President By State

Since the creation of our young democratic nation, the 'Land of the Free' has seen forty-five remarkable individuals assume the highest office of the President of the United States. While their paths to one of the world’s most influential political posts had been diverse, the journey truly begins where it all started – their birthplace. Out of the fifty United States, only twenty-two can lay claim as a native soil to a President. Interestingly, four states have provided birth to more than half of the United States presidents.

• Virginia and New York top the list, each boasting as the birthplace to eight presidents, including notables like George Washington and Teddy Roosevelt respectively.
• Ohio comes in a tight third, lending its native soil to six presidents, while Massachusetts trails with four.
• States in the southern and northeastern regions of the U.S., such as North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Texas, albeit diverse in many aspects, share the commonality of being the birthplace to two presidents.
• Meanwhile, several states like Kentucky, Iowa, Georgia, and Illinois through to Missouri and Vermont have served as the birthplace for one president each.