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

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  • The average score is 56 of 90

Answer Stats

StateYearsCity% Correct
California1920–Los Angeles
97%
Florida1950–1960Miami
95%
California1850–1910San Francisco
94%
Colorado1880–Denver
93%
New York1790–New York City
93%
Arizona1920–Phoenix
93%
Georgia1880–Atlanta
92%
Illinois1840–Chicago
92%
Massachusetts1790–Boston
91%
Hawaii1960–Honolulu
90%
Texas1890Dallas
89%
Texas1930–Houston
89%
Mississippi1910–Jackson
89%
Nevada1960–Las Vegas
89%
Indiana1860–Indianapolis
88%
Kansas1890–1940Kansas City
88%
Missouri1990–Kansas City
88%
Michigan1840–Detroit
87%
Louisiana1820–New Orleans
87%
Pennsylvania1790–Philadelphia
87%
Maine1820–Portland
86%
Oregon1860–Portland
86%
Alaska1960–Anchorage
85%
Minnesota1880–Minneapolis
84%
Oklahoma1910–Oklahoma City
83%
Utah1900–Salt Lake City
83%
Florida
1870, 1900–1940,
1970–
Jacksonville
82%
Tennessee1830–1850, 2016–Nashville
81%
Idaho1890–Boise
80%
Arkansas1840–Little Rock
80%
Washington1890–Seattle
80%
Maryland1790–Baltimore
79%
Ohio1900–1980Cleveland
79%
Ohio1990–Columbus
79%
New Mexico1920–Albuquerque
77%
Iowa1880–Des Moines
76%
Tennessee1860–2015Memphis
76%
Missouri1830–1980St. Louis
76%
North Carolina1910–Charlotte
75%
Ohio1810–1890Cincinnati
75%
Texas1900–1920San Antonio
75%
Alabama1910–2019Birmingham
74%
Connecticut1930–1970Hartford
72%
Rhode Island1800–Providence
72%
Minnesota1860–1870St. Paul
72%
Kentucky1800–Louisville
71%
South Carolina1790–1940, 2016–Charleston
70%
West Virginia1960, 1980–Charleston
70%
Virginia1790, 1810–1940Richmond
70%
Wisconsin1850–Milwaukee
69%
Nebraska1860–Omaha
67%
Nevada1900–1950Reno
67%
Wyoming1900–1970, 1990–,Cheyenne
63%
Montana1890Helena
62%
New Jersey1810–Newark
62%
Nevada1870–1890Carson City
60%
Georgia1790–1870Savannah
60%
Alabama1820–1900Mobile
59%
North Dakota1890–Fargo
54%
Kansas1950–Wichita
54%
South Carolina1950–2015Columbia
53%
Virginia1990–Virginia Beach
53%
Montana1980–Billings
52%
Connecticut1810–1920New Haven
51%
South Dakota1890–Sioux Falls
51%
Vermont1800–1820Montpelier
49%
Delaware1790–Wilmington
49%
North Carolina1800–1900Wilmington
49%
Vermont1830–Burlington
40%
New Hampshire1850–Manchester
39%
Alabama2020–Huntsville
37%
Connecticut1980–Bridgeport
36%
Virginia1800, 1950–1980Norfolk
31%
Rhode Island1790Newport
27%
Wyoming1980Casper
26%
Montana1900–1950Butte
22%
Iowa1870Davenport
21%
Texas1850–1880Galveston
18%
Florida1880–1890Key West
18%
Florida1850–1860Pensacola
17%
West Virginia1930–1950, 1970Huntington
15%
West Virginia1870–1920Wheeling
15%
New Hampshire1790–1840Portsmouth
14%
Montana1950–1970Great Falls
13%
Connecticut1800New London
13%
Iowa1850–1860Dubuque
12%
Connecticut1790Norwalk
7%
Mississippi1820–1900Natchez
6%
Kansas1870–1880Leavenworth
4%
Indiana1830–1850New Albany
3%

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