List of U.S. state sports

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This is a list of official U.S. state sports as recognized by state legislatures.

State	Individual Sport	Team Sport	Year adopted
Alaska	Mushing		1972
Hawaii^[1]	Surfing	Outrigger canoeing	1998 (Surfing), 1986 (Outrigger canoeing)
Maryland^[1]	Jousting	Lacrosse	1962 (Jousting), 2003 (Lacrosse)
Massachusetts^[1]		Basketball	2006
Minnesota^[1]		Ice Hockey	2008
New Hampshire^[1]	Skiing		1998
North Carolina	Stock car racing ^[2]		2011
South Dakota^[1]	Rodeo		2003
Texas^[1]	Rodeo	American football	1997
Wyoming^[1]	Rodeo		2003

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Lists of U.S. state insignia
National sport; includes list by country

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