State Stats

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Name Abbr Capital LgCity Size Pop Dens Instrument BT LT VC
Alabama AL Montgomery Birmingham 52419 4447100 85 bass oboe y n o
Alaska AK Juneau Anchorage 663267 626932 1 y n o
Arizona AZ Phoenix Phoenix 113998 5130632 45 y n x
Arkansas AR Little Rock Little Rock 53179 2673400 50 fiddle y y i
California CA Sacramento Los Angeles 163696 33871648 207 y y x
Colorado CO Denver Denver 104094 4301261 41 y n o
Connecticut CT Hartford Bridgeport 5543 3405565 614 y n x
Delaware DE Dover Wilmington 2489 783600 315 y n x
Florida FL Tallahassee Jacksonville 65755 15982378 243 y n i
Georgia GA Atlanta Atlanta 59425 8186453 138 y y i
Hawai'i HI Honolulu Honolulu 10931 1211537 111 n n x
Idaho ID Boise Boise 83570 1293953 16 y n x
Illinois IL Springfield Chicago 57914 12419293 214 y n o
Indiana IN Indianapolis Indianapolis 36418 6080485 167 y n i
Iowa IA Des Moines Des Moines 56272 2926324 52 trombone y n o
Kansas KS Topeka Wichita 82277 2688418 33 y y o
Kentucky KY Frankfort Louisville 40409 4041769 100 appalachian dulcimer y n o
Louisiana LA Baton Rouge New Orleans 51840 4468976 86 diatonic accordion y n i
Maine ME Augusta Portland 35385 1274923 36 y n x
Maryland MD Annapolis Baltimore 12407 5296486 427 y n x
Massachusetts MA Boston Boston 10555 6349097 602 y n i
Michigan MI Lansing Detroit 96716 9938444 103 y n x
Minnesota MN St. Paul Minneapolis 86939 4919479 57 y n o
Mississippi MS Jackson Jackson 48430 2844658 59 y y o
Missouri MO Jefferson City Kansas City 69704 5595211 80 fiddle y n i
Montana MT Helena Billings 147042 902195 6 y n x
Nebraska NE Lincoln Omaha 77354 1711263 22 y y i
Nevada NV Carson City Las Vegas 110561 1998257 18 y n x
New Hampshire NH Concord Manchester 9350 1235786 132 y n x
New Jersey NJ Trenton Newark 8721 8414350 965 y n x
New Mexico NM Sante Fe Albuquerque 121589 1819046 15 y n i
New York NY Albany New York 54556 18976457 348 y n x
North Carolina NC Raleigh Charlotte 53819 8049313 150 y n x
North Dakota ND Bismarck Fargo 70700 642200 9 y y i
Ohio OH Columbus Columbus 44825 11353140 253 y n x
Oklahoma OK Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 69898 3450654 49 y n o
Oregon OR Salem Portland 98381 3421399 35 y n x
Pennsylvania PA Harrisburg Philadelphia 46055 12281054 267 y n x
Rhode Island RI Providence Providence 1545 1048319 679 y n o
South Carolina SC Columbia Columbia 32020 4012012 125 y n o
South Dakota SD Pierre Sioux Falls 77116 754844 10 y n o
Tennessee TN Nashville Memphis 42143 5689283 135 y n o
Texas TX Austin Houston 268581 20851820 78 guitar y y o
Utah UT Salt Lake City Salt Lake City 84899 2233169 26 y n o
Vermont VT Montpelier Burlington 9614 608827 63 y n x
Virginia VA Richmond Virginia Beach 42774 7078515 165 y n x
Washington WA Olympia Seattle 71300 5894121 83 n n x
West Virginia WV Charleston Charleston 24230 1808344 75 y n x
Wisconsin WI Madison Milwaukee 65498 5363675 82 y y i
Wyoming WY Cheyenne Cheyenne 97814 493782 5 y n o

Name basic name of the state; some official names are longer
Abbr abbreviation of the state as assigned by USPS
Capital city containing the seat of government
LgCity city with the largest population
Size square mileage
Pop number of residents
Dens number of residents per square mile
Instr official state musical instrument
BT indicates whether I've BEEN THERE
LT indicates whether I've LIVED THERE
VC indicates whether I've VISITED their CAPITOL building
  • i = I've been inside the building
  • o = I've seen the building from the outside
  • x = I've not been to the building
I've also never visited the largest cities that are listed in black.