list of state capitals in the United States

This is a list of the cities that are state capitals in the United States. The list also provides the most recent U.S. census population for each city (or, for Honolulu and Nashville, a specific census-designated area) and the most recent post-census estimated population available. All data are from the U.S. Census Bureau. This list does not include the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C.

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state capital population of capital: most recent census population of capital: estimated
Alabama Montgomery (2020) 200,603 (2025 est.) 195,300
Alaska Juneau (2020) 32,255 (2025 est.) 31,609
Arizona Phoenix (2020) 1,608,139 (2025 est.) 1,665,481
Arkansas Little Rock (2020) 202,591 (2025 est.) 206,427
California Sacramento (2020) 524,943 (2025 est.) 536,449
Colorado Denver (2020) 715,522 (2025 est.) 740,613
Connecticut Hartford (2020) 121,054 (2025 est.) 121,981
Delaware Dover (2020) 39,403 (2025 est.) 40,592
Florida Tallahassee (2020) 196,068 (2025 est.) 204,902
Georgia Atlanta (2020) 498,715 (2025 est.) 529,110
Hawaii Honolulu (2020) 350,964 (2025 est.) 341,868
Idaho Boise (2020) 235,684 (2025 est.) 238,429
Illinois Springfield (2020) 114,394 (2025 est.) 112,989
Indiana Indianapolis (2020) 887,642 (2025 est.) 901,116
Iowa Des Moines (2020) 214,133 (2025 est.) 212,086
Kansas Topeka (2020) 126,587 (2025 est.) 125,795
Kentucky Frankfort (2020) 28,602 (2025 est.) 28,657
Louisiana Baton Rouge (2020) 227,470 (2025 est.) 222,795
Maine Augusta (2020) 18,899 (2025 est.) 19,155
Maryland Annapolis (2020) 40,812 (2025 est.) 40,634
Massachusetts Boston (2020) 675,647 (2025 est.) 672,973
Michigan Lansing (2020) 112,644 (2025 est.) 113,884
Minnesota Saint Paul (2020) 311,527 (2025 est.) 306,684
Mississippi Jackson (2020) 153,701 (2025 est.) 141,196
Missouri Jefferson City (2020) 43,228 (2025 est.) 42,489
Montana Helena (2020) 32,091 (2025 est.) 35,138
Nebraska Lincoln (2020) 291,082 (2025 est.) 301,522
Nevada Carson City (2020) 58,639 (2025 est.) 58,571
New Hampshire Concord (2020) 43,976 (2025 est.) 44,597
New Jersey Trenton (2020) 90,871 (2025 est.) 91,506
New Mexico Santa Fe (2020) 87,505 (2025 est.) 89,837
New York Albany (2020) 99,224 (2025 est.) 101,698
North Carolina Raleigh (2020) 467,665 (2025 est.) 506,306
North Dakota Bismarck (2020) 73,622 (2025 est.) 77,963
Ohio Columbus (2020) 905,748 (2025 est.) 938,396
Oklahoma Oklahoma City (2020) 681,054 (2025 est.) 719,849
Oregon Salem (2020) 175,535 (2025 est.) 181,779
Pennsylvania Harrisburg (2020) 50,099 (2025 est.) 50,522
Rhode Island Providence (2020) 190,934 (2025 est.) 195,310
South Carolina Columbia (2020) 136,632 (2025 est.) 147,035
South Dakota Pierre (2020) 14,091 (2025 est.) 13,848
Tennessee Nashville (2020) 689,447 (2025 est.) 721,074
Texas Austin (2020) 961,855 (2025 est.) 1,002,632
Utah Salt Lake City (2020) 199,723 (2025 est.) 218,428
Vermont Montpelier (2020) 8,074 (2025 est.) 7,823
Virginia Richmond (2020) 226,610 (2025 est.) 237,257
Washington Olympia (2020) 55,605 (2025 est.) 56,724
West Virginia Charleston (2020) 48,864 (2025 est.) 46,117
Wisconsin Madison (2020) 269,840 (2025 est.) 286,233
Wyoming Cheyenne (2020) 65,132 (2025 est.) 66,507
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Article Title: list of state capitals in the United States
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 19 February 2026
Access Date: November 15, 2026