# List of capitals in the United States

This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals.
Washington, D.C. has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas. Most states have not changed their capital city since becoming a state, but the capital cities of their respective preceding colonies, territories, kingdoms, and republics typically changed multiple times. There have also been other governments within the current borders of the United States with their own capitals, such as the Republic of Texas, Native American nations, and other unrecognized governments.

## National capitals

The buildings in cities identified in the chart below served either as official capitals of the United States under the United States Constitution, or, prior to its ratification, sites where the Second Continental Congress or Congress of the Confederation met. The United States did not have a permanent capital under the Articles of Confederation.
The U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1787, and gave the Congress the power to exercise "exclusive legislation" over a district that "may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States." The 1st Congress met at Federal Hall in New York. In 1790, it passed the Residence Act, which established the national capital at a site along the Potomac River that would become Washington, D.C. For the next ten years, Philadelphia served as the temporary capital. There, Congress met at Congress Hall. On November 17, 1800, the 6th United States Congress formally convened in Washington, D.C. Congress has met outside of Washington only twice since: on July 16, 1987, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of ratification of the Constitution; and at Federal Hall National Memorial in New York on September 6, 2002, to mark the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Both meetings were ceremonial.
| City | Building | Start date | End date | Duration |
| Second Continental Congress ||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Independence Hall | July 4, 1776 | December 12, 1776 | 5 months and 8 days |
| Baltimore, Maryland | Henry Fite House | December 20, 1776 | February 27, 1777 | 2 months and 7 days |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Independence Hall | March 5, 1777 | September 18, 1777 | 6 months and 13 days |
| Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Court House | September 27, 1777 | September 27, 1777 | 1 day |
| Yorktown, Pennsylvania | Court House | September 30, 1777 | June 27, 1778 | 8 months and 28 days |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | College Hall | July 2, 1778 | July 13, 1778 | 11 days |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Independence Hall | July 14, 1778 | March 1, 1781 | 2 years, 7 months and 15 days |
| Congress of the Confederation ||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Independence Hall | March 2, 1781 | June 21, 1783 | 2 years, 3 months and 19 days |
| Princeton, New Jersey | Nassau Hall | June 30, 1783 | November 4, 1783 | 4 months and 5 days |
| Annapolis, Maryland | Maryland State House | November 26, 1783 | August 19, 1784 | 8 months and 24 days |
| Trenton, New Jersey | French Arms Tavern | November 1, 1784 | December 24, 1784 | 1 month and 23 days |
| New York, New York | Federal Hall | January 11, 1785 | October 6, 1788 | 3 years, 11 months and 5 days |
| New York, New York | Walter Livingston House | October 6, 1788 | March 3, 1789 | 4 months and 25 days |
| United States Congress ||||||
| New York, New York | Federal Hall | March 4, 1789 | December 5, 1790 | 1 year, 9 months and 1 day |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Congress Hall | December 6, 1790 | May 14, 1800 | 9 years, 5 months and 8 days |
| Washington, D.C. | United States Capitol | November 17, 1800 | August 24, 1814 | 13 years, 9 months and 7 days |
| Washington, D.C. | Blodgett's Hotel | September 19, 1814 | December 7, 1815 | 1 year, 2 months and 18 days |
| Washington, D.C. | Old Brick Capitol | December 4, 1815 | March 3, 1819 | 3 years, 2 months and 27 days |
| Washington, D.C. | United States Capitol | March 4, 1819 | Present | 205 years, 11 months and 16 days |

## State capitals

Each state has a capital that serves as the seat of its government. Ten of the thirteen original states and 15 other states have changed their capital city at least once; the last state to move its capital city was Oklahoma in 1910.
In the following table, the "Since" column shows the year that the city began serving as the state's capital (or the capital of the entities that preceded it). The MSA/μSA and CSA columns display the population of the metro area the city is a part of, and should not be construed to mean the population of the city's sphere of influence or that the city is an anchor for the metro area. Fields colored light yellow denote that the population is a micropolitan statistical area.
| State | Capital | Since | Area | Population (2020 US Census) | Population (2020 US Census) | Population (2020 US Census) | City rank in state |
| State | Capital | Since | Area | City | MSA/μSA | CSA | City rank in state |
| Alabama | Montgomery | 1846 | 159.8 sq mi (414 km$^2$) | 200,603 | 386,047 | 476,207 | 3 |
| Alaska | Juneau | 1906 | 2,716.7 sq mi (7,036 km$^2$) | 32,255 | 32,255 | | 3 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 1889 | 517.6 sq mi (1,341 km$^2$) | 1,608,139 | 4,845,832 | 4,899,104 | 1 |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | 1821 | 116.2 sq mi (301 km$^2$) | 202,591 | 748,031 | 912,604 | 1 |
| California | Sacramento | 1854 | 97.9 sq mi (254 km$^2$) | 524,943 | 2,397,382 | 2,680,831 | 6 |
| Colorado | Denver | 1867 | 153.3 sq mi (397 km$^2$) | 715,522 | 2,963,821 | 3,623,560 | 1 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | 1875 | 17.3 sq mi (45 km$^2$) | 121,054 | 1,213,531 | 1,482,086 | 4 |
| Delaware | Dover | 1777 | 22.4 sq mi (58 km$^2$) | 39,403 | 181,851 | 7,379,700 | 2 |
| Florida | Tallahassee | 1824 | 95.7 sq mi (248 km$^2$) | 196,169 | 384,298 | | 8 |
| Georgia | Atlanta | 1868 | 133.5 sq mi (346 km$^2$) | 498,715 | 6,089,815 | 6,930,423 | 1 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 1845 | 68.4 sq mi (177 km$^2$) | 350,964 | 1,016,508 | | 1 |
| Idaho | Boise | 1865 | 63.8 sq mi (165 km$^2$) | 235,684 | 764,718 | 850,341 | 1 |
| Illinois | Springfield | 1837 | 54.0 sq mi (140 km$^2$) | 114,394 | 208,640 | 308,523 | 7 |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | 1825 | 361.5 sq mi (936 km$^2$) | 887,642 | 2,111,040 | 2,492,514 | 1 |
| Iowa | Des Moines | 1857 | 75.8 sq mi (196 km$^2$) | 214,133 | 709,466 | 890,322 | 1 |
| Kansas | Topeka | 1856 | 56.0 sq mi (145 km$^2$) | 126,587 | 233,152 | | 5 |
| Kentucky | Frankfort | 1792 | 14.7 sq mi (38 km$^2$) | 28,602 | 75,393 | 746,045 | 15 |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | 1880 | 76.8 sq mi (199 km$^2$) | 227,470 | 870,569 | | 2 |
| Maine | Augusta | 1832 | 55.4 sq mi (143 km$^2$) | 18,899 | 123,642 | | 10 |
| Maryland | Annapolis | 1694 | 6.73 sq mi (17 km$^2$) | 40,812 | 2,844,510 | 9,973,383 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | Boston | 1630 | 89.6 sq mi (232 km$^2$) | 675,647 | 4,941,632 | 8,466,186 | 1 |
| Michigan | Lansing | 1847 | 35.0 sq mi (91 km$^2$) | 112,644 | 541,297 | | 5 |
| Minnesota | Saint Paul | 1849 | 52.8 sq mi (137 km$^2$) | 311,527 | 3,690,261 | 4,078,788 | 2 |
| Mississippi | Jackson | 1821 | 104.9 sq mi (272 km$^2$) | 153,701 | 591,978 | 671,607 | 1 |
| Missouri | Jefferson City | 1826 | 27.3 sq mi (71 km$^2$) | 43,228 | 150,309 | | 15 |
| Montana | Helena | 1875 | 14.0 sq mi (36 km$^2$) | 32,091 | 83,058 | | 6 |
| Nebraska | Lincoln | 1867 | 74.6 sq mi (193 km$^2$) | 291,082 | 340,217 | 361,921 | 2 |
| Nevada | Carson City | 1861 | 143.4 sq mi (371 km$^2$) | 58,639 | 58,639 | 657,958 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | Concord | 1808 | 64.3 sq mi (167 km$^2$) | 43,976 | 153,808 | 8,466,186 | 3 |
| New Jersey | Trenton | 1784 | 7.66 sq mi (20 km$^2$) | 90,871 | 387,340 | 23,582,649 | 10 |
| New Mexico | Santa Fe | 1610 | 37.3 sq mi (97 km$^2$) | 87,505 | 154,823 | 1,162,523 | 4 |
| New York | Albany | 1797 | 21.4 sq mi (55 km$^2$) | 99,224 | 899,262 | 1,190,727 | 6 |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | 1792 | 114.6 sq mi (297 km$^2$) | 467,665 | 1,413,982 | 2,106,463 | 2 |
| North Dakota | Bismarck | 1883 | 26.9 sq mi (70 km$^2$) | 73,622 | 133,626 | | 2 |
| Ohio | Columbus | 1816 | 210.3 sq mi (545 km$^2$) | 905,748 | 2,138,926 | 2,544,048 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 1910 | 620.3 sq mi (1,607 km$^2$) | 681,054 | 1,425,695 | 1,498,149 | 1 |
| Oregon | Salem | 1855 | 45.7 sq mi (118 km$^2$) | 175,535 | 433,353 | 3,280,736 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | 1812 | 8.11 sq mi (21 km$^2$) | 50,099 | 591,712 | 1,295,259 | 9 |
| Rhode Island | Providence | 1900 | 18.5 sq mi (48 km$^2$) | 190,934 | 1,676,579 | 8,466,186 | 1 |
| South Carolina | Columbia | 1786 | 125.2 sq mi (324 km$^2$) | 136,632 | 829,470 | 951,412 | 2 |
| South Dakota | Pierre | 1889 | 13.0 sq mi (34 km$^2$) | 14,091 | 20,745 | | 9 |
| Tennessee | Nashville | 1826 | 525.9 sq mi (1,362 km$^2$) | 689,447 | 1,989,519 | 2,118,233 | 1 |
| Texas | Austin | 1839 | 305.1 sq mi (790 km$^2$) | 961,855 | 2,283,371 | | 4 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 1858 | 109.1 sq mi (283 km$^2$) | 199,723 | 1,257,936 | 2,701,129 | 1 |
| Vermont | Montpelier | 1805 | 10.2 sq mi (26 km$^2$) | 8,074 | 59,807 | 285,369 | 6 |
| Virginia | Richmond | 1780 | 60.1 sq mi (156 km$^2$) | 226,610 | 1,314,434 | | 4 |
| Washington | Olympia | 1853 | 16.7 sq mi (43 km$^2$) | 55,605 | 294,793 | 4,953,421 | 23 |
| West Virginia | Charleston | 1885 | 31.6 sq mi (82 km$^2$) | 48,864 | 258,859 | 779,969 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | Madison | 1838 | 68.7 sq mi (178 km$^2$) | 269,840 | 680,796 | 910,246 | 2 |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | 1869 | 21.1 sq mi (55 km$^2$) | 65,132 | 100,512 | | 1 |

