This article lists the birthplaces of astronauts from the United States' space program and other space travelers born in the United States or holding American citizenship. Space travelers who did not work for NASA are indicated in italics.

Born in the United States Astronauts who were born in 47 states, Guam, and the District of Columbia have flown in space. No astronauts have yet flown in space who were born in Nevada, Vermont or Wyoming.

Alabama Birmingham: Henry Hartsfield — STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A Cordova: James Voss — STS-44, STS-53, STS-69, STS-101, STS-102/105 Decatur: Mae Jemison, first African-American woman in space — STS-47 Mobile: Kathryn P. Hire — STS-90, STS-130 Mobile: Clifton Williams (1932–1967) — No spaceflights, died during astronaut training Montgomery: Kathryn C. Thornton, first woman to make multiple EVAs — STS-33, STS-49, STS-61, STS-73

Alaska

Fairbanks: John Shoffner — Axiom Mission 2

Arizona Huachuca City: Timothy Creamer — Soyuz TMA-17 Phoenix: Steven Smith — STS-68, STS-82, STS-103, STS-110

Arkansas Fayetteville: Richard O. Covey — STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-38, STS-61 Little Rock: Scott E. Parazynski — STS-66, STS-86, STS-95, STS-100, STS-120

California Arcadia: Tracy Caldwell — STS-118, Soyuz TMA-18 Arcadia: Steven W. Lindsey — STS-87, STS-95, STS-104, STS-121, STS-133 French Camp: José M. Hernández — STS-128 Fresno: Barbara Morgan — STS-118 Fresno: James van Hoften — STS-41-C, STS-51-I Inglewood: Joseph M. Acaba — STS-119, Soyuz TMA-04M La Mesa: Frederick Sturckow — STS-88, STS-105, STS-117, STS-128 Long Beach: Frederick Hauck — STS-7, STS-51-A, STS-26 Los Angeles: Kevin P. Chilton — STS-49, STS-59, STS-76 Los Angeles: Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space — STS-56, STS-66, STS-96, STS-110 North Hollywood: John D. Olivas — STS-117, STS-128 Los Angeles: Sally Ride (1951–2012), first American woman in space — STS-7, STS-41-G Los Angeles: Francisco Rubio — Soyuz MS-22/MS-23

Los Angeles: Jonny Kim — Soyuz MS-27 Orange: Bryan D. O'Connor — STS-61-B, STS-40 Palo Alto: Pamela Melroy — STS-92, STS-112, STS-120 Palo Alto: Sarah Gillis — Polaris Dawn Pasadena: Alan G. Poindexter (1961–2012) — STS-122, STS-131 Redwood City: Rex J. Walheim — STS-110, STS-122, STS-135 Sacramento: Michael Coats — STS-41-D, STS-29, STS-39 Sacramento: Stephen Robinson — STS-85, STS-95, STS-114, STS-130 San Bernardino: Michael Clifford — STS-53, STS-59, STS-76 San Diego: Stanley G. Love — STS-122 San Diego: William C. McCool (1961–2003), — STS-107 died aboard Columbia San Diego: Michael J. McCulley — STS-34 San Diego: Josh A. Cassada — SpaceX Crew-5 San Francisco: John Young (1930–2018), first NASA astronaut to fly five and six times, first man to orbit the Moon on two missions — Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, STS-1, STS-9 Pomona: Victor Glover, first African American astronaut to go to the ISS on a long-duration flight — SpaceX Crew-1, Artemis II Petaluma: Nicole Aunapu Mann — SpaceX Crew-5

Colorado Boulder: Scott Carpenter (1925–2013) — Mercury 7 Colorado Springs: Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger — STS-131 Colorado Springs, Colorado: Nichole Ayers — SpaceX Crew-10 Del Norte: Kent Rominger — STS-73, STS-80, STS-85, STS-96, STS-100 Denver: Gerald P. Carr — Skylab 4 Denver: John M. Lounge — STS-51-I, STS-26, STS-35 Denver: John "Jack" Swigert (1931–1982) — Apollo 13 Durango: Stuart Roosa (1933–1994) — Apollo 14 Longmont: Vance D. Brand — Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, STS-5, STS-41-B, STS-35 Louisville: Jack D. Fischer — Soyuz MS-04 Wheat Ridge: Matthew Dominick — SpaceX Crew-8

