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List of U.S. cities by number of professional sports championships
Ranking of U.S. cities by pro sports championships (Big 4, sometimes MLS). New York leads with 54 titles, then Boston 40, Los Angeles 27, Montreal 27, Chicago 26; Boston-LA is the most common title matchup.
List of U.S. cities with large Black populations
Ranks U.S. cities by Black or African American population: New York City leads by count (1.78M, 2020 Census); Grambling, Louisiana leads by share (96.5%); Stonecrest, GA tops large cities; NYC metro has the largest Black population.
List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations
Ranks U.S. cities and metro areas by Hispanic population: New York City leads with about 2.4 million Hispanic residents, followed by Los Angeles, Houston, San Antonio, and Chicago.
List of U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations
U.S. cities with significant Chinese-American populations: New York City (628,200 Chinese residents in 2023) leads, followed historically by San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., anchored by Chinatowns.
List of U.S. Department of Defense and partner code names
U.S. DoD and partner code names: classified single-word code words and unclassified two-word nicknames assigned via the Joint Staff NICKA system, with history from WWII Torch and Overlord to Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom, and Inherent Resolve.
List of U.S. government and military acronyms
List of U.S. government and military acronyms: abbreviated designations like DoD, C4I, and GAO defined in the DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms and agency glossaries, with a lexicon history from 1810 dictionaries to the 2025 Department of War rename.
List of U.S. military prisons
U.S. military prisons, also called brigs or disciplinary barracks, are DOD facilities holding court-martialed service members. Key sites: U.S. Disciplinary Barracks Fort Leavenworth (only Level III maximum security), joint regional correctional facilities, Naval Consolidated Brigs Charleston and Miramar; 36 facilities held 1,131 inmates as of 2021.
List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: the National Park Service's state-by-state catalog of over 2,600 NHLs, nationally significant places designated by the Secretary of the Interior under the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and 36 CFR Part 65.
List of U.S. Navy acronyms
The list of U.S. Navy acronyms covers shortened forms from CO for commanding officer to AARGM, used in Navy writing and speech and governed by an official manual.
List of U.S. Open (golf) champions
U.S. Open (golf) champions, winners of the USGA national open since 1895. First won by Horace Rawlins; four-time winners Willie Anderson, Bob Jones, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus; recent champions include Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau.
List of U.S. security clearance terms
U.S. security clearance terms: Confidential, Secret, Top Secret levels; SCI and SAP access designations; DOE Q and L authorizations; adjudication, interim clearance, reciprocity, and continuous vetting definitions.
List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations
USPS two-letter abbreviations for U.S. states, DC, and territories (AL-WY, AS, GU, MP, PR, VI, UM, AA/AE/AP), their 1963 ZIP Code origin, FIPS/ANSI and AP style differences, and the single 1969 change (NB to NE).
List of U.S. state and territory mottos
List of U.S. state and territory mottos: official phrases of all 50 states, in Latin, English, Hawaiian, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, and Chinook Jargon; four states have two mottos, Montana's is the only Spanish one.
List of U.S. state birds
List of U.S. state birds: the official bird emblems adopted by all 50 states, begun in 1926 with Kentucky's cardinal; dominated by the Northern Cardinal (7 states), Western Meadowlark (6), and Northern Mockingbird (5), with unique picks like Hawaii's nene.
List of U.S. state colors
U.S. state colors: palettes designated by statute in only 15 of 50 states, from West Virginia's Old Gold and Blue (1895) to South Carolina's Indigo Blue (2008); others are traditional, flag-based, or university-derived.
List of U.S. state dogs
U.S. state dogs: official dog designations of individual states. 17 states have a state dog breed, from Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Retriever (1964, first) to Arkansas's Labrador Retriever (2025); others honor service, rescue, or adoptable dogs.
List of U.S. state foods
List of U.S. state foods: legislature-designated official foods, beverages, snacks, and dishes adopted as state symbols, from New Mexico's 1965 chili and refried beans to Texas's 10 state foods and Utah's Jell-O snack.
List of U.S. state reptiles
U.S. state reptiles: official turtles, snakes, lizards, and alligators designated by state legislatures, from Oklahoma's 1969 collared lizard to Maine's 2025 wood turtle; about half of states have one, with turtles the most common choice.
List of U.S. state songs
Official U.S. state songs: legislature-designated songs, anthems, marches, and folk songs serving as state symbols. Nearly all states have at least one; New Jersey (and per some counts Maryland) has none, and several lyrics have been revised.
List of U.S. states and territories by African-American population
Ranking of U.S. states and DC by Black or African American population. Census counts Black alone 13.5% nationally; 2020 leaders Texas (3,552,997), Georgia, Florida; smallest Wyoming (5,232); 46.9 million Black respondents total.
List of U.S. states and territories by coastline
List of U.S. states and territories by coastline: NOAA ranks Alaska (33,904 mi), Florida (8,436), Louisiana (7,721) among 95,439 statute miles of tidal shoreline; a 2021 CUSP tabulation gives 221,923 miles.
List of U.S. states and territories by educational attainment
A Census Bureau ranking of U.S. states and territories by residents' educational attainment, chiefly high school and bachelor's degree shares among adults 25 and over.
List of U.S. states and territories by elevation
Elevations of U.S. states and territories: highest, lowest, and mean elevations. Colorado leads mean elevation at 6,800 ft; Denali (20,320 ft) and Death Valley (−282 ft) are the national extremes.
List of U.S. states and territories by GDP
A ranking of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five territories by gross domestic product, based on the Bureau of Economic Analysis's annual estimates.
List of U.S. states and territories by population
List of U.S. states and territories by population: ranking of the 50 states, District of Columbia, and territories, based on Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates (July 1, 2025); U.S. total near 342 million, Texas 31.7 million second, Puerto Rico 3,184,835.
List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate
U.S. states and territories by poverty rate: Census Bureau ACS and CPS estimates ranking jurisdictions by share below the poverty line. 2024: national 12.1% (ACS); New Hampshire lowest at 7.2%; Louisiana, Mississippi, and DC highest; American Samoa 54.6%.
List of U.S. states and territories by religiosity
Rankings of U.S. states and territories by religiosity, chiefly from Pew's Religious Landscape Study (four measures, 0–8 scale) and Gallup; Southern states rank highest, Vermont lowest, with national religiosity declining.
List of U.S. states by Amish population
Ranking of U.S. states by Amish population, also called Amish population by state. Pennsylvania (96,535), Ohio (87,760), and Indiana (68,025) lead the 2026 estimates; 33 states total 414,545 horse-and-buggy Amish.
List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union
Chronological list of the 50 U.S. states by date of admission to the Union, from Delaware (December 7, 1787) to Hawaii (August 21, 1959), with the admission process under Article IV and notable cases.
List of U.S. states by Hispanic and Latino population
A ranking of the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico by Hispanic and Latino population, where New Mexico leads in share and California in numbers.