## Insular area capitals

An insular area is a United States territory that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nation's federal district. Those insular areas with territorial capitals are listed below.
Capitals of United States Insular Areas :
| Insular area | Capital | Since | Pop. (2010) | Notes |
| American Samoa | Pago Pago | 1899 | 3,656 | Pago Pago refers to both a village and a group of villages, one of which is Fagatogo, the official seat of government stated in the territory's constitution. |
| Guam | Hagåtña | 1898 | 1,051 | Dededo is the area's largest village. |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan | 1947 | 48,220 | Since the entire island, of 46 sq mi (120 km$^2$), is organized as a single municipality, most publications designate the whole of Saipan as the Commonwealth's capital. Most government functions are based in the Capitol Hill village, except for the judicial branch which is located in Susupe. |
| Puerto Rico | San Juan | 1898 | 395,326 | The oldest continuously inhabited U.S. state or territorial capital, San Juan was originally called Puerto Rico while the island was called San Juan Bautista. |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie | 1917 | 18,481 | Like the rest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie (located on the island of Saint Thomas) has no local government and is directly administered by the territorial government. However, it has boundaries defined by the Virgin Islands Code and is recognized as a town by the U.S. Census Bureau. |

## Former national capitals

Four of the 50 U.S. states, Hawaii, Texas, California, and Vermont, were once de jure sovereign states with diplomatic recognition from the international community. California did not have a capital during its time as a sovereign nation.

### Hawaii

During its history as a sovereign nation (Kingdom of Hawaii, 1795–1893; Republic of Hawaii, 1894–1898), five sites served as the capital of Hawaii:
* Waikīkī, 1795–1796
* Hilo, 1796–1803
* Honolulu, 1803–1812
* Kailua-Kona, 1812–1820
* Lahaina, 1820–1845
* Honolulu, 1845–1898
Annexed by the United States in 1898, Honolulu remained the capital, first of the Territory of Hawaii (1900–1959), and then of the state (since 1959).

### Texas

During its history as a sovereign nation (Republic of Texas, 1836–1845), seven sites served as the capital of Texas:
* Washington (now Washington-on-the-Brazos), 1836
* Harrisburg (now part of Houston), 1836
* Galveston, 1836
* Velasco, 1836
* West Columbia, 1836
* Houston, 1837–1839
* Austin, 1839–1845
Annexed by the United States in 1845, Austin remains the capital of the state of Texas.

### Vermont

Three sites have served as the capital of the Vermont Republic:
* Westminster, 1777
* Windsor, 1777–1791
* Castleton, 1791
When the state was admitted to the Union in 1791, Burlington was chosen to be the capital and it remained as such until 1805, when it was changed to Montpelier, where it remains today.

## Native American capitals

Some Native American tribes, in particular the Five Civilized Tribes, organized their states with constitutions and capitals in Western style. Others, like the Iroquois, had long-standing, pre-Columbian traditions of a 'capitol' longhouse where wampum and council fires were maintained with special status. Since they did business with the U.S. Federal Government, these capitals can be seen as officially recognized in some sense.

### Cherokee Nation

* New Echota 1825–1832
New Echota, now near Calhoun, Georgia, was founded in 1825, realizing the dream and plans of Cherokee Chief Major Ridge. Major Ridge chose the site because of its centrality in the historic Cherokee Nation which spanned parts of Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama, and because it was near the confluence of the Conasauga and Coosawattee rivers. The town's layout was partly inspired by Ridge's many visits to Washington D.C. and to Baltimore, but also invoked traditional themes of the Southeastern ceremonial complex. Complete with the Council House, Supreme Court, Cherokee syllabary printing press, and the houses of several of the Nation's constitutional officers, New Echota served as the capital until 1832 when the state of Georgia outlawed Native American assembly in an attempt to undermine the Nation. Thousands of Cherokee would gather in New Echota for the annual National Councils, camping along the nearby rivers and holding long stomp dances in the park-like woods that were typical of many Southeastern Native American settlements.
* Red Clay 1832–1838
The Cherokee National council grounds were moved to Red Clay, Tennessee, on the Georgia state line, in order to evade the Georgia state militia. The log cabins, limestone springs, and park-like woods of Red Clay served as the capital until the Cherokee Nation was removed to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) on the Trail of Tears.
* Tahlequah 1839–1907, 1938–present
Tahlequah, in present-day Oklahoma, served as the capital of the original Cherokee Nation after Removal. After the Civil War, a turbulent period for the Nation which was involved in its own civil war resulting from pervasive anger and disagreements over removal from Georgia, the Cherokee Nation built a new National Capitol in Tahlequah out of brick. The building served as the capitol until 1907, when the Dawes Act finally dissolved the Cherokee Nation and Tahlequah became the county seat of Cherokee County, Oklahoma. The Cherokee National government was re-established in 1938 and Tahlequah remains the capital of the modern Cherokee Nation; it is also the capital of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians.
* Cherokee 20th century–present (Eastern Band of Cherokee)
Approximately four to eight hundred Cherokees escaped removal because they lived on a separated tract, purchased later with the help of Confederate Colonel William Holland Thomas, along the Oconaluftee River deep in the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. Some Cherokees fleeing the Federal Army, sent for the "round up", fled to the remote settlements separated from the rest of the Cherokee Territory in Georgia and North Carolina, in order to remain in their homeland. In the 20th century, their descendants organized as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; its capital is at Cherokee, North Carolina, in the tribally-controlled Qualla Boundary.

