I'm often interested in useless bits of knowledge. Therefore, I have decided to post this list of the capitals and the largest three cities (in terms of population) of each state. One thing that makes this list so interesting is that there are so many surprises when it comes to the three largest cities for many of these states.

ALABAMA:

Captial: Montgomery

Three Largest Cities: Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery

(Here, note that the three cities are listed in order, from the most populated city to the third most populated city.)

ALASKA:

Capital: Juneau

Three Largest Cities: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau

ARIZONA:

Capital: Phoenix

Three Largest Cities: Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa

ARKANSAS:

Capital: Little Rock

Three Largest Cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville

CALIFORNIA:

Capital: Sacramento

Three Largest Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose

COLORADO:

Capital: Denver

Three Largest Cities: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora

CONNECTICUT:

Capital: Hartford

Three Largest Cities: Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford

DELAWARE:

Capital: Dover

Three Largest Cities: Wilmington, Dover, Newark

FLORIDA:

Capital: Tallahassee

Three Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa

GEORGIA:

Capital: Atlanta

Three Largest Cities: Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus

HAWAII:

Capital: Honolulu

Three Largest Cities: Honolulu, Hilo, Kailua

IDAHO:

Capital: Boise

Three Largest Cities: Boise, Nampa, Idaho Falls

ILLINOIS:

Capital: Springfield

Three Largest Cities: Chicago, Aurora, Rockford

INDIANA:

Capital: Indianapolis

Three Largest Cities: Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville

IOWA:

Capital: Des Moines

Three Largest Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport

KANSAS:

Capital: Topeka

Three Largest Cities: Wichita, Overland Park, Kansas City

KENTUCKY:

Capital: Frankfort

Three Largest Cities: Louisville, Lexington, Owensboro

LOUISIANA:

Capital: Baton Rouge

Three Largest Cities: New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Rouge

(Note: Given that this data comes from before Hurican Katrina occurred, it should be noted that New Orleans is no longer the largest city in the state.)

MAINE:

Capital: Augusta

Three Largest Cities: Portland, Lewiston, Bangor

MARYLAND:

Capital: Annapolis

Three Largest Cities: Baltimore, Frederick, Gaithersburg

MASSACHUSETTS:

Capital: Boston

Three Largest Cities: Boston, Worcester, Springfield

MICHIGAN:

Capital: Lansing

Three Largest Cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Warren

MINNESOTA:

Capital: Saint Paul

Three Largest Cities: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester

MISSISSIPPI:

Capital: Jackson

Three Largest Cities: Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi

MISSOURI:

Capital: Jefferson City

Three Largest Cities: Kansas City, Saint Louis, Springfield

MONTANA:

Capital: Helena

Three Largest Cities: Billings, Missoula, Great Falls

NEBRASKA:

Capital: Lincoln

Three Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue

NEVADA:

Capital: Carson City

Three Largest Cities: Las Vegas, Reno, Henderson

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

Capital: Concord

Three Largest Cities: Manchester, Nashua, Concord

NEW JERSEY:

Capital: Trenton

Three Largest Cities: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson

NEW MEXICO:

Capital: Santa Fe

Three Largest Cities: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe

NEW YORK:

Capital: Albany

Three Largest Cities: New York City, Buffalo, Rochester

NORTH CAROLINA:

Capital: Raleigh

Three Largest Cities: Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro

NORTH DAKOTA:

Capital: Bismarck

Three Largest Cities: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks

OHIO:

Capital: Columbus

Three Largest Cities: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati

OKLAHOMA:

Capital: Oklahoma City

Three Largest Cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman

OREGON:

Capital: Salem

Three Largest Cities: Portland, Salem, Eugene

PENNSYLVANIA:

Capital: Harrisburg

Three Largest Cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown

RHODE ISLAND:

Capital: Providence

Three Largest Cities: Providence, Warwick, Cranston

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Capital: Columbia

Three Largest Cities: Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston

SOUTH DAKOTA:

Capital: Pierre

Three Largest Cities: Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen

TENNESSEE:

Capital: Nashville

Three Largest Cities: Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville

TEXAS:

Capital: Austin

Three Largest Cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio

UTAH:

Capital: Salt Lake City

Three Largest Cities: Salt Lake City, Provo, West Valley City

VERMONT:

Capital: Montpelier

Three Largest Cities: Burlington, Rutland, South Burlington

VIRGINIA:

Capital: Richmond

Three Largest Cities: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake

WASHINGTON:

Capital: Olympia

Three Largest Cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma

WEST VIRGINIA:

Capital: Charleston

Three Largest Cities: Charleston, Huntington, Parkersburg

WISCONSIN:

Capital: Madison

Three Largest Cities: Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay

WYOMING:

Capital: Cheyenne

Three Largest Cities: Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie

Edited March 31, 200718 yr by Max

I always thought Syracuse was larger than Rochester!

I went to college in Vermont and its really sad that a suburb of Burlington is one of the biggest citiies. But alas, it just might be true. Barre, which is outside of Montpelier might be bigger. When I was in college we went to visit some friends in Montpelier and it is soooo small. THey had one Stop light and 11 crosswalks. And its the capital.

For New Hampshire, Portsmouth might be bigger than Concord. I could be wrong. Nashua and Manch get a lot of people from Mass. living there

Interesting list

Tishy I know what you mean about Montpelier, but it that's part of its charm I guess - more like a village. The (Green Mountains?) backdrop to the state capitol building is very pretty.

What surprises me is the number of second and third places cities I've never even heard of.

And yeah, I think of Nashua as a suburb of Boston.

NEBRASKA:

Capital: Lincoln

Three Largest Cities: Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue

Kind of sad that Bellevue is the third largest city, it is a suburb of Omaha. Kind of what Tishy was saying about Vermont. Most towns in NE are tiny.

Three Largest Cities: Los Angeles,

Barf!!! I would love for an earthquake to strike Los Angeles and knock it into the ocean where it belongs...so glad to have moved out of that stink hole

for montana, all those places r all like right next to eachother.