Copy the list to your response section and next to each state, put an "L" for lived or a "V" for visited. Don't count states you merely drove through.
Alabama   (V) 
Alaska 
Arizona   (V)
Arkansas 
California   (L)
Colorado   (V)
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida   (L)
Georgia   (V)
Hawaii   (V)
Idaho   (L)
Illinois 
Indiana   (L)
Iowa   (V)
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana   (V)
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska   (V) 
Nevada   (V)
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York 
North Carolina 
North Dakota 
Ohio   (L) 
Oklahoma 
Oregon   (V) 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas   (L) 
Utah 
Vermont 
Virginia 
Washington   (L)
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming  
      Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona (V)
Arkansas (L)
California (L)
Colorado (V)
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida (V)
Georgia (V)
Hawaii 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas (L)
Kentucky 
Louisiana (V)
Maine 
Maryland 
Massachusetts (V) 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Mississippi 
Missouri (L)
Montana 
Nebraska (V) 
Nevada (V)
New Hampshire 
New Jersey (V) 
New Mexico (V)
New York  
North Carolina 
North Dakota  
Ohio (V) 
Oklahoma (V)
Oregon (V) 
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island 
South Carolina (V)
South Dakota (V)
Tennessee 
Texas (V) 
Utah (V)
Vermont (V) 
Virginia (V)
Washington (V)
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming (V)  
      Alabama 
Alaska (V)
Arizona (V)
Arkansas 
California (V)
Colorado (L)
Connecticut (V)
Delaware (V)
Florida (V)
Georgia 
Hawaii (V)
Idaho (V)
Illinois (V)
Indiana (V)
Iowa (V)
Kansas (V)
Kentucky 
Louisiana 
Maine (V)
Maryland (V)
Massachusetts (V) 
Michigan (V)
Minnesota (V)
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana (V)
Nebraska (V) 
Nevada (V)
New Hampshire (V)
New Jersey (V) 
New Mexico (V)
New York (V)
North Carolina 
North Dakota (V)
Ohio (V) 
Oklahoma (V)
Oregon (V) 
Pennsylvania (V)
Rhode Island (V)
South Carolina 
South Dakota (V)
Tennessee 
Texas (V) 
Utah (V)
Vermont (V) 
Virginia (V)
Washington (L)
West Virginia 
Wisconsin (V)
Wyoming (V)  
      Alabama 
Alaska 
Arizona (V)
Arkansas 
California (V)
Colorado (L)
Connecticut 
Delaware (L)
Florida (V)
Georgia 
Hawaii 
Idaho 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas 
Kentucky (V)
Louisiana 
Maine (V)
Maryland (V)
Massachusetts 
Michigan 
Minnesota 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana 
Nebraska  
Nevada (L)
New Hampshire 
New Jersey (V) 
New Mexico 
New York (V)
North Carolina (V)
North Dakota 
Ohio (V) 
Oklahoma 
Oregon 
Pennsylvania (L)
Rhode Island (L)
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee 
Texas 
Utah 
Vermont  
Virginia (L)
Washington 
West Virginia (V)
Wisconsin 
Wyoming  
      Alabama
Arkansas(V)
California(V)
Colorado(V)
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida(V)
Georgia(V)
Illinois(V)
Indiana(L)
Iowa(V)
Kentucky(V)
Maryland(V)
Massachusetts(V)
Michigan(V)
Missouri(V)
Minnesota(V)
Nebraska(V)
New York(V)
North Carolina(V)
Ohio(V)
Pennsylvania(V)
Rhode Island
South Carolina(V)
Tennessee(V)
Virginia(V)
West Virginia(L)
Wisconsin(V)
Wyoming(V)
Add a smattering of Canadian Provs.
Mexico
England
Scotland  
   "Them ain't no militia, that's the Army of the Potomac!"  
    Well, as a lifelong Canuck, I haven't lived in any states. Yet. My son is musing about moving South after he finishes his degree and we might follow eventually just to stay close to family.
Alabama
Alaska (V)
Arizona (V)
Arkansas 
California (V)
Colorado (V)
Connecticut 
Delaware 
Florida (V)
Georgia (V)
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois 
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas 
Kentucky 
Louisiana (V)
Maine (V)
Maryland 
Massachusetts 
Michigan (V)
Minnesota 
Mississippi 
Missouri 
Montana (V)
Nebraska
Nevada (V)
New Hampshire 
New Jersey 
New Mexico 
New York (V)
North Carolina (V)
North Dakota 
Ohio (V)
Oklahoma 
Oregon
Pennsylvania 
Rhode Island (V)
South Carolina 
South Dakota 
Tennessee (V)
Texas (V) 
Utah (V)
Vermont (V)
Virginia (V)
Washington (V)
West Virginia 
Wisconsin 
Wyoming (V)
Just for fun, here's my roster of Canadian provinces and territories:
British Columbia (V)
Alberta (V)
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario (L)
Quebec (V)
New Brunswick (V)
Prince Edward Island (V)
Nova Scotia (V, almost L)
Newfoundland
Yukon (V)
Northwest Territories
Nunavut  
   Sonja did not have a cat. So why was this one making itself at home in her house?
Calico Cupid - Summer Love contest entry
The metal singer made Brenda an interesting offer, but was her interest in the music ... or him?
Heavy Cello Love
     None, not a single one...  
      Well, if we're talking those kinds of states, I've been to Confusion, Grace, and Bliss, sometimes all at once.g2QXT9xJhKrKOOWI  
   Sonja did not have a cat. So why was this one making itself at home in her house?
Calico Cupid - Summer Love contest entry
The metal singer made Brenda an interesting offer, but was her interest in the music ... or him?
Heavy Cello Love
     Ive been in all EXCEPT the smallest … Rhode Island.  I presently reside in North Carolina but live in a state of Confusion.  
      Hmmm.... I wonder how many here have visited the continent I live on...  
      Alabama (V)
Alaska
Arizona 
Arkansas (V)
California (V)
Colorado 
Connecticut (V)
Delaware (V)
Florida (V)
Georgia (V)
Hawaii 
Idaho 
Illinois (V)
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas
Kentucky (V)
Louisiana (V)
Maine (V)
Maryland (V)
Massachusetts (V)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi (V)
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire (V)
New Jersey (V)
New Mexico (L)
New York (V)
North Carolina (V)
North Dakota
Ohio (V)
Oklahoma (V)
Oregon 
Pennsylvania (L) 
Rhode Island (V)
South Carolina (V)
South Dakota
Tennessee (V)
Texas (V)
Utah
Vermont (V)
Virginia (L)
Washington 
West Virginia (V)
Wisconsin
Wyoming  
      visited to spend time (not drive through):  Virginia, California, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York. Only lived in Tennessee and  Virginia  
      Alabama (V)
Alaska
Arizona 
Arkansas
California (V)
Colorado 
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida 
Georgia 
Hawaii 
Idaho 
Illinois (L)
Indiana (V)
Iowa 
Kansas
Kentucky (V)
Louisiana 
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts (V)
Michigan (L)
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri (V)
Montana
Nebraska 
Nevada (V)
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York (V)
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio (V)
Oklahoma
Oregon 
Pennsylvania (V)
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee (V)
Texas (L)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington 
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming  
      I have visited 37 of the contiguous 48, most of Europe, and China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan in Asia.  I also have been to the former countries Hon g Kong (often) and Macau.  The place I would most like to visit next is Africa, and of course, Alaska.  
      Alabama 
Alaska
Arizona (L)
Arkansas
California (L)
Colorado 
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida 
Georgia (L)
Hawaii 
Idaho 
Illinois(L)
Indiana 
Iowa 
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana 
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri (V)
Montana
Nebraska 
Nevada 
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio 
Oklahoma(V)
Oregon 
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee(V)
Texas (L)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia (L)
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming  
      Visited every state along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Alaska (if you count stopovers), plus Hawaii, Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Nevada, Utah, Arizona.
Visited:
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Maine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Illinois
Hawaii
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Drive-thrus: Carolinas, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Tennesee
Stopover: Alaska