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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St. Stephens, Alabama | territorial capital (1817-1819) |
Cahawba, Alabama | 1820-1826 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 1826-1846 |
Montgomery, Alabama | current |
Juneau, Alaska | current |
Prescott, Arizona | territorial capital (-1867; 1877-1889) |
Tucson, Arizona | territorial capital (1867-1877) |
Phoenix, Arizona | current |
Little Rock, Arkansas | current |
Monterey, California | capital under Spanish and Mexican rule |
San Jose, California | -1851 |
Vallejo, California | 1851- |
Benicia, California | 1853-1854 |
Sacramento, California | current |
Golden, Colorado | territorial capital (1862-1867) |
Denver, Colorado | current |
Hartford, Connecticut | current |
New Castle, Delaware | Delaware State ( -1777) |
Dover, Delaware | current |
Tallahassee, Florida | current |
Savannah, Georgia | (colonial) |
Augusta, Georgia | |
Louisville, Georgia | |
Milledgeville, Georgia | 1803-1868 |
Atlanta, Georgia | current |
Lahaina, Hawaii | capital of the Kingdom ( -1840) |
Honolulu, Hawaii | current |
Boise, Idaho | current |
Kaskaskia, Illinois | 1818-1819 |
Vandalia, Illinois | 1819-1839 |
Springfield, Illinois | current |
Vincennes, Indiana | territorial capital (1800-1813) |
Corydon, Indiana | -1821 |
Indianapolis, Indiana | current |
Iowa City, Iowa | -1852 |
Des Moines, Iowa | current |
Pawnee near Fort Riley, Kansas | territorial capital |
Topeka, Kansas | current |
Frankfort, Kentucky | current |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 1812-1849 except 1830; 1865-1880 |
Donaldsonville, Louisiana | 1830 |
Opelousas, Louisiana | 1862 in war |
Shreveport, Louisiana | 1863 |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana | current |
Portland, Maine | 1820-1832 |
Augusta, Maine | current |
St. Mary's City, Maryland | colonial times ( -1694) |
Annapolis, Maryland | current (initially named Anne Arundel Town) |
Boston, Massachusetts | current |
Lansing, Michigan | current |
Saint Paul, Minnesota | current |
Natchez, Mississippi | territorial capital |
Washington near Natchez, Mississippi | |
Jackson, Mississippi | current (renamed from LeFleur's Bluff) |
Saint Charles, Missouri | 1821-1825 |
Marshall, Texas | Civil War Capital of exiled pro-confederate state officials and ousted Governor of Missouri |
Jefferson City, Missouri | current |
Bannack, Montana | territorial capital |
Virginia City, Montana | territorial capital (1864-1875) |
Helena, Montana | current |
Lincoln, Nebraska | current |
Carson City, Nevada | current |
Concord, New Hampshire | current |
Trenton, New Jersey | current |
Santa Fe, New Mexico | current |
Kingston, New York | (1777) |
Poughkeepsie, New York | (1777-) |
New York, New York | (1789-1797) |
Albany, New York | current |
New Bern, North Carolina | -1794 |
Raleigh, North Carolina | current |
Bismarck, North Dakota | current and capital Dakota territory (1883-1889) |
Chillicothe, Ohio | 1803-1810; 1812-1816 |
Zanesville, Ohio | 1810-1812 |
Columbus, Ohio | current |
Guthrie, Oklahoma | 1907-1910 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | current |
Oregon City, Oregon | territorial capital (-1851) |
Corvallis, Oregon | territorial capital (1855) |
Salem, Oregon | current |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania | 1799-1812 |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | current |
Providence, Rhode Island | current |
Charleston, South Carolina | |
Columbia, South Carolina | current |
Yankton South Dakota | capital Dakota territory (1861-1883) |
Pierre, South Dakota | current |
Knoxville, Tennessee | 1796-1812; 18.. |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 1819-1826 |
Nashville, Tennessee | current |
Washington, Texas | first capital of the Republic of Texas, today called Washington-on-the-Brazos |
Galveston, Texas | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas |
Harrisburg, Texas | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas |
Velasco, Texas | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas |
Columbia, Texas | temporary capital of the Republic of Texas, today called West Columbia |
Houston, Texas | capital of the Republic of Texas from 1837 to 1839 |
Austin, Texas | current |
Fillmore, Utah | territorial capital |
Salt Lake City, Utah | current |
Montpelier, Vermont | current |
Williamsburg, Virginia | colonial capital (intially Middle Plantation) |
Richmond, Virginia | current (also capital of the Confederate States of America) |
Olympia, Washington | current (1889- ) and territorial capital (1853-1889) |
Charleston, West Virginia | current |
Belmont, Wisconsin | territorial capital |
Madison, Wisconsin | current |
Cheyenne, Wyoming | current |
See also: List of capitals of subnational entities, List of historical national capitals