Introduction
There have been forty-five different presidents since the founding of the United States of America. However, only twenty-two states have been the birthplace of a president. Of those twenty-two states, half of United States presidents were born in one of four states.
Virginia is the birthplace of most of the presidents, being home to eight: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Tayler, John Tylor, and Woodrow Wilson. The next states that are home to the most presidents are Ohio (7), New York (5), and Massachusetts (4).
It should also be noted that while some presidents are born in one state, they often identify more closely with a different state. For example, Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky but moved to Illinois. Barack Obama, born in Hawaii, also moved to Illinois. George W. Bush was born in Connecticut, but was raised in Texas where he would become governor. Similarly, Joe Biden was born in Pennsylvania but is now closely associated with Delaware, where he grew up and was politically involved.
Learn for yourself where the presidents were each born by exploring the data in the charts.
| # | State | Number of Presidents | Number of Delegates | Number of US Representatives | Winner-take-all policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 99 | 11 | Yes |
| 2 | Ohio | 7 | 218 | 15 | Yes |
| 3 | New York | 5 | 274 | 26 | Yes |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 4 | 132 | 9 | Yes |
| 5 | North Carolina | 2 | 181 | 14 | Yes |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2 | 274 | 17 | Yes |
| 7 | Texas | 2 | 383 | 38 | Yes |
| 8 | Vermont | 2 | 33 | 1 | Yes |
| 9 | Arkansas | 1 | 71 | 4 | Yes |
| 10 | California | 1 | 587 | 52 | Yes |
| 11 | Connecticut | 1 | 88 | 5 | Yes |
| 12 | Georgia | 1 | 181 | 14 | Yes |
| 13 | Hawaii | 1 | 24 | 2 | Yes |
| 14 | Illinois | 1 | 222 | 17 | Yes |
| 15 | Iowa | 1 | 81 | 4 | Yes |
| 16 | Kentucky | 1 | 100 | 6 | Yes |
| 17 | Missouri | 1 | 122 | 8 | Yes |
| 18 | Nebraska | 1 | 65 | 3 | No |
| 19 | New Hampshire | 1 | 46 | 2 | Yes |
| 20 | New Jersey | 1 | 175 | 12 | Yes |
| 21 | South Carolina | 1 | 54 | 7 | Yes |
| 22 | Alabama | 0 | 102 | 7 | Yes |
| 23 | Alaska | 0 | 15 | 1 | Yes |
| 24 | Arizona | 0 | 124 | 9 | Yes |
| 25 | Colorado | 0 | 104 | 8 | Yes |
| 26 | Delaware | 0 | 37 | 1 | Yes |
| 27 | Florida | 0 | 341 | 28 | Yes |
| 28 | Idaho | 0 | 52 | 2 | Yes |
| 29 | Indiana | 0 | 140 | 9 | Yes |
| 30 | Kansas | 0 | 51 | 4 | Yes |
| 31 | Louisiana | 0 | 100 | 6 | Yes |
| 32 | Maine | 0 | 46 | 2 | No |
| 33 | Maryland | 0 | 134 | 8 | Yes |
| 34 | Michigan | 0 | 198 | 13 | Yes |
| 35 | Minnesota | 0 | 114 | 8 | Yes |
| 36 | Mississippi | 0 | 76 | 4 | Yes |
| 37 | Montana | 0 | 46 | 2 | Yes |
| 38 | Nevada | 0 | 61 | 4 | Yes |
| 39 | New Mexico | 0 | 56 | 3 | Yes |
| 40 | North Dakota | 0 | 43 | 1 | Yes |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 0 | 80 | 5 | Yes |
| 42 | Oregon | 0 | 89 | 6 | Yes |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 0 | 45 | 2 | Yes |
| 44 | South Dakota | 0 | 45 | 1 | Yes |
| 45 | Tennessee | 0 | 122 | 9 | Yes |
| 46 | Utah | 0 | 69 | 4 | Yes |
| 47 | Washington | 0 | 132 | 10 | Yes |
| 48 | West Virginia | 0 | 63 | 2 | Yes |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 0 | 136 | 8 | Yes |
| 50 | Wyoming | 0 | 43 | 1 | Yes |
Number of Presidents by State
Alabama
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#22
Ranked in the US
#22
Ranked in the US
#23
Alaska
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#23
Ranked in the US
#50
Ranked in the US
#45
Arizona
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#24
Ranked in the US
#17
Ranked in the US
#14
Arkansas
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#9
Ranked in the US
#31
Ranked in the US
#30
California
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#10
Ranked in the US
#1
Ranked in the US
#1
Colorado
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#25
Ranked in the US
#21
Ranked in the US
#18
Connecticut
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#11
Ranked in the US
#27
Ranked in the US
#28
Delaware
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#26
Ranked in the US
#47
Ranked in the US
#46
Florida
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#27
Ranked in the US
#3
Ranked in the US
