States That Start With A

States that start with A: 4 US states do, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas. The table gives each state's postal abbreviation, capital and largest cities, and the lists below show state capitals and US cities that start with A.

Four US states start with A: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas. Three of them both begin and end with the letter A, which makes a fun pattern for kids to notice. Arkansas is the odd one out and is said as AR-kan-saw.

Capitals vary. Montgomery is the capital of Alabama and Juneau is the capital of Alaska, while Anchorage is its biggest city. In Arizona, Phoenix is both capital and largest city, and Little Rock plays both roles in Arkansas.