Connecticut Farmington: Kathleen Rubins — Soyuz MS-01, Soyuz MS-17 Groton: Pierre Thuot — STS-36, STS-49, STS-62 Hartford: Sherwood C. Spring — STS-61-B Manchester: Daniel C. Burbank — STS-106, STS-115, Soyuz TMA-22 Norwalk: Daniel T. Barry — STS-72, STS-96, STS-105 Waterbury: Richard Mastracchio — STS-106, STS-118, STS-131, Soyuz TMA-11M

Delaware Wilmington: Nancy Currie — STS-57, STS-70, STS-88, STS-109

District of Columbia Washington: B. Alvin Drew — STS-118, STS-133 Washington: Frederick D. Gregory — STS-51-B, STS-33, STS-44 Washington: Lisa Nowak — STS-121 Washington: Robert L. Stewart — STS-41-B, STS-51-J

Florida Cocoa Beach: N. Jan Davis — STS-47, STS-60, STS-85 Jacksonville: Wendy B. Lawrence — STS-67, STS-86, STS-91, STS-114 Key West: Richard N. Richards — STS-28, STS-41, STS-50, STS-64 Marianna: Norman Thagard — STS-7, STS-51-B, STS-30, STS-42, Soyuz TM-21/STS-71 Miami: Eric A. Boe — STS-126, STS-133 Miami: William B. Lenoir (1939–2010) — STS-5 Miami: Bill Nelson, second politician in space, — STS-61-C Miami: Winston E. Scott — STS-72, STS-87 Tallahassee: Samuel T. Durrance — STS-35, STS-67

Georgia Albany: Thomas J. Hennen — STS-44 Atlanta: Roy D. Bridges Jr. — STS-51-F Augusta: Susan Still — STS-83, STS-94 Columbus: David M. Walker, (1944–2001) — STS-51-A, STS-30, STS-53, STS-69 Macon: Sonny Carter, (1947–1991) — STS-33 Savannah: L. Blaine Hammond — STS-39, STS-64

Guam Hagåtña: Sian Proctor — Inspiration4

Hawaii Honolulu: K. Megan McArthur — STS-125, SpaceX Crew-2 Kealakekua: Ellison Onizuka (1946–1986), died aboard Challenger — STS-51-C

Idaho Mountain Home Air Force Base: James F. Reilly — STS-89, STS-104, STS-117 Pocatello: Kayla Barron — SpaceX Crew-3

Illinois Belleville: Sandra Magnus — STS-112, STS-126/119, STS-135 Canton: Steven R. Nagel — STS-51-G, STS-61-A, STS-37, STS-55 Chanute Air Force Base: Carl J. Meade — STS-38, STS-50, STS-64 Chicago: Eugene A. Cernan (1934–2017), last person (as of December 2023) to walk on the Moon — Gemini 9A, Apollo 10, Apollo 17 Chicago: John M. Grunsfeld — STS-67, STS-81, STS-103, STS-109, STS-125 Chicago: Joan Higginbotham — STS-116 Chicago: Thomas K. Mattingly (1936–2023) — Apollo 16, STS-4, STS-51-C Chicago: James McDivitt — Gemini 4, Apollo 9 Chicago: Charles Veach (1944–1995) — STS-39, STS-52 Danville: Joseph R. Tanner — STS-66, STS-82, STS-97, STS-115 Lincoln: Scott Altman — STS-90, STS-106, STS-109, STS-125 Oak Park: Lee Archambault — STS-117, STS-119 Oak Park: Joseph P. Kerwin — Skylab 2 Rock Island: Gary Payton — STS-51-C Urbana: Zena Cardman — SpaceX Crew-11

