Statistics for US State Capitals by Population (With Map)

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Answers color-coded by a green-red scale on the quiz's map according to % correct below.

Rank	Population	Capital	% Correct
2	1,028,225	Austin	96%
1	1,597,000	Phoenix	96%
3	910,000	Columbus	88%
5	722,000	Denver	79%
10	503,000	Atlanta	75%
8	617,000	Boston	71%
7	666,000	Oklahoma City	71%
6	695,000	Nashville	67%
9	516,000	Sacramento	67%
12	345,000	Honolulu	63%
4	893,000	Indianapolis	63%
11	474,000	Raleigh	58%
17	230,000	Richmond	58%
13	312,000	St. Paul	58%
16	240,000	Boise	50%
15	262,000	Madison	50%
18	223,000	Baton Rouge	46%
26	159,000	Jackson	46%
21	204,000	Salt Lake City	46%
19	213,000	Des Moines	42%
29	116,000	Hartford	42%
45	32,255	Juneau	42%
31	106,000	Lansing	42%
14	287,000	Lincoln	42%
50	8,074	Montpelier	42%
22	203,000	Providence	42%
47	28,602	Frankfort	38%
20	206,000	Little Rock	38%
24	199,000	Montgomery	38%
23	201,000	Tallahassee	38%
32	103,000	Albany	33%
36	57,000	Cheyenne	33%
46	32,091	Helena	33%
49	14,091	Pierre	33%
25	168,000	Salem	33%
28	123,000	Topeka	33%
35	69,000	Bismark	29%
27	142,000	Columbia	29%
44	36,000	Dover	29%
34	84,000	Santa Fe	29%
30	107,000	Springfield	29%
40	46,000	Annapolis	25%
37	54,000	Carson City	25%
38	48,000	Concord	21%
40	46,000	Harrisburg	21%
38	48,000	Olympia	21%
48	18,899	Augusta	17%
43	41,000	Charleston	17%
42	42,000	Jefferson City	17%
33	96,000	Trenton	17%