President By State

# of Presidents Born
# of Presidents Born
1.New YorkNew York8
2.VirginiaVirginia8
3.OhioOhio6
4.MassachusettsMassachusetts
5.TexasTexas2
6.North CarolinaNorth Carolina2
7.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania2
8.KentuckyKentucky1
9.IowaIowa1
10.GeorgiaGeorgia1
11.NebraskaNebraska1
12.IllinoisIllinois1
13.ArkansasArkansas1
14.ConnecticutConnecticut1
15.New HampshireNew Hampshire1
16.IndianaIndiana1
17.CaliforniaCalifornia1
18.HawaiiHawaii1
19.South CarolinaSouth Carolina1
20.MissouriMissouri1
21.VermontVermont1

Presidents by Birthplace: A Geo-Political Journey

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.

By Region

Arkansas

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Arkansas

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#13

California

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California

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#17

Connecticut

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Connecticut

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#14

Georgia

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Georgia

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#10

Hawaii

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Hawaii

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#18

Illinois

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Illinois

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#12

Indiana

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Indiana

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#16

Iowa

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Iowa

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#9

Kentucky

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Kentucky

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#8

Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

4

#4

Missouri

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Missouri

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#20

Nebraska

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Nebraska

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#11

New Hampshire

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New Hampshire

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#15

New York

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New York

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

8

#1

North Carolina

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North Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

2

#6

Ohio

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Ohio

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

6

#3

Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania

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Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

2

#7

South Carolina

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South Carolina

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#19

Texas

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Texas

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

2

#5

Vermont

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Vermont

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

1

#21

Virginia

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Virginia

Metric

Value

Rank

# of Presidents Born

8

#2

Table

Region ↕# of Presidents Born ↕
Arkansas iconArkansas1
California iconCalifornia1
Connecticut iconConnecticut1
Georgia iconGeorgia1
Hawaii iconHawaii1
Illinois iconIllinois1
Indiana iconIndiana1
Iowa iconIowa1
Kentucky iconKentucky1
Massachusetts iconMassachusetts4
Missouri iconMissouri1
Nebraska iconNebraska1
New Hampshire iconNew Hampshire1
New York iconNew York8
North Carolina iconNorth Carolina2
Ohio iconOhio6
Pennsylvania iconPennsylvania2
South Carolina iconSouth Carolina1
Texas iconTexas2
Vermont iconVermont1
Virginia iconVirginia8
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