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U.S. Cities Bigger than their Capital

There are quite a lot U.S. cities that are bigger than their state capital. How many can you name?
Inspired by Jiaozira's Quiz
Those with less than 50,000 inhabitants are marked in red, those with less than 20,000 you get for free
Kentuckians, Missourians and especially Washingtonians may have a small advantage :)
NJ Townships aren't included!
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State
Times Bigger
City
State Capital
Alabama
<1.5x
Birmingham
Montgomery
Alaska
9x
Anchorage
Juneau
California
8x
Los Angeles
Sacramento
3x
San Diego
2x
San Jose
2x
San Francisco
<1.5x
Fresno
Connecticut
<1.5x
Bridgeport
Hartford
<1.5x
New Haven
<1.5x
Stamford
Delaware
2x
Wilmington
Dover
Florida
4.5x
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
2.5x
Miami
2.x
Tampa
1.5x
Orlando
1.5
St. Petersburg
<1.5x
Hialeah
Illinois
23x
Chicago
Springfield
2x
Aurora
1.5x
Rockford
1.5x
Joliet
1.5x
Naperville
Kansas
3x
Wichita
Topeka
1.5x
Overland Park
<1.5x
Kansas City
<1.5x
Olathe
Kentucky
22x
Louisville
Frankfort
11x
Lexington
2.5x
Bowling Green
2x
Owensboro
1.5x
Covington
<1.5x
Richmond
<1.5x
Georgetown
<1.5x
Florence
<1.5x
Hopkinsville
<1.5x
Nicholasville
<1.5x
Elizabethtown
<1.5x
Henderson
Louisiana
1.5x
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Maine
4x
Portland
Augusta
2x
Lewiston
2x
Bangor
1.5x
South Portland
1.5x
Auburn
<1,5x
Biddeford
<1.5x
Sanford
<1.5x
Saco
Maryland
16x
Baltimore
Annapolis
2x
Frederick
1.5x
Gaithersburg
1.5x
Rockville
1.5x
Bowie
<1.5x
Hagerstown
Michigan
6x
Detroit
Lansing
1.5x
Grand Rapids
<1.5x
Warren
<1.5x
Sterling Heights
<1.5x
Ann Arbor
Minnesota
1.5x
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Missouri
11x
Kansas City
Jefferson City
7.5x
St. Louis
4x
Springfield
3x
Columbia
2.5x
Independence
2x
Lee's Summit
2x
O'Fallon
2x
St. Joseph
1.5x
St. Charles
1.5x
St. Peters
1.5x
Blue Springs
<1.5x
Florissant
<1.5x
Joplin
<1.5x
Chesterfield
Montana
3.5x
Billings
Helena
2.5x
Missoula
2x
Great Falls
1.5x
Bozeman
<1.5x
Butte-Silver Bow
Nebraska
1.5x
Omaha
Lincoln
Nevada
11x
Las Vegas
Carson City
5x
Henderson
4.5x
Reno
4.5x
North Las Vegas
1.5x
Sparks
New Hampshire
2.5x
Manchester
Concord
2x
Nashua
New Jersey
3.5x
Newark
Trenton
3x
Jersey City
2x
Paterson
1.5x
Elizabeth
<1.5x
Clifton
New Mexico
6.5x
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
<1.5x
Las Cruces
<1.5x
Rio Rancho
New York
87x
New York City
Albany
2.5x
Buffalo
2x
Rochester
2x
Yonkers
1.5x
Syracuse
North Carolina
2x
Charlotte
Raleigh
North Dakota
1.5x
Fargo
Bismarck
Oregon
4x
Portland
Salem
Pennsylvania
32x
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
6x
Pittsburgh
2.5x
Allentown
2x
Erie
2x
Reading
1.5x
Scranton
1.5x
Bethlehem
<1.5x
Lancaster
South Dakota
12x
Sioux Falls
Pierre
5.5x
Rapid City
2x
Aberdeen
1.5x
Brookings
1.5x
Watertown
<1.5x
Mitchell
<1.5x
Yankton
Tennessee
<1.5x
Memphis
Nashville
Texas
2.5x
Houston
Austin
1.5x
San Antonio
1.5x
Dallas
Vermont
5.5x
Burlington
Montpelier
2.5x
South Burlington
2x
Rutland
<1.5x
Essex Junction
<1.5x
Barre
Virginia
2x
Virginia Beach
Richmond
<1.5x
Norfolk
<1.5x
Chesapeake
Washington
14x
Seattle
Olympia
4.5x
Spokane
4x
Tacoma
3.5x
Vancouver
3x
Bellevue
2.5x
Kent
2x
Everett
2x
Renton
2x
Federal Way
2x
Spokane Valley
2x
Yakima
1.5x
Kirkland
1.5x
Bellingham
1.5x
Kennewick
1.5x
Auburn
1.5x
Pasco
1.5x
Marysville
<1,5x
Redmond
<1.5x
Lakewood
<1.5x
Shoreline
<1.5x
Richland
<1.5x
Sammamish
<1.5x
Burien
Wisconsin
2.5x
Milwaukee
Madison
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6 Comments
bridog8456
+1
Level 47
May 17, 2017
Where is Austin, TX? Last I checked Houston, San Antonio and Dallas all had larger populations.
Gassu
+1
Level 69
May 18, 2017
D'oh! Somehow I forgot big Texas! Sorry!
benzeller
+1
Level 65
May 19, 2017
Fun quiz!
LAP3UNC
+1
Level 91
Apr 10, 2024
Like it! Would nom if updated.
mdoawgg
+1
Level 58
Nov 12, 2024
From Vermont, I was excited to have some advantage here... then all except one were given for being too small
GildedRanger
+1
Level 63
Jun 9, 2025
Should include NJ townships, as they are full municipalities on the same level as cities.
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