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.

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	1953	1999	8	1	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	2017	48	7	16	4	108–61	.639
Connecticut	1948	2017	20	4	2	2	35–28	.556
Delaware	2003	2013	2	0	0	0	2–4	.333
Florida	1948	2008	22	0	8	2	38–29	.567
Georgia	1983	2018	7	3	0	0	24–10	.706
Hawaii	1958	2019	13	2	2	1	27–12	.692
Idaho	1999	2018	2	0	0	0	2–4	.333
Illinois	1950	2014*	14	0	3	2	20–19	.513
Indiana	1949	2012	15	0	2	2	17–24	.415
Iowa	1975	2018	14	0	0	1	12–31	.279
Kentucky	1971	2019	10	1	0	1	14–18	.438
Louisiana	1955	2019	8	0	0	0	9–14	.391
Maine	1951	2005	3	0	0	0	2–5	.286
Maryland	1950	2008	7	0	0	0	7–14	.333
Massachusetts	1953	2009	10	0	0	1	14–18	.438
Michigan	1955	2018	11	1	0	1	9–21	.300
Minnesota	1963	2019	7	0	0	1	6–11	.353
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	2012	1	0	0	0	1–2	.333
Nevada	2014	2014	1	0	1	0	4–1	.800
New Hampshire	1987	2006	4	0	0	0	4–9	.308
New Jersey	1947	2019	19	4	3	2	35–21	.625
New Mexico	1956	1956	1	1	0	0	3–0	1.000
New York	1948	2018	19	3	1	3	30–25	.545
North Carolina	1952	2017	5	0	0	0	7–10	.412
Ohio	1949	2010	10	0	0	0	9–18	.333
Oklahoma	1964	1988	2	0	0	0	2–4	.333
Oregon	1958	2019	7	0	0	0	6–13	.316
Pennsylvania	1947	2015	20	4	3	3	34–22	.607
Rhode Island	1950	2019	11	0	1	0	10–20	.333
South Carolina	1949	2015	3	0	0	0	1–4	.200
South Dakota	2008	2017	4	0	0	0	1–11	.083
Tennessee	1970	2016	8	0	1	1	16–14	.533
Texas	1950	2018	25	2	5	5	60–37	.619
Virginia	1948	2019	9	0	1	2	8–12	.400
Washington	1980	2017	12	1	0	1	20–21	.488
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 Campbell 3–0 Richmond Runner-Up 1977 El Cajon 6–5 Rotterdam Runner-Up 1978 Danville 6–5 Lexington Runner-Up 1979 Campbell 8–3 Arkansas Runner-Up 1980 Tampa 16–0 Kirkland Runner-Up 1981 Tampa 11–10 Barrington Runner-Up 1982 Kirkland 3–2 Wyoming Champion 1983 Marietta 9–8 Stamford Champion 1984 Altamonte 8–1 Southport Runner-Up 1985 Mexicali 2–1 Morristown Runner-Up 1986 Tucson 4–1 Sarasota Runner-Up 1987 Irvine 8–1 Chesterfield Runner-Up 1988 Pearl City 5–4 Spring Runner-Up 1989 Trumbull 6–3 San Pedro Champion 1990 Shippensburg 5–4 Cypress Runner-Up 1991 Danville 13–4 Staten Island Runner-Up 1992 Long Beach 1–0 Hamilton Square Champion 1993 Long Beach 5–0 Bedford Champion 1994 Northridge 3–0 Springfield Runner-Up 1995 Spring 3–1 Yorba Linda Runner-Up 1996 Cranston 6–3 Panama City Runner-Up 1997 Mission Viejo 12–1 Bradenton Runner-Up 1998 Toms River 5–2 Greenville Champion 1999 Phenix City 3–2 Toms River Runner-Up 2000 Bellaire 8–0 Davenport Runner-Up 2001 Apopka 6–0* Bronx Runner-Up 2002 Louisville 4–0 Worcester Champion 2003 Boynton Beach 9–2 Saugus Runner-Up 2004 Thousand Oaks 4–0 Richmond Runner-Up 2005 Ewa Beach 6–1 Vista Champion 2006 Columbus 7–3 Beaverton Champion 2007 Warner Robins 5–2 Lubbock Champion 2008 Waipio 7–5 Lake Charles Champion 2009 Chula Vista 12–2 San Antonio Champion 2010 Waipio 10–0 (F/5) Pearland Runner-Up 2011 Huntington Beach 11–2 Billings Champion 2012 Goodlettsville 24–16 (F/7) Petaluma Runner-Up 2013 Chula Vista 12-1 Westport Runner-Up 2014 Las Vegas 6–0* Chicago Runner-Up 2015 Lewisberry 3–2 Pearland Runner-Up 2016 Maine-Endwell 4–2 Goodlettsville Champion 2017 Lufkin 6–5 Greenville Runner-Up 2018 Honolulu 3–0 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 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	Northwest
Colorado	Southwest
Kansas	Midwest
North Dakota	Midwest
Utah	West
Vermont	New England
Washington D.C.	Mid-Atlantic
Wisconsin	Great Lakes
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 with Puerto Rico. The game was canceled due to weather.
• Indiana shares 1986 3rd with Dominican Republic. The game was canceled due to weather.
• Oregon shares 2006 3rd with Mexico. The game was canceled due to weather.
• Montana shares 2011 3rd with Mexico. The game was canceled due to Hurricane Irene.

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