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Which states have the most Olympians at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics?

From Alabama to Wyoming, find out which states sent the most athletes to Paris

Sam Brown

Jul 28, 2024; Paris, France; Simone Biles of the United States performs on the floor exercise in womenís qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 28, 2024; Paris, France; Simone Biles of the United States performs on the floor exercise in womenís qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports / Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The Olympics are all about international bragging rights, but for Team USA athletes to make it to Paris, they first had to earn a spot over competitors from their own country.

After four years of competition, it is time to tally up which states produced the most Olympians.

As you might have guessed, California leads the way with the most members of Team USA, followed by Florida and Texas, but 45 other states (and one territory) have local athletes to root for at the 2024 Games as well.

States with the most athletes in 2024 Paris Olympics

Here is a look at how many Olympians there are from each state in descending order.*

*This list includes all Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes making the trip to Paris.

  • California - 145
  • Florida - 47
  • Texas - 46
  • Illinois - 40
  • Pennsylvania - 35
  • New York - 31
  • Colorado - 29
  • Georgia - 27
  • Indiana - 25
  • Maryland - 24
  • New Jersey - 23
  • Massachusetts - 21
  • Washington - 20
  • Michigan - 18
  • Minnesota - 18
  • Wisconsin - 18
  • Ohio - 17
  • North Carolina -16
  • Arizona - 15
  • Connecticut - 11
  • Utah - 11
  • Missouri - 10
  • Nevada - 8
  • Oregon - 8
  • Tennessee - 8
  • Iowa - 7
  • Nebraska - 7
  • South Carolina - 6
  • Alabama - 5
  • Hawaii - 5
  • Louisiana - 5
  • Arkansas - 4
  • Kansas - 4
  • Kentucky - 4
  • New Hampshire - 4
  • Idaho - 3
  • Oklahoma - 3
  • Vermont - 3
  • Virginia - 3
  • Alaska - 2
  • Deleware - 2
  • Mississippi - 2
  • Montana - 2
  • New Mexico - 2
  • Rhode Island - 2
  • South Dakota - 2
  • West Virginia - 2
  • Maine - 1
  • Virgin Islands - 1

There are no Olympic or Paralympic athletes from North Dakota, Wyoming, or Washington D.C. competing at the 2024 Paris Summer Games.

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SAM BROWN

Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.  

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