U.S. States, Capitals, & Largest Cities By Population

For each category, name the State, Capital, or Largest City in that State based on its population

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Population based on 2020 Census

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Population of State	State
39,538,223	California
29,145,505	Texas
21,538,187	Florida
20,201,249	New York
13,002,700	Pennsylvania
12,812,508	Illinois
11,799,448	Ohio
10,711,908	Georgia
10,439,388	North Carolina
10,077,331	Michigan
9,288,994	New Jersey
8,631,393	Virginia
7,705,281	Washington
7,151,502	Arizona
7,029,917	Massachusetts
6,910,840	Tennessee
6,785,528	Indiana
6,177,224	Maryland
6,154,913	Missouri
5,893,718	Wisconsin
5,773,714	Colorado
5,706,494	Minnesota
5,118,425	South Carolina
5,024,279	Alabama
4,657,757	Louisiana
4,505,836	Kentucky
4,237,256	Oregon
3,959,353	Oklahoma
3,605,944	Connecticut
3,271,616	Utah
3,190,369	Iowa
3,104,614	Nevada
3,011,524	Arkansas
2,961,279	Mississippi
2,937,880	Kansas
2,117,522	New Mexico
1,961,504	Nebraska
1,839,106	Idaho
1,793,716	West Virginia
1,455,271	Hawaii
1,377,529	New Hampshire
1,362,359	Maine
1,097,379	Rhode Island
1,084,225	Montana
989,948	Delaware
886,667	South Dakota
779,094	North Dakota
733,391	Alaska
643,077	Vermont
576,851	Wyoming

Population of Capital	Capital
1,608,139	Phoenix
961,855	Austin
905,748	Columbus
887,642	Indianapolis
715,522	Denver
689,447	Nashville
681,054	Oklahoma City
675,647	Boston
524,943	Sacramento
498,715	Atlanta
467,665	Raleigh
350,964	Honolulu
311,527	Saint Paul
291,082	Lincoln
269,840	Madison
235,684	Boise
227,470	Baton Rouge
226,610	Richmond
214,133	Des Moines
202,591	Little Rock
200,603	Montgomery
199,723	Salt Lake City
196,169	Tallahassee
190,934	Providence
175,535	Salem
153,701	Jackson
136,632	Columbia
126,587	Topeka
121,054	Hartford
114,394	Springfield
112,644	Lansing
99,224	Albany
90,871	Trenton
87,505	Santa Fe
73,622	Bismarck
65,132	Cheyenne
58,639	Carson City
55,605	Olympia
50,099	Harrisburg
48,864	Charleston
43,976	Concord
43,228	Jefferson City
40,812	Annapolis
39,403	Dover
32,255	Juneau
32,091	Helena
28,602	Frankfort
18,899	Augusta
14,091	Pierre
8,074	Montpelier

Population of Largest City	Largest City
8,804,190	New York City
3,898,747	Los Angeles
2,746,388	Chicago
2,304,580	Houston
1,608,139	Phoenix
1,603,797	Philadelphia
949,611	Jacksonville
905,748	Columbus
887,642	Indianapolis
874,579	Charlotte
737,015	Seattle
715,522	Denver
689,447	Nashville
681,054	Oklahoma City
675,647	Boston
652,503	Portland
641,903	Las Vegas
639,111	Detroit
633,045	Louisville
585,708	Baltimore
577,222	Milwaukee
564,559	Albuquerque
508,090	Kansas City
498,715	Atlanta
486,051	Omaha
459,470	Virginia Beach
429,954	Minneapolis
397,532	Wichita
383,997	New Orleans
350,964	Honolulu
311,549	Newark
291,247	Anchorage
235,684	Boise
215,006	Huntsville
214,133	Des Moines
202,591	Little Rock
199,723	Salt Lake City
192,517	Sioux Falls
190,934	Providence
153,701	Jackson
150,227	Charleston
148,654	Bridgeport
125,990	Fargo
117,116	Billings
115,644	Manchester
70,898	Wilmington
68,408	Portland
65,132	Cheyenne
48,864	Charleston
44,743	Burlington

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4 Comments

Level 71

Jan 22, 2018

You messed up on some of these spellings. Please change them

Level 62

Apr 8, 2020

i agree on the time that 15 min. leaves only 6 seconds per answer, good on jeopardy but not when spelling counts

Level 65

Aug 12, 2023

not just spelling takes the time in this quiz

the order in each category is tricky even when you have many pieces of the puzzle in mind

the order of answers is not alphabetical or related to the answer in the next column

It would be doable as state capital then largest city for each state on the same line but sorting through your head all the states capitals and biggest cities by population alone is too much unrelated information

Level 53

Jan 31, 2021

I liked the challenge here but would definitely agree that more time would be good. 20 minutes at least, 30 probably better.