No it does not have to be the largest city because of that
No, not always. New York City is the largest city in New York State (by population it's the largest city in the United States) but Albany is the state capital. Los Angeles is the largest city in California (and second-largest by population in the U.S.) but Sacramento is the state capital. Detroit is the largest city in Michigan, but Lansing is the state capital. Chicago is the largest city in Illinois, but Springfield is the state capital.
Yes it is always the largest city in that state
The largest U.S. city that is neither a state capital nor the largest city in its state is San Antonio, the 7th-largest city in the U.S. and the 2nd-largest city in Texas.
Des Moines, Iowa is the largest city in the state.
The largest city in the southeastern state is Atlanta, Georgia.
No it does not have to be the largest city because of that
Juneau is the State Capital and the largest city is Anchorage.
Milwaukee is the city in Wisconsin with the largest population.
Baltimore is the largest city in Maryland and the 20th largest metropolitan area in the US.
1) Phoenix• Population: 1,601,587• State: Arizona• Largest City: Phoenix2) Indianapolis• Population: 807,584• State: Indiana• Largest City: Indianapolis3) Austin• Population: 786,382• State: Texas• Largest City: Houston (2,257,926)4) Columbus• Population: 769,360• State: Ohio• Largest City: Columbus5) Boston• Population: 645,169• State: Massachusetts• Largest City: Boston6) Denver• Population: 610,345• State: Colorado• Largest City: Denver7) Nashville• Population: 605,473• State: Tennessee• Largest City: Memphis (676,640)8) Oklahoma City• Population: 560,332• State: Oklahoma• Largest City: Oklahoma City9) Atlanta• Population: 540,921• State: Georgia• Largest City: Atlanta10) Sacramento• Population: 466,687• State: California• Largest City: Los Angeles (3,831,868)
No. There are lots of states that have bigger cities then their capitol. NYC is bigger than Albany; LA is bigger than Sacramento; Bridgeport is bigger than Hartford; Charlotte is bigger than Raleigh; etc,etc.