NFL Player Rate By State

More than 20,000 men have played in the National Football League. Those born in states in the Deep South and Rust Belt have overrepresented other parts of the country as a proportion of current state population.

Players per 100,000 Residents

Notes

State population totals represent 2014 estimates of adult males; More than 500 players born overseas.

Data: Pro Football Reference (NFL players); U.S. Census Bureau (population)

Credit: Matt Stiles/The Daily Viz