The following cities are deserving of Wikipedia articles, even if they are stubs. In the list, the state capital is in italics and the largest city in the state is in bold. If an article is one of the three U.S. cities that is on the list of 1000 meta articles, it is in green. If it used to be on the 1000 meta articles, it is in teal. If it is one of the 50 or so American cities and 10 Canadian cities that are a top-priority article, it is in light blue (see talk page for more about this)
In order to be on this list, a city must meet these criteria.
- Eight interwikis
- One or more of the following:
- Population of 75,000 or greater
- Regional significance (largest city in one part of the state, junction of highways, site of major university)
- Historical or cultural significance
It should be noted that all state and provincial capitals, as well as the largest cities of states or provinces, always are on this list. Nominations and removals from this list, as well as changes to the criteria, should be discussed on the talk page
- Flagstaff, Arizona
- Glendale, Arizona
- Mesa, Arizona
- Nogales, Arizona
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Prescott, Arizona
- Scottsdale, Arizona
- Tempe, Arizona
- Tombstone, Arizona
- Tucson, Arizona
- Yuma, Arizona
- Anaheim, California
- Bakersfield, California
- Berkeley, California
- Beverly Hills, California
- Burbank, California
- Chico, California
- Chula Vista, California
- Concord, California
- Corona, California
- Davis, California
- El Centro, California
- El Monte, California
- Escondido, California
- Eureka, California
- Fremont, California
- Fresno, California
- Fullerton, California
- Glendale, California
- Hayward, California
- Huntington Beach, California
- Irvine, California
- Lancaster, California
- Long Beach, California
- Los Angeles, California
- Malibu, California
- Merced, California
- Modesto, California
- Monterey, California
- Napa, California
- Norwalk, California
- Oakland, California
- Oceanside, California
- Ontario, California
- Orange, California
- Oxnard, California
- Palm Springs, California
- Palo Alto, California
- Pasadena, California
- Pomona, California
- Redding, California
- Riverside, California
- Sacramento, California
- Salinas, California
- San Bernardino, California
- San Diego, California
- San Francisco, California
- San Jose, California
- San Luis Obispo, California
- San Mateo, California
- Santa Ana, California
- Santa Barbara, California
- Santa Clarita, California
- Santa Cruz, California
- Santa Monica, California
- Santa Rosa, California
- Stockton, California
- Torrance, California
- Vallejo, California
- Ventura, California
- Visalia, California
- Whittier, California
- Aspen, Colorado
- Aurora, Colorado
- Boulder, Colorado
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Denver, Colorado
- Durango, Colorado
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Grand Junction, Colorado
- Leadville, Colorado
- Pueblo, Colorado
- Clearwater, Florida
- Daytona Beach, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Fort Pierce, Florida
- Fort Walton Beach, Florida
- Gainesville, Florida
- Hialeah, Florida
- Hollywood, Florida
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Key West, Florida
- Lakeland, Florida
- Melbourne, Florida
- Miami, Florida
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Naples, Florida
- Ocala, Florida
- Orlando, Florida
- Panama City, Florida
- Pensacola, Florida
- Punta Gorda, Florida
- Saint Augustine, Florida
- Saint Petersburg, Florida
- Sarasota, Florida
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- Vero Beach, Florida
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Albany, Georgia
- Athens, Georgia
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Augusta, Georgia
- Brunswick, Georgia
- Columbus, Georgia
- Gainesville, Georgia
- Kennesaw, Georgia
- Macon, Georgia
- Marietta, Georgia
- Rome, Georgia
- Savannah, Georgia
- Smyrna, Georgia
- Valdosta, Georgia
- Aurora, Illinois
- Bloomington, Illinois
- Carbondale, Illinois
- Champaign, Illinois
- Chicago, Illinois
- Decatur, Illinois
- East St. Louis, Illinois
- Elgin, Illinois
- Evanston, Illinois
- Joliet, Illinois
- Moline, Illinois
- Mount Vernon, Illinois
- Naperville, Illinois
- Oak Park, Illinois
- Peoria, Illinois
- Quincy, Illinois
- Rockford, Illinois
- Springfield, Illinois
- Vandalia, Illinois
- Waukegan, Illinois
- Bloomington, Indiana
- Elkhart, Indiana
- Evansville, Indiana
- Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Gary, Indiana
- Hammond, Indiana
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Kokomo, Indiana
- Lafayette, Indiana
- Michigan City, Indiana
- Muncie, Indiana
- South Bend, Indiana
- Terre Haute, Indiana
- Ames, Iowa
- Burlington, Iowa
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Davenport, Iowa
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Dubuque, Iowa
- Iowa City, Iowa
- Mason City, Iowa
- Sioux City, Iowa
- Waterloo, Iowa
- Alexandria, Louisiana
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Bossier City, Louisiana
- Hammond, Louisiana
- Lafayette, Louisiana
- Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Monroe, Louisiana
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Shreveport, Louisiana
- Slidell, Louisiana
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Brockton, Massachusetts
- Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Lexington, Massachusetts
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- New Bedford, Massachusetts
