US States: Cities

This page lists the capital cities of the 50 US states, and the largest city in each state. It lists the states in the order in which they joined the Union, giving the date in each case.

Where no "Largest city" is listed, the state capital is also the largest city.

See also US States: Nicknames, and US States: Other (for anything not covered here).

The original thirteen

No.		Name	Date joined		State capital		Largest city
1		Delaware	7 Dec 1787		Dover		Wilmington
2		Pennsylvania	12 Dec 1787		Harrisburg		Philadelphia
3		New Jersey	18 Dec 1787		Trenton		Newark
4		Georgia	2 Jan 1788		Atlanta
5		Connecticut	9 Jan 1788		Hartford
6		Massachusetts	6 Feb 1788		Boston
7		Maryland	28 Apr 1788		Annapolis		Baltimore
8		South Carolina	23 May 1788		Columbia
9		New Hampshire	21 June 1788		Concord		Manchester
10		Virginia	26 June 1788		Richmond		Norfolk
11		New York	26 July 1788		Albany		New York City
12		North Carolina	21 Nov 1789		Raleigh		Charlotte
13		Rhode Island	29 May 1790		Providence

1791-6

14		Vermont	4 Mar 1791		Montpelier		Burlington
15		Kentucky	1 June 1792		Frankfort		Louisville
16		Tennessee	1 June 1796		Nashville		Memphis

Nineteenth century

17		Ohio	1 Mar 1803		Columbus
18		Louisiana	30 Apr 1812		Baton Rouge		New Orleans
19		Indiana	11 Dec 1816		Indianapolis
20		Mississippi	10 Dec 1817		Jackson
21		Illinois	3 Dec 1818		Springfield		Chicago
22		Alabama	14 Dec 1819		Montgomery		Birmingham
23		Maine	15 Mar 1820		Augusta		Portland
24		Missouri	10 Aug 1821		Jefferson City		St. Louis
25		Arkansas	15 June 1836		Little Rock
26		Michigan	26 Jan 1837		Lansing		Detroit
27		Florida	3 Mar 1845		Tallahassee		Jacksonville
28		Texas	29 Dec 1845		Austin		Houston
29		Iowa	28 Dec 1846		Des Moines
30		Wisconsin	29 May 1848		Madison		Milwaukee
31		California	9 Sep 1850		Sacramento		Los Angeles
32		Minnesota	11 May 1858		St. Paul		Minneapolis
33		Oregon	14 Feb 1859		Salem		Portland
34		Kansas	29 Jan 1861		Topeka		Wichita
35		West Virginia	20 June 1863		Charleston		Huntingdon
36		Nevada	31 Oct 1864		Carson City		Las Vegas
37		Nebraska	1 Mar 1867		Lincoln		Omaha
38		Colorado	1 Aug 1876		Denver
39		North Dakota	2 Nov 1889		Bismarck		Fargo
40		South Dakota	2 Nov 1889		Pierre		Sioux Falls
41		Montana	8 Nov 1889		Helena		Billings
42		Washington	11 Nov 1889		Olympia		Seattle
43		Idaho	3 July 1890		Boise City
44		Wyoming	10 July 1890		Cheyenne
45		Utah	4 Jan 1896		Salt Lake City

Twentieth century

46		Oklahoma	16 Nov 1907		Oklahoma City
47		New Mexico	6 Jan 1912		Santa Fe		Albuquerque
48		Arizona	14 Feb 1912		Phoenix
49		Alaska	3 Jan 1959		Juneau		Anchorage
50		Hawaii	21 Aug 1959		Honolulu

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