The USA is the only nation where state jokes are more common than ever. These jokes are funny, serious, and insulting at the same time. It is the ultimate American joke, as it makes fun of itself. But, instead of making fun of the nation overall, they poke fun at a single aspect of it — a state. Plenty of funny state jokes have a little bit of a “spice” in them.
The United States, as the name gives out, is a union of many states — 50, to be exact. With this large number of “members,” people were given the ability to create some funny state jokes, poking fun at the neighboring state. For example, if you ever go to Michigan, you might hear “Ohio” in the punchline of a joke. Their Ohio state jokes originated due to the football rivalry they have. All in all, it’s just innocent fun!
If you are out searching for the best American jokes, you are in luck. Below, we have compiled a list of some of the funniest jokes that poke fun at the 50 states of the USA. Be sure to upvote the jokes and puns that suit the state's stereotypical image. On the other hand, if you want to poke some fun at a state, share your joke or pun in the comments below.
#21
"This is how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, “Gee, I’m enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn’t cold enough.”" — Richard Jeni
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#22
"I moved to New York City for my health. I’m paranoid, and it was the only place where my fears were justified." — Anita Weiss
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#23
"My parents didn’t want to move to Florida, but they turned 60 and that’s the law." — Jerry Seinfeld
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#24
"Chicago's contribution to the English dictionary: 'Jeet?' As in, 'I am inquiring as to whether you have dined.'" — Peter John-Byrnes
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#25
“A surveillance camera at an Idaho high school appears to have caught evidence of a ghost. Later, officials examined the milky white image and concluded it was just another resident of Idaho.” — Conan O’Brien
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#26
"Welcome to Ohio, where the weather forecasts are made up and the fact that it was sunny fifteen minutes ago doesn’t matter."
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#27
What are the four seasons in Minnesota?
Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
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#28
Do you know what you get when you play a country tune backward?
You get your job back, your house back, your wife back, your dog back…
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#29
Just keep driving.
When something changes, you’ll know you’re out of Nebraska.
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#30
It’s so hot in Arizona, cows are giving evaporated milk and the trees are whistling for dogs.
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#31
One inch of snow?
Sorry folks, North Carolina is closed.
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#32
Not sure what you have heard, but it actually only rains twice a year in Seattle.
October through May, then June through September.
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#33
An admiral is standing by a candy machine at the Naval Academy in Annapolis when he stops a plebe walking by. “Sailor, do you have change for a dollar?”
“Sure, buddy,” says the plebe, rooting around his pocket.
“That’s no way to address an officer! Now let’s try it again. Do you have change for a dollar?”
The plebe snaps to attention and barks, “No, sir!”
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#34
Why are cowboys’ in Wyoming hats turned up on the sides?
So that three people can fit in the pickup.
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#35
A sad Arizonan once prayed, "I wish it would rain — not so much for me, cuz I've seen it, but for my 7-year-old."
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#36
"I refer to Mexico as 'Mexico Classic' and New Mexico as 'Mexico 2: Electric Boogaloo.'" — Steve Hoffstetter
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#37
A ventriloquist is touring around the state of West Virginia performing his act.
One night, while performing his act, he proceeded to make a bunch of "stupid Southerner" jokes while talking through his dummy.
Halfway through his act, one of the audience members stands up and yells, "Hey! We don't take kindly to your jokes around here! Not all of us are as stupid as you make us look!"
The ventriloquist begins to apologize to the audience when the audience member interrupts him and says, "I was talking to the man on your lap, not you!"
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#38
What is the difference between Indiana sports fans and puppies?
Eventually, the puppies will grow up and stop whining so much.
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#39
After surveying property along the New Hampshire and Maine border, some engineers decided the boundaries needed to be changed.
So they stopped to tell a farmer that he was no longer in Maine but in New Hampshire. “Good,” said the farmer. “I couldn’t take another one of those Maine winters.”
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#40
Montana, where the elevation is usually a bigger number than the town's population.
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