| US STATE | CITY | EXPLANATION |
| Alaska | Juneau | Juneau is the capital and the second largest city of Alaska (after Anchorage). |
| Arkansas | Little Rock | Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of Arkansas. |
| Connecticut | Hartfort | Hartfort is the capital and the second largest city of Connecticut. |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | Indianapolis is the capital and the largest city of Indiana. |
| Iowa | Des Moines | Des Moines is the capital and the largest city of Iowa. |
| Kansas | Overland Park | Overland Park is the second largest city of Kansas (after Wichita). The capital of Kansas is Topeka. |
| Kentucky | Louisville | Louisvilles is the largest city of Kentucky. The capital of Kentucky is Frankfort. |
| Louisiana | Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge is the capital and the largest city (after New Orleans was evacuated in September 2005 because of Hurricane Katrina) of Louisiana. |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minneapolis is the largest city of Minnesota. The capital of Minnesota is St. Paul, its second largest city. |
| Minnesota | St. Paul | St. Paul is the capital and the second largest city of Minnesota. |
| Missouri | St. Louis | St. Louis is the second largest city of Missouri. The largest city of Missouri is Kansas City, and the capital of Missouri is Jefferson City. |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | Nashua is the second largest city of New Hampshire. Manchester is the largest city of New Hampshire and Concord (its capital) is its third largest city. |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque | Albuquerque is the largest city of New Mexico. The capital of New Mexico is Santa Fe. |
| New York | Albany | Albany is the capital of New York state. |
| North Carolina | Charlotte | Charlotte is the largest city of North Carolina. The capital of North Carolina is Raleigh. |
| North Carolina | Raleigh | Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city of North Carolina. |
| Ohio | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is the third largest city of Ohio. The capital of Ohio is Columbus. |
| Ohio | Cleveland | Cleveland is the second largest city of Ohio. The capital of Ohio is Columbus. |
| Ohio | Columbus | Columbus is the capital and the largest city of Ohio. |
| Rhode Island | Providence | Providence is the capital and the largest city of Rhode Island. |
| Texas | Austin | Austin is the capital of Texas. |
| Virginia | Richmond | Richmond is the capital of Virginia. The largest city of Virginia is Virginia Beach. |
| Virginia | Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach is the largest city of Virginia. The capital of Virginia is Richmond. |
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is the largest city of Wisconsin. The capital of Wisconsin is Madison (its second largest city). |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | Cheyenne is the capital and the largest city of Wyoming. |