#3
Georgia
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#12
Ranked in the US
#9
Ranked in the US
#8
Hawaii
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#13
Ranked in the US
#49
Ranked in the US
#38
Idaho
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#28
Ranked in the US
#38
Ranked in the US
#39
Illinois
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#14
Ranked in the US
#6
Ranked in the US
#5
Indiana
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#29
Ranked in the US
#12
Ranked in the US
#15
Iowa
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#15
Ranked in the US
#28
Ranked in the US
#31
Kansas
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#30
Ranked in the US
#39
Ranked in the US
#32
Kentucky
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#16
Ranked in the US
#23
Ranked in the US
#25
Louisiana
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#31
Ranked in the US
#24
Ranked in the US
#26
Maine
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#32
Ranked in the US
#40
Ranked in the US
#40
Maryland
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#33
Ranked in the US
#14
Ranked in the US
#19
Massachusetts
Number of Presidents
4
Ranked in the US
#4
Ranked in the US
#15
Ranked in the US
#16
Michigan
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#34
Ranked in the US
#8
Ranked in the US
#10
Minnesota
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#35
Ranked in the US
#20
Ranked in the US
#20
Mississippi
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#36
Ranked in the US
#30
Ranked in the US
#33
Missouri
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#17
Ranked in the US
#18
Ranked in the US
#21
Montana
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#37
Ranked in the US
#41
Ranked in the US
#41
Nebraska
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#18
Ranked in the US
#33
Ranked in the US
#36
Nevada
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#38
Ranked in the US
#35
Ranked in the US
#34
New Hampshire
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#19
Ranked in the US
#42
Ranked in the US
#42
New Jersey
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#20
Ranked in the US
#11
Ranked in the US
#11
New Mexico
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#39
Ranked in the US
#36
Ranked in the US
#37
New York
Number of Presidents
5
Ranked in the US
#3
Ranked in the US
#4
Ranked in the US
#4
North Carolina
Number of Presidents
2
Ranked in the US
#5
Ranked in the US
#10
Ranked in the US
#9
North Dakota
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#40
Ranked in the US
#45
Ranked in the US
#47
Ohio
Number of Presidents
7
Ranked in the US
#2
Ranked in the US
#7
Ranked in the US
#7
Oklahoma
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#41
Ranked in the US
#29
Ranked in the US
#29
Oregon
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#42
Ranked in the US
#26
Ranked in the US
#27
Pennsylvania
Number of Presidents
2
Ranked in the US
#6
Ranked in the US
#5
Ranked in the US
#6
Rhode Island
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#43
Ranked in the US
#43
Ranked in the US
#43
South Carolina
Number of Presidents
1
Ranked in the US
#21
Ranked in the US
#37
Ranked in the US
#24
South Dakota
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#44
Ranked in the US
#44
Ranked in the US
#48
Tennessee
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#45
Ranked in the US
#19
Ranked in the US
#17
Texas
Number of Presidents
2
Ranked in the US
#7
Ranked in the US
#2
Ranked in the US
#2
Utah
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#46
Ranked in the US
#32
Ranked in the US
#35
Vermont
Number of Presidents
2
Ranked in the US
#8
Ranked in the US
#48
Ranked in the US
#49
Virginia
Number of Presidents
8
Ranked in the US
#1
Ranked in the US
#25
Ranked in the US
#12
Washington
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#47
Ranked in the US
#16
Ranked in the US
#13
West Virginia
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#48
Ranked in the US
#34
Ranked in the US
#44
Wisconsin
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#49
Ranked in the US
#13
Ranked in the US
#22
Wyoming
Number of Presidents
0
Ranked in the US
#50
Ranked in the US
#46
Ranked in the US
#50
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