Hometown heroes
Medal of Honor Recipients by State
Each Medal of Honor is officially credited to a state — usually where the recipient entered service. Our state pages combine those credits with birthplaces and burial sites.
Most medals credited
Most recipients born in the state
All states and territories
| State | Credited |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 21 |
| Alaska | 0 |
| Arizona | 16 |
| Arkansas | 12 |
| California | 142 |
| Colorado | 24 |
| Connecticut | 57 |
| Delaware | 13 |
| District of Columbia | 34 |
| Florida | 24 |
| Georgia | 23 |
| Hawaii | 20 |
| Idaho | 10 |
| Illinois | 210 |
| Indiana | 75 |
| Iowa | 55 |
| Kansas | 31 |
| Kentucky | 44 |
| Louisiana | 24 |
| Maine | 66 |
| Maryland | 85 |
| Massachusetts | 265 |
| Michigan | 112 |
| Minnesota | 45 |
| Mississippi | 18 |
| Missouri | 78 |
| Montana | 9 |
| Nebraska | 20 |
| Nevada | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 35 |
| New Jersey | 93 |
| New Mexico | 9 |
| New York | 678 |
| North Carolina | 22 |
| North Dakota | 19 |
| Ohio | 256 |
| Oklahoma | 25 |
| Oregon | 13 |
| Pennsylvania | 380 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 |
| Rhode Island | 31 |
| South Carolina | 33 |
| South Dakota | 4 |
| Tennessee | 33 |
| Texas | 78 |
| Utah | 6 |
| Vermont | 47 |
| Virginia | 48 |
| Washington | 40 |
| West Virginia | 45 |
| Wisconsin | 50 |
| Wyoming | 4 |