Tuesday, April 10, 2012

How Many?

Can you name the ten most populous state capitals?  Can you name five of the top seven?


H/T, Overheard in New York.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

we talking metro or muni pops?

Buce said...

Would it change the result?

Jimbo said...

Most capital cities are not big for all kinds of historical reasons. I would guess the top ten would include (not in any order):
Boston
Atlanta
Austin
Raleigh
Baton Rouge
Montgomery
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Sacramento

This is a total wild ass guess.

Jimbo said...

Not sure what your selection criteria are. Small states will by definition have small capital cities but big states don't necessarily have big capital cities. You have chosen mostly small states (TX and CA excluded). Just looking at big (population)states, small capital cities (besides TX and CA) would include: Albany, Harrisburg, Tallahassie, Springfield (IL)and Columbia (MO).