Step 1 : Introduction to the question "With more than 1.6 million residents, what state has the most populous capital?"
Although Arizona is not one of the most populous states in the U.S., it has by far the highest state capital population in the country with close to 1.7 million people living in Phoenix. Austin, Texas is a distant second with around 900,000 residents, and Columbus, Ohio comes in third with approximately 860,000 residents. The vast majority of state capitals have fewer than 200,000 residents. For example, Florida is one of the most highly populated states, but its capital, Tallahassee, has a population of just 191,000. New York City is the largest city in the US, but New York state capital Albany has fewer than 100,000 residents.