### Muscogee Creek Nation

* Hot Springs, Arkansas c. 1837–1866
After Removal from their Alabama-Georgia homeland, the Creek national government met near Hot Springs which was then part of their new territory as prescribed in the Treaty of Cusseta. Because some Creeks fought with the Confederacy in the American Civil War, the Union forced the Creeks to cede over 3,000,000-acre (1,200,000 ha) - half of their land in what is now Arkansas.
* Okmulgee 1867–1906
Served as the National capital after the American Civil War. It was probably named after Ocmulgee, on the Ocmulgee river in Macon, a principle Coosa and later Creek town built with mounds and functioning as part of the Southeastern ceremonial complex. However, there were other traditional Creek "mother-towns" before removal. The Ocmulgee mounds were ceded illegally in 1821 with the Treaty of Indian Springs.

### Iroquois Confederacy

* Onondaga (Onondaga privilege c. 1450–present)
The Iroquois Confederacy or Haudenosaunee, which means "People of the Longhouse", was an alliance between the Five and later Six-Nations of Iroquoian language and culture of upstate New York. These include the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and, after 1722, the Tuscarora Nations. Since the Confederacy's formation around 1450, the Onondaga Nation has held privilege of hosting the Iroquois Grand Council and the status of Keepers of the Fire and the Wampum —which they still do at the official Longhouse on the Onondaga Reservation. Now spread over reservations in New York and Ontario, the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee preserve this arrangement to this day in what they claim to be the "world's oldest representative democracy."

#### Seneca Nation of Indians

* Jimerson Town (Allegany Reservation)
* Irving (Cattaraugus Reservation)
The Seneca Nation republic was founded in 1848 and has two capitals that rotate responsibilities every two years. Jimerson Town was founded in the 1960s following the formation of the Allegheny Reservoir. The Senecas also have an administrative longhouse in Steamburg but do not consider that location to be a capital.

### Navajo Nation

* Window Rock
Window Rock (Navajo: Tségháhoodzání), Arizona, is a small city that serves as the seat of government and capital of the Navajo Nation (1936–present), the largest territory of a sovereign Native American nation in North America. It lies within the boundaries of the St. Michaels Chapter, adjacent to the Arizona and New Mexico state line. Window Rock hosts the Navajo Nation governmental campus which contains the Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation Supreme Court, the offices of the Navajo Nation President and Vice President, and many Navajo government buildings.

## Unrecognized national capitals

There have been a handful of self-declared or undeclared nations within the current borders of the United States which were never officially recognized as legally independent sovereign entities; however, these nations did have de facto control over their respective regions during their existence.

### Colonies of British America

Prior to the independence of the United States from Great Britain, declared July 4, 1776 in the Declaration of Independence and ultimately secured in the American Revolutionary War, several congresses were convened on behalf of some of the colonies of British America. However, these bodies did not address the question of independence from England, and therefore did not designate a national capital. The Second Continental Congress encompassed the period during which the United States declared independence, but had not yet established a permanent national capital.
| City | Building | Start date | End date | Duration |
| Albany Congress ||||||
| Albany, New York | Stadt Huys | June 19, 1754 | July 11, 1754 | 22 days |
| Stamp Act Congress ||||||
| New York, New York | City Hall | October 7, 1765 | October 25, 1765 | 23 days |
| First Continental Congress ||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Carpenters' Hall | September 5, 1774 | October 26, 1774 | 1 month and 21 days |
| Second Continental Congress ||||||
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Independence Hall | May 10, 1775 | July 4, 1776 (continuing after independence until December 12, 1776) | 1 year, 1 month and 24 days |

### Vermont Republic

Before joining the United States as the fourteenth state, Vermont was an independent republic known as the Vermont Republic (1777–1791). Three cities served as the capital of the Republic:
* Westminster, 1777
* Windsor, 1777–?
* Castleton, ?–1791
The current capital of the State of Vermont is Montpelier.

### State of Franklin

The State of Franklin was an autonomous, secessionist United States territory created not long after the end of the American Revolution from territory that later was ceded by North Carolina to the federal government. Franklin's territory later became part of the state of Tennessee. Franklin was never officially admitted into the Union of the United States and existed for only four years.
* Jonesborough, Tennessee, 1784–1785
* Greeneville, Tennessee, 1785–1788

### State of Muskogee

The State of Muskogee was a Native American state in Spanish Florida created by the Englishman William Augustus Bowles, who was its "Director General", author of its Constitution, and designer of its flag. It consisted of several tribes of Creeks and Seminoles. It existed from 1799 to 1803. It had one capital:
* Miccosukee, 1799–1803

### Republic of West Florida

The Republic of West Florida was a short-lived nation that broke away from the territory of Spanish West Florida in 1810. It comprised the Florida Parishes of the modern state of Louisiana and the Mobile District of the modern states of Mississippi and Alabama. (The Republic of West Florida did not include any part of the modern state of Florida.) Ownership of the area had been in dispute between Spain and the United States, which claimed that it had been included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Within two months of the settlers' rebellion and the declaration of an independent nation, President James Madison sent American forces to peaceably occupy the new republic. It was formally annexed by the United States in 1812 over the objections of Spain and the land was divided between the Territory of Orleans and Territory of Mississippi. During its brief existence, the capital of the Republic of West Florida was:
* St. Francisville, Louisiana, 1810

### Republic of Indian Stream

The Republic of Indian Stream was an unrecognized independent nation within the present state of New Hampshire.
* The area that would become Pittsburg, New Hampshire, 1832–1835

### California Republic

Before being annexed by the United States in 1848 (following the Mexican–American War), a small portion of north-central California declared itself the California Republic, in an act of independence from Mexico, in 1846 (see Bear Flag Revolt). The republic only existed a month before it disbanded itself to join the advancing American army; its claimed territory later became part of the United States as a result of the Mexican Cession.
The very short-lived California Republic was never recognized by the United States, Mexico or any other nation. The flag, featuring a silhouette of a California grizzly bear, a star, and the words "California Republic", became known as the Bear Flag and was later the basis for the official state flag of California.
There was one de facto capital of the California Republic:
* Sonoma, 1846

### Confederate States

The Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) had three capitals during its existence. The first capital was established February 4, 1861, in Montgomery, Alabama, and remained there until it was moved to Richmond, Virginia, on May 29, 1861, after Virginia seceded on May 23.
The individual state capitals remained the same in the Confederacy as they had been in the Union (U.S.A.), although as the advancing Union Army used those cities for military districts, some of the Confederate governments were relocated or moved out of state, traveling along with secessionist armies.
* Montgomery, Alabama, February 4, 1861 – May 29, 1861
* Richmond, Virginia, May 29, 1861 – April 3, 1865
* Danville, Virginia, April 2, 1865- May 10, 1865

#### Free State of Jones

In 1863 and 1864, Jones County, Mississippi revolted against Confederate rule and became practically independent under the name Free State of Jones. The Free State fought a number of skirmishes with Confederate troops. By the spring of 1864 the Jones County rebels had taken effective control of the county from the Confederate government, raised an American flag over the courthouse in Ellisville, and sent a letter to Union General William T. Sherman declaring Jones County's independence from the Confederacy.
Scholars have disputed whether the county truly seceded, with some concluding it did not fully secede. Lack of documentation makes the situation difficult to assess. The rebellion in Jones County has been variously characterized as consisting of local skirmishes to being a full-fledged war of independence.
* Ellisville, Mississippi

