This is a list of the current
capitals of
U.S. states, as well as a few of the former capital cities (legislature or government seat) of states, territories, colonies, or kingdoms within today's
United States. A few of these were temporary, until the permanent location was chosen or built. Sorted by state and date.
| Place | When
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| Saint Stephens, Alabama[?] | territorial capital (1817-1819)
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| Cahawba, Alabama[?] | 1820-1826
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| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1826-1846
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| Montgomery, Alabama | current
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| Juneau, Alaska | current
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| Prescott, Arizona | territorial capital (-1867; 1877-1889)
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| Tucson, Arizona | territorial capital (1867-1877)
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| Phoenix, Arizona | current
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| Little Rock, Arkansas | current
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| Monterey, California | capital under Spanish and Mexican rule
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| San Jose, California | -1851
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| Vallejo, California | 1851-
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| Benicia, California | 1853-1854
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| Sacramento, California | current
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| Golden, Colorado | territorial capital (1862-1867)
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| Denver, Colorado | current
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| Hartford, Connecticut | current
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| New Castle, Delaware | Delaware State ( -1777)
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| Dover, Delaware | current
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| Tallahassee, Florida | current
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| Savannah, Georgia | (colonial)
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| Augusta, Georgia |
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| Louisville, Georgia |
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| Milledgeville, Georgia | 1803-1868
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| Atlanta, Georgia | current
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| Lahaina, Hawaii | capital of the Kingdom ( -1840)
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| Honolulu, Hawaii | current
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| Boise, Idaho | current
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| Kaskaskia, Illinois | 1818-1819
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| Vandalia, Illinois | 1819-1839
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| Springfield, Illinois | current
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| Vincennes, Indiana | territorial capital (1800-1813)
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| Corydon, Indiana | -1821
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| Indianapolis, Indiana | current
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| Iowa City, Iowa | -1852
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| Des Moines, Iowa | current
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| Pawnee near Fort Riley, Kansas[?] | territorial capital
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| Topeka, Kansas | current
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| Frankfort, Kentucky | current
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| New Orleans, Louisiana | 1812-1849 except 1830; 1865-1880
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| Donaldsonville, Louisiana | 1830
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| Opelousas, Louisiana | 1862 in war
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| Shreveport, Louisiana | 1863
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| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | current
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| Portland, Maine | 1820-1832
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| Augusta, Maine | current
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| St. Mary's City, Maryland[?] | colonial times ( -1694)
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| Annapolis, Maryland | current (initially named Anne Arundel Town)
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| Boston, Massachusetts | current
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| Lansing, Michigan | current
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| Saint Paul, Minnesota | current
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| Natchez, Mississippi | territorial capital
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| Washington near Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Jackson, Mississippi | current (renamed from LeFleur's Bluff)
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| Saint Charles, Missouri | 1821-1825
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| Jefferson City, Missouri | current
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| Bannack, Montana[?] | territorial capital
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| Virginia City, Montana | territorial capital (1864-1875)
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| Helena, Montana | current
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| Lincoln, Nebraska | current
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| Carson City, Nevada | current
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| Concord, New Hampshire | current
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| Trenton, New Jersey | current
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| Santa Fe, New Mexico | current
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| Kingston, New York[?] |
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| Poughkeepsie, New York |
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| New York, New York |
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| Albany, New York | current
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| New Bern, North Carolina | -1794
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| Raleigh, North Carolina | current
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| Bismarck, North Dakota | current and capital Dakota territory (1883-1889)
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| Chillicothe, Ohio | 1803-1810; 1812-1816
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| Zanesville, Ohio | 1810-1812
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| Columbus, Ohio | current
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| Guthrie, Oklahoma | 1907-1910
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| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | current
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| Oregon City, Oregon | territorial capital (-1851)
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| Corvallis, Oregon | territorial capital (1855)
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| Salem, Oregon | current
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| Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1799-1812
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| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | current
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| Providence, Rhode Island | current
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| Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Columbia, South Carolina | current
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| Yankton South Dakota | capital Dakota territory (1861-1883)
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| Pierre, South Dakota | current
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| Knoxville, Tennessee | 1796-1812; 18..
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| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 1819-1826
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| Nashville, Tennessee | current
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| Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas[?] | first capital of the Republic of Texas
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| Galveston, Texas | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
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| Harrisburg, Texas[?] | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
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| Velasco, Texas[?] | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
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| Columbia, Texas[?] | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas
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| Houston, Texas | capital of the Republic of Texas
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| Austin, Texas | current
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| Fillmore, Utah | territorial capital
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| Salt Lake City, Utah | current
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| Montpelier, Vermont | current
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| Williamsburg, Virginia | colonial capital (intially Middle Plantation)
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| Richmond, Virginia | current (also capital of the Confederate States of America)
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| Olympia, Washington | current (1889- ) and territorial capital (1853-1889)
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| Charleston, West Virginia | current
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| Belmont, Wisconsin[?] | territorial capital
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| Madison, Wisconsin | current
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| Cheyenne, Wyoming | current
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See also: List of capitals of subnational entities
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