Every state with its capital and postal abbreviation, and a quiz to practice them. Start with the easiest states and work up, or pick all 50.
The 50 US states and capitals
| State | Abbreviation | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | Montgomery |
| Alaska | AK | Juneau |
| Arizona | AZ | Phoenix |
| Arkansas | AR | Little Rock |
| California | CA | Sacramento |
| Colorado | CO | Denver |
| Connecticut | CT | Hartford |
| Delaware | DE | Dover |
| Florida | FL | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | GA | Atlanta |
| Hawaii | HI | Honolulu |
| Idaho | ID | Boise |
| Illinois | IL | Springfield |
| Indiana | IN | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | IA | Des Moines |
| Kansas | KS | Topeka |
| Kentucky | KY | Frankfort |
| Louisiana | LA | Baton Rouge |
| Maine | ME | Augusta |
| Maryland | MD | Annapolis |
| Massachusetts | MA | Boston |
| Michigan | MI | Lansing |
| Minnesota | MN | Saint Paul |
| Mississippi | MS | Jackson |
| Missouri | MO | Jefferson City |
| Montana | MT | Helena |
| Nebraska | NE | Lincoln |
| Nevada | NV | Carson City |
| New Hampshire | NH | Concord |
| New Jersey | NJ | Trenton |
| New Mexico | NM | Santa Fe |
| New York | NY | Albany |
| North Carolina | NC | Raleigh |
| North Dakota | ND | Bismarck |
| Ohio | OH | Columbus |
| Oklahoma | OK | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | OR | Salem |
| Pennsylvania | PA | Harrisburg |
| Rhode Island | RI | Providence |
| South Carolina | SC | Columbia |
| South Dakota | SD | Pierre |
| Tennessee | TN | Nashville |
| Texas | TX | Austin |
| Utah | UT | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | VT | Montpelier |
| Virginia | VA | Richmond |
| Washington | WA | Olympia |
| West Virginia | WV | Charleston |
| Wisconsin | WI | Madison |
| Wyoming | WY | Cheyenne |
How many US states and capitals are there?
There are 50 states, and each has one capital city. The capital of the United States itself is Washington, D.C., which is not part of any state.
Which state capitals are the hardest to remember?
Usually the ones that are not the state's biggest or best-known city. These are level 5 in the quiz: Juneau (Alaska), Augusta (Maine), Helena (Montana), Concord (New Hampshire), Bismarck (North Dakota), Salem (Oregon), Pierre (South Dakota), Montpelier (Vermont), Olympia (Washington), Cheyenne (Wyoming).
What is the best way to learn the states and capitals?
A few at a time, starting with the easy ones, and mixed in both directions: name the capital of a state, then name the state for a capital. The quiz above starts with the easiest 10 states and suggests the next level after three right in a row.
In Kiwi Tutor, Geography covers US states and capitals, US geography, continents and oceans, world capitals and world geography, each at its own level for each kid, with progress you can see.