Statistics for State Capitals That Beat Phoenix

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Rank	Category	State Capital	% Correct
8	Westernmost	Honolulu \| Juneau \| Salem \| Olympia \| Sacramento \| Carson City \| Boise	97%
7	Southernmost	Honolulu \| Austin \| Tallahassee \| Baton Rouge \| Jackson \| Montgomery	96%
7	Closest to the Pacific Ocean	Honolulu \| Olympia \| Juneau \| Salem \| Sacramento \| Carson City	96%
9	Closest to Denver	Cheyenne \| Santa Fe \| Salt Lake City \| Pierre \| Lincoln \| Topeka \| Oklahoma City \| Bismarck	94%
10	Fastest-growing population (metro area, 2010–2020)	Austin \| Raleigh \| Boise \| Nashville \| Bismarck \| Des Moines \| Olympia \| Denver \| Salt Lake City	90%
4	Most guessed on the JetPunk state capitals quiz	Sacramento \| Denver \| Honolulu \| Atlanta (t)	87%
6	Most populous in 1960	Boston \| Denver \| Atlanta \| Indianapolis \| Columbus	86%
7	Most common as a first name in the United States	Austin \| Madison \| Jackson \| Lincoln \| Cheyenne \| Trenton	86%
6	Closest to an international border	Juneau \| Montpelier \| Lansing \| Augusta \| Olympia	86%
3	Busiest airport	Atlanta \| Denver	83%
3	Farthest from another state capital	Honolulu \| Juneau	82%
2	Hottest average yearly temperature	Honolulu	61%
4	Largest land area (city proper)	Juneau \| Oklahoma City \| Nashville	51%
2	Farthest from the state border or the sea	Austin	43%