State Capitals of the United States of America
| State |
Date of statehood |
Capital |
Capital since |
Most populous city? |
Population |
Notes on current capital |
| Alabama |
1819 |
Montgomery |
1846 |
No |
200,127 |
| Alaska |
1959 |
Juneau |
1906 |
No |
30,987 |
| Arizona |
1912 |
Phoenix |
1889 |
Yes |
1,475,834 |
Phoenix is the most populous U.S. state capital. |
| Arkansas |
1836 |
Little Rock |
1836 |
Yes |
184,564 |
| California |
1850 |
Sacramento |
1854 |
No |
467,343 |
The Supreme Court of California sits in San Francisco. |
| Colorado |
1876 |
Denver |
1867 |
Yes |
566,974 |
Denver City served as the capital of the Colorado Territory 1861-1862 and 1867-1876. |
| Connecticut |
1788 |
Hartford |
1875 |
No |
124,397 |
Hartford also served as the capital 1639-1686 and 1689-1700, and as the co-capital with New Haven 1701-1875. |
| Delaware |
1787 |
Dover |
1777 |
No |
32,135 |
| Florida |
1845 |
Tallahassee |
1824 |
No |
156,612 |
| Georgia |
1788 |
Atlanta |
1868 |
Yes |
483,108 |
| Hawaii |
1959 |
Honolulu |
1845 |
Yes |
371,657 |
| Idaho |
1890 |
Boise |
1865 |
Yes |
216,248 |
| Illinois |
1818 |
Springfield |
1839 |
No |
111,454 |
| Indiana |
1816 |
Indianapolis |
1825 |
Yes |
791,926 |
| Iowa |
1846 |
Des Moines |
1857 |
Yes |
194,163 |
Burlington served as the territorial capital from 1838-1846. Iowa City served as the capital from 1846-1857. |
| Kansas |
1861 |
Topeka |
1856 |
No |
122,327 |
| Kentucky |
1792 |
Frankfort |
1792 |
No |
27,741 |
| Louisiana |
1812 |
Baton Rouge |
1880 |
No |
224,097 |
Baton Rouge also served as the capital 1849-1862. |
| Maine |
1820 |
Augusta |
1832 |
No |
18,560 |
Augusta was officially capital from 1827 but the legislature did not sit there until 1832. |
| Maryland |
1788 |
Annapolis |
1694 |
No |
36,217 |
Annapolis is the third longest serving capital in the United States after Santa Fe and Boston. Its capitol building is the oldest still in use. |
| Massachusetts |
1788 |
Boston |
1630 |
Yes |
596,368 |
Boston is the longest continuously serving capital in the United States. The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| Michigan |
1837 |
Lansing |
1847 |
No |
119,128 |
Lansing is the only state capital that is not also the county seat of the county in which it is situated. |
| Minnesota |
1858 |
Saint Paul |
1849 |
No |
287,151 |
| Mississippi |
1817 |
Jackson |
1821 |
Yes |
184,256 |
| Missouri |
1821 |
Jefferson City |
1826 |
No |
39,636 |
| Montana |
1889 |
Helena |
1889 |
No |
25,780 |
| Nebraska |
1867 |
Lincoln |
1867 |
No |
225,581 |
| Nevada |
1864 |
Carson City |
1861 |
No |
57,701 |
| New Hampshire |
1788 |
Concord |
1808 |
No |
42,221 |
The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| New Jersey |
1787 |
Trenton |
1784 |
No |
84,639 |
|
| New Mexico |
1912 |
Santa Fe |
1610 |
No |
70,631 |
Santa Fe is the longest serving capital in the United States. El Paso del Norte served as the capital of the Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico colony-in-exile during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680-1692. |
| New York |
1788 |
Albany |
1797 |
No |
95,993 |
|
| North Carolina |
1789 |
Raleigh |
1794 |
No |
359,332 |
| North Dakota |
1889 |
Bismarck |
1883 |
No |
55,532 |
| Ohio |
1803 |
Columbus |
1816 |
Yes |
730,657 |
| Oklahoma |
1907 |
Oklahoma City |
1910 |
Yes |
541,500 |
Oklahoma City is the shortest serving current state capital in the United States. |
| Oregon |
1859 |
Salem |
1855 |
No |
149,305 |
Salem first served as the capital in 1851, but Corvallis was briefly the capital in 1855. |
| Pennsylvania |
1787 |
Harrisburg |
1812 |
No |
48,950 |
| Rhode Island |
1790 |
Providence |
1900 |
Yes |
176,862 |
Providence also served as the capital 1636-1686 and 1689-1776. It was one of five co-capitals 1776-1853, and one of two co-capitals 1853-1900. The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| South Carolina |
1788 |
Columbia |
1786 |
Yes |
122,819 |
| South Dakota |
1889 |
Pierre |
1889 |
No |
13,876 |
| Tennessee |
1796 |
Nashville |
1826 |
No |
607,413 |
Nashville also served as the capital 1812-1818. |
| Texas |
1845 |
Austin |
1839 |
No |
709,893 |
| Utah |
1896 |
Salt Lake City |
1858 |
Yes |
181,743 |
| Vermont |
1791 |
Montpelier |
1805 |
No |
8,035 |
Montpelier is the least populous U.S. state capital. |
| Virginia |
1788 |
Richmond |
1780 |
No |
195,251 |
| Washington |
1889 |
Olympia |
1853 |
No |
42,514 |
| West Virginia |
1863 |
Charleston |
1885 |
Yes |
52,700 |
Charleston also served as the capital 1870-1875. |
| Wisconsin |
1848 |
Madison |
1838 |
No |
221,551 |
| Wyoming |
1890 |
Cheyenne |
1869 |
Yes |
55,362 |
