Biggest Metro Area, Biggest City, and Capital by State

For each US state, name its most populous metro area, most populous city proper, and capital city. For multi-state metros, only the population in the relevant state is counted.

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State	Category	Answer
Alabama	Biggest Metro	Birmingham
Alabama	Biggest City	Huntsville
Alabama	Capital	Montgomery
Alaska	Biggest Metro	Anchorage
Alaska	Biggest City	Anchorage
Alaska	Capital	Juneau
Arizona	Biggest Metro	Phoenix
Arizona	Biggest City	Phoenix
Arizona	Capital	Phoenix
Arkansas	Biggest Metro	Little Rock
Arkansas	Biggest City	Little Rock
Arkansas	Capital	Little Rock
California	Biggest Metro	Los Angeles
California	Biggest City	Los Angeles
California	Capital	Sacramento
Colorado	Biggest Metro	Denver
Colorado	Biggest City	Denver
Colorado	Capital	Denver
Connecticut	Biggest Metro	Hartford
Connecticut	Biggest City	Bridgeport
Connecticut	Capital	Hartford
Delaware	Biggest Metro	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Delaware	Biggest City	Wilmington
Delaware	Capital	Dover
Florida	Biggest Metro	Miami
Florida	Biggest City	Jacksonville
Florida	Capital	Tallahassee
Georgia	Biggest Metro	Atlanta
Georgia	Biggest City	Atlanta
Georgia	Capital	Atlanta
Hawaii	Biggest Metro	Honolulu
Hawaii	Biggest City	Honolulu
Hawaii	Capital	Honolulu
Idaho	Biggest Metro	Boise
Idaho	Biggest City	Boise
Idaho	Capital	Boise
Illinois	Biggest Metro	Chicago
Illinois	Biggest City	Chicago
Illinois	Capital	Springfield
Indiana	Biggest Metro	Indianapolis
Indiana	Biggest City	Indianapolis
Indiana	Capital	Indianapolis
Iowa	Biggest Metro	Des Moines
Iowa	Biggest City	Des Moines
Iowa	Capital	Des Moines
Kansas	Biggest Metro	Kansas City
Kansas	Biggest City	Wichita
Kansas	Capital	Topeka
Kentucky	Biggest Metro	Louisville
Kentucky	Biggest City	Louisville
Kentucky	Capital	Frankfort
Louisiana	Biggest Metro	New Orleans
Louisiana	Biggest City	New Orleans
Louisiana	Capital	Baton Rouge
Maine	Biggest Metro	Portland
Maine	Biggest City	Portland
Maine	Capital	Augusta
Maryland	Biggest Metro	Baltimore
Maryland	Biggest City	Baltimore
Maryland	Capital	Annapolis
Massachusetts	Biggest Metro	Boston
Massachusetts	Biggest City	Boston
Massachusetts	Capital	Boston
Michigan	Biggest Metro	Detroit
Michigan	Biggest City	Detroit
Michigan	Capital	Lansing
Minnesota	Biggest Metro	Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota	Biggest City	Minneapolis
Minnesota	Capital	St. Paul
Mississippi	Biggest Metro	Jackson
Mississippi	Biggest City	Jackson
Mississippi	Capital	Jackson
Missouri	Biggest Metro	St. Louis
Missouri	Biggest City	Kansas City
Missouri	Capital	Jefferson City

State	Category	Answer
Montana	Biggest Metro	Billings
Montana	Biggest City	Billings
Montana	Capital	Helena
Nebraska	Biggest Metro	Omaha
Nebraska	Biggest City	Omaha
Nebraska	Capital	Lincoln
Nevada	Biggest Metro	Las Vegas
Nevada	Biggest City	Las Vegas
Nevada	Capital	Carson City
New Hampshire	Biggest Metro	Boston
New Hampshire	Biggest City	Manchester
New Hampshire	Capital	Concord
New Jersey	Biggest Metro	New York-Newark-Jersey City
New Jersey	Biggest City	Newark
New Jersey	Capital	Trenton
New Mexico	Biggest Metro	Albuquerque
New Mexico	Biggest City	Albuquerque
New Mexico	Capital	Santa Fe
New York	Biggest Metro	New York-Newark-Jersey City
New York	Biggest City	New York
New York	Capital	Albany
North Carolina	Biggest Metro	Charlotte
North Carolina	Biggest City	Charlotte
North Carolina	Capital	Raleigh
North Dakota	Biggest Metro	Fargo
North Dakota	Biggest City	Fargo
North Dakota	Capital	Bismarck
Ohio	Biggest Metro	Columbus
Ohio	Biggest City	Columbus
Ohio	Capital	Columbus
Oklahoma	Biggest Metro	Oklahoma City
Oklahoma	Biggest City	Oklahoma City
Oklahoma	Capital	Oklahoma City
Oregon	Biggest Metro	Portland
Oregon	Biggest City	Portland
Oregon	Capital	Salem
Pennsylvania	Biggest Metro	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
Pennsylvania	Biggest City	Philadelphia
Pennsylvania	Capital	Harrisburg
Rhode Island	Biggest Metro	Providence
Rhode Island	Biggest City	Providence
Rhode Island	Capital	Providence
South Carolina	Biggest Metro	Greenville
South Carolina	Biggest City	Charleston
South Carolina	Capital	Columbia
South Dakota	Biggest Metro	Sioux Falls
South Dakota	Biggest City	Sioux Falls
South Dakota	Capital	Pierre
Tennessee	Biggest Metro	Nashville
Tennessee	Biggest City	Nashville
Tennessee	Capital	Nashville
Texas	Biggest Metro	Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas	Biggest City	Houston
Texas	Capital	Austin
Utah	Biggest Metro	Salt Lake City
Utah	Biggest City	Salt Lake City
Utah	Capital	Salt Lake City
Vermont	Biggest Metro	Burlington
Vermont	Biggest City	Burlington
Vermont	Capital	Montpelier
Virginia	Biggest Metro	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
Virginia	Biggest City	Virginia Beach
Virginia	Capital	Richmond
Washington	Biggest Metro	Seattle
Washington	Biggest City	Seattle
Washington	Capital	Olympia
West Virginia	Biggest Metro	Charleston
West Virginia	Biggest City	Charleston
West Virginia	Capital	Charleston
Wisconsin	Biggest Metro	Milwaukee
Wisconsin	Biggest City	Milwaukee
Wisconsin	Capital	Madison
Wyoming	Biggest Metro	Cheyenne
Wyoming	Biggest City	Cheyenne
Wyoming	Capital	Cheyenne

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4 Comments

Level 89

Nov 7, 2024

Great quiz!

Level 91

Nov 7, 2024

Like it! That said, what's the source? I could be wrong but I'm not sure that Columbus is the biggest METRO in Ohio.

Level 66

Nov 7, 2024

Thanks! Going by Wikipedia, the Columbus metro just passed the Cleveland metro as of 2023. The Cincinnati metro is slightly larger, but not once you remove the counties in Kentucky and Indiana.

Level 68

Feb 1, 2025

Great quiz, but take issue with the common short answers working with city but not metro, i.e. NYC, Philly...