Indiana Bedford: Charles D. Walker — STS-41-D, STS-51-D, STS-61-B Crawfordsville: Joseph P. Allen — STS-5, STS-51-A Crown Point: Jerry L. Ross — STS-61-B, STS-27, STS-37, STS-55, STS-74, STS-88, STS-110 Gary: Frank Borman, commanded the first spaceflight to orbit the Moon — Gemini 7, Apollo 8 Indianapolis: Serena M. Auñón — Expedition 56 Expedition 57 Indianapolis: Anthony W. England — STS-51-F Indianapolis: David Wolf — STS-58, STS-86/89, STS-112, STS-127 Lafayette: Donald Williams (1942–2016) — STS-51-D, STS-34 Mitchell: Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom (1926–1967), first NASA astronaut to go into space twice. Died in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire — Mercury-Redstone 4, Gemini 3 Portland: Kevin A. Ford — STS-128, Soyuz TMA-06M South Bend: Janice E. Voss (1956–2012) — STS-57, STS-63, STS-83, STS-94, STS-99 Valparaiso: Mark N. Brown — STS-28, STS-48 Clinton: Charles Edward "Chuck" Jones (1952–2001), casualty of 9/11 - No spaceflights

Iowa Ames: Laurel Clark (1961–2003), died aboard Columbia — STS-107 Burlington: James M. Kelly — STS-102, STS-114 Charles City: George Nelson — STS-41-C, STS-61-C, STS-26 Clinton: David C. Hilmers — STS-51-J, STS-26, STS-36, STS-42 Creston: Walter Cunningham — Apollo 7 Jefferson: Loren Shriver — STS-51-C, STS-31, STS-46 Mount Ayr: Peggy Whitson — STS-111/113, Soyuz TMA-11, Axiom Mission 2, Axiom mission 4

Kansas Belleville: Nick Hague — Soyuz MS-10, Soyuz MS-12, SpaceX Crew-9 Chapman: Joseph Henry Engle — STS-2, STS-51-I Ottawa: Steven Hawley — STS-41-D, STS-61-C, STS-31, STS-82, STS-93 St. Francis: Ronald Evans (1933–1990) — Apollo 17

Kentucky Fort Knox: Randolph Bresnik — STS-129, Soyuz MS-05 Russellville: Terrence Wilcutt — STS-68, STS-79, STS-89, STS-106

Louisiana Baton Rouge: Hayley Arceneaux — Inspiration4 Lake Charles: Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie — STS-91, STS-99, STS-108, STS-123 West Monroe: James D. Halsell — STS-65, STS-74, STS-83, STS-94, STS-101

Maine Bar Harbor: Charles O. Hobaugh — STS-104, STS-108, STS-129 Caribou: Jessica Meir — Soyuz MS-15

Maryland Baltimore: Robert Curbeam — STS-85, STS-98, STS-116 Baltimore: Marsha Ivins — STS-32, STS-46, STS-62, STS-81, STS-98 Baltimore: Thomas David Jones — STS-59, STS-68, STS-80, STS-98 Baltimore: Terry W. Virts — STS-130, Soyuz TMA-15M Baltimore: Reid Wiseman — Soyuz TMA-13M, Artemis II Cheverly: Richard R. Arnold — STS-119 Gaithersburg: Jessica Watkins — SpaceX Crew-4 Patuxent River: Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. — STS-48, STS-60

