MLB Players by State of Birth

Includes all players from the National Association in 1871 through the 2016 Major League Baseball season.

1. California, 2,183
2. Pennsylvania, 1,409
3. New York, 1,191
4. Illinois, 1,043
5. Ohio, 1,026
6. Texas, 898
7. Massachusetts, 660
8. Missouri, 602
9. Florida, 515
10. Michigan, 428
11. New Jersey, 423
12. North Carolina, 400
13. Indiana, 372
14. Georgia, 350
15. Alabama, 326
16. Maryland, 305
17. Tennessee, 300
18. Virginia, 285
19. Kentucky, 281
20. Oklahoma, 262
21. Louisiana, 250
22. Wisconsin, 242
23. Iowa, 220
24. Kansas, 212
25. Mississippi, 203
26. Connecticut, 201
27. Washington, 197
28. South Carolina, 188
29. Minnesota, 166
30. Arkansas, 152
31. Oregon, 127
32. West Virginia, 119
33. Nebraska, 113
34. Arizona, 101
--. District of Columbia, 100
35. Colorado, 91
36. Maine, 77
37. Rhode Island, 76
38. Delaware, 55
39. New Hampshire, 51
40. Hawaii, 41
41. Nevada, 39
42. Utah, 39
43. South Dakota, 39
44. Vermont, 38
45. Idaho, 30
46. New Mexico, 29
47. Montana, 23
48. North Dakota, 17
49. Wyoming, 16
50. Alaska, 12

America, 16,523. Dominican Republic, 669. Venezuela, 358. Puerto Rico, 257. Canada, 246. Cuba, 199. Japan, 63. Republic of Ireland, 47. Britain, 47 (England 36, Scotland 7, Wales 3, Northern Ireland 1). Germany, 44. Australia, 30. Colombia, 20. Curacao, 14. Nicaragua, 14. U.S. Virgin Islands, 14. Netherlands, 12. Bahamas, 6. Aruba, 5. Austria, 4. Jamaica, 4. Poland, 4. Spain, 4. Sweden, 4. Brazil, 3. Norway, 3. Saudi Arabia, 2. 1 each: Afghanistan, American Samoa, Belize, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Lithuania, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland.