Which U.S. state was Lucy Ricardo's hometown in?

Lucy Ricardo’s hometown was Jamestown, New York, so her home state was New York.

The series gives Lucy McGillicuddy a childhood rooted in Jamestown, a city in western New York. Later references also call it West Jamestown, and the character is described as having attended Jamestown High School. These details echo Lucille Ball’s real-life connection to Jamestown, where she was born and raised.

Lucy’s hometown is part of the character’s deliberately ordinary background. Before becoming a Manhattan housewife with show-business ambitions, she is presented as a small-town woman who moved away from western New York and reinvented herself.

The state can be confused with Connecticut because the Ricardos later move there, or with California because Lucy spends part of the story in Hollywood. New York is the answer for her hometown, while New York City is the main setting of the early seasons and Jamestown is the specific place associated with her childhood.