alaska:
  id:     1
  name:   Alaska
  abbrev: AK
  
alabama:
  id:     2
  name:   Alabama
  abbrev: AL
  
arizona:
  id:     3
  name:   Arizona
  abbrev: AZ
    
arkansas:
  id:     4
  name:   Arkansas
  abbrev: AR
  
california:
  id:     5
  name:   California
  abbrev: CA
  
colorado:
  id:     6
  name:   Colorado
  abbrev: CO
  
connecticut:
  id:     7
  name:   Connecticut
  abbrev: CT
  
delaware:
  id:     8
  name:   Delaware
  abbrev: DE
  
dc:
  id:     9
  name:   District of Columbia
  abbrev: DC
  
florida:
  id:     10
  name:   Florida
  abbrev: FL
  
georgia:
  id:     11
  name:   Georgia
  abbrev: GA
  
hawaii:
  id:     12
  name:   Hawaii
  abbrev: HI
  
idaho:
  id:     13
  name:   Idaho
  abbrev: ID
  
illinois:
  id:     14
  name:   Illinois
  abbrev: IL
  
indiana:
  id:     15
  name:   Indiana
  abbrev: IN
  
iowa:
  id:     16
  name:   Iowa
  abbrev: IA
  
kansas:
  id:     17
  name:   Kansas
  abbrev: KS
  
kentucky:
  id:     18
  name:   Kentucky
  abbrev: KY
  
kouisiana:
  id:     19
  name:   Louisiana
  abbrev: LA
  
maine:
  id:     20
  name:   Maine
  abbrev: ME
  
maryland:
  id:     21
  name:   Maryland
  abbrev: MD
  
massachusetts:
  id:     22
  name:   Massachusetts
  abbrev: MA
  
michigan:
  id:     23
  name:   Michigan
  abbrev: MI

minnesota:
  id:     24
  name:   Minnesota
  abbrev: MN
  
mississippi:
  id:     25
  name:   Mississippi
  abbrev: MS
  
missouri:
  id:     26
  name:   Missouri
  abbrev: MO
  
montana:
  id:     27
  name:   Montana
  abbrev: MT
  
nebraska:
  id:     28
  name:   Nebraska
  abbrev: NE
  
nevada:
  id:     29
  name:   Nevada
  abbrev: NV
  
newhampshire:
  id:     30
  name:   New Hampshire
  abbrev: NH
  
newjersey:
  id:     31
  name:   New Jersey
  abbrev: NJ
  
newmexico:
  id:     32
  name:   New Mexico
  abbrev: NM
  
newyork:
  id:     33
  name:   New York
  abbrev: NY
  
northcarolina:
  id:     34
  name:   North Carolina
  abbrev: NC

northdakota:  
  id:     35
  name:   North Dakota
  abbrev: ND
  
ohio:
  id:     36
  name:   Ohio
  abbrev: OH
  
oklahoma:
  id:     37
  name:   Oklahoma
  abbrev: OK
  
oregon:
  id:     38
  name:   Oregon
  abbrev: OR
  
pennsylvania:
  id:     39
  name:   Pennsylvania
  abbrev: PA
  
rhodeisland:
  id:     40
  name:   Rhode Island
  abbrev: RI
  
southcarolina:
  id:     41
  name:   South Carolina
  abbrev: SC
  
southdakota:
  id:     42
  name:   South Dakota
  abbrev: SD
  
tennessee:
  id:     43
  name:   Tennessee
  abbrev: TN
  
texas:
  id:     44
  name:   Texas
  abbrev: TX
  
utah:
  id:     45
  name:   Utah
  abbrev: UT
  
vermont:
  id:     46
  name:   Vermont
  abbrev: VT
  
virginia:
  id:     47
  name:   Virginia
  abbrev: VA
  
washington:
  id:     48
  name:   Washington
  abbrev: WA
  
westvirginia:
  id:     49
  name:   West Virginia
  abbrev: WV
  
wisconsin:
  id:     50
  name:   Wisconsin
  abbrev: WI
  
wyoming:
  id:     51
  name:   Wyoming
  abbrev: WY

Populate your states table with US States. Easy rake task for it.

US States Rake Task

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