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

This is the list of U.S. states that have participated in the Little League World Series since its inception in 1947. As of 2025, 44 states have qualified and participated in at least one world series. The United States holds a total of 40 Little League titles won by 15 different states. Among the states, California holds the record for most appearances (50), most titles (8) and most U.S. titles (15), while Florida has appeared in a total of 24 world series', 9 championship games and won their first title in 2024. For international teams participation, see List of Little League World Series appearances by country.

State Participants

As of the 2025 Little League World Series.

State	First LLWS	Last Appearance	Appearances	Championships	Runners-Up	Third Place Finishes	Record in LLWS	PCT
Alabama	1953	1999	8	1 (1953)	1	3	12–8	.600
Arizona	1965	2007	6	0	2	0	12–8	.600
Arkansas	1952	1979	3	0	0	1	2–3	.400
California	1951	2023	50	8 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2011, 2023)	16	6	116–64	.644
Connecticut	1948	2025	22	4 (1951, 1952, 1965, 1989)	2	3	40–30	.571
Delaware	2003	2013	2	0	0	0	2–4	.333
Florida	1948	2024	24	1 (2024)	8	5	43–31	.581
Georgia	1983	2018	7	3 (1983, 2006, 2007)	0	0	24–10	.706
Hawaii	1958	2025	17	4 (2005, 2008, 2018, 2022)	2	3	49–19	.721
Idaho	1999	2018	2	0	0	0	2–4	.333
Illinois	1950	2025	16	0	3	2	21–23	.477
Indiana	1949	2022	17	0	2	2	18–26	.409
Iowa	1975	2022	15	0	0	2	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	6–15	.286
Massachusetts	1953	2025	12	0	0	1	15–22	.405
Michigan	1955	2021	13	2 (1959, 2021)	0	1	14–23	.378
Minnesota	1963	2019	7	0	0	1	7–14	.333
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	2025	4	0	2	0	12–8	.600
New Hampshire	1987	2024	6	0	0	1	6–13	.316
New Jersey	1947	2021	20	4 (1949, 1970, 1975, 1998)	3	4	37–22	.627
New Mexico	1956	1956	1	1 (1956)	0	0	3–0	1.000
New York	1948	2024	22	3 (1954, 1964, 2016)	1	3	32–29	.525
North Carolina	1952	2017	5	0	0	1	7–10	.412
North Dakota	2023	2023	1	0	0	0	0–2	.000
Ohio	1949	2023	12	0	1	1	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	2025	25	4 (1947, 1948, 1955, 1960)	4	2	35–32	.522
Rhode Island	1950	2023	12	0	1	0	12–25	.324
South Carolina	1949	2025	4	0	0	0	4–6	.400
South Dakota	2008	2025	7	0	0	0	6–17	.261
Tennessee	1970	2023	11	0	1	1	22–21	.512
Texas	1950	2025	30	2 (1950, 1966)	6	5	72–48	.600
Utah	2022	2022	1	0	0	0	0–2	.000
Virginia	1948	2019	9	0	1	3	10–13	.435
Washington	1980	2025	17	1 (1982)	0	1	23–32	.418
West Virginia	1951	1951	1	0	0	1	2–1	.667
Total			456	40	56	56	747–718	.510

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 of the 2025 Little League World Series.

