Largest City in Each State

Largest City in Every US State

The following table identifies the most populous city in each of the 50 United States. While administrative capitals serve as the seats of government, these cities represent the primary economic and residential hubs within their respective borders.

StateLargest CityPopulation
AlabamaHuntsville225,564
AlaskaAnchorage284,733
ArizonaPhoenix1,650,070
ArkansasLittle Rock203,842
CaliforniaLos Angeles3,819,702
ColoradoDenver711,463
ConnecticutBridgeport148,300
DelawareWilmington71,569
FloridaJacksonville971,319
GeorgiaAtlanta510,823
HawaiiHonolulu341,205
IdahoBoise236,634
IllinoisChicago2,638,159
IndianaIndianapolis880,104
IowaDes Moines211,034
KansasWichita396,192
KentuckyLouisville624,444
LouisianaNew Orleans364,136
MainePortland68,424
MarylandBaltimore565,239
MassachusettsBoston650,706
MichiganDetroit620,376
MinnesotaMinneapolis425,096
MississippiJackson143,709
MissouriKansas City512,187
MontanaBillings120,133
NebraskaOmaha483,335
NevadaLas Vegas660,924
New HampshireManchester115,474
New JerseyNewark304,384
New MexicoAlbuquerque560,274
New YorkNew York City8,258,035
North CarolinaCharlotte911,332
North DakotaFargo133,188
OhioColumbus913,175
OklahomaOklahoma City702,830
OregonPortland635,067
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia1,542,752
Rhode IslandProvidence189,563
South CarolinaCharleston155,363
South DakotaSioux Falls202,600
TennesseeNashville712,334
TexasHouston2,314,157
UtahSalt Lake City204,657
VermontBurlington45,077
VirginiaVirginia Beach453,649
WashingtonSeattle750,677
West VirginiaCharleston46,319
WisconsinMilwaukee555,640
WyomingCheyenne64,482

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