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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.

State Participants

As of the 2019 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 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 2017 48 7 16 4 108–61 .639
Connecticut Connecticut 1948 2017 20 4 2 2 35–28 .556
Delaware Delaware 2003 2013 2 0 0 0 2–4 .333
Florida Florida 1948 2008 22 0 8 2 38–29 .567
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 1983 2018 7 3 0 0 24–10 .706
Hawaii Hawaii 1958 2019 13 2 2 1 27–12 .692
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 0 1 14–18 .438
Louisiana Louisiana 1955 2019 8 0 0 0 9–14 .391
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 2018 11 1 0 1 9–21 .300
Minnesota Minnesota 1963 2019 7 0 0 1 6–11 .353
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 2012 1 0 0 0 1–2 .333
Nevada Nevada 2014 2014 1 0 1 0 4–1 .800
New Hampshire New Hampshire 1987 2006 4 0 0 0 4–9 .308
New Jersey New Jersey 1947 2019 19 4 3 2 35–21 .625
New Mexico New Mexico 1956 1956 1 1 0 0 3–0 1.000
New York (state) New York 1948 2018 19 3 1 3 30–25 .545
North Carolina North Carolina 1952 2017 5 0 0 0 7–10 .412
Ohio Ohio 1949 2010 10 0 0 0 9–18 .333
Oklahoma Oklahoma 1964 1988 2 0 0 0 2–4 .333
Oregon Oregon 1958 2019 7 0 0 0 6–13 .316
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 1947 2015 20 4 3 3 34–22 .607
Rhode Island Rhode Island 1950 2019 11 0 1 0 10–20 .333
South Carolina South Carolina 1949 2015 3 0 0 0 1–4 .200
South Dakota South Dakota 2008 2017 4 0 0 0 1–11 .083
Tennessee Tennessee 1970 2016 8 0 1 1 16–14 .533
Texas Texas 1950 2018 25 2 5 5 60–37 .619
Virginia Virginia 1948 2019 9 0 1 2 8–12 .400
Washington (state) Washington 1980 2017 12 1 0 1 20–21 .488
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. As the 2018 Little League World Series

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

References