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Which states are sending the most athletes to the Winter Games?

Addy Bink

The Olympic rings are shown at the main media center for the Beijing Winter Olympics Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

(NEXSTAR) — The Beijing Olympics are just days away, meaning we are about to see athletes perform remarkable feats the rest of us may never dare to try. (Have you seen Shaun White on a snowboard?)

Team USA recently released its 223-person roster, which includes 114 men, 108 women, and one athlete who identifies as nonbinary. This is the second-largest contingent the U.S. has ever sent to the Games.


Four athletes are making their fifth trip to the Games: Shaun White and Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboarding, Katie Uhlaender in skeleton and John Shuster in curling. Another 131 are making their debuts.

These athletes may all represent Team USA, but one state, in particular, is sending the most athletes: Colorado, but not by much. Colorado is home to 28 of this year’s athletes, while California and Minnesota are sending 25 and 23 athletes, respectively.

More than half of the states in the U.S. can boast a connection to the Olympics. States primarily in the Midwest, Mountain West, and New England have the most Winter Olympic athletes. There are, however, a few exceptions, like Texas and Florida.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of where each athlete hails from:

Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana

James Reed of the bobsled team actually calls Garmisch, Germany home, but was born in Bloomington, Ind.

Massachusetts
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming

The Associated Press contributed to this report.