Each of the 50 US states has its own capital city, and they are often not the biggest city in the state — for example, New York's capital is Albany, not New York City, and California's is Sacramento, not Los Angeles. Here is every state with its capital.
50Capitals
PhoenixMost populous
MontpelierSmallest
BostonOldest
State and Capital (A–Z by state)
Alabama — MontgomeryAlaska — JuneauArizona — PhoenixArkansas — Little RockCalifornia — SacramentoColorado — DenverConnecticut — HartfordDelaware — DoverFlorida — TallahasseeGeorgia — AtlantaHawaii — HonoluluIdaho — BoiseIllinois — SpringfieldIndiana — IndianapolisIowa — Des MoinesKansas — TopekaKentucky — FrankfortLouisiana — Baton RougeMaine — AugustaMaryland — AnnapolisMassachusetts — BostonMichigan — LansingMinnesota — Saint PaulMississippi — JacksonMissouri — Jefferson CityMontana — HelenaNebraska — LincolnNevada — Carson CityNew Hampshire — ConcordNew Jersey — TrentonNew Mexico — Santa FeNew York — AlbanyNorth Carolina — RaleighNorth Dakota — BismarckOhio — ColumbusOklahoma — Oklahoma CityOregon — SalemPennsylvania — HarrisburgRhode Island — ProvidenceSouth Carolina — ColumbiaSouth Dakota — PierreTennessee — NashvilleTexas — AustinUtah — Salt Lake CityVermont — MontpelierVirginia — RichmondWashington — OlympiaWest Virginia — CharlestonWisconsin — MadisonWyoming — Cheyenne
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