A chart listing U.S. state capitals and the largest city in each state.

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StateCapitalLargest city
AlabamaMontgomeryBirmingham
AlaskaJuneauAnchorage
ArizonaPhoenixPhoenix
ArkansasLittle RockLittle Rock
CaliforniaSacramentoLos Angeles
ColoradoDenverDenver
ConnecticutHartfordBridgeport
DelawareDoverWilmington
FloridaTallahasseeJacksonville
GeorgiaAtlantaAtlanta
HawaiiHonoluluHonolulu
IdahoBoiseBoise
IllinoisSpringfieldChicago
IndianaIndianapolisIndianapolis
IowaDes MoinesDes Moines
KansasTopekaWichita
KentuckyFrankfortLouisville
LouisianaBaton RougeNew Orleans
MaineAugustaPortland
MarylandAnnapolisBaltimore
MassachusettsBostonBoston
MichiganLansingDetroit
MinnesotaSt. PaulMinneapolis
MississippiJacksonJackson
MissouriJefferson CityKansas City
MontanaHelenaBillings
NebraskaLincolnOmaha
NevadaCarson CityLas Vegas
New HampshireConcordManchester
New JerseyTrentonNewark
New MexicoSanta FeAlbuquerque
New YorkAlbanyNew York City
North CarolinaRaleighCharlotte
North DakotaBismarckFargo
OhioColumbusColumbus
OklahomaOklahoma CityOklahoma City
OregonSalemPortland
PennsylvaniaHarrisburgPhiladelphia
Rhode IslandProvidenceProvidence
South CarolinaColumbiaColumbia
South DakotaPierreSioux Falls
TennesseeNashvilleMemphis
TexasAustinHouston
UtahSalt Lake CitySalt Lake City
VermontMontpelierBurlington
VirginiaRichmondVirginia Beach
WashingtonOlympiaSeattle
West VirginiaCharlestonCharleston
WisconsinMadisonMilwaukee
WyomingCheyenneCheyenne
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 figures.

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