Which States Produce the Most Celebrities? Louisiana’s Rank May Surprise You
By the way, did you know Ellen DeGeneres is from Louisiana? I missed that one.
Sure, heading off to New York or Los Angeles seems like a no brainer if you want to become famous one day. However, every star couldn't have been born in those cities alone. Many were born in obscure places. Some places, of course, have produced more celebrities than others.
So who has the most?
Using data from Gracenote and PrettyFamous, the number of celebrities and star power was weighed against the population of the state. This number is a representation of the number of celebrities the state produced, per 100,000 people in the state. The top celebrity is determined by Twitter followers.
Let's break it down from No. 50 to No. 1:
50. Arizona
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 0.94
Top Celebrity: Joe Jonas
49. Nevada
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.03
Top Celebrity: Matthew Gray Gubler
48. Florida
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.04
Top Celebrity: Ariana Grande
47. Alaska
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.25
Top Celebrity: Bristol Palin
46. North Carolina
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.40
Top Celebrity: Zach Galifinakis
45. New Mexico
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.59
Top Celebrity: Neil Patrick Harris
44. South Carolina
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.62
Top Celebrity: Stephen Colbert
43. Idaho
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.64
Top Celebrity: Aaron Paul
42. New Hampshire
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.67
Top Celebrity: Sarah Silverman
41. Virginia
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.72
Top Celebrity: Chris Brown
40. Wyoming
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.75
Top Celebrity: Jim Beaver
39. Colorado
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.76
Top Celebrity: Kristin Cavallari
38. Alabama
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.81
Top Celebrity: Channing Tatum
37. Georgia
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.82
Top Celebrity: Kanye West
36. Utah
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 1.99
Top Celebrity: Julianne Hough
35. Vermont
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.08
Top Celebrity: JoJo
34. Oregon
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.09
Top Celebrity: Holly Madison
33. West Virginia
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.10
Top Celebrity: Brad Paisley
32. Texas
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.14
Top Celebrity: Selena Gomez
31. Tennessee
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.14
Top Celebrity: Justin Timberlake
30. Washington
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.18
Top Celebrity: Bill Gates
29. Arkansas
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.25
Top Celebrity: Ne-Yo
28. Delaware
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.42
Top Celebrity: Aubrey Plaza
27. Indiana
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.49
Top Celebrity: Janet Jackson
26. Wisconsin
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.54
Top Celebrity: Ariel Winter
25. Maine
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.63
Top Celebrity: Anna Kendrick
24. North Dakota
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.75
Top Celebrities: Wiz Khalifa
23. Maryland
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.76
Top Celebrities: Toni Braxton
22. Kansas
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 2.79
Top Celebrity: Kendall Schmidt
21. Kentucky
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.05
Top Celebrity: Josh Hutcherson
20. Minnesota
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.07
Top Celebrity: Chris Pratt
19. Hawaii
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.12
Top Celebrity: Nicole Scherzinger
18. Michigan
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.14
Top Celebrity: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
17. South Dakota
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.15
Top Celebrity: Tom Brokaw
16. Mississippi
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.19
Top Celebrity: Oprah Winfrey
15. Louisiana
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.44
Top Celebrity: Ellen DeGeneres
14. Oklahoma
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.46
Top Celebrity: Blake Shelton
13. Ohio
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.56
Top Celebrity John Legend
12. Iowa
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.56
Top Celebrity: Ashton Kutcher
11. Missouri
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.85
Top Celebrity: Eminem
10. Montana
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 3.91
Top Celebrity: David Lynch
9. Nebraska
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 4.24
Top Celebrity: Gabrielle Union
8. Pennsylvania
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 4.71
Top Celebrity: Taylor Swift
7. Rhode Island
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 4.85
Top Celebrity: Pauly D
6. California
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 4.96
Top Celebrity: Katy Perry
5. New Jersey
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 5.08
Top Celebrity: Ashley Tisdale
4. Connecticut
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 5.47
Top Celebrity: Seth McFarlane
3. Illinois
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 6.20
Top Celebrity: Ludacris
2. Massachusetts
Celebrities per 100,000 people: 6.78
Top Celebrity: Conan O'Brien
1. New York
Celebrities per 100,000 people 15.18
Top Celebrity: Lady Gaga