentucky's state capital is Frankfort.
• Kentucky's state postal abbreviation is KY.

Official Flag
Kentucky

Kentucky's Bird, Flower, Motto, Song, Tree

• Official State Bird: Cardinal (Northern Cardinal)
• Official State Bird Latin Name: Cardinalis cardinalis
  
  
• Official State Flower: Goldenrod 
• Official State Flower Latin Name: Solidago canadensis var. scabra
• Year: 1926
  
  
• Official State Motto: United We Stand, Divided We Fall
• Official State Motto Latin Translation:
  
  
• Official State Song: My Old Kentucky Home
  
  
• Official State Tree: Tulip poplar 
• Official State Tree Latin Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
• Year: 1994

Kentucky's State Government

• Official State Government: Kentucky
• State Income, Sales, or Corporate Taxes: Department of Revenue
• Official State Lottery: Kentucky

Kentucky's Public Safety

• State Amber Alert: Kentucky
• U.S. Government: Amber Alert
• State Highway Traffic Reports: Kentucky
• State Sex Offenders Registry: Kentucky
• State Vehicle Registration and Drivers Licenses: Transportation Cabinet