WHICH U.S. STATES PRODUCE THE MOST WORLD CUP SOCCER PLAYERS? This index analyzes which states have consistently produced the most impactful FIFA World Cup soccer players over the past two decades.
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RANK STATE OVERALL WORLD CUP SOCCER PLAYER SCORE WORLD CUP PLAYER PRODUCTION SCORE PER CAPITA FOOTBALLER PRODUCTION SCORE LONG-TERM WORLD CUP CONSISTENCY SCORE MODERN WORLD CUP RELEVANCE SCORE
1
California
77.7
100
10.6
100
100
2
New Jersey
63
69.7
30.7
100
54.6
3
Washington
40.9
34.9
19.3
100
36.4
4
Georgia
38.9
32.6
16
100
36.4
5
Illinois
30.4
33.1
8.2
60
27.3
6
District of Columbia
29.8
1.7
100
20
9.1
7
Texas
29.5
25.1
1.5
80
45.5
8
New York
26.5
22.9
5.9
60
45.5
9
Pennsylvania
23.5
17.1
7.9
80
9.1
10
Missouri
18
11.4
14.1
40
27.3