Capitals and Largest Cities of each US State

For each US state, what are their capitals and largest cities (by urban area)? For this quiz, we don't accept city abbreviations.
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state
capital
largest
Alabama
Montgomery
Birmingham
Alaska
Juneau
Anchorage
Arizona
Phoenix
Phoenix
Arkansas
Little Rock
Little Rock
California
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Colorado
Denver
Denver
Connecticut
Hartford
Bridgeport
Delaware
Dover
Wilmington
Florida
Tallahassee
Jacksonville
Georgia
Atlanta
Atlanta
Hawaii
Honolulu
Honolulu
Idaho
Boise
Boise
Illinois
Springfield
Chicago
Indiana
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Iowa
Des Moines
Des Moines
Kansas
Topeka
Wichita
Kentucky
Frankfort
Louisville
Lousiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Maine
Augusta
Portland
Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Boston
Boston
Michigan
Lansing
Detroit
Minnesota
St Paul
Minneapolis
Mississippi
Jackson
Jackson
Missouri
Jefferson City
Kansas City
state
capital
largest
Montana
Helena
Billings
Nebraska
Lincoln
Omaha
Nevada
Carson City
Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Concord
Manchester
New Jersey
Trenton
Newark
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
New York
Albany
New York
North Carolina
Raleigh
Charlotte
North Dakota
Bismarck
Fargo
Ohio
Columbus
Columbus
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City
Oregon
Salem
Portland
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Providence
Providence
South Carolina
Columbia
Columbia
South Dakota
Pierre
Sioux Falls
Tennessee
Nashville
Memphis
Texas
Austin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Utah
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Vermont
Montpelier
Burlington
Virginia
Richmond
Virginia Beach
Washington
Olympia
Seattle
West Virginia
Charleston
Charleston
Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
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Level 76
Apr 15, 2016
good quiz!
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Level 37
Oct 7, 2019
Dallas is not the largest city in Texas. That title belongs to Houston.
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Level 73
Oct 1, 2021
It's based on Urban Area
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Level 73
Oct 1, 2021
Nashville has a larger urban area pop than Memphis. Roughly 2 million compared to 1.3 million
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Level 90
Jul 31, 2022
Jacksonville is the largest municipality in Florida by population but the fourth largest metropolitan area. (Not sure how urban area differs from metropolitan area, but if there's any overlap at all, I would think Miami should be #1.)