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States That Start With H

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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

StateAbbreviationCapitalLargest cities
HawaiiHIHonoluluHonolulu

State capitals that start with H

CapitalState
HartfordConnecticut
HonoluluHawaii
HelenaMontana
HarrisburgPennsylvania

US cities that start with H

CityStatePopulation
HoustonTexas2.3 million
HonoluluHawaii350,964
HendersonNevada285,667
HialeahFlorida237,069
HuntsvilleAlabama215,006
Huntington BeachCalifornia201,899
HollywoodCalifornia167,664
HaywardCalifornia158,289
HollywoodFlorida149,728
HamptonVirginia137,148
HartfordConnecticut121,054
HarlemNew York116,345
High PointNorth Carolina110,268
HillsboroOregon102,347
Highlands RanchColorado96,713
HesperiaCalifornia93,295
HawthorneCalifornia88,451
HooverAlabama84,848
HemetCalifornia83,861
HomesteadFlorida80,737
HammondIndiana77,614
HarlingenTexas65,774
HaverhillMassachusetts62,765
HamiltonOhio62,407
HamdenConnecticut59,847
Huntington ParkCalifornia59,430
HendersonvilleTennessee56,018
HanfordCalifornia55,659
HempsteadNew York55,547
HighlandCalifornia54,854

More that start with H

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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