This is the list of U.S. states that have participated in the Little League World Series since its inception in 1947. As of 2023, 44 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 (8) and most U.S. titles (16), while Florida has appeared in a total of 23 world series' and 8 championship games but has not yet won a title.
As of the 2023 Little League World Series
State | First LLWS | Last Appearance | Appearances | Championships | Runners-Up | Third Place Finishes |
Record in LLWS |
PCT |
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Alabama | 1953 | 1999 | 8 | 1 ( 1953) | 1 | 3 | 12–8 | .600 |
Arizona | 1965 | 2007 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2–3 | .400 |
Arkansas | 1952 | 1979 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2–3 | .400 |
California | 1951 | 2023 | 50 | 8 ( 1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2011, 2023) | 16 | 4 | 116–64 | .644 |
Connecticut | 1948 | 2021 | 21 | 4 ( 1951, 1952, 1965, 1989) | 2 | 2 | 35–30 | .538 |
Delaware | 2003 | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–4 | .333 |
Florida | 1948 | 2021 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 38–31 | .551 |
Georgia | 1983 | 2018 | 7 | 3 ( 1983, 2006, 2007) | 0 | 0 | 24–10 | .706 |
Hawaii | 1958 | 2022 | 13 | 4 ( 2005, 2008, 2018, 2022) | 2 | 1 | 40–15 | .727 |
Idaho | 1999 | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–4 | .333 |
Illinois | 1950 | 2014* | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20–19 | .513 |
Indiana | 1949 | 2022 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18–26 | .409 |
Iowa | 1975 | 2022 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14–33 | .298 |
Kentucky | 1971 | 2019 | 10 | 1 ( 2002) | 0 | 1 | 15–20 | .429 |
Louisiana | 1955 | 2021 | 9 | 1 ( 2019) | 0 | 0 | 16–17 | .485 |
Maine | 1951 | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–7 | .222 |
Maryland | 1950 | 2008 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7–14 | .333 |
Massachusetts | 1953 | 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14–20 | .412 |
Michigan | 1955 | 2021 | 12 | 2 ( 1959, 2021) | 0 | 1 | 14–22 | .389 |
Minnesota | 1963 | 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7–13 | .350 |
Mississippi | 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–1 | .667 |
Missouri | 2002 | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–7 | .222 |
Montana | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3–1 | .750 |
Nebraska | 2012 | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3–4 | .429 |
Nevada | 2014 | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6–3 | .667 |
New Hampshire | 1987 | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6–11 | .353 |
New Jersey | 1947 | 2021 | 19 | 4 ( 1949, 1970, 1975, 1998) | 3 | 2 | 38–25 | .603 |
New Mexico | 1956 | 1956 | 1 | 1 ( 1956) | 0 | 0 | 3–0 | 1.000 |
New York | 1948 | 2022 | 19 | 3 ( 1954, 1964, 2016) | 1 | 3 | 30–27 | .526 |
North Carolina | 1952 | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7–10 | .412 |
North Dakota | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | .000 |
Ohio | 1949 | 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14–22 | .389 |
Oklahoma | 1964 | 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2–4 | .333 |
Oregon | 1958 | 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8–17 | .320 |
Pennsylvania | 1947 | 2023 | 23 | 4 ( 1947, 1948, 1955, 1960) | 3 | 3 | 38–28 | .576 |
Rhode Island | 1950 | 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13–24 | .351 |
South Carolina | 1949 | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–4 | .200 |
South Dakota | 2008 | 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4–13 | .235 |
Tennessee | 1970 | 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22–21 | .512 |
Texas | 1950 | 2023 | 28 | 2 ( 1950, 1966) | 5 | 5 | 70–43 | .619 |
Utah | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–2 | .000 |
Virginia | 1948 | 2019 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10–14 | .417 |
Washington | 1980 | 2023 | 15 | 1 ( 1982) | 0 | 1 | 23–27 | .460 |
West Virginia | 1951 | 1951 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2–1 | .667 |
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
2023 Little League World Series
As of the 2023 LLWS, six states, and the federal district of Washington D.C., have only ever appeared in regional tournaments and have never advanced to the LLWS. In 2023, North Dakota became the most recent state to qualify for their first world series after a tournament expansion took place.
State | Region |
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Alaska | Northwest |
Colorado | Mountain |
Kansas | Midwest |
Vermont | New England |
Washington D.C. | Mid-Atlantic |
Wisconsin | Midwest |
Wyoming | Mountain |