Stacker compiled roster data from Team USA and the U.S. Census Bureau to break down how many Olympians hail from each state, based on what athletes named as their home states for every Olympic year data was available.
to break down how many Olympians hail from each state, based on what athletes named as their home states for every Olympic year data was available. This includes London , Sochi , Rio , Pyeongchang , Tokyo , and Beijing . States are ranked by total Olympic athletes sent to the Games per 1 million people in order to normalize the data across states. Repeat athletes are counted for each year they attended, meaning states are ranked by the number of times athletes from there competed.
Keep reading to see which states send the most athletes to the Olympics and how your state compares to the rest of the country.Despite only sending athletes to the Olympics 42 times during the last five Olympic Games, Vermont’s relatively small population means that it ranks at the top of the list with 65 athletes per 1 million people.
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