Birthplaces of U.S. presidents as of July 2026

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Originally Posted by iheartthed

Similar to the birthplaces of presidents, here is the aggregate of Founding Father birthplaces according to current day CSA/MSA designations. Founding Fathers born outside of the current day borders of the U.S. are counted per their country of birth. "none" means that the birthplace was within the current day U.S. but the location is not part of a CSA or MSA. Same rules as above regarding founders born in the Northern Neck region of Virginia. But one additional rule is that I split the Providence MSA into its own line instead of counting it as part of the broader Boston CSA. 69 of the 119 Founding Fathers (~58%) were born in a location that is currently part of (or directly adjacent) a major metropolitan area of the Northeast Corridor.

#.........Birthplace region
17……….Boston CSA
16……….Philadelphia CSA
13……….New York CSA
13……….Washington-Baltimore CSA
9….….….Charleston, SC MSA
6….….….Richmond MSA
5….….….none
5….….….Northern Ireland
4….….….England
4….….….Hartford CSA
3….….….New Haven MSA
3….….….Providence MSA
3….….….Scotland
2….….….Hampton Roads CSA
2….….….Ireland
2….….….St. Kitts and Nevis
2….….….Charlottesville MSA
2….….….Portland, ME MSA
2….….….Albany, NY CSA
1….….….Hilton Head MSA
1….….….Savannah CSA
1….….….Wales
1….….….Myrtle Beach CSA
1….….….Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA
1….….….Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC CSA

It seems like Philadelphia's influence really diminished after the Revolution. It was in the same "tier" as New York and Boston in colonial times but didn't really have a special role after that.