List of U.S. state capitals

This is a list of United States state capital cities. Each has a capital building that acts as the center of government for its state. The capital city with the fewest people is Montpelier, Vermont, while the capital city with the most people is Phoenix, Arizona.

The dates listed in the following table indicate the years it has continuously served as the state's sole capital. Most states have changed their capital city at least once. In the case of the thirteen bottom states, "statehood" in the table refers to its date of ratification of the United States Constitution.  

+ State capitals of the United StatesState Abr.  State-hood  Capital  Capital since  Area (mi²) Population (2018) NotesCityMetropolitanRank in stateRank in US Alabama  AL  1819 Montgomery  1846  159.8  198,218 373,903  2  119    Alaska  AK  1959 Juneau  1906  2716.7  31,275   2    Largest capital by municipal land area. Arizona  AZ  1912  Phoenix  1889  517.6  1,660,272  4,857,962  1  5  Largest capital by population. Arkansas  AR  1836  Little Rock  1821  116.2  193,524  699,757  1  117   California  CA  1850  Sacramento  1854  97.9  508,529  2,345,210  6  35  Colorado  CO  1876  Denver  1867  153.3  716,492  2,932,415  1  19  Connecticut  CT  1788  Hartford  1875  17.3  124,775  1,212,381  3  199   Delaware  DE  1787  Dover  1777  22.4  36,047  162,310  2    Longest-serving capital in terms of statehood. Florida  FL  1845  Tallahassee  1824  95.7  181,376  367,413  7  125   Georgia  GA  1788  Atlanta  1868  133.5  498,044  5,949,951  1  37   Largest capital by metropolitan area population. Hawaii  HI  1959  Honolulu  1845  68.4  359,870  953,207 1  56  Idaho  ID  1890  Boise  1865  63.8  205,671  616,561  1  103   Illinois  IL  1818  Springfield  1837  54.0  116,250  210,170  6  221  Indiana  IN  1816  Indianapolis  1825  361.5  867,125  2,004,230  1  16  Iowa  IA  1846  Des Moines  1857  75.8  203,433 569,633  1  105   Kansas  KS  1861  Topeka  1856  56.0  127,473  230,870  4  193 Kentucky  KY  1792  Frankfort  1792  14.7  25,527  70,758  14    Louisiana  LA  1812  Baton Rouge  1880  76.8  225,374  830,480  2 99  Maine  ME  1820  Augusta  1832  55.4  19,136  117,114  8    Maryland  MD  1788  Annapolis  1694  6.73  38,394   7   Smallest capital by land area. Massachusetts  MA  1788  Boston  1630  89.6  694,483 4,628,910  1  21 Longest continuously serving capital. Michigan  MI  1837  Lansing  1847  35.0  114,297  464,036  5  226    Minnesota  MN  1858  Saint Paul  1849  52.8  285,068  3,348,659  2  67   Mississippi  MS  1817  Jackson  1821  104.9  173,514  567,122  1  134   Missouri  MO  1821  Jefferson City  1826  27.3  43,079  149,807  15    Montana  MT  1889  Helena  1875  14.0  28,190  74,801  6    Nebraska  NE  1867  Lincoln  1867  74.6  258,379  302,157  2  72  Nevada  NV  1864  Carson City  1861  143.4  55,274   6    New Hampshire  NH  1788  Concord  1808  64.3  42,695  146,445	 3    New Jersey  NJ  1787  Trenton  1784  7.66  84,913  366,513  10   New Mexico  NM  1912  Santa Fe  1610  37.3  75,764  183,732  4   Longest-serving capital. New York  NY  1788  Albany  1797  21.4  97,856   857,592  6   North Carolina  NC  1789  Raleigh  1792  114.6  403,892  1,130,490  2  43  North Dakota  ND  1889  Bismarck  1883  26.9  61,272  108,779  2    Ohio  OH  1803  Columbus  1816  210.3  892,553  2,078,725 1  14   Oklahoma  OK  1907  Oklahoma City  1910  620.3  649,021  1,396,445  1  27  Shortest-serving current state capital. Oregon  OR  1859  Salem  1855  45.7  154,637 390,738  3   149  Pennsylvania  PA  1787  Harrisburg  1812  8.11  49,528  647,390  9     Rhode Island  RI  1790  Providence  1900  18.5  178,042  1,600,852  1  130  South Carolina  SC  1788  Columbia  1786  125.2  129,272 767,598  2  191  South Dakota  SD  1889  Pierre  1889  13.0  13,646   8    Tennessee  TN  1796  Nashville  1826  525.9  691,243  1,903,045  1  24  Texas  TX  1845  Austin  1839  305.1  964,254  2,168,316  4  11  Largest capital by population to not be the most populated city in its state. Utah  UT  1896  Salt Lake City  1858  109.1  186,440  1,087,873  1  124  Vermont  VT  1791  Montpelier  1805  10.2  7,855   6  Smallest capital by population. Virginia  VA  1788  Richmond  1780  60.1  204,214  1,208,101  4  104  Washington  WA  1889  Olympia  1853  16.7  46,478  234,670  24    West Virginia  WV  1863  Charleston  1885  31.6  51,400  304,214  1    Smallest capital by population to also be the most populated city in its state. Wisconsin  WI  1848  Madison  1838  68.7  233,209  605,435  2  82   Wyoming  WY  1890  Cheyenne  1869  21.1  59,466  91,738 1  

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