States That Start With H
States that start with H: only one US state does, Hawaii. 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 H.
Hawaii is the only state starting with H, and the only US state made entirely of islands in the Pacific Ocean. Honolulu holds both titles: capital and largest city.
Hawaii is a good spelling word for children because of its two i letters side by side at the end. Honolulu is fun to say, with its repeated sounds. Since there is just one H state, learning these two names is enough to answer any H question on the states list with confidence.
US states that start with H
| State | Abbreviation | Capital | Largest cities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | HI | Honolulu | Honolulu |
State capitals that start with H
| Capital | State |
|---|---|
| Hartford | Connecticut |
| Honolulu | Hawaii |
| Helena | Montana |
| Harrisburg | Pennsylvania |
US cities that start with H
| City | State | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | Texas | 2.3 million |
| Honolulu | Hawaii | 350,964 |
| Henderson | Nevada | 285,667 |
| Hialeah | Florida | 237,069 |
| Huntsville | Alabama | 215,006 |
| Huntington Beach | California | 201,899 |
| Hollywood | California | 167,664 |
| Hayward | California | 158,289 |
| Hollywood | Florida | 149,728 |
| Hampton | Virginia | 137,148 |
| Hartford | Connecticut | 121,054 |
| Harlem | New York | 116,345 |
| High Point | North Carolina | 110,268 |
| Hillsboro | Oregon | 102,347 |
| Highlands Ranch | Colorado | 96,713 |
| Hesperia | California | 93,295 |
| Hawthorne | California | 88,451 |
| Hoover | Alabama | 84,848 |
| Hemet | California | 83,861 |
| Homestead | Florida | 80,737 |
| Hammond | Indiana | 77,614 |
| Harlingen | Texas | 65,774 |
| Haverhill | Massachusetts | 62,765 |
| Hamilton | Ohio | 62,407 |
| Hamden | Connecticut | 59,847 |
| Huntington Park | California | 59,430 |
| Hendersonville | Tennessee | 56,018 |
| Hanford | California | 55,659 |
| Hempstead | New York | 55,547 |
| Highland | California | 54,854 |
More that start with H
- NamesHelen, Henry
- Girl namesHelen, Heather
- Boy namesHenry, Harold
- Last namesHernandez, Harris
- Wordshave, here
- 5-letter wordshouse, hours
- Adjectiveshigh, hard
- Positive wordshappy, helped
- Nounshome, house
- Verbshave, help
- Animalshorse, hawk
- Birdshawk, heron
- Flowershyacinth, honeysuckle
- Plants and treesholly, heather
- CountriesHaiti, Honduras
- CitiesHo Chi Minh City, Hangzhou
- Foodshoney, ham
- Fruitshoneydew, huckleberry
- Vegetableshorseradish, hubbard squash
- Desserts and sweetshalva, honey cake
- Thingshat, hook
- Colorshazel, heather
- Jobshunter, hotel manager
- Sportshockey, high jump
- Dog namesHenry, Honey
Questions people ask
How many states start with H?
1: Hawaii.
Which state capitals start with H?
Hartford (Connecticut), Honolulu (Hawaii), Helena (Montana), Harrisburg (Pennsylvania).
What is the largest US city that starts with H?
Houston, Texas.
Source: the 50 US states with their capitals; largest cities from the GeoNames database.
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