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Biggest U.S. Cities Starting with S

Try to name the most populous cities in the United States that start with the letter S.
Cities proper, not metro areas. Not including unincorporated places.
2024 U.S. census estimates
Does not include San Juan, Puerto Rico
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First submittedFebruary 9, 2012
Times taken80,448
Average score60.0%
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Population
State
Hint
City
1,526,656
Texas
Where you'll find the Alamo
San Antonio
1,404,452
California
Largest U.S. city on the Mexican border
San Diego
997,368
California
The capital of Silicon Valley
San Jose
827,526
California
Known for its cable cars
San Francisco
780,995
Washington
Has the headquarters of Starbucks and Amazon
Seattle
535,798
California
State capital
Sacramento
324,975
California
Located in the Central Valley
Stockton
316,184
California
County seat of Orange County
Santa Ana
307,465
Minnesota
One of the Twin Cities
St. Paul
279,695
Missouri
Where you'll find the Gateway Arch
St. Louis
267,102
Florida
Located on Tampa Bay, not in Russia
St. Petersburg
246,170
Arizona
Affluent Phoenix suburb
Scottsdale
230,609
Washington
Gonzaga University
Spokane
229,159
California
Suburb northwest of Los Angeles
Santa Clarita
224,775
California
Shares its name with California's largest county
San Bernardino
217,783
Utah
Place to hear the Tabernacle choir
Salt Lake City
209,289
South Dakota
Biggest city in its state
Sioux Falls
180,406
Oregon
State capital
Salem
177,524
California
County seat of Sonoma County
Santa Rosa
176,578
Louisiana
Near the Arkansas and Texas borders
Shreveport
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22 Comments
berowdy
+3
Level 59
May 1, 2014
i've lived in two of these and been to six and i did ok
plattitude
+6
Level 95
Jun 12, 2015
Too religious. Seriously, 60% of the answers! How can we claim a separation of church and state when so many of our cities' names blatantly promote christian ideals?

< /sarcasm >

AlexThirkell
+4
Level 74
Aug 30, 2020
Did you count Salem? I thought that came from (Jeru)- which would make it overt religious propaganda too :p
kariannepizza
+6
Level 50
Jan 11, 2016
Clue for Salt Lake City should be "Olympics".
richiesyxx
+6
Level 74
Oct 9, 2022
The clue is fine, although I’d probably take the T off of the end of the word ‘hear.’
FreeStater
+2
Level 80
Oct 30, 2022
Perhaps the quiz maker particularly loves the Choir?
g4ndalf
+2
Level 78
Nov 2, 2022
Tbh, the clue 'Utah' was enough for me xD
thedb
+3
Level 70
May 8, 2017
What about san juan?
kalbahamut
+15
Level 79
May 26, 2018
shhh. Quizmaster's father was killed by some Puerto Rican guy.
loganite
+1
Level 93
Oct 30, 2022
I think he was half Puerto Rican and half Belgian. ;)
EcceHomo
+2
Level 85
Jul 15, 2024
and half Cypriot.
stubart409
+2
Level 69
Dec 17, 2017
I got San Bernadino from the Frank Zappa song("Oh Bobby! I'm really sorry you've got a head like potato.") and Sioux Falls from watching the second season of Fargo.
abalaji
+2
Level 36
Dec 31, 2018
lets go I have autocorrect when I spell wrong. HAH!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Sep 19, 2019
Missed Shreveport. Got the Phoenix suburb thanks to South Park, the goth kids named it as the worst place on Earth I think.
Insdo
+2
Level 41
Oct 9, 2019
You could change the name of the test to "names of saints in Spanish"
Asterlan
+2
Level 57
Oct 7, 2020
Only missed three of the California cities.
PrincessJessica
+2
Level 83
Jul 11, 2022
Was hoping Snobsdale was acceptable for Phoenix suburb, lol
MovieQuizGuy
+1
Level 63
Mar 20, 2025
Gonzaga University is a hoax, right?
Cellomaster12
+1
Level 38
Jul 22, 2025
No, I saw their team play
nneerrdd
+1
Level 76
Aug 2, 2025
Almost didn't get Salt Lake City...
fuanacdc
+1
Level 89
Sep 29, 2025
Apparently the Californians love to start their major cities starting with an 'S'. Or maybe the Spanish were religious and named everything based on their faith.
Geoguessin
+1
Level 73
Jan 18, 2026
a lot of them were directly named after Junipero Serra missions:

San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Ventura, San Juan Capistrano, Carmel-by-the-Sea

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