LLWS Winner Score Runner-Up LLWS Result 1976 Campbell, California 3–0 Richmond, Virginia Runner-Up 1977 El Cajon, California 6–5 Rotterdam, New York Runner-Up 1978 Danville, California 6–5 Lexington, Kentucky Runner-Up 1979 Campbell, California 8–3 North Little Rock, Arkansas Runner-Up 1980 Tampa, Florida 16–0 Kirkland, Washington Runner-Up 1981 Tampa, Florida 11–10 Barrington, Illinois Runner-Up 1982 Kirkland, Washington 3–2 Wyoming, Michigan Champion 1983 Marietta, Georgia 9–8 Stamford, Connecticut Champion 1984 Altamonte, Florida 8–1 Southport, Indiana Runner-Up 1985 Mexicali, Baja California 2–1 Morristown, Tennessee Runner-Up 1986 Tucson, Arizona 4–1 Sarasota, Florida Runner-Up 1987 Irvine, California 8–1 Chesterfield, Indiana Runner-Up 1988 Pearl City, Hawaii 5–4 Spring, Texas Runner-Up 1989 Trumbull, Connecticut 6–3 San Pedro, California Champion 1990 Shippensburg, Pennsylvania 5–4 Cypress, California Runner-Up 1991 Danville, California 13–4 Staten Island, New York Runner-Up 1992 Long Beach, California 1–0 Hamilton Square, New Jersey Champion 1993 Long Beach, California 5–0 Bedford, New Hampshire Champion 1994 Northridge, California 3–0 Springfield, Virginia Runner-Up 1995 Spring, Texas 3–1 Yorba Linda, California Runner-Up 1996 Cranston, Rhode Island 6–3 Panama City, Florida Runner-Up 1997 Mission Viejo, California 12–1 Bradenton, Florida Runner-Up 1998 Toms River, New Jersey 5–2 Greenville, North Carolina Champion 1999 Phenix City, Alabama 3–2 Toms River, New Jersey Runner-Up 2000 Bellaire, Texas 8–0 Davenport, Iowa Runner-Up 2001 Apopka, Florida 6–0* Bronx, New York Runner-Up 2002 Louisville, Kentucky 4–0 Worcester, Massachusetts Champion 2003 Boynton Beach, Florida 9–2 Saugus, Massachusetts Runner-Up 2004 Thousand Oaks, California 4–0 Richmond, Texas Runner-Up 2005 Ewa Beach, Hawaii 6–1 Vista, California Champion 2006 Columbus, Georgia 7–3 Beaverton, Oregon Champion 2007 Warner Robins, Georgia 5–2 Lubbock, Texas Champion 2008 Waipio, Hawaii 7–5 Lake Charles, Louisiana Champion 2009 Chula Vista, California 12–2 (F/4) San Antonio, Texas Champion 2010 Waipio, Hawaii 10–0 (F/5) Pearland, Texas Runner-Up 2011 Huntington Beach, California 11–2 Billings, Montana Champion 2012 Goodlettsville, Tennessee 24–16 (F/7) Petaluma, California Runner-Up 2013 Chula Vista, California 12–1 Westport, Connecticut Runner-Up 2014 Las Vegas, Nevada 6–0* Chicago, Illinois Runner-Up 2015 Lewisberry, Pennsylvania 3–2 Pearland, Texas Runner-Up 2016 Maine-Endwell, New York 4–2 Goodlettsville, Tennessee Champion 2017 Lufkin, Texas 6–5 Greenville, North Carolina Runner-Up 2018 Honolulu, Hawaii 3–0 Peachtree City, Georgia Champion 2019 River Ridge, Louisiana 9–5 Wailuku, Hawaii Champion 2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[1] 2021[a] Taylor, Michigan 5–2 Hamilton, Ohio Champion 2022 Honolulu, Hawaii 5–1 Nolensville, Tennessee Champion 2023 El Segundo, California 6–1 Needville, Texas Champion 2024 Lake Mary, Florida 10–7 Boerne, Texas Champion 2025 Las Vegas, Nevada 8–2 Fairfield, Connecticut Runner-Up

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 5 Connecticut 1 3 1 Florida 6 3 1 Georgia 3 1 3 Hawaii 6 1 4 Illinois 0 2 0 Indiana 0 2 0 Iowa 0 1 0 Kentucky 1 1 1 Louisiana 1 1 1 Massachusetts 0 2 0 Michigan 1 1 1 Montana 0 1 0 Nevada 2 0 0 New Hampshire 0 1 0 New Jersey 1 2 1 New York 1 3 1 North Carolina 0 2 0 Ohio 0 1 0 Oregon 0 1 0 Pennsylvania 2 0 0 Rhode Island 1 0 0 Tennessee 1 3 0 Texas 3 8 0 Virginia 0 2 0 Washington 1 1 1 Total 48[b] 49 20

Regional Appearances

As of the 2025 Little League World Series, 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
Alaska	Northwest
Colorado	Mountain
Kansas	Midwest
Vermont	New England
Washington D.C.	Mid-Atlantic
Wisconsin	Midwest
Wyoming	Mountain

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 only featured United States teams for the first time since 1975. Two teams from each of the 8 U.S. regions participated in the World Series (regional champion and runner-up)
• The 2022 Little League World Series included the return of international teams and a tournament expansion which added four regions (Metro, Mountain, Panama, Puerto Rico)

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.
2. Total does not match runner-ups because one championship (1985) was won by a team from Mexico.

See also

• List of Little League World Series appearances by region
• List of Little League World Series appearances by country

References

1. "Little League® Cancels 2020 World Series and Region Tournaments". 30 April 2020.