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U.S. States and Capitals List
See the States and Capitals List depicted on the map shown here.
Also notice state abbreviations and state borders for all fifty U.S. states.
Scroll down for a list of states, along with the name and estimated population of each state's capital city.
Colorful images are included.
Population info pertains to the year 2018, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
States and Capitals List
state capital pop.
ALABAMA Montgomery 198,232
ALASKA Juneau 32,198
ARIZONA Phoenix 1,679,243
ARKANSAS Little Rock 199,233
CALIFORNIA Sacramento 507,298
COLORADO Denver 719,116
Below: The Colorado state Capitol Building in Denver.
CONNECTICUT Hartford 121,991
DELAWARE Dover 38,414
FLORIDA Tallahassee 193,078
GEORGIA Atlanta 491,626
HAWAII Honolulu 351,280
IDAHO Boise 228,900
ILLINOIS Springfield 114,219
Below: The Illinois state Capitol Building in Springfield.
INDIANA Indianapolis 860,902
IOWA Des Moines 216,788
KANSAS Topeka 125,838
KENTUCKY Frankfort 28,105
LOUISIANA Baton Rouge 226,505
Below: The Louisiana state Capitol Building in Baton Rouge.
MAINE Augusta 18,534
MARYLAND Annapolis 39,342
MASSACHUSETTS Boston 687,584
MICHIGAN Lansing 118,242
MINNESOTA Saint Paul 308,138
MISSISSIPPI Jackson 165,608
MISSOURI Jefferson City 42,623
Below: The Missouri state Capitol Building in Jefferson City.
MONTANA Helena 32,285
NEBRASKA Lincoln 287,870
NEVADA Carson City 55,416
NEW HAMPSHIRE Concord 43,428
NEW JERSEY Trenton 83,798
NEW MEXICO Santa Fe 85,053
Below: The New Mexico state Capitol Building in Santa Fe.
NEW YORK Albany 97,797
NORTH CAROLINA Raleigh 476,746
NORTH DAKOTA Bismarck 74,711
OHIO Columbus 880,182
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City 653,865
Below: The Oklahoma state Capitol Building in Oklahoma City.
OREGON Salem 173,819
PENNSYLVANIA Harrisburg 48,572
RHODE ISLAND Providence 179,653
SOUTH CAROLINA Columbia 134,969
SOUTH DAKOTA Pierre 14,070
TENNESSEE Nashville 673,008
TEXAS Austin 983,366
Below: The Texas state Capitol Building in Austin.
UTAH Salt Lake City 198,356
VERMONT Montpelier 7,413
VIRGINIA Richmond 230,254
WASHINGTON Olympia 53,144
WEST VIRGINIA Charleston 47,908
WISCONSIN Madison 260,427
WYOMING Cheyenne 65,249
Below: The Wyoming state Capitol Building in Cheyenne.
More about the States and Capitals List -
CAPITAL vs. CAPITOL:
The state CAPITAL refers to a city. The state CAPITOL refers to a building within the city where government functions take place.
The capital of the United States is Washington DC. Washington DC has been the U.S. Capital since 1800.
In the U.S. states of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming (find them on your states and capitals list), the state capital is ALSO the state's most populous city.
Nineteen State Capitol buildings - Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming - are officially protected as National Historic Landmarks.
For more facts about U.S. states and cities, as well as maps, calendars and other assorted free printable items, visit any of the links shown on this page.
related links
States and Capitals List: Postal Abbreviations
States and Capitals List: America's Largest Cities
States and Capitals List: America's Smallest Towns
States and Capitals List: Driving Distances Between Cities
States and Capitals List: Population by State
States and Capitals List: States Listed by Land Area
States and Capitals List: State Maps
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