Name a City - U.S. States

For each state, name one of the five most populous cities that is NOT either the capital or the largest city.

Incorporated cities only

Not counting Hawaii which has no incorporated cities

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Last updated: September 10, 2019

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First submitted	September 8, 2019
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State	Cities
Alabama	Huntsville \| Mobile \| Tuscaloosa \| Hoover \| Dothan
Alaska	Fairbanks \| Wasilla \| Sitka \| Ketchikan \| Kenai
Arizona	Tucson \| Mesa \| Chandler \| Scottsdale \| Glendale
Arkansas	Fort Smith \| Fayetteville \| Springdale \| Jonesboro \| North Little Rock
California	San Diego \| San Jose \| San Francisco \| Fresno \| Long Beach
Colorado	Colorado Springs \| Aurora \| Fort Collins \| Lakewood \| Thornton
Connecticut	New Haven \| Stamford \| Waterbury \| Norwalk \| Danbury
Delaware	Newark \| Middletown \| Smyrna \| Milford \| Seaford
Florida	Miami \| Tampa \| Orlando \| St. Petersburg \| Hialeah
Georgia	Augusta \| Columbus \| Macon \| Savannah \| Athens
Idaho	Meridian \| Nampa \| Idaho Falls \| Caldwell \| Pocatello
Illinois	Aurora \| Naperville \| Joliet \| Rockford \| Elgin
Indiana	Fort Wayne \| Evansville \| South Bend \| Carmel \| Fishers
Iowa	Cedar Rapids \| Davenport \| Sioux City \| Iowa City \| Waterloo
Kansas	Overland Park \| Kansas City \| Olathe \| Lawrence \| Shawnee
Kentucky	Lexington-Fayette \| Bowling Green \| Owensboro \| Covington \| Richmond
Louisiana	Shreveport \| Lafayette \| Lake Charles \| Bossier City \| Kenner
Maine	Lewiston \| Bangor \| South Portland \| Auburn \| Biddeford
Maryland	Frederick \| Rockville \| Gaithersburg \| Bowie \| Hagerstown
Massachusetts	Worcester \| Springfield \| Cambridge \| Lowell \| Brockton
Michigan	Grand Rapids \| Warren \| Sterling Heights \| Ann Arbor \| Flint
Minnesota	Rochester \| Duluth \| Bloomington \| Brooklyn Park \| Plymouth
Mississippi	Gulfport \| Southaven \| Biloxi \| Hattiesburg \| Tupelo
Missouri	St. Louis \| Springfield \| Columbia \| Independence \| Lee's Summit
Montana	Missoula \| Great Falls \| Bozeman \| Butte \| Kalispell
Nebraska	Bellevue \| Grand Island \| Kearney \| Fremont \| Hastings
Nevada	Henderson \| Reno \| North Las Vegas \| Sparks \| Fernley
New Hampshire	Nashua \| Dover \| Rochester \| Keene \| Portsmouth
New Jersey	Jersey City \| Paterson \| Elizabeth \| Clifton \| Camden
New Mexico	Las Cruces \| Rio Rancho \| Roswell \| Farmington \| Clovis
New York	Buffalo \| Rochester \| Yonkers \| Syracuse \| New Rochelle
North Carolina	Greensboro \| Durham \| Winston-Salem \| Fayetteville \| Cary
North Dakota	Grand Forks \| Minot \| West Fargo \| Williston \| Dickinson
Ohio	Cleveland \| Cincinnati \| Toledo \| Akron \| Dayton
Oklahoma	Tulsa \| Norman \| Broken Arrow \| Lawton \| Edmond
Oregon	Eugene \| Gresham \| Hillsboro \| Beaverton \| Bend
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh \| Allentown \| Erie \| Reading \| Scranton
Rhode Island	Cranston \| Warwick \| Pawtucket \| East Providence \| Woonsocket
South Carolina	North Charleston \| Mount Pleasant \| Rock Hill \| Greenville \| Summerville
South Dakota	Rapid City \| Aberdeen \| Brookings \| Watertown \| Mitchell
Tennessee	Memphis \| Knoxville \| Chattanooga \| Clarksville \| Murfreesboro
Texas	San Antonio \| Dallas \| Fort Worth \| El Paso \| Arlington
Utah	West Valley City \| Provo \| West Jordan \| Orem \| Sandy
Vermont	Essex \| South Burlington \| Colchester \| Bennington \| Rutland
Virginia	Norfolk \| Chesapeake \| Newport News \| Alexandria \| Hampton
Washington	Spokane \| Tacoma \| Vancouver \| Bellevue \| Kent
West Virginia	Huntington \| Morgantown \| Parkersburg \| Wheeling \| Weirton
Wisconsin	Green Bay \| Kenosha \| Racine \| Appleton \| Waukesha
Wyoming	Casper \| Laramie \| Gillette \| Rock Springs \| Sheridan

Level 73

Sep 9, 2019

This is great. The only thing is that incorporation is really weird by state, especially in the northeast. For example, a couple of Vermont towns are in this list, but the large Long Island towns (Oyster Bay, Brookhaven, etc.) aren't here even though their population is way higher than the cities. Same with some Maryland places (Columbia especially). Not a criticism, since the locations are technically correct, but just an observation.