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts
- Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Quincy, Massachusetts
- Salem, Massachusetts
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Battle Creek, Michigan
- Dearborn, Michigan
- Detroit, Michigan
- Flint, Michigan
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Jackson, Michigan
- Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Lansing, Michigan
- Marquette, Michigan
- Muskegon, Michigan
- Pontiac, Michigan
- Port Huron, Michigan
- Saginaw, Michigan
- Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
- Traverse City, Michigan
- Warren, Michigan
- Branson, Missouri
- Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- Columbia, Missouri
- Independence, Missouri
- Jefferson City, Missouri
- Joplin, Missouri
- Kansas City, Missouri
- St. Charles, Missouri
- St. Joseph, Missouri
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Sedalia, Missouri
- Springfield, Missouri
- Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Camden, New Jersey
- Edison, New Jersey
- Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Hackensack, New Jersey
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Newark, New Jersey
- Paterson, New Jersey
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Trenton, New Jersey
- Albany, New York
- Binghamton, New York
- Buffalo, New York
- Elmira, New York
- Hempstead, New York
- Ithaca, New York
- Lake Placid, New York
- Newburgh, New York
- New Rochelle, New York
- New York City
- Niagara Falls, New York
- Poughkeepsie, New York
- Riverhead, New York
- Rochester, New York
- Schenectady, New York
- Syracuse, New York
- Utica, New York
- White Plains, New York
- Yonkers, New York
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Durham, North Carolina
- Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Gastonia, North Carolina
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Akron, Ohio
- Canton, Ohio
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Cleveland, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dayton, Ohio
- Elyria, Ohio
- Parma, Ohio
- Sandusky, Ohio
- Springfield, Ohio
- Steubenville, Ohio
- Toledo, Ohio
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Zanesville, Ohio
- Beaverton, Oregon
- Bend, Oregon
- Corvallis, Oregon
- Eugene, Oregon
- Gresham, Oregon
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Medford, Oregon
- Pendleton, Oregon
- Portland, Oregon
- Salem, Oregon
- Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Altoona, Pennsylvania
- Chester, Pennsylvania
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Williamsport, Pennsylvania
- York, Pennsylvania
- Bristol, Tennessee
- Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Clarksville, Tennessee
- Jackson, Tennessee
- Johnson City, Tennessee
- Knoxville, Tennesee
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Pulaski, Tennessee
- Abilene, Texas
- Amarillo, Texas
- Arlington, Texas
- Austin, Texas
- Beaumont, Texas
- Brownsville, Texas
- College Station, Texas
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- Del Rio, Texas
- Denton, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Fort Worth, Texas
- Galveston, Texas
- Garland, Texas
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- Harlingen, Texas
- Houston, Texas
- Irving, Texas
- Killeen, Texas
- Laredo, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- McAllen, Texas
- Midland, Texas
- Nacogdoches, Texas
- Odessa, Texas
- Pasadena, Texas
- Plano, Texas
- Port Arthur, Texas
- San Angelo, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas
- Texas City, Texas
- Tyler, Texas
- Waco, Texas
- Wichita Falls, Texas
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Arlington, Virginia
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Chesapeake, Virginia
- Danville, Virginia
- Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Hampton, Virginia
- Jamestown, Virginia
- Lynchburg, Virginia
- Manassas, Virginia
- Newport News, Virginia
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Petersburg, Virginia
- Portsmouth, Virginia
- Richmond, Virginia
- Roanoke, Virginia
- Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Bellingham, Washington
- Bellevue, Washington
- Bremerton, Washington
- Everett, Washington
- Kennewick, Washington
- Olympia, Washington
- Port Angeles, Washington
- Pullman, Washington
- Renton, Washington
- Seattle, Washington
- Spokane, Washington
- Tacoma, Washington
- Vancouver, Washington
- Walla Walla, Washington
- Yakima, Washington
- Appleton, Wisconsin
- Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Janesville, Wisconsin
- Kenosha, Wisconsin
- La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Racine, Wisconsin
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin
- Superior, Wisconsin
- Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Barrie, Ontario
- Burlington, Ontario
- Hamilton, Ontario
- Kenora, Ontario
- Kingston, Ontario
- Kitchener, Ontario
- London, Ontario
- Mississauga, Ontario
- North Bay, Ontario
- Ottawa, Ontario (national capital)
- Sarnia, Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- St. Catharines, Ontario
- Sudbury, Ontario
- Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Toronto, Ontario
- Windsor, Ontario
- Brossard, Quebec
- Gatineau, Quebec
- Laval, Quebec
- Longueuil, Quebec
- Montreal, Quebec
- Quebec City, Quebec
- Rimouski, Quebec
- Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
- Saguenay, Quebec
- Sherbrooke, Quebec
- Trois-Rivieres, Quebec