State Capitals of the Fifty US States
The following is a complete list of the state capitals of the 50 United States. The state capital in each state is the political center of the state and the location of the state legislature, government, and governor of the state.
-In many states, the state capital is not the largest city in terms of population. For example, in California, the most populous state of the United States, the state capital of Sacramento is the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state. The three largest are Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego.
The data below are from the United States Census Bureau.
State Capitals
Alabama - Montgomery
- Population: 200,602 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 31.4% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $43,535
Alaska - Juneau
- Population: 32,756 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 37.8% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $84,750
Arizona - Phoenix
- Population: 1,563,025 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 26.5% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $46,881
Arkansas - Little Rock
- Population: 197,992 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 38.5% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $46,409
California - Sacramento
- Population: 490,712 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 29.3% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $50,013
Colorado - Denver
- Population: 682,545 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 43.7% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $51,800
Connecticut - Hartford
- Population: 124,006 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 15% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $29,313
Delaware - Dover
- Population: 37,522 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 28.4% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $49,714
Florida - Tallahassee
- Population: 190,894 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 47.6% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $45,660
Georgia - Atlanta
- Population: 463,878 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 47.1% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $46,439
Hawaii - Honolulu
- Population: 998,714 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 32.5% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $73,581
Idaho - Boise
- Population: 218,281 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 39.1% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $49,209
Illinois - Springfield
- Population: 116,565 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 34.9% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $48,848
Indiana - Indianapolis
- Population: 853,173 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 27.6% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $42,076
Iowa - Des Moines
- Population: 210,330 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 24.7% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $46,430
Kansas - Topeka
- Population: 127,265 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 27.5% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $41,412
Kentucky - Frankfort
- Population: 27,830 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 25.5% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $40,622
Louisiana - Baton Rouge
- Population: 228,590 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 32.7% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $38,790
Maine - Augusta
- Population: 18,471 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 23.2% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $38,263
Maryland - Annapolis
- Population: 39,474 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 45.7% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $75,320
Massachusetts - Boston
- Population: 667,137 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 44.6% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $54,485
Michigan - Lansing
- Population: 115,056 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 25.1% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $35,675
Minnesota - St. Paul
- Population: 300,851(2015 estimate)
- Education: 38.6% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $48,258
Mississippi - Jackson
- Population: 170,674 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 26% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $33,080
Missouri - Jefferson City
- Population: 43,168 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 33.2% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $47,901
Montana - Helena
- Population: 30,581 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 44.8% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $50,311
Nebraska - Lincoln
- Population: 277,348 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 36.2% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $49,794
Nevada - Carson City
- Population: 54,521 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 20.4% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $50,108
New Hampshire - Concord
- Population: 42,620 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 35% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $54,182
New Jersey - Trenton
- Population: 84,225 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 10.7% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $35,647
New Mexico - Santa Fe
- Population: 84,099 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 44% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $50,213
New York - Albany
- Population: 98,469 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 36.3% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $41,099
North Carolina - Raleigh
- Population: 451,066 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 47.6% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $54,581
North Dakota - Bismarck
- Population: 71,167 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 34% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $57,660
Ohio - Columbus
- Population: 850,106 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 33.4% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $44,774
Oklahoma - Oklahoma City
- Population: 631,346 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 28.5% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $47,004
Oregon - Salem
- Population: 164,549 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 26.9% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $46,273
Pennsylvania - Harrisburg
- Population: 49,081(2015 estimate)
- Education: 18.4% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $32,476
Rhode Island - Providence
- Population: 179,207 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 28.6% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $37,514
South Carolina - Columbia
- Population: 133,803 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 40.1% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $41,454
South Dakota - Pierre
- Population: 14,002 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 33.2% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $52,961
Tennessee - Nashville
- Population: 654,610 (Nashville-Davidson balance, 2015 estimate)
- Education: 35.8% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $46,758
Texas - Austin
- Population: 931,830 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 46% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $55,216
Utah - Salt Lake City
- Population: 192,672 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 42.1% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $45,833
Vermont - Montpelier
- Population: 7,592 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 52.5% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $60,676
Virginia - Richmond
- Population: 220,289 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 35.4% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $41,331
Washington - Olympia
- Population: 50,302 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 43.4% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $52,834
West Virginia - Charleston
- Population: 49,736 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 39.3% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $48,959
Wisconsin - Madison
- Population: 248,951 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 55% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $53,933
Wyoming - Cheyenne
- Population: 63,335 (2015 estimate)
- Education: 27.7% have a bachelor's degree
- Median Household Income: $54,845
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