The 22nd National Geographic Bee was held in Washington, D.C. on May 26, 2010, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. 13-year-old Aadith Moorthy of the state of Florida was the champion.[1]
| State | Winner's Name | School | City/Town | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Niiler | Rock Quarry Middle School | Tuscaloosa | 6th[2] | ||
| Nathan Swan | Interior Distance Education of Alaska | Anchorage | 7th | ||
| Arun Yadav | Greenbriar Elementary School | Phoenix | 5th | ||
| Grant Baker | Alma Middle School | Alma | 8th | ||
 Atlantic Territories | Jorge Asenjo | Academia del Perpetuo Socorro | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 8th | |
| Alek S Venturino | Charlotte Wood Middle School | Danville | 8th | ||
| Isabella Contolini | Red Rocks Elementary School | Morrison | 6th | Only female 2010 state champion | |
| Darius Mostaghimi | Walter C. Polson Middle School | Madison | 8th | ||
| Varun Wadhwa | The Independence School | Newark | 7th | ||
| Department of Defense | William Miller | Heidelberg Middle School | Heidelberg, Germany | 7th | |
| Matthew Wilson | Blessed Sacrament School | Washington, D.C. | 5th | ||
| Aadith Moorthy | Palm Harbor Middle School | Palm Harbor | 8th | National Champion | |
| Pranav Bhandarkar | Malcom Bridge Middle School | Bogart | 8th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) | |
| Alex Fager | Our Savior Lutheran School | Aiea | 8th | ||
| Karthik Mouli | Hillside Junior High School | Boise | 6th | Third place | |
| Anton Karpovich | Walter R. Sundling Junior High School | Palatine | 8th | ||
| Ian Markham | Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School | Portage | 8th | ||
| Johannes Gassman | Ames Homeschool Assistance Program | Ames | 7th | ||
| Stefan Petrovic | Broken Arrow School | Lawrence | 6th | Top ten finalist (4th Place) | |
| Nolan Phillips | Montessori Middle School of Kentucky | Lexington | 8th | ||
| Anthony Stoner | Christian Brothers School | Gretna | 6th | ||
| James Davis III | Sabattus Central School | Sabattus | 8th | ||
| Thomas Naatz | Norwood School | Bethesda | 6th | ||
| Abhinav Kurada | Amsa Charter School | Littleton | 6th | Top ten finalist (5th Place) | |
| Jacob Tanner | Saline Middle School | Saline | 7th | ||
| Gopi Ramanathan | Sartell Middle School | Sartell | 7th | ||
| Mamadou Fadiga | Margaret Green Junior High School | Cleveland | 8th | ||
| Joshua Vogel | Trinity Lutheran School | Cape Girardeau | 7th | ||
| Erik Ellis | Yellowstone County Home Educators | Hardin | |||
| Zebulon Cooper | Prague Public School | Prague | 8th | ||
| Alexander Wade | Davidson Academy | Reno | 6th | ||
| David Ferreira | Amherst Middle School | Amherst | 8th | ||
| David Yin | Thomas R. Grover Middle School | West Windsor | 8th | ||
| Joseph Couls | Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic School | Albuquerque | 7th | ||
| Richard Zhang | Jericho Middle School | Jericho | 8th | ||
| Logan Shaut | Blowing Rock Elementary School | Blowing Rock | 8th | ||
| Micah Mabin | Wachter Middle School | Bismarck | 8th | ||
| Evan Nichols | St. Hilary School | Fairlawn | 7th | ||
| Nicholas Payne | Pioneer Junior High School | Waukomis | 8th | ||
| Samuel Coste | Greater Salem Home Educators | Salem | 7th | ||
  Pacific Territories | Matteo Tanak | Bishop Baumgartner Memorial Catholic School | Guam | 8th | |
| Jacob Zimmer | James S. Wilson Middle School | Erie | 7th | ||
| Oliver Lucier | Curtis Corner Middle School | Wakefield | 8th | 2nd Place | |
| Kelvin Davis | Williston-Elko Middle School | Williston | 7th | ||
| Alex Kimn | George S. Mickelson Middle School | Brookings | 7th | ||
| Simon Crow | Robertsville Middle School | Oak Ridge | 8th | ||
| Tine Valencic | Colleyville Middle School | Colleyville | 6th | ||
| Anthony Cheng | Peruvian Park Elementary School | Sandy | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place) | |
| William Hodgson-Walker | Charlotte Central School | Charlotte | