Headline ranking summary
California leads the uploaded dataset, followed by New Jersey and Georgia. Rankings are based on player birthplace rows that map to a U.S. state.
Top states chart
A quick visual check of the top 10 states by number of World Cup footballers in the uploaded file.
State ranking
Searchable state-level ranking, with the player names included for transparent checks.
City breakdown
Birth cities ranked by how many U.S.-born World Cup footballers appear in the source data.
Non-U.S. birthplace checks
These rows are kept visible for transparency, but are excluded from the U.S. state ranking.
Raw uploaded data as HTML
Full searchable version of the uploaded CSV, with player names derived from Wikipedia URLs and U.S./non-U.S. rows labeled.
Methodology and calculation notes
Built for journalist-facing transparency. This page does not add extra assumptions beyond the uploaded player birthplace file.
Ranking logic
- Each row in the source CSV represents a player birthplace record.
- Rows with a U.S. state in the State field are included in the state and city rankings.
- Rows with international birthplace fields are separated into the Non-U.S. Birthplaces tab.
- Ties are sorted alphabetically after the count ranking.
Fields shown
- State Ranking: state, player count, share of U.S.-born rows, top cities and player names.
- City Breakdown: city, state, player count and player names.
- Raw Data: player, birthplace, city, state/country field, row type and Wikipedia URL.
- Share of U.S.-born players: state count divided by all U.S.-born player rows in the uploaded file.