Every U.S. City that Has Ever Been the Largest In Its State - Statistics

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Answer Stats
State Years City % Correct
California 1920– Los Angeles
97%
Florida 1950–1960 Miami
94%
Colorado 1880– Denver
93%
Arizona 1920– Phoenix
93%
California 1850–1910 San Francisco
93%
Illinois 1840– Chicago
92%
New York 1790– New York City
92%
Georgia 1880– Atlanta
91%
Massachusetts 1790– Boston
90%
Hawaii 1960– Honolulu
89%
Nevada 1960– Las Vegas
89%
Texas 1890 Dallas
88%
Texas 1930– Houston
88%
Mississippi 1910– Jackson
88%
Indiana 1860– Indianapolis
87%
Kansas 1890–1940 Kansas City
87%
Missouri 1990– Kansas City
87%
Michigan 1840– Detroit
86%
Louisiana 1820– New Orleans
86%
Pennsylvania 1790– Philadelphia
86%
Maine 1820– Portland
86%
Oregon 1860– Portland
86%
Alaska 1960– Anchorage
85%
Minnesota 1880– Minneapolis
83%
Utah 1900– Salt Lake City
83%
Florida 1870, 1900–1940, 1970– Jacksonville
82%
Oklahoma 1910– Oklahoma City
82%
Tennessee 1830–1850, 2016– Nashville
81%
Idaho 1890– Boise
80%
Arkansas 1840– Little Rock
80%
Maryland 1790– Baltimore
79%
Ohio 1900–1980 Cleveland
79%
Ohio 1990– Columbus
79%
Washington 1890– Seattle
79%
New Mexico 1920– Albuquerque
77%
Iowa 1880– Des Moines
76%
North Carolina 1910– Charlotte
75%
Ohio 1810–1890 Cincinnati
75%
Tennessee 1860–2015 Memphis
75%
Missouri 1830–1980 St. Louis
75%
Alabama 1910–2019 Birmingham
74%
Texas 1900–1920 San Antonio
74%
Connecticut 1930–1970 Hartford
72%
Rhode Island 1800– Providence
72%
Kentucky 1800– Louisville
71%
Minnesota 1860–1870 St. Paul
71%
South Carolina 1790–1940, 2016– Charleston
69%
West Virginia 1960, 1980– Charleston
69%
Wisconsin 1850– Milwaukee
69%
Virginia 1790, 1810–1940 Richmond
69%
Nebraska 1860– Omaha
67%
Nevada 1900–1950 Reno
67%
Wyoming 1900–1970, 1990– Cheyenne
63%
New Jersey 1810– Newark
63%
Montana 1890 Helena
61%
Nevada 1870–1890 Carson City
60%
Alabama 1820–1900 Mobile
60%
Georgia 1790–1870 Savannah
60%
South Carolina 1950–2015 Columbia
54%
Virginia 1990– Virginia Beach
54%
Kansas 1950– Wichita
54%
North Dakota 1890– Fargo
53%
Montana 1980– Billings
51%
Connecticut 1810–1920 New Haven
51%
South Dakota 1890– Sioux Falls
50%
Vermont 1800–1820 Montpelier
49%
Delaware 1790– Wilmington
49%
North Carolina 1800–1900 Wilmington
49%
Vermont 1830– Burlington
40%
Alabama 2020– Huntsville
39%
New Hampshire 1850– Manchester
39%
Connecticut 1980– Bridgeport
37%
Virginia 1800, 1950–1980 Norfolk
32%
Wyoming 1980 Casper
27%
Rhode Island 1790 Newport
27%
Montana 1900–1950 Butte
21%
Iowa 1870 Davenport
21%
Texas 1850–1880 Galveston
18%
Florida 1880–1890 Key West
18%
Florida 1850–1860 Pensacola
17%
West Virginia 1930–1950, 1970 Huntington
15%
West Virginia 1870–1920 Wheeling
15%
New Hampshire 1790–1840 Portsmouth
14%
Montana 1950–1970 Great Falls
13%
Connecticut 1800 New London
13%
Iowa 1850–1860 Dubuque
12%
Connecticut 1790 Norwalk
6%
Mississippi 1820–1900 Natchez
5%
Kansas 1870–1880 Leavenworth
3%
Indiana 1830–1850 New Albany
2%
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