Level 89

Sep 10, 2019

In New England and New Jersey there is no difference at all between a municipality that is a town or city, zero, but the Census Bureau has an archaic mindset that using the 4 letters that make "city" is magically different than using the 4 letters that make "town".

Level 73

Sep 11, 2019

No difference in terms of incorporation, yes. (Though Vermont, Maine, and maybe New Hampshire do have unincorporated towns/plantations.) Part of why this sticks out to me is that I grew up in Massachusetts, where towns are incorporated and villages are not, and then lived for a while in New York, where villages are incorporated and towns are not.

Level 89

Oct 15, 2019

They do have unorganized "minor civil divisions" that go by townships, plantations, gores, territories, purchases, etc. All towns are full municipalities.

In Connecticut, municipalities are towns on paper even if a city. For example, the town of Hartford and city of Hartford are coextensive.

Level 77

Sep 10, 2019

Edmond, not Edmund.

Level ∞

Sep 10, 2019

Fixed

Level 82

Oct 15, 2019

you sure?

Level 77

Sep 10, 2019

There's no Edmonton in Pennsylvania.

Level ∞

Sep 10, 2019

Weird. Don't know how that happened. Fixed now.

Level 90

Sep 10, 2019

Really helps to know college towns. About 35 of the states can be answered with the location of one of the two or three major universities.

Level 77

Sep 10, 2019

Great quiz! Can we get 1-2 extra minutes. I'm just a slow typist.

Level 89

Sep 10, 2019

I have never heard of, nor can I find, Edmonton, PA.

Level 82

Sep 10, 2019

Should have remembered the Bowling Green Massacre

Level 67

Sep 10, 2019

You should make one for countries too.

Level 86

Sep 10, 2019

Strategy: if the only cities you know in a state are the capital and the largest city, try randomly putting cardinal directions in front of those city names.

Level 75

Oct 16, 2019

I hate it when those are an acceptable answer because I've already thought of the largest city and discarded it from my mental list. (But I wish I'd thought of trying it anyway.)

Level 31

Sep 13, 2019

What about Hawaii?

Level 67

Sep 13, 2019

Yeah, I thought you guys had 50 states.

Level 88

Sep 16, 2019

Read the caveats. * Not counting Hawaii, which has no incorporated cities.

Level 74

Oct 15, 2019

Really could have used more time for this one but a really interesting and different quiz. Good job.

Level 88

Oct 15, 2019

I struggled with South Carolina. I thought for sure Myrtle Beach would be there...then Florence...then Spartanburg. Nope, nope, and nope. ;)

Level 21

Mar 10, 2020

Same here, and im from SC. So sad :(

Level 72

Oct 16, 2019

Accidentally got Delaware by guessing Newark for New Jersey

Level 69

Oct 17, 2019

I was wondering how Delaware got ahead of Maryland in the stats... I bet a lot of people did the same as you.

Level 74

Mar 18, 2020

Also, Frederick and Rockville aren't exactly household names

Level 55

Apr 6, 2021

Go Blue Hens!

Level 33

Oct 16, 2019

Spent sooooo long typing "Boston" for New York and wondering why it wasn't accepted. Then it hit me like a lightbulg, oh, im thinking of Brooklyn! And that wasn't it either. ;^(

Level 64

Nov 19, 2020

Rarest one I got was South Carolina. Comment the rarest one you got on your first try

Level 66

Nov 30, 2020

Vermont, but I forgot about Missouri, so I'd say they cancel out.

Level 61

Feb 11, 2021

Myrtle Beach should be added for SC.

Level 55

Apr 6, 2021

HAWAII?????????????

Level 52

Jun 14, 2021

hawaii is a state, correct

Level 76

Jun 8, 2021

Was I the only one who tried Quahog for Rhode Island? 😂

Level 52

Jun 14, 2021

yes, family guy watching nerd

Level 60

Jun 18, 2021

las vegas is the bigest city in nevada i dont get it why u put it

Level 61

Jul 5, 2021

Not real sure what your question is but it clearly states no largest cities and if not understanding it doesn't have Las Vegas but NORTH Las Vegas.

Level 60

Jul 13, 2021

albae

Level 59

Sep 14, 2021

47/49 !

Level 59

Mar 4, 2022

48 now, just missing Maryland

Level 75

Jan 4, 2022

Never realized Columbia, Maryland wasn't incorporated until now. Not something I thought I would learn from this quiz.

Level 51

Feb 28, 2022

add Oakland to California

Level 69

Jan 18, 2023

Why would he?

Level 64

Apr 21, 2022

Very fun quiz.

It would not take Burlington for Vermont, but listed South Burlington in the answers. Close but no cigar.

Level 40

Apr 23, 2022

Uhh...Not allowing Wichita for Kansas...

Level 80

Sep 9, 2023

Which is the largest city in Kansas…

Level 75

Nov 2, 2023

Maybe make this one a yellow box quiz - I got bailed out on Delaware (Newark) and Nebraska (Bellevue)

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