| State | Date of statehood | Capital | Capital since | Most populous city? | Population | Notes on current capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1819 | Montgomery | 1846 | No | 200,127 | |
| Alaska | 1959 | Juneau | 1906 | No | 30,987 | |
| Arizona | 1912 | Phoenix | 1889 | Yes | 1,475,834 | Phoenix is the most populous U.S. state capital. |
| Arkansas | 1836 | Little Rock | 1836 | Yes | 184,564 | |
| California | 1850 | Sacramento | 1854 | No | 467,343 | The Supreme Court of California sits in San Francisco. |
| Colorado | 1876 | Denver | 1867 | Yes | 566,974 | Denver City served as the capital of the Colorado Territory 1861-1862 and 1867-1876. |
| Connecticut | 1788 | Hartford | 1875 | No | 124,397 | Hartford also served as the capital 1639-1686 and 1689-1700, and as the co-capital with New Haven 1701-1875. |
| Delaware | 1787 | Dover | 1777 | No | 32,135 | |
| Florida | 1845 | Tallahassee | 1824 | No | 156,612 | |
| Georgia | 1788 | Atlanta | 1868 | Yes | 483,108 | |
| Hawaii | 1959 | Honolulu | 1845 | Yes | 371,657 | |
| Idaho | 1890 | Boise | 1865 | Yes | 216,248 | |
| Illinois | 1818 | Springfield | 1839 | No | 111,454 | |
| Indiana | 1816 | Indianapolis | 1825 | Yes | 791,926 | |
| Iowa | 1846 | Des Moines | 1857 | Yes | 194,163 | Burlington served as the territorial capital from 1838-1846. Iowa City served as the capital from 1846-1857. |
| Kansas | 1861 | Topeka | 1856 | No | 122,327 | |
| Kentucky | 1792 | Frankfort | 1792 | No | 27,741 | |
| Louisiana | 1812 | Baton Rouge | 1880 | No | 224,097 | Baton Rouge also served as the capital 1849-1862. |
| Maine | 1820 | Augusta | 1832 | No | 18,560 | Augusta was officially capital from 1827 but the legislature did not sit there until 1832. |
| Maryland | 1788 | Annapolis | 1694 | No | 36,217 | Annapolis is the third longest serving capital in the United States after Santa Fe and Boston. Its capitol building is the oldest still in use. |
| Massachusetts | 1788 | Boston | 1630 | Yes | 596,368 | Boston is the longest continuously serving capital in the United States. The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| Michigan | 1837 | Lansing | 1847 | No | 119,128 | Lansing is the only state capital that is not also the county seat of the county in which it is situated. |
| Minnesota | 1858 | Saint Paul | 1849 | No | 287,151 | |
| Mississippi | 1817 | Jackson | 1821 | Yes | 184,256 | |
| Missouri | 1821 | Jefferson City | 1826 | No | 39,636 | |
| Montana | 1889 | Helena | 1889 | No | 25,780 | |
| Nebraska | 1867 | Lincoln | 1867 | No | 225,581 | |
| Nevada | 1864 | Carson City | 1861 | No | 57,701 | |
| New Hampshire | 1788 | Concord | 1808 | No | 42,221 | The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| New Jersey | 1787 | Trenton | 1784 | No | 84,639 | |
| New Mexico | 1912 | Santa Fe | 1610 | No | 70,631 | Santa Fe is the longest serving capital in the United States. El Paso del Norte served as the capital of the Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico colony-in-exile during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680-1692. |
| New York | 1788 | Albany | 1797 | No | 95,993 | |
| North Carolina | 1789 | Raleigh | 1794 | No | 359,332 | |
| North Dakota | 1889 | Bismarck | 1883 | No | 55,532 | |
| Ohio | 1803 | Columbus | 1816 | Yes | 730,657 | |
| Oklahoma | 1907 | Oklahoma City | 1910 | Yes | 541,500 | Oklahoma City is the shortest serving current state capital in the United States. |
| Oregon | 1859 | Salem | 1855 | No | 149,305 | Salem first served as the capital in 1851, but Corvallis was briefly the capital in 1855. |
| Pennsylvania | 1787 | Harrisburg | 1812 | No | 48,950 | |
| Rhode Island | 1790 | Providence | 1900 | Yes | 176,862 | Providence also served as the capital 1636-1686 and 1689-1776. It was one of five co-capitals 1776-1853, and one of two co-capitals 1853-1900. The Boston-Worcester-Manchester Combined Statistical Area encompasses the state capitals of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of New Hampshire, and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. |
| South Carolina | 1788 | Columbia | 1786 | Yes | 122,819 | |
| South Dakota | 1889 | Pierre | 1889 | No | 13,876 | |
| Tennessee | 1796 | Nashville | 1826 | No | 607,413 | Nashville also served as the capital 1812-1818. |
| Texas | 1845 | Austin | 1839 | No | 709,893 | |
| Utah | 1896 | Salt Lake City | 1858 | Yes | 181,743 | |
| Vermont | 1791 | Montpelier | 1805 | No | 8,035 | Montpelier is the least populous U.S. state capital. |
| Virginia | 1788 | Richmond | 1780 | No | 195,251 | |
| Washington | 1889 | Olympia | 1853 | No | 42,514 | |
| West Virginia | 1863 | Charleston | 1885 | Yes | 52,700 | Charleston also served as the capital 1870-1875. |
| Wisconsin | 1848 | Madison | 1838 | No | 221,551 | |
| Wyoming | 1890 | Cheyenne | 1869 | Yes | 55,362 |
