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State-by-State Rankings Name Highest-Scoring NBA Players by Birthplace

The lists use a Basketball-Reference snapshot from Oct. 29, 2025 with a 500-point cutoff for inclusion.

Overview

  • Stacker’s data project, credited to Karim Noorani, was syndicated across local outlets on Oct. 31–Nov. 1 as a 41-state series.
  • Players are ranked strictly by total NBA career points, with games, minutes, and per-game averages provided as supplementary context.
  • California’s leader is James Harden with 27,772 points, based on the Oct. 29, 2025 totals.
  • New York’s top scorer is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 38,387 points, while Colorado’s leader is Chauncey Billups with 15,802.
  • Texas is led by LaMarcus Aldridge with 20,558 points, and Arizona’s highest scorer is Sean Elliott with 10,544.