dropdown array of states in PHP

states-drop-array.php

<?php
	/**
	 * set up dropdown for states
	 *
	 * @return states
	 */

	static function states_select( $name = 'niica_member_state', $user_id = 0 ) {

		// fetch the current status
		$current	= get_user_meta( $user_id, 'niica_member_state', true );
		$current	= !empty( $current ) ? esc_attr( $current ) : 'none';

		$states	= array(
			'AL' => 'Alabama',
			'AK' => 'Alaska',
			'AZ' => 'Arizona',
			'AR' => 'Arkansas',
			'CA' => 'California',
			'CO' => 'Colorado',
			'CT' => 'Connecticut',
			'DE' => 'Delaware',
			'FL' => 'Florida',
			'GA' => 'Georgia',
			'HI' => 'Hawaii',
			'ID' => 'Idaho',
			'IL' => 'Illinois',
			'IN' => 'Indiana',
			'IA' => 'Iowa',
			'KS' => 'Kansas',
			'KY' => 'Kentucky',
			'LA' => 'Louisiana',
			'ME' => 'Maine',
			'MD' => 'Maryland',
			'MA' => 'Massachusetts',
			'MI' => 'Michigan',
			'MN' => 'Minnesota',
			'MS' => 'Mississippi',
			'MO' => 'Missouri',
			'MT' => 'Montana',
			'NE' => 'Nebraska',
			'NV' => 'Nevada',
			'NH' => 'New Hampshire',
			'NJ' => 'New Jersey',
			'NM' => 'New Mexico',
			'NY' => 'New York',
			'NC' => 'North Carolina',
			'ND' => 'North Dakota',
			'OH' => 'Ohio',
			'OK' => 'Oklahoma',
			'OR' => 'Oregon',
			'PA' => 'Pennsylvania',
			'RI' => 'Rhode Island',
			'SC' => 'South Carolina',
			'SD' => 'South Dakota',
			'TN' => 'Tennessee',
			'TX' => 'Texas',
			'UT' => 'Utah',
			'VT' => 'Vermont',
			'VA' => 'Virginia',
			'WA' => 'Washington',
			'WV' => 'West Virginia',
			'WI' => 'Wisconsin',
			'WY' => 'Wyoming',
			'DC' => 'Washington D.C.'
		);

		$drop	= '';

		$drop	.= '<select id="'.$name.'" name="'.$name.'" class="member-state-drop">';

		$drop	.= '<option value="none" '.selected( 'none', $current, false ).'>(Select)</option>';

		foreach ( $states as $value => $label ) :
			$drop	.= '<option value="'.$value.'" '.selected( $value, $current, false ).'>'.esc_attr( $label ).'</option>';
		endforeach;

		$drop	.= '</select>';

		return $drop;
	}