| Sports Illustrated's Best Woman Athletes By Birth State, (Feb 4, 2009) |
| State |
Athlete |
Sport |
| Alabama |
Mia Hamm |
Soccer |
| Alaska |
Hilary Lindh |
Downhill Skiing |
| Arizona |
Kerri Strug |
Gynmastics |
| Arkansas |
Hazel Walker |
Basketball |
| California |
Billie Jean King |
Tennis |
| Colorado |
Amy Van Dyken |
Swimming |
| Connecticut |
Kristine Lilly |
Soccer |
| Delaware |
Val Whiting-Raymond |
Basketball |
| Florida |
Chris Evert |
Tennis |
| Georgia |
Louise Suggs |
Golf |
| Hawaii |
Rell Sunn |
Surfing |
| Idaho |
Picabo Street |
Skiing |
| Illinois |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Track & Field |
| Indiana |
Stephanie White-McCarty |
Basketball |
| Iowa |
Denise Long |
Basketball |
| Kansas |
Lynette Woodard |
Basketball |
| Kentucky |
Mary T. Meagher |
Swimming |
| Louisiana |
Evelyn Ashford |
Track & Field |
| Maine |
Joan Benoit Samuelson |
Track & Field |
| Maryland |
Pam Shriver |
Tennis |
| Massachusetts |
Jenny Thompson |
Swimming |
| Michigan |
Serena Williams |
Tennis |
| Minnesota |
Tracy Caulkins |
Swimming |
| Mississippi |
Ruthie Bolton-Holifield |
Basketball |
| Missouri |
Shannon Miller |
Gynmastics |
| Montana |
Alice Greenough |
Rodeo |
| Nebraska |
Allison Weston |
Volleyball |
| Nevada |
Marion Jones Farquhar |
Tennis |
| New Hampshire |
Jane Blalock |
Golf |
| New Jersey |
Mary Decker Slaney |
Track & Field |
| New Mexico |
Catherine Carr |
Swimming |
| New York |
Bonnie Blair |
Speedskating |
| North Carolina |
Prince Nufer Dixon |
Swimming |
| North Dakota |
Pat Smykowski |
Basketball |
| Ohio |
Dorothy Kamenshek |
Baseball |
| Oklahoma |
Crystal Robinson |
Basketball |
| Oregon |
Margaret Osborne duPont |
Tennis |
| Pennsylvania |
Betsy King |
Golf |
| Rhode Island |
Aileen Riggin Soule |
Swimming and Diving |
| South Carolina |
Althea Gibson |
Tennis |
| South Dakota |
Marlene Hagge |
Golf |
| Tennessee |
Wilma Rudolph |
Track & Field |
| Texas |
Babe Didrikson Zaharias |
Track & Field, Golf, Basketball |
| Utah |
Jan Bucher |
Freestyle Skiing |
| Vermont |
Andrea Mead-Lawrence |
Skiing |
| Virginia |
Benita Fitzgerald-Mosley |
Track & Field |
| Washington, D.C. |
Melissa Belote Ripley |
Swimming |
| Washington |
Gail Devers |
Track & Field |
| West Virginia |
Mary Lou Retton |
Gymnastics |
| Wisconsin |
Helene Madison |
Swimming |
| Wyoming |
Karen Budge |
Skiing |
