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Biggest U.S. Cities Starting with A

Try to name the most populous cities in the United States that start with the letter A.
Cities proper, not metro areas. Technically, two are consolidated city/counties.
2024 U.S. Census estimates
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First submittedFebruary 9, 2012
Times taken110,146
Average score55.0%
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Pop
State
Hint
City
993,588
TX
State capital
Austin
560,326
NM
"Breaking Bad"
Albuquerque
520,070
GA
Coca-Cola
Atlanta
403,672
TX
Texas Rangers
ballpark
Arlington
403,130
CO
"Dawn"
Aurora
344,561
CA
Disneyland
Anaheim
289,600
AK
Biggest in state
Anchorage
203,729
TX
Spanish for
"yellow"
Amarillo
201,737
GA
Golf tourney
Augusta
189,664
OH
Rubber City
Akron
Pop
State
Hint
City
180,710
IL
"Wayne's World"
Aurora
159,102
VA
Egypt
Alexandria
130,501
TX
Cows and oil
Abilene
128,691
GA
R.E.M.
Athens
127,138
PA
Billy Joel song
Allentown
122,925
MI
University
Ann Arbor
121,873
CO
Denver suburb
Arvada
118,453
CA
Ancient city in
Turkey
Antioch
113,746
TX
Dallas suburb
Allen
101,317
NY
Hudson River
Albany
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52 Comments
Camelback
+11
Level 28
Feb 10, 2012
I must have tried to spell Albuquerque a 100 different ways, but didn't get the right one. Punishing myself by looking at it for 10 mins so I will never forget again
stealthnav52
+14
Level 68
Apr 5, 2018
Just type in ABQ, I live there and we all use that instead of the full name.
PoetsCorner
+3
Level 87
Apr 7, 2024
Shouldn't have taken that left turn there.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Dec 12, 2024
Just remember the way Weird Al taught us to spell it...

A-L-B-U.............QUERQUE

latesleeper
+4
Level 52
Feb 10, 2012
Yeah, Allentown. Didn't know that was a place. Thank you Billy Joel.
triviawayne
+2
Level 67
Jun 25, 2015
then you need some Yocco's
Danno
+2
Level 67
Aug 22, 2015
Yeah Yocco's hot dogs rule!
EytanMelech
+5
Level 66
Apr 4, 2020
I remember Allentown because our car broke down there on our way to Massachusetts.
Ponderosa
+5
Level 89
Dec 3, 2012
New Mexico!
jmaddog
+4
Level 33
Jan 31, 2013
Who would ever get Aurora, Il if not for the Colorado version?

And there's no way Aurora, Il has almost 200,000 people.

Ponderosa
+2
Level 89
Mar 28, 2013
I think these are metro areas.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Jul 26, 2013
I live in IL, which is the only reason i knew it. I actually didn't know the Colorado one.
ander217
+11
Level 73
Nov 2, 2018
Caveat says "Cities proper, not metro areas."
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jun 25, 2015
I had no idea there was an Aurora, CO, but I got it because of Aurora, IL, which I'm familiar with. And I picked up the larger Arlington thanks to the one in Virginia.
Nathaniel
+1
Level 77
May 16, 2025
Arlington in Virginia isn’t a city.
Badeghut
+2
Level 75
Sep 14, 2025
its a dense urban county, might as well be a city
kalbahamut
+5
Level 79
Jun 20, 2019
For one thing that's where Wayne and Garth are from.
vermiciousknid
+3
Level 91
Jun 20, 2019
The Wayne's World clue gives it away
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Oct 15, 2022
I think the clue may have been changed at my suggestion
Jerry928
+7
Level 76
Jun 15, 2014
Annapolis, Maryland?
david2013
+10
Level 87
Dec 18, 2014
38,394 as of the 2010 Census. To be the state capital and host the Naval Academy, it's not a very large city.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
Jun 25, 2015
I often guess Annapolis and it's never a right answer.
goalslammer
+2
Level 44
Jun 25, 2015
I love that the photo is for Anchorage, #7 on the list, rather than the usual of matching to #1.
Roger77024
+2
Level 56
Jun 25, 2015
Agree, but face it, who would recognise any of other 6 from a photo!
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Jun 27, 2015
Austin, Albuquerque and Atlanta all have reasonably easy to recognize skylines, and a few landmarks. Anaheim's got DisneyLand- everybody would recognize that. Could've put in something about Wayne's World in place of Aurora. Or the already referenced ballpark for Arlington.
ander217
+5
Level 73
Jun 25, 2015
Thank you to family members living in Albany, Austin, Antioch, and Aurora.
griffmongers
+7
Level 35
Jun 27, 2015
I love how Albany isn't even noted to be New York's capital
FinlandForever19
+4
Level 87
Sep 22, 2017
Damn. Anchorage is bigger than I thought.
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Jan 27, 2018
Think you know where the States of USA are? ….. try my "Walk the coast of USA quiz"……

here it is

NQChien
+1
Level 69
Jan 11, 2019
Augusta VA is a county, not city!
kalbahamut
+7
Level 79
Mar 6, 2019
What are you talking about? That's Augusta, Georgia.
mf3
+4
Level 90
May 26, 2019
With all the descriptive clues, I think one minute LESS is warranted.
Walacama
+2
Level 83
Jun 20, 2019
Is that Suisun Bay Area? I was trying Alameda.
SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
Mar 8, 2021
It's in Contra Costa County.
silvestra
+6
Level 73
Jun 20, 2019
"Yellow in Spanish! I know this one!" And here I sit typing "armadillo"... *facepalm*
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Jul 11, 2022
I also tried Armadillo, and even Ambarino too - I wonder why...
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
Aug 1, 2023
ditto, and ditto. then i went to Abuela! Panic setting in!
tylerdavid
+6
Level 76
Jun 27, 2019
Allentown helped me to also get Allen, which I wouldn't have otherwise guessed.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Sep 12, 2019
I tried amityville... only one I could think of besides the 3 others I got
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Oct 28, 2025
Got 9 now, so improvement
RKS
+9
Level 67
Nov 15, 2019
Can you please change the OHIO hint from "rubber" to "Lebron James".
callofduty45
+4
Level 59
May 22, 2020
when in doubt guess random large cities from other countries. thats how i got athens and alexandria :D
Jato
+1
Level 70
May 29, 2022
Albuquerque is bigger than Atlanta? Impossible!

Especially when New Mexico is sparsely populated and Atlanta has the world’s busiest airport.

joeythelemur
+4
Level 80
May 31, 2022
City proper, not metro region. Atlanta area is full of suburbs; Albuquerque, not so much.
gavinbmx
+1
Level 74
Jun 6, 2022
Antioch represent
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jul 9, 2022
Why did points reset on this? I don't think any answers changed.
EmreBozkurt
+1
Level 67
Jun 7, 2023
15/22 forgot athens...
dumBunny
+1
Level 61
Aug 1, 2023
No love for Alameda, CA or Atherton, CA?
Dimei
+1
Level 63
Apr 17, 2024
Both of those are lower in population than the threshold of the top 22 on this quiz. Never heard of Atherton actually, bad San Mateo County knowledge.
cpgatbyu
+2
Level 88
May 15, 2025
D'oh! I forgot about the holy hand grenade.
PoetsCorner
+1
Level 87
May 15, 2025
Five is right out!
abbeylaynee
+1
Level 58
Oct 21, 2025
the way I live (and am taking this quiz in) Abilene and still didn't get it....
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