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States That Start With D

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States that start with D: only one US state does, Delaware. 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 D.

Delaware is the only US state that starts with D. It is a small state on the East Coast, with Dover as its capital and Wilmington as its biggest city.

With only one answer, D is easy to master. Learning the capital alongside the state turns it into a two-point question in quizzes. If your game needs more D places, the cities page offers Dallas, Denver and Detroit as easy extras.

US states that start with D

StateAbbreviationCapitalLargest cities
DelawareDEDoverWilmington

State capitals that start with D

CapitalState
DenverColorado
DoverDelaware
Des MoinesIowa

US cities that start with D

CityStatePopulation
DallasTexas1.3 million
DenverColorado729,019
DetroitMichigan645,705
DurhamNorth Carolina257,636
Des MoinesIowa214,133
Deer ValleyArizona165,656
DaytonOhio135,512
DentonTexas131,044
DowneyCalifornia114,219
Daly CityCalifornia106,562
DavenportIowa102,582
DavieFlorida100,882
DorchesterMassachusetts97,826
DearbornMichigan95,171
DeltonaFlorida88,474
DuluthMinnesota86,110
DanburyConnecticut84,657
Deerfield BeachFlorida79,768
DoralFlorida75,874
DecaturIllinois73,254
Daytona BeachFlorida72,647
DothanAlabama68,567
DavisCalifornia67,666
Delray BeachFlorida66,255
Dale CityVirginia65,969
DundalkMaryland63,597
DubuqueIowa58,799
Des PlainesIllinois58,677
DublinCalifornia57,721
Diamond BarCalifornia56,897

More that start with D

Questions people ask

How many states start with D?

1: Delaware.

Which state capitals start with D?

Denver (Colorado), Dover (Delaware), Des Moines (Iowa).

What is the largest US city that starts with D?

Dallas, Texas.

Source: the 50 US states with their capitals; largest cities from the GeoNames database.

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