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NBA Points by U.S. State - with a Map (Top 3 Scorers per State)

Listed below are the the top 3 scorers from each U.S. state and Washington DC based upon total points in their NBA & ABA careers. Given the player names and number of points, can you name the state? A correct guess will fill that state in on the map.
Based on state of birth for each player
Updated through the end of the 2023 season, per Basketball Reference
The source includes points from the NBA (1949-2023) and ABA (1967-1976)
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Players (Points)
Total Points
Birth State
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387); Michael Jordan (32,292); Julius Erving (30,026)
100,705
New York
Karl Malone (36,928); Elvin Hayes (27,313); Robert Parish (23,334)
87,575
Louisiana
LeBron James (38,652); John Havlicek (26,395); Stephen Curry (21,712)
86,759
Ohio
Kobe Bryant (33,643); Wilt Chamberlain (31,419); Earl Monroe (17,454)
82,516
Pennsylvania
Paul Pierce (26,397); Reggie Miller (25,279); James Harden (24,693)
76,369
California
Kevin Durant (26,892); Adrian Dantley (23,177); Elgin Baylor (23,149)
73,218
District of Columbia
Vince Carter (25,728); Artis Gilmore (24,941); David Robinson (20,790)
71,459
Florida
Dan Issel (27,482); Dwayne Wade (23,165); Terry Cummings (19,460)
70,107
Illinois
Moses Malone (29,580); Allen Iverson (24,368); Bob Dandridge (15,530)
69,478
Virginia
Shaquille O'Neal (28,596); Rick Barry (25,279); Mike Bibby (14,698)
68,573
New Jersey
Kevin Garnett (26,071); Alex English (25,613); Larry Nance (15,687)
67,371
South Carolina
Chris Paul (21,755); Walt Bellamy (20,941); Walter Davis (19,521)
62,217
North Carolina
George Gervin (26,595); Magic Johnson (17,707); Chris Webber (17,182)
61,484
Michigan
Jerry West (25,192); Hal Greer (21,586); Deron Williams (13,804)
60,582
West Virginia
Oscar Robertson (26,710); Bailey Howell (17,770); Lou Williams (15,593)
60,073
Tennessee
John Stockton (19,711); Jamal Crawford (19,419); Jason Terry (18,881)
58,011
Washington
Charles Barkley (23,757); Jeff Malone (17,231); George McGinnis (17,009)
57,997
Alabama
Joe Johnson (20,407); Scottie Pippen (18,940); Glen Rice (18,336)
57,683
Arkansas
Dwight Howard (19,485); Dale Ellis (19,004); World B. Free (17,955)
56,444
Georgia
Larry Bird (21,791); Zach Randolph (18,578); Dick Barnett (15,358)
55,717
Indiana
LaMarcus Aldridge (20,558); Chrish Bosh (17,189); Grant Hill (17,137)
54,884
Texas
Chet Walker (18,831); Spencer Haywood (17,111); Monta Ellis (14,858)
50,800
Mississippi
Latrell Sprewell (16,712); Terry Porter (15,586); Fred Brown (14,018)
46,316
Wisconsin
Ron Boone (17,437); Blake Griffin (14,513); Wayman Tisdale (12,678)
44,628
Oklahoma
Cliff Hagan (14,870); Allan Houston (14,551); Dave Cowens (13,516)
42,937
Kentucky
Tom Chambers (20,049); Byron Scott (15,097); Fred Roberts (5,962)
41,108
Utah
Bradley Beal (15,391); Jo Jo White (14,399); Ed Macauley (11,234)
41,024
Missouri
Sam Cassell (15,635); Jeff Green (13,732); Steve Francis (10,446)
39,813
Maryland
Calvin Murphy (17,949); Mike Gminski (10,953); Michael Adams (9,621)
38,523
Connecticut
Mike Newlin (12,507); A.C. Green (12,331); Danny Ainge (11,964)
36,802
Oregon
Alvan Adams (13,910); Scott Wedman (11,916); Lucius Allen (9,407)
35,233
Kansas
Kevin McHale (17,335); Mark Olberding (8,940); Dick Garmaker (5,597)
31,872
Minnesota
Bill Laimbeer (13,790); Dana Barros (8,901; Vinny Del Negro (7,038)
29,729
Massachusetts
Chauncey Billups (15,802); Chuck Williams (6,894); Charlie Williams (6.020)
28,716
Colorado
Harrison Barnes (11,786); Kirk Hinrich (9,594); Raef LaFrentz (5,690)
27,070
Iowa
Ricky Davis (9,912); Greg Anthony (5,497); C.J. Watson (4,344)
19,753
Nevada
Bob Boozer (12,964); Kenny Sailors (3,480); Fred Hoiberg (2,944)
19,388
Nebraska
Sean Elliott (10,544); Jerryd Bayless (4,909); Steve Colter (3,319)
18,772
Arizona
Mike Miller (10,973); Jon Sundvold (3,886); Med Park (1,924)
16,783
South Dakota
Cedric Ceballos (8,693); Rd Rocha (6,362); Only 2 players from state
15,055
Hawaii
Walt Hazzard (9,087); Donte DiVincenzo (2,487); Joey Graham (2,239)
13,813
Delaware
Phil Jackson (5,428); Mike Lewis (4,081); Larry Krystkowiak (3,425)
12,934
Montana
Bill Bridges (11,012); Andre Roberson (1,382); Rudy White (384)
12,778
New Mexico
Doug McDermott (5,500); Tyler Johnson (3,469); Mark Landsberger (2,468)
11,437
North Dakota
Marvin Barnes (5,034); Ernie DiGregorio (2,997); Ernie Calverley (1,961)
9,992
Rhode Island
Luke Ridnour (7,740); Charlie Black (1,245); Steve Hayes (545)
9,530
Idaho
James Johnson (5,814); Vern Gardner (1,339); Floyd Volker (397)
7,550
Wyoming
Jeff Turner (3,697); Duncan Robinson (3,106); Only 2 players from state
6,803
Maine
Mario Chalmers (5,743); Daishen Nix (303); Only 2 players from state
6,046
Alaska
Matt Bonner (4,632); Only 1 player from state
4,632
New Hampshire
No players from state
0
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