## Historical state, colonial, and territorial capitals

Most of the original Thirteen Colonies had their capitals occupied or attacked by the British during the American Revolutionary War. State governments operated where and as they could. The City of New York was occupied by British troops from 1776 to 1783. A similar situation occurred during the War of 1812, during the American Civil War in many Confederate states, and during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680–1692 in New Mexico.
Twenty-two state capitals have been a capital longer than their state has been a state, since they served as the capital of a predecessor territory, colony, or republic. Boston, Massachusetts, has been a capital city since 1630; it is the oldest continuously running capital in the United States. Santa Fe, New Mexico, is the oldest capital city, having become capital in 1610 and interrupted only by the aforementioned Pueblo Revolt. An even older Spanish city, St. Augustine, Florida, served as a colonial capital from 1565 until about 1820, more than 250 years.
The table below includes the following information:
* The state, the year in which statehood was granted, and the state's capital are shown in bold type. NOTE: For the first thirteen states, formerly the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain on the Atlantic seaboard, the year of statehood is shown as 1776 (United States Declaration of Independence) rather than the subsequent year each state ratified the 1787 United States Constitution. (See List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union.)
* The year listed for each capital is the starting date; the ending date is the starting date for the successor unless otherwise indicated.
* In many cases, capital cities of historical jurisdictions were outside of a state's present borders. (Those cities are generally indicated with the two-letter abbreviation for the U.S. state in which the former administrative capital is now located.)
Historical capitals in the United States of America :
| State | Capital | Date | Notes |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | San Agustín (FL) | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish colony of La Florida. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Savannah (GA) | 1733 | Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Savannah (GA) | 1755 | Capital of the British Province of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Savannah (GA) | 1776 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Augusta (GA) | 1778 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Heard's Fort (GA) | 1780 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Augusta (GA) | 1781 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Savannah (GA) | 1782 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Ebenezer (GA) | 1782 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Savannah (GA) | 1784 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Augusta (GA) | 1786 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Louisville (GA) | 1796 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Natchez (MS) | 1798 | Capitals of the Mississippi Territory. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Washington (MS) | 1802 | Capitals of the Mississippi Territory. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | St. Stephens | 1817 | Capital of the Alabama Territory. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Huntsville | 1819 | Capitals of the State of Alabama. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Cahawba | 1820 | Capitals of the State of Alabama. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Tuscaloosa | 1826 | Capitals of the State of Alabama. |
| Alabama Statehood in 1819 | Montgomery | 1846 | Capital of the State of Alabama. (Capital of the Confederate States of America in 1861.) |
| Alaska Statehood in 1959 | Novo-Arkhangelsk Sitka | 1808 | Capital of the Russian colony of Alaska. |
| Alaska Statehood in 1959 | Novo-Arkhangelsk Sitka | 1867 | Capital of the Department of Alaska. |
| Alaska Statehood in 1959 | Novo-Arkhangelsk Sitka | 1900 | Capitals of the District of Alaska. |
| Alaska Statehood in 1959 | Juneau | 1906 | Capitals of the District of Alaska. |
| Alaska Statehood in 1959 | Juneau | 1912 | Capital of the Territory of Alaska. |
| Alaska Statehood in 1959 | Juneau | 1959 | Capital of the State of Alaska. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Santa Fe (NM) | 1848 | Capital of the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1848–1850. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Santa Fe (NM) | 1850 | Capital of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico 1850–1912. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Mesilla (NM) | 1862 | Capital of the Confederate Territory of Arizona (southern New Mexico and Arizona 1862). |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | San Antonio (TX) | 1862 | Capital of the government-in-exile of the Confederate Territory of Arizona 1862–1865. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Fort Whipple | 1864 | Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Prescott | 1864 | Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Tucson | 1867 | Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Prescott | 1877 | Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Phoenix | 1889 | Capitals of the U.S. Territory of Arizona. |
| Arizona Statehood in 1912 | Phoenix | 1912 | Capital of the State of Arizona. |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of La Haute-Louisiane. |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Louisiana Territory. |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Missouri Territory. |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Arkansas Post | 1819 | Capitals of the Arkansaw Territory. |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Little Rock | 1821 | Capitals of the Arkansaw Territory. |
| Arkansas Statehood in 1836 | Little Rock | 1836 | Capital of the State of Arkansas. (Washington was the Confederate state capital 1863–1865.) |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Loreto (BCS) | 1770 | Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España colonies of las Californias. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey Monterey | 1777 | Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España colonies of las Californias. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey Monterey | 1804 | Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Alta California. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey Monterey | 1821 | Capital of the Mexican province of Alta California. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey Monterey | 1846 | Capital of the U.S. military government of California. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Presidio Reál de San Carlos de Monterey Monterey | 1849 | Capital of the Provisional Government of California. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe | 1850 | Capitals of the State of California. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Vallejo | 1852 | Capitals of the State of California. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Benicia | 1853 | Capitals of the State of California. |
| California Statehood in 1850 | Sacramento | 1854 | Capitals of the State of California. |
| Colorado Statehood in 1876 | Denver City | 1859 | Capitals of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson. |
| Colorado Statehood in 1876 | Golden City | 1860 | Capitals of the extralegal Territory of Jefferson. |
| Colorado Statehood in 1876 | Denver City | 1861 | Capitals of the Territory of Colorado. |
| Colorado Statehood in 1876 | Colorado City | 1862 | Capitals of the Territory of Colorado. |
| Colorado Statehood in 1876 | Golden City | 1862 | Capitals of the Territory of Colorado. |
| Colorado Statehood in 1876 | Denver | 1867 | Capitals of the Territory of Colorado. |
| Colorado Statehood in 1876 | Denver | 1876 | Capital of the State of Colorado. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam (NY) | 1625 | Capital of the Dutch colony of Nieuw-Nederland. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | Hartford | 1639 | Capital of the English Colony of Connecticut 1639–1686. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | New-Haven | 1640 | Capital of the English Colony of New-Haven until its merger into the Connecticut Colony in 1662. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | Boston (MA) | 1686 | Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | Hartford | 1689 | Capital of the English Colony of Connecticut. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | joint capitals | 1701 | Hartford and New-Haven served as the "co-capitals" of the English Colony of Connecticut, with the Assembly holding its May session in Hartford and its October session in New-Haven. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | joint capitals | 1707 | Hartford and New-Haven joint capitals of the British Colony of Connecticut. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | joint capitals | 1776 | Hartford and New Haven joint capitals of the State of Connecticut. |
| Connecticut Statehood in 1776 | Hartford | 1875 | Capital of the State of Connecticut. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | Fort Christina | 1638 | Capital of the Swedish colony of Nya Sverige. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York (NY) | 1655 | Capital of the Dutch province of Nieuw-Nederland. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York (NY) | 1664 | Capital of the English Colony of New-York. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York (NY) | 1673 | Capital of the Dutch military government of Nieuw-Nederland. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York (NY) | 1674 | Capital of the English Colony of New-York. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | Philadelphia (PA) | 1682 | Capital of the English Colony of Pennsylvania. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | New Castle | 1704 | Capital of the English Lower Counties on the Delaware. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | New Castle | 1707 | Capital of the British Lower Counties on the Delaware. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | New Castle | 1776 | Capitals of the State of Delaware. |
| Delaware Statehood in 1776 | Dover | 1777 | Capitals of the State of Delaware. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | Fort de la Caroline | 1564 | Capital of the French colony of La Caroline 1564–1565. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | San Agustín St. Augustine | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida 1565–1763. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | San Agustín St. Augustine | 1763 | Capital of the British province of East Florida 1763–1783. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | San Agustín St. Augustine | 1783 | Capital of the Spanish province of Florida Oriental 1783–1821. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | Santa María de Ochuse Pensacola | 1763 | Capital of the British province of British West Florida 1763–1783. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | Santa María de Ochuse Pensacola | 1783 | Capital of the Spanish province of Florida Occidental 1783–1821. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | Tallahassee | 1824 | Capital of the Florida Territory. |