Massachusetts Attleboro: Scott D. Tingle — Soyuz MS-07 Boston: Brian Duffy — STS-45, STS-57, STS-72, STS-92 Boston: Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986) — No spaceflights; died on the Challenger Boston: Bruce McCandless II (1937–2017) — STS-41-B, STS-31 Boston: Story Musgrave — STS-6, STS-51-F, STS-33, STS-44, STS-61, STS-80 Boston: Brian O'Leary — No spaceflights Boston: Albert Sacco — STS-73 Boston: Stephanie Wilson — STS-121, STS-120, STS-131 Cohasset: Stephen G. Bowen — STS-126, STS-132, STS-133, SpaceX Crew-6 Lowell: Richard M. Linnehan — STS-78, STS-90, STS-109, STS-123 Salem: Christopher Cassidy — STS-127, Soyuz TMA-08M, Soyuz MS-16 Springfield: Jerome Apt — STS-37, STS-47, STS-59, STS-79 Springfield: Ed Lu — STS-84, STS-106, Soyuz TMA-2 Waltham: Charles J. Precourt — STS-55, STS-71, STS-84, STS-91

Michigan Cass City: Brewster H. Shaw — STS-9, STS-61-B, STS-28 Detroit: Dominic A. Antonelli — STS-119, STS-132 Detroit: Gregory Jarvis (1944–1986) — No spaceflights; died aboard Challenger East Detroit: Jerry M. Linenger — STS-64, STS-81/84 Flint: Michael J. Bloomfield — STS-86, STS-97, STS-110 Flint: Donald R. McMonagle — STS-39, STS-54, STS-66 Grand Rapids: Roger B. Chaffee (1935–1967) — No spaceflights; died on Apollo 1 Grand Rapids: Christina Koch — Soyuz MS-12, Soyuz MS-13, Artemis II Grand Rapids: Jack R. Lousma — Skylab 3, STS-3 Jackson: Alfred Worden — Apollo 15 Mount Clemens: Richard A. Searfoss — STS-58, STS-76, STS-90 Muskegon: David Leestma — STS-41-G, STS-28, STS-45 Pontiac: Brent W. Jett Jr. — STS-72, STS-81, STS-97, STS-115

Minnesota Fairmont: Dale Gardner — STS-8, STS-51-A Minneapolis: Robert D. Cabana — STS-41, STS-53, STS-65, STS-88 Minneapolis: Anil Menon — Soyuz MS-29 Parkers Prairie: Karen L. Nyberg — STS-124, Soyuz TMA-09M St. Paul: Duane G. Carey — STS-109 St. Paul: Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper — STS-115, STS-126

Mississippi Biloxi: Fred Haise — Apollo 13 Fayette: Richard H. Truly — STS-2, STS-8 Winona: Donald H. Peterson — STS-6

Missouri Cape Girardeau: Linda M. Godwin — STS-37, STS-59, STS-76, STS-108 Carthage: Janet L. Kavandi — STS-91, STS-99, STS-104 Lebanon: Michael S. Hopkins — Soyuz TMA-10M, SpaceX Crew-1 St. Ann: Robert L. Behnken — STS-123, STS-130, SpaceX DM-2 St. Louis: Thomas Akers — STS-41, STS-49, STS-61, STS-79 St. Louis: Robert C. Springer — STS-29, STS-38

Montana Lewistown: Loren Acton — STS-51-F

Nebraska Omaha: Clayton Anderson — STS-117/120, STS-131

New Hampshire Derry: Alan Shepard (1923–1998), first American in space — Mercury-Redstone 3, Apollo 14 Manchester: Lee M.E. Morin — STS-110

New Jersey Englewood: Gregory Linteris — STS-83, STS-94 Glen Ridge: Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon — Gemini 12, Apollo 11 Hackensack: William Pailes — STS-51-J Hackensack: Walter M. "Wally" Schirra (1923–2007), first NASA astronaut to fly three times — Mercury 8, Gemini 6A, Apollo 7 Jersey City: George D. Zamka — STS-120, STS-130 Morristown: Garrett Reisman — STS-123/124, STS-132 Neptune: Rusty Schweickart — Apollo 9 Orange: Mark E. Kelly — STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, STS-134 Orange: Scott J. Kelly — STS-103, STS-118, Soyuz TMA-01M, Soyuz TMA-17M Paterson: Mark L. Polansky — STS-98, STS-116, STS-127