A function which returns an array of US states.

getUsStates.js

function getUsStates(number) {
  var states = [
    'Alabama',
    'Alaska',
    'American Samoa',
    'Arizona',
    'Arkansas',
    'California',
    'Colorado',
    'Connecticut',
    'Delaware',
    'District Of Columbia',
    'Federated States Of Micronesia',
    'Florida',
    'Georgia',
    'Guam',
    'Hawaii',
    'Idaho',
    'Illinois',
    'Indiana',
    'Iowa',
    'Kansas',
    'Kentucky',
    'Louisiana',
    'Maine',
    'Marshall Islands',
    'Maryland',
    'Massachusetts',
    'Michigan',
    'Minnesota',
    'Mississippi',
    'Missouri',
    'Montana',
    'Nebraska',
    'Nevada',
    'New Hampshire',
    'New Jersey',
    'New Mexico',
    'New York',
    'North Carolina',
    'North Dakota',
    'Northern Mariana Islands',
    'Ohio',
    'Oklahoma',
    'Oregon',
    'Palau',
    'Pennsylvania',
    'Puerto Rico',
    'Rhode Island',
    'South Carolina',
    'South Dakota',
    'Tennessee',
    'Texas',
    'Utah',
    'Vermont',
    'Virgin Islands',
    'Virginia',
    'Washington',
    'West Virginia',
    'Wisconsin',
    'Wyoming'
  ];
  if (typeof number === 'number') {
    return states[number - 1];
  }
  return states;
}