| Florida Statehood in 1845 | Tallahassee | 1845 | Capital of the State of Florida. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Fort de la Caroline | 1564 | Capital of the French colony of La Caroline 1564–1565. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | San Agustín (FL) | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Savannah | 1733 | Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Savannah | 1755 | Capital of the British Province of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Savannah | 1776 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Augusta | 1778 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Heard's Fort | 1780 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Augusta | 1781 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Savannah | 1782 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Ebenezer | 1782 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Savannah | 1784 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Augusta | 1786 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Louisville | 1796 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Milledgeville | 1807 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Macon | 1864 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Milledgeville | 1865 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Georgia Statehood in 1776 | Atlanta | 1868 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Hawaii Statehood in 1959 | Lahaina | 1820 | Capitals of the Kingdom of Hawaii. |
| Hawaii Statehood in 1959 | Honolulu | 1845 | Capitals of the Kingdom of Hawaii. |
| Hawaii Statehood in 1959 | Honolulu | 1894 | Capital of the Republic of Hawaii. |
| Hawaii Statehood in 1959 | Honolulu | 1898 | Capital of the Territory of Hawaii. |
| Hawaii Statehood in 1959 | Honolulu | 1959 | Capital of the State of Hawaiʻi. |
| Idaho Statehood in 1890 | Oregon City (OR) | 1843 | Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country. |
| Idaho Statehood in 1890 | Oregon City (OR) | 1848 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (all of Idaho 1848–1853, southern Idaho 1853–1859). |
| Idaho Statehood in 1890 | Salem (OR) | 1851 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (all of Idaho 1848–1853, southern Idaho 1853–1859). |
| Idaho Statehood in 1890 | Olympia (WA) | 1853 | Capital of the Territory of Washington (northern Idaho 1853–1859, all of Idaho 1859–1863). |
| Idaho Statehood in 1890 | Lewiston | 1863 | Capitals of the Territory of Idaho. |
| Idaho Statehood in 1890 | Boise | 1865 | Capitals of the Territory of Idaho. |
| Idaho Statehood in 1890 | Boise | 1890 | Capital of the State of Idaho. |
| Illinois Statehood in 1818 | Marietta (OH) | 1788 | Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. |
| Illinois Statehood in 1818 | Vincennes (IN) | 1800 | Capital of the Territory of Indiana. |
| Illinois Statehood in 1818 | Kaskaskia | 1809 | Capital of the Territory of Illinois. |
| Illinois Statehood in 1818 | Kaskaskia | 1818 | Capitals of the State of Illinois. |
| Illinois Statehood in 1818 | Vandalia | 1820 | Capitals of the State of Illinois. |
| Illinois Statehood in 1818 | Springfield | 1839 | Capitals of the State of Illinois. |
| Indiana Statehood in 1816 | Marietta (OH) | 1788 | Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. |
| Indiana Statehood in 1816 | Vincennes | 1800 | Capitals of the Territory of Indiana. |
| Indiana Statehood in 1816 | Corydon | 1813 | Capitals of the Territory of Indiana. |
| Indiana Statehood in 1816 | Corydon | 1816 | Capitals of the State of Indiana. |
| Indiana Statehood in 1816 | Indianapolis | 1825 | Capitals of the State of Indiana. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of La Haute-Louisiane. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Louisiana Territory. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Missouri Territory (1812–1821). |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Detroit (MI) | 1834 | Capital of the Territory of Michigan. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Belmont (WI) | 1836 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Burlington | 1837 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Burlington | 1838 | Capitals of the Territory of Iowa. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Iowa City | 1841 | Capitals of the Territory of Iowa. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Iowa City | 1846 | Capitals of the State of Iowa. |
| Iowa Statehood in 1846 | Des Moines | 1857 | Capitals of the State of Iowa. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of La Haute-Louisiane. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Louisiana Territory. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Missouri Territory (1812–1821). |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Pawnee | 1855 | Capital of the Kansas Territory (July 2 – 6). |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Shawnee Mission | 1855 | Capital of the Kansas Territory. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Lecompton | 1856 | Capital de jure (pro-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Topeka | 1856 | Capital de facto (anti-slavery) of the Territory of Kansas. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Minneola | 1858 | Declared capital by territorial legislature, although this action was later declared void. |
| Kansas Statehood in 1861 | Topeka | 1861 | Capital of the State of Kansas. |
| Kentucky Statehood in 1792 | Williamsburg (VA) | 1699 | Capital of the English Colony of Virginia. |
| Kentucky Statehood in 1792 | Williamsburg (VA) | 1707 | Capital of the British Colony of Virginia. |
| Kentucky Statehood in 1792 | Williamsburg (VA) | 1776 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| Kentucky Statehood in 1792 | Richmond (VA) | 1780 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| Kentucky Statehood in 1792 | Frankfort | 1792 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (The government initially met at Lexington but Frankfort was quickly named the capital. Bowling Green was the rival Confederate state capital 1861–62). |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | San Agustín (FL) | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida. |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | La Mobile (AL) | 1702 | Capitals of the French colony of La Louisiane. |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | Bilocci (MS) | 1720 | Capitals of the French colony of La Louisiane. |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | La Nouvelle-Orléans Nueva Orleans New Orleans | 1722 | Capitals of the French colony of La Louisiane. |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | La Nouvelle-Orléans Nueva Orleans New Orleans | 1763 | Capital of the Spanish district of Baja Louisiana. |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | La Nouvelle-Orléans Nueva Orleans New Orleans | 1800 | Capital of the French district of La Basse-Louisiane. |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | La Nouvelle-Orléans Nueva Orleans New Orleans | 1804 | Capital of the Territory of Orleans. |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | La Nouvelle-Orléans Nueva Orleans New Orleans | 1812 | Capitals of the State of Louisiana. (After the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate seat of government relocated to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport in 1863.) |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | Donaldsonville | 1830 | Capitals of the State of Louisiana. (After the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate seat of government relocated to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport in 1863.) |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | New Orleans | 1831 | Capitals of the State of Louisiana. (After the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate seat of government relocated to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport in 1863.) |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | Baton Rouge | 1849 | Capitals of the State of Louisiana. (After the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate seat of government relocated to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport in 1863.) |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | New Orleans | 1864 | Capitals of the State of Louisiana. (After the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate seat of government relocated to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport in 1863.) |
| Louisiana Statehood in 1812 | Baton Rouge | 1882 | Capitals of the State of Louisiana. (After the Union captured New Orleans in 1862, the Confederate seat of government relocated to Opelousas in 1862 and then to Shreveport in 1863.) |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Île Sainte-Croix | 1604 | Capitals of the French colony of l'Acadie. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Port-Royal (NS) | 1605 | Capitals of the French colony of l'Acadie. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1630 | Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1686 | Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1689 | Capital of the dissident Colony of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1691 | Capital of the English Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1707 | Capital of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1774 | Capital of the dissident Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1776 | Capital of the State of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Boston (MA) | 1780 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Portland | 1820 | Capital of the State of Maine. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Portland | 1827 | Capital de facto of the State of Maine. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Augusta | 1827 | Capital de jure of the State of Maine. |
| Maine Statehood in 1820 | Augusta | 1832 | Capital of the State of Maine. |
| Maryland Statehood in 1776 | St. Mary's City | 1634 | Capital of the English proprietary Colony of Maryland. |
| Maryland Statehood in 1776 | Anne Arundel's Towne Annapolis | 1694 | Capital of the English Province of Maryland. |
| Maryland Statehood in 1776 | Anne Arundel's Towne Annapolis | 1707 | Capital of the British Province of Maryland. |
| Maryland Statehood in 1776 | Anne Arundel's Towne Annapolis | 1776 | Capital of the State of Maryland. (Capital of the United States of America 1783–1784.) |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Plimouth | 1620 | Capital of the English Colony of New-Plimouth 1620–1686. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1630 | Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay 1630–1686. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1686 | Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America 1686–1689. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Plimouth | 1688 | Capital of the dissident Colony of New-Plimouth 1688–1692. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1689 | Capital of the dissident Colony of Massachusetts Bay 1689–1692. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1692 | Capital of the English Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1707 | Capital of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1774 | Capital of the dissident Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1776 | Capital of the State of Massachusetts Bay. |
| Massachusetts Statehood in 1776 | Boston | 1780 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. |
| Michigan Statehood in 1837 | Marietta (OH) | 1788 | Capitals of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (all of Michigan 1788–1800, eastern Michigan 1800–1803). |
| Michigan Statehood in 1837 | Chillicothe (OH) | 1800 | Capitals of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (all of Michigan 1788–1800, eastern Michigan 1800–1803). |
| Michigan Statehood in 1837 | Vincennes (IN) | 1800 | Capitals of the Territory of Indiana (western Michigan 1800–1803; all of Michigan 1803–1805, a portion of the Upper Peninsula 1805–1816). |
| Michigan Statehood in 1837 | Corydon (IN) | 1813 | Capitals of the Territory of Indiana (western Michigan 1800–1803; all of Michigan 1803–1805, a portion of the Upper Peninsula 1805–1816). |
| Michigan Statehood in 1837 | Detroit | 1805 | Capital of the Territory of Michigan (Lower Peninsula 1805–1818, all of Michigan 1818–1837). (Detroit was occupied by British Armed Forces 1812–1813). |
| Michigan Statehood in 1837 | Detroit | 1837 | Capitals of the State of Michigan. |
| Michigan Statehood in 1837 | Lansing | 1847 | Capitals of the State of Michigan. |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana 1765–1800. |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane (west of Mississippi River 1800–1804). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (west of Mississippi River under the authority of the Indiana Territory 1804–1805). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Territory of Louisiana (west of Mississippi River 1805–1812). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Territory of Missouri (west of Mississippi River 1812–1821). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Marietta (OH) | 1788 | Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (east of Mississippi River 1788–1800). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Vincennes (IN) | 1800 | Capital of the Territory of Indiana (east of Mississippi River 1800–1809). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Kaskaskia (IL) | 1809 | Capital of the Territory of Illinois (east of Mississippi River 1809–1818). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Detroit (MI) | 1818 | Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Mississippi River 1818–1834, all of Minnesota 1834–1836). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Belmont (WI) | 1836 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin. |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Burlington (IA) | 1837 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin. |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Burlington (IA) | 1838 | Capital of the Territory of Iowa (west of Mississippi River 1838–1841). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Madison (WI) | 1838 | Capital of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Mississippi River 1838–1848). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Iowa City (IA) | 1841 | Capital of the Territory of Iowa (west of Mississippi River 1841–1846). |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Saint Paul | 1849 | Capital of the Territory of Minnesota. |
| Minnesota Statehood in 1858 | Saint Paul | 1858 | Capital of the State of Minnesota. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | San Agustín (FL) | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Savannah (GA) | 1733 | Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Savannah (GA) | 1755 | Capital of the British Province of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Savannah (GA) | 1776 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Augusta (GA) | 1778 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Heard's Fort (GA) | 1780 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Augusta (GA) | 1781 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Savannah (GA) | 1782 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Ebenezer (GA) | 1782 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Savannah (GA) | 1784 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Augusta (GA) | 1786 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Louisville (GA) | 1796 | Capitals of the State of Georgia. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Natchez | 1798 | Capitals of the Territory of Mississippi. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Washington | 1802 | Capitals of the Territory of Mississippi. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Natchez | 1817 | Capitals of the State of Mississippi. |
| Mississippi Statehood in 1817 | Jackson | 1821 | Capitals of the State of Mississippi. |
| Missouri Statehood in 1821 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| Missouri Statehood in 1821 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis | 1800 | Capital of the French district of La Haute-Louisiane. |
| Missouri Statehood in 1821 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). |
| Missouri Statehood in 1821 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis | 1805 | Capital of the Louisiana Territory. |
| Missouri Statehood in 1821 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis | 1812 | Capital of the Missouri Territory. |
| Missouri Statehood in 1821 | Saint Charles | 1821 | Capitals of the State of Missouri. (A Confederate state government in exile operated from Neosho 1861–1863, and from Marshall, Texas, 1863–1865). |
| Missouri Statehood in 1821 | Jefferson City | 1826 | Capitals of the State of Missouri. (A Confederate state government in exile operated from Neosho 1861–1863, and from Marshall, Texas, 1863–1865). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana (east of Continental Divide 1763–1800.) |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane (east of Continental Divide 1800–1804). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (east of Continental Divide under the authority of the Indiana Territory 1804–1805). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Territory of Louisiana (east of Continental Divide 1805–1812). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Territory of Missouri (east of Continental Divide 1812–1821). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Fort Vancouver (WA) | 1825 | Capital de facto of the Oregon Country (west of Continental Divide 1818–1843). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Oregon City (OR) | 1843 | Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon (west of Continental Divide 1843–1848). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Oregon City (OR) | 1848 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (west of Continental Divide 1848–1853). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Salem (OR) | 1851 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon (west of Continental Divide 1848–1853). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Olympia (WA) | 1853 | Capital of the Territory of Washington (west of Continental Divide 1853–1863). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Omaha (NE) | 1854 | Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (east of Continental Divide 1854–1861). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Yankton (SD) | 1861 | Capital of the Territory of Dakota (east of Continental Divide 1861–1863). |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Lewiston (ID) | 1863 | Capital of the Territory of Idaho. |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Bannack | 1864 | Capitals of the Territory of Montana. |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Virginia City | 1865 | Capitals of the Territory of Montana. |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Helena | 1875 | Capitals of the Territory of Montana. |
| Montana Statehood in 1889 | Helena | 1889 | Capital of the State of Montana. |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane. |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Territory of Louisiana. |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812–1821). |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Omaha | 1854 | Capitals of the Territory of Nebraska. |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Lancaster Lincoln | 1867 | Capitals of the Territory of Nebraska. |
| Nebraska Statehood in 1867 | Lancaster Lincoln | 1867 | Capital of the State of Nebraska. |
| Nevada Statehood in 1864 | Fillmore (UT) | 1850 | Capitals of the Territory of Utah. |
| Nevada Statehood in 1864 | Salt Lake City (UT) | 1858 | Capitals of the Territory of Utah. |
| Nevada Statehood in 1864 | Genoa | 1861 | Capital of the Territory of Nevada. |
| Nevada Statehood in 1864 | Carson City | 1861 | Capital of the Territory of Nevada. |
| Nevada Statehood in 1864 | Carson City | 1864 | Capital of the State of Nevada. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Boston (MA) | 1630 | Capital of the English Colony of Massachusetts Bay. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1680 | Capital of the English Province of New Hampshire. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Boston (MA) | 1686 | Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1689 | Capital of the dissident Province of New Hampshire. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1691 | Capital of the English Province of New Hampshire. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1698 | Capital of the English Province of New Hampshire under jurisdiction of the Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1707 | Capital of the British Province of New Hampshire under jurisdiction of the Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1741 | Capital of the British Province of New Hampshire. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Exeter | 1775 | Capital of the Revolutionary War government of New Hampshire. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Exeter | 1776 | Capitals of the State of New Hampshire. |
| New Hampshire Statehood in 1776 | Concord | 1808 | Capitals of the State of New Hampshire. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam (NY) New-York (NY) | 1625 | Capital of the Dutch colony of Nieuw-Nederland. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam (NY) New-York (NY) | 1652 | Capital of the Dutch province of Nieuw-Nederland. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam (NY) New-York (NY) | 1664 | Capital of the English Province of New York. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth) | 1665 | Capital of the English Province of New Jersey. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Perth Amboy | 1673 | Capital of the English Province of East Jersey 1673–1688. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Burlington | 1673 | Capital of the English Province of West Jersey 1673–1688. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Boston (MA) | 1688 | Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America 1688–1689. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Perth Amboy | 1689 | Capital of the English Province of East Jersey 1689–1702. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Burlington | 1689 | Capital of the English Province of West Jersey 1689–1702. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | joint capitals | 1702 | East Jersey and West Jersey were re-united as the English Province of New Jersey in 1702. Perth Amboy and Burlington served jointly as the capital until 1784. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | joint capitals | 1707 | Joint capitals of the British Province of New Jersey. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | joint capitals | 1776 | Joint capitals of the State of New Jersey. |
| New Jersey Statehood in 1776 | Trenton | 1784 | Capital of the State of New Jersey. (Capital of the United States of America in 1784). |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | San Juan de los Caballeros | 1598 | Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San Francisco de Asís | 1610 | Capitals of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | El Paso del Norte (now Ciudad Juárez CHH) | 1680 | Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province-in-exile of Santa Fe de Nuevo México (Pueblo Revolt 1680–1692). |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís Santa Fe | 1692 | Capital of the Spanish Virreinato de la Nueva España province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís Santa Fe | 1821 | Capital of the Mexican province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís Santa Fe | 1824 | Capital of the Mexican territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís Santa Fe | 1846 | Capital of the U.S. military government of New Mexico 1846. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís Santa Fe | 1846 | Capital of the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico 1846–1850. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís Santa Fe | 1850 | Capital of the U.S. Territory of New Mexico 1850–1912. |
| New Mexico Statehood in 1912 | Santa Fe | 1912 | Capital of the State of New Mexico. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York | 1625 | Capital of the Dutch colony of Nieuw-Nederland (Novum Belgium). |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York | 1652 | Capital of the Dutch province of Nieuw-Nederland. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York | 1664 | Capital of the English Province of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York | 1673 | Capital of the Dutch military government of Nieuw-Nederland. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Fort Amsterdam Nieuw-Amsterdam New-York Nieuw-Oranje New-York | 1674 | Capital of the English Province of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Boston (MA) | 1688 | Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | New-York | 1689 | Capital of the dissident government of New-York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | New-York | 1691 | Capital of the English Province of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | New-York | 1707 | Capital of the British Province of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | New-York | 1776 | Capitals of the State of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Kingston | 1777 | Capitals of the State of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Hurley | 1777 | Capitals of the State of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Poughkeepsie | 1777 | Capitals of the State of New York. |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | New York | 1788 | Capital of the State of New York. (Capital of the United States of America 1785–1788 and 1789–1790). |
| New York Statehood in 1776 | Albany | 1797 | Capital of the State of New York. |
| North Carolina Statehood in 1776 | San Agustín (FL) | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida. |
| North Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Charlestown (SC) | 1670 | Capital of the English Province of Carolina. |
| North Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Charlestown (SC) | 1707 | Capital of the British Province of Carolina. |
| North Carolina Statehood in 1776 | New Bern | 1712 | Capital of the British Province of North Carolina. |
| North Carolina Statehood in 1776 | New Bern | 1776 | Capitals of the State of North Carolina. |
| North Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Fayetteville | 1789 | Capitals of the State of North Carolina. |
| North Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Raleigh | 1794 | Capitals of the State of North Carolina. |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane. |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Territory of Louisiana. |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812–1821). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Detroit (MI) | 1834 | Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1834–1836). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Belmont (WI) | 1836 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1836–1838). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Burlington (IA) | 1837 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1836–1838). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Burlington (IA) | 1838 | Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1838–1846). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Iowa City (IA) | 1841 | Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1838–1846). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint Paul (MN) | 1849 | Capital of the Territory of Minnesota (east of Missouri River and White Earth River 1849–1858). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Omaha (NE) | 1854 | Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (west of Missouri River or White Earth River 1854–1861). |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Yankton (SD) | 1861 | Capitals of the Territory of Dakota. |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Bismarck | 1883 | Capitals of the Territory of Dakota. |
| North Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Bismarck | 1889 | Capital of the State of North Dakota. |
| Ohio Statehood in 1803 | Marietta | 1788 | Capitals of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. |
| Ohio Statehood in 1803 | Chillicothe | 1800 | Capitals of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. |
| Ohio Statehood in 1803 | Chillicothe | 1803 | Capitals of the State of Ohio. |
| Ohio Statehood in 1803 | Zanesville | 1810 | Capitals of the State of Ohio. |
| Ohio Statehood in 1803 | Chillicothe | 1812 | Capitals of the State of Ohio. |
| Ohio Statehood in 1803 | Columbus | 1816 | Capitals of the State of Ohio. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory). |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Territory of Louisiana. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Territory of Missouri. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Arkansas Post (AR) | 1819 | Capitals of the Territory of Arkansaw (south of the parallel 36°30' north 1819–1824, southeastern Oklahoma 1824–1828). |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Little Rock (AR) | 1821 | Capitals of the Territory of Arkansaw (south of the parallel 36°30' north 1819–1824, southeastern Oklahoma 1824–1828). |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Fort Gibson | 1824 | De facto capital of the Indian Territory. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Tahlequah | 1838 | Capital of the Cherokee Nation. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Tuskahoma | 1838 | Capital of the Choctaw Nation. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Tishomingo | 1855 | Capital of the Chickasaw Nation. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Wewoka | 1866 | Capital of the Seminole Nation. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Okmulgee | 1867 | Capital of the Creek Nation. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Pawhuska | 1872 | Capital of the Osage Nation. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Guthrie | 1889 | Capital of the Territory of Oklahoma. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Guthrie | 1907 | Capitals of the State of Oklahoma. |
| Oklahoma Statehood in 1907 | Oklahoma City | 1910 | Capitals of the State of Oklahoma. |
| Oregon Statehood in 1859 | Champoeg | 1843 | Temporary capital of the disputed Oregon Country. |
| Oregon Statehood in 1859 | Oregon City | 1843 | Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country. |
| Oregon Statehood in 1859 | Oregon City | 1848 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon. |
| Oregon Statehood in 1859 | Salem | 1851 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon. |
| Oregon Statehood in 1859 | Corvallis | 1855 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon. |
| Oregon Statehood in 1859 | Salem | 1855 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon. |
| Oregon Statehood in 1859 | Salem | 1859 | Capital of the State of Oregon. |
| Pennsylvania Statehood in 1776 | Fort Christina | 1638 | Capital of the Swedish colony of Nya Sverige. |
| Pennsylvania Statehood in 1776 | Philadelphia | 1682 | Capital of the English proprietary Colony of Pennsylvania. |
| Pennsylvania Statehood in 1776 | Philadelphia | 1707 | Capital of the British proprietary Colony of Pennsylvania. |
| Pennsylvania Statehood in 1776 | Philadelphia | 1776 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Capital of the United States of America 1776, 1777, 1778–1783, and 1790–1800). |
| Pennsylvania Statehood in 1776 | Lancaster | 1799 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (Capital of the United States of America 1777). |
| Pennsylvania Statehood in 1776 | Harrisburg | 1812 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Providence | 1636 | Capital of the English Colony of Providence 1636–1644. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1639 | Capital of the English Colony of Aquidneck Island 1639–1644. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Portsmouth | 1644 | Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Providence | 1644 | Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Boston (MA) | 1686 | Capital of the English Dominion of New-England in America. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Providence | 1689 | Capital of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Providence | 1707 | Capital of the British Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | five capitals | 1776 | From 1776 to 1853, the legislature of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations rotated among the county seats of the state's five counties: Providence, Newport, East Greenwich, South Kingstown, and Bristol. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | joint capitals | 1854 | From 1854 to 1899, the legislature of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations alternated sessions between Providence and Newport. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Providence | 1900 | Capital of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| Rhode Island Statehood in 1776 | Providence | 2020 | Capital of the State of Rhode Island. |
| South Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Charlesfort (SC) | 1562 | Capital of the French colony of Floride françoise. |
| South Carolina Statehood in 1776 | San Agustín (FL) | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida. |
| South Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Charlestown | 1670 | Capital of the English Province of Carolina. |
| South Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Charlestown | 1707 | Capital of the British Province of Carolina. |
| South Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Charlestown | 1712 | Capital of the British Province of South Carolina. |
| South Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Charlestown | 1776 | Capitals of the State of South Carolina. |
| South Carolina Statehood in 1776 | Columbia | 1786 | Capitals of the State of South Carolina. |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1765 | Capital of the Spanish (though predominantly Francophone) district of Alta Louisiana. |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1800 | Capital of the French district of la Haute-Louisiane. |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1804 | Capital of the District of Louisiana (under the authority of the Indiana Territory.) |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1805 | Capital of the Territory of Louisiana. |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint-Louis San Luis St. Louis (MO) | 1812 | Capital of the Territory of Missouri (1812–1821). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Detroit (MI) | 1834 | Capital of the Territory of Michigan (east of Missouri River 1834–1836). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Belmont (WI) | 1836 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River 1836–1838). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Burlington (IA) | 1837 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin (east of Missouri River 1836–1838). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Burlington (IA) | 1838 | Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River 1838–1846). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Iowa City (IA) | 1841 | Capitals of the Territory of Iowa (east of Missouri River 1838–1846). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Saint Paul (MN) | 1849 | Capital of the Territory of Minnesota (east of Missouri River 1849–1858). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Omaha (NE) | 1854 | Capital of the Territory of Nebraska (west of Missouri River 1854–1861). |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Yankton | 1861 | Capitals of the Territory of Dakota. |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Bismarck (ND) | 1883 | Capitals of the Territory of Dakota. |
| South Dakota Statehood in 1889 | Pierre | 1889 | Capital of the State of South Dakota. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | New Bern (NC) | 1712 | Capital of the British Province of North Carolina. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | New Bern (NC) | 1776 | Capital of the State of North Carolina. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | Rocky Mount | 1790 | Capitals of the Territory South of the River Ohio. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | White's Fort Knoxville | 1791 | Capitals of the Territory South of the River Ohio. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | White's Fort Knoxville | 1796 | Capital of the State of Tennessee. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | Kingston | 1807 | Capital of the State of Tennessee for one day in 1807 to fulfill treaty obligations with the Cherokee Nation. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | Knoxville | 1807 | Capitals of the State of Tennessee. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | Nashville | 1812 | Capitals of the State of Tennessee. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | Knoxville | 1817 | Capitals of the State of Tennessee. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | Murfreesboro | 1818 | Capitals of the State of Tennessee. |
| Tennessee Statehood in 1796 | Nashville | 1826 | Capitals of the State of Tennessee. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Los Adaes (LA) | 1729 | Capitals of the Spanish province of Tejas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | San Antonio de Béxar (now San Antonio) | 1772 | Capitals of the Spanish province of Tejas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Saltillo (COA) | 1824 | Capitals of the Mexican province of Coahuila y Tejas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Monclova (COA) | 1833 | Capitals of the Mexican province of Coahuila y Tejas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | San Felipe de Austin | 1835 | Capital of the Provisional Government of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Washington (now Washington-on-the-Brazos) | 1836 | Capitals of the Republic of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Galveston | 1836 | Capitals of the Republic of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Harrisburg | 1836 | Capitals of the Republic of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Velasco | 1836 | Capitals of the Republic of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Columbia | 1836 | Capitals of the Republic of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Houston | 1837 | Capitals of the Republic of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Austin | 1839 | Capitals of the Republic of Texas. |
| Texas Statehood in 1845 | Austin | 1845 | Capital of the State of Texas. |
| Utah Statehood in 1896 | Salt Lake City | 1849 | Capital of the extralegal State of Deseret. |
| Utah Statehood in 1896 | Fillmore | 1850 | Capitals of the Territory of Utah. |
| Utah Statehood in 1896 | Salt Lake City | 1858 | Capitals of the Territory of Utah. |
| Utah Statehood in 1896 | Salt Lake City | 1896 | Capital of the State of Utah. |
| Vermont Statehood in 1791 | Westminster | 1777 | Capitals of the Republic of New Connecticut. |
| Vermont Statehood in 1791 | Windsor | 1777 | Capitals of the Republic of New Connecticut. |
| Vermont Statehood in 1791 | Windsor | 1777 | Capital of the Vermont Republic. |
| Vermont Statehood in 1791 | Windsor | 1791 | Capitals of the State of Vermont. |
| Vermont Statehood in 1791 | Montpelier | 1805 | Capitals of the State of Vermont. |
| Virginia Statehood in 1776 | San Agustín (FL) | 1565 | Capital of the Spanish province of La Florida. |
| Virginia Statehood in 1776 | Jamestown | 1607 | Capitals of the English Colony of Virginia. |
| Virginia Statehood in 1776 | Middle Plantation Williamsburg | 1698 | Capitals of the English Colony of Virginia. |
| Virginia Statehood in 1776 | Middle Plantation Williamsburg | 1707 | Capital of the British Colony of Virginia. |
| Virginia Statehood in 1776 | Middle Plantation Williamsburg | 1776 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| Virginia Statehood in 1776 | Richmond | 1780 | Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Capital of the Confederate States of America 1861–1865.) (A rival pro-Union state government operated from Wheeling 1861–1863 and from Alexandria 1863–1865). |
| Washington Statehood in 1889 | Champoeg (OR) | 1843 | Temporary capital of the disputed Oregon Country. |
| Washington Statehood in 1889 | Oregon City (OR) | 1843 | Capital of the Provisional Government of Oregon in the Oregon Country. |
| Washington Statehood in 1889 | Oregon City (OR) | 1848 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon. |
| Washington Statehood in 1889 | Salem (OR) | 1851 | Capitals of the Territory of Oregon. |
| Washington Statehood in 1889 | Olympia | 1853 | Capital of the Territory of Washington. |
| Washington Statehood in 1889 | Olympia | 1889 | Capital of the State of Washington. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Jamestown (VA) | 1619 | Capitals of the English Colony of Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Middle Plantation (VA) Williamsburg (VA) | 1698 | Capitals of the English Colony of Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Middle Plantation (VA) Williamsburg (VA) | 1707 | Capital of the British Colony of Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Middle Plantation (VA) Williamsburg (VA) | 1776 | Capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Richmond (VA) | 1780 | Capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Wheeling | 1861 | Capital of the rival pro-Union government of the Commonwealth of Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Wheeling | 1863 | Capitals of the State of West Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Charleston | 1870 | Capitals of the State of West Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Wheeling | 1875 | Capitals of the State of West Virginia. |
| West Virginia Statehood in 1863 | Charleston | 1885 | Capitals of the State of West Virginia. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Marietta (OH) | 1788 | Capital of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Vincennes (IN) | 1800 | Capital of the Territory of Indiana. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Kaskaskia (IL) | 1809 | Capital of the Territory of Illinois. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Detroit (MI) | 1818 | Capital of the Territory of Michigan. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Belmont | 1836 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Burlington (IA) | 1837 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Madison | 1838 | Capitals of the Territory of Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Statehood in 1848 | Madison | 1848 | Capital of the State of Wisconsin. |
| Wyoming Statehood in 1890 | Lewiston (ID) | 1863 | Capital of the Territory of Idaho. |
| Wyoming Statehood in 1890 | Yankton (SD) | 1864 | Capital of the Territory of Dakota. |
| Wyoming Statehood in 1890 | Cheyenne | 1869 | Capital of the Territory of Wyoming. |
| Wyoming Statehood in 1890 | Cheyenne | 1890 | Capital of the State of Wyoming. |