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50 States and Capitals: Full List A to Z

All 50 US state capitals in alphabetical order, the capitals people always get wrong, fun facts and a trick for using capitals in Stop and other word games.

By Polarzinho ·

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In Stop, the City category is where a lot of players freeze. My secret is state capitals: there are 50 of them, and almost nobody remembers Pierre, Montpelier or Juneau when the clock is ticking.

Here are all 50 US states and their capitals, from Alabama to Wyoming.

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States and capitals: Alabama to Missouri

  • Alabama: Montgomery
  • Alaska: Juneau
  • Arizona: Phoenix
  • Arkansas: Little Rock
  • California: Sacramento
  • Colorado: Denver
  • Connecticut: Hartford
  • Delaware: Dover
  • Florida: Tallahassee
  • Georgia: Atlanta
  • Hawaii: Honolulu
  • Idaho: Boise
  • Illinois: Springfield
  • Indiana: Indianapolis
  • Iowa: Des Moines
  • Kansas: Topeka
  • Kentucky: Frankfort
  • Louisiana: Baton Rouge
  • Maine: Augusta
  • Maryland: Annapolis
  • Massachusetts: Boston
  • Michigan: Lansing
  • Minnesota: Saint Paul
  • Mississippi: Jackson
  • Missouri: Jefferson City

States and capitals: Montana to Wyoming

  • Montana: Helena
  • Nebraska: Lincoln
  • Nevada: Carson City
  • New Hampshire: Concord
  • New Jersey: Trenton
  • New Mexico: Santa Fe
  • New York: Albany
  • North Carolina: Raleigh
  • North Dakota: Bismarck
  • Ohio: Columbus
  • Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
  • Oregon: Salem
  • Pennsylvania: Harrisburg
  • Rhode Island: Providence
  • South Carolina: Columbia
  • South Dakota: Pierre
  • Tennessee: Nashville
  • Texas: Austin
  • Utah: Salt Lake City
  • Vermont: Montpelier
  • Virginia: Richmond
  • Washington: Olympia
  • West Virginia: Charleston
  • Wisconsin: Madison
  • Wyoming: Cheyenne

The capitals people get wrong

In many states, the capital is not the biggest or most famous city:

  • New York: Albany, not New York City.
  • California: Sacramento, not Los Angeles.
  • Florida: Tallahassee, not Miami.
  • Illinois: Springfield, not Chicago.
  • Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, not Philadelphia.
  • Texas: Austin, not Houston.
  • Washington: Olympia, not Seattle.

Fun facts

  • The largest state by area is Alaska. The smallest is Rhode Island.
  • California has the most people.
  • Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, is not part of any state.
  • Juneau, the capital of Alaska, has no road connecting it to the rest of the state. You get there by plane or boat.

Capitals in Stop

In the City category of Stop, a state capital is a safe answer that is hard to argue with. Keep one for the tricky letters: J for Juneau, O for Olympia, P for Pierre.

Stop! round for the letter G: Country Grécia, Name Gabriel, Profession Garçom, Food Goiaba, Object Garrafa and Animal Girafa

PolarzinhoLetter J and the City category? Juneau. You are welcome.

Letter G in the Portuguese version of Stop!: Grécia (Greece) under Country.
Stop! home screen with the options to play with the crowd or create a room with friends
Stop!: play with the crowd or create a room with friends.

FAQ

How many states are in the US?

50 states, plus Washington, D.C., which is not a state.

What is the capital of New York?

Albany.

What is the capital of California?

Sacramento.

What is the capital of Texas?

Austin.

Your turn

No peeking: what is the capital of Vermont? Of South Dakota? And which state has Boise as its capital?

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