List of Little League World Series appearances by U.S. state

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This is the list of U.S. states that have participated in the Little League World Series since its inception in 1947. As of 2021, 42 states have qualified and participated in at least one world series. The United States holds a total of 37 Little League titles won by 14 different states. Among the states, California holds the record for most titles (7) and most U.S. titles (15), while Florida has appeared in a total of 23 world series' and 8 championship games but has not yet won a title.

State Participants[]

As of the 2021 Little League World Series

State First LLWS Last Appearance Appearances Championships Runners-Up Third Place
Finishes
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Alabama Alabama 1953 1999 8 1 (1953) 1 3 12–8 .600
Arizona Arizona 1965 2007 6 0 2 0 2–3 .400
Arkansas Arkansas 1952 1979 3 0 0 1 2–3 .400
California California 1951 2021 49 7 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2011) 16 4 110–63 .636
Connecticut Connecticut 1948 2021 21 4 (1951, 1952, 1965, 1989) 2 2 35–30 .538
Delaware Delaware 2003 2013 2 0 0 0 2–4 .333
Florida Florida 1948 2021 23 0 8 2 38–31 .551
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 1983 2018 7 3 (1983, 2006, 2007) 0 0 24–10 .706
Hawaii Hawaii 1958 2021 15 3 (2005, 2008, 2018) 2 1 34–15 .694
Idaho Idaho 1999 2018 2 0 0 0 2–4 .333
Illinois Illinois 1950 2014* 14 0 3 2 20–19 .513
Indiana Indiana 1949 2012 15 0 2 2 17–24 .415
Iowa Iowa 1975 2018 14 0 0 1 12–31 .279
Kentucky Kentucky 1971 2019 10 1 (2002) 0 1 15–20 .429
Louisiana Louisiana 1955 2021 9 1 (2019) 0 0 16–17 .485
Maine Maine 1951 2005 3 0 0 0 2–5 .286
Maryland Maryland 1950 2008 7 0 0 0 7–14 .333
Massachusetts Massachusetts 1953 2009 10 0 0 1 14–18 .438
Michigan Michigan 1955 2021 12 2 (1959, 2021) 0 1 14–22 .389
Minnesota Minnesota 1963 2019 7 0 0 1 7–13 .350
Mississippi Mississippi 1977 1977 1 0 0 0 2–1 .667
Missouri Missouri 2002 2015 3 0 0 0 2–7 .222
Montana Montana 2011 2011 1 0 0 1 3–1 .750
Nebraska Nebraska 2012 2021 2 0 0 0 3–4 .429
Nevada Nevada 2014 2014 1 0 1 0 4–1 .800
New Hampshire New Hampshire 1987 2021 5 0 0 0 6–11 .353
New Jersey New Jersey 1947 2021 20 4 (1949, 1970, 1975, 1998) 3 2 38–25 .603
New Mexico New Mexico 1956 1956 1 1 (1956) 0 0 3–0 1.000
New York (state) New York 1948 2018 19 3 (1954, 1964, 2016) 1 3 30–25 .545
North Carolina North Carolina 1952 2017 5 0 0 0 7–10 .412
Ohio Ohio 1949 2021 11 0 1 0 14–20 .412
Oklahoma Oklahoma 1964 1988 2 0 0 0 2–4 .333
Oregon Oregon 1958 2021 8 0 0 0 8–17 .320
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1947 2021 21 4 (1947, 1948, 1955, 1960) 3 3 34–24 .586
Rhode Island Rhode Island 1950 2019 11 0 1 0 11–22 .333
South Carolina South Carolina 1949 2015 3 0 0 0 1–4 .200
South Dakota South Dakota 2008 2021 5 0 0 0 4–13 .235
Tennessee Tennessee 1970 2021 9 0 1 1 16–16 .500
Texas Texas 1950 2021 26 2 (1950, 1966) 5 5 63–39 .618
Virginia Virginia 1948 2019 9 0 1 2 10–14 .417
Washington (state) Washington 1980 2021 13 1 (1982) 0 1 21–23 .477
West Virginia West Virginia 1951 1951 1 0 0 1 2–1 .667

U.S. Finals[]

Since 1976, a U.S. final is played. The winner plays versus the International Champion for the LLWS championship. In 2021, no international teams participated in the tournament which meant there was no official U.S. final. The 2021 LLWS championship game is also considered the U.S. championship game.
As the 2021 Little League World Series

LLWS Winner Score Runner-Up LLWS Result
1976 California Campbell, California 3–0 Virginia Richmond, Virginia Runner-Up
1977 California El Cajon, California 6–5 New York (state) Rotterdam, New York Runner-Up
1978 California Danville, California 6–5 Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Runner-Up
1979 California Campbell, California 8–3 Arkansas North Little Rock, Arkansas Runner-Up
1980 Florida Tampa, Florida 16–0 Washington (state) Kirkland, Washington Runner-Up
1981 Florida Tampa, Florida 11–10 Illinois Barrington, Illinois Runner-Up
1982 Washington (state) Kirkland, Washington 3–2 Michigan Wyoming, Michigan Champion
1983 Flag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg Marietta, Georgia 9–8 Connecticut Stamford, Connecticut Champion
1984 Florida Altamonte, Florida 8–1 Indiana Southport, Indiana Runner-Up
1985 CaliforniaMexico Mexicali, Baja California 2–1 Tennessee Morristown, Tennessee Runner-Up
1986 Arizona Tucson, Arizona 4–1 Florida Sarasota, Florida Runner-Up
1987 California Irvine, California 8–1 Indiana Chesterfield, Indiana Runner-Up
1988 Hawaii Pearl City, Hawaii 5–4 Texas Spring, Texas Runner-Up
1989 Connecticut Trumbull, Connecticut 6–3 California San Pedro, California Champion
1990 Pennsylvania Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 5–4 California Cypress, California Runner-Up
1991 California Danville, California 13–4 New York (state) Staten Island, New York Runner-Up
1992 California Long Beach, California 1–0 New Jersey Hamilton Square, New Jersey Champion
1993 California Long Beach, California 5–0 New Hampshire Bedford, New Hampshire Champion
1994 California Northridge, California 3–0 Virginia Springfield, Virginia Runner-Up
1995 Texas Spring, Texas 3–1 California Yorba Linda, California Runner-Up
1996 Rhode Island Cranston, Rhode Island 6–3 Florida Panama City, Florida Runner-Up
1997 California Mission Viejo, California 12–1 Florida Bradenton, Florida Runner-Up
1998 New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey 5–2 North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Champion
1999 Alabama Phenix City, Alabama 3–2 New Jersey Toms River, New Jersey Runner-Up
2000 Texas Bellaire, Texas 8–0 Iowa Davenport, Iowa Runner-Up
2001 Florida Apopka, Florida 6–0* New York (state) Bronx, New York Runner-Up
2002 Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky 4–0 Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Champion
2003 Florida Boynton Beach, Florida 9–2 Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts Runner-Up
2004 California Thousand Oaks, California 4–0 Texas Richmond, Texas Runner-Up
2005 Hawaii Ewa Beach, Hawaii 6–1 California Vista, California Champion
2006 Georgia (U.S. state) Columbus, Georgia 7–3 Oregon Beaverton, Oregon Champion
2007 Georgia (U.S. state) Warner Robins, Georgia 5–2 Texas Lubbock, Texas Champion
2008 Hawaii Waipio, Hawaii 7–5 Louisiana Lake Charles, Louisiana Champion
2009 California Chula Vista, California 12–2 Texas San Antonio, Texas Champion
2010 Hawaii Waipio, Hawaii 10–0 (F/5) Texas Pearland, Texas Runner-Up
2011 California Huntington Beach, California 11–2 Montana Billings, Montana Champion
2012 Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee 24–16 (F/7) California Petaluma, California Runner-Up
2013 California Chula Vista, California 12–1 Connecticut Westport, Connecticut Runner-Up
2014 Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada 6–0* Illinois Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up
2015 Pennsylvania Lewisberry, Pennsylvania 3–2 Texas Pearland, Texas Runner-Up
2016 New York (state) Maine-Endwell, New York 4–2 Tennessee Goodlettsville, Tennessee Champion
2017 Texas Lufkin, Texas 6–5 North Carolina Greenville, North Carolina Runner-Up
2018 Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 3–0 Georgia (U.S. state) Peachtree City, Georgia Champion
2019 Louisiana River Ridge, Louisiana 9–5 Hawaii Wailuku, Hawaii Champion
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021[a] Michigan Taylor, Michigan 5–2 Ohio Hamilton, Ohio Champion
State U.S.
Championships
U.S.
Runner Up
LLWS
Championships
 Alabama 1 0 0
 Arizona 1 0 0
 Arkansas 0 1 0
 California 15 5 4
 Connecticut 1 2 1
 Florida 5 3 0
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 3 1 3
 Hawaii 5 1 3
 Illinois 1 1 0
 Indiana 0 2 0
 Iowa 0 1 0
 Kentucky 1 1 1
 Louisiana 1 1 1
 Massachusetts 0 2 0
 Michigan 1 1 2
 Montana 0 1 0
 Nevada 0 1 0
 New Hampshire 0 1 0
 New Jersey 1 2 1
 New York 1 2 1
 North Carolina 0 2 0
 Oregon 0 1 0
 Pennsylvania 2 0 0
 Rhode Island 1 0 0
 Tennessee 1 2 0
 Texas 3 6 0
 Virginia 0 2 0
 Washington 1 1 1

Regional Appearances[]

As of the 2021 LLWS, eight states, and the congressional district of Washington D.C., have only ever appeared in regional tournaments and never advanced to the LLWS.

Country Region
Alaska Alaska Northwest
Colorado Colorado Southwest
Kansas Kansas Midwest
North Dakota North Dakota Midwest
Utah Utah West
Vermont Vermont New England
Washington, D.C. Washington D.C. Mid-Atlantic
Wisconsin Wisconsin Great Lakes
Wyoming Wyoming Northwest

Notes[]

  • The Rolando Paulino LL of The Bronx was forced to forfeit all its wins in the 2001 Little League World Series due to the Danny Almonte controversy.
  • Jackie Robinson West LL fielded ineligible players resulting in all their wins being forfeited including the U.S. Championship in the 2014 Little League World Series. Mountain Ridge LL of Las Vegas, Nevada is the official U.S. Champion and World Series Runner-Up. The game is recorded as a 6–0 loss (Non-forfeited score, 7-5 Illinois).
  • Virginia shares 1976 3rd place with Puerto Rico. The game was canceled due to weather.
  • Indiana shares 1986 3rd place with Dominican Republic. The game was canceled due to weather.
  • Oregon shares 2006 3rd place with Mexico. The game was canceled due to weather.
  • Montana shares 2011 3rd place with Mexico. The game was canceled due to Hurricane Irene.
  • The 2020 Little League World Series was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • The 2021 Little League World Series will only feature United States teams for the first time since 1975. Two teams from each of the 8 U.S. regions will participate in the World Series (regional champion and runner-up)
  1. ^ Since there are no international teams participating in the 2021 Little League World Series, there is no official U.S. Championship Game. Therefore, the 2021 LLWS championship game is also considered to be the United States championship as it is the last game where two U.S. teams face off.

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