Simply a pop-up form element of all 50 US States. Save you creating your own.
<select name="state">
<option value="" selected="selected">Select a state...option>
/option>
<option value="AK">Alaskaoption>
/option>
<option value="AR">Arkansasoption>
/option>
<option value="CO">Coloradooption>
/option>
<option value="DC">District of Columbiaoption>
/option>
<option value="FL">Floridaoption>
/option>
<option value="HI">Hawaiioption>
/option>
<option value="IL">Illinoisoption>
/option>
<option value="IA">Iowaoption>
/option>
<option value="KY">Kentuckyoption>
/option>
<option value="ME">Maineoption>
/option>
<option value="MA">Massachusettsoption>
/option>
<option value="MN">Minnesotaoption>
/option>
<option value="MO">Missourioption>
/option>
<option value="NE">Nebraskaoption>
/option>
<option value="NH">New Hampshireoption>
/option>
<option value="NM">New Mexicooption>
/option>
<option value="NC">North Carolinaoption>
/option>
<option value="OH">Ohiooption>
/option>
<option value="OR">Oregonoption>
/option>
<option value="RI">Rhode Islandoption>
/option>
<option value="SD">South Dakotaoption>
/option>
<option value="TX">Texasoption>
/option>
<option value="VT">Vermontoption>
/option>
<option value="WA">Washingtonoption>
/option>
<option value="WI">Wisconsinoption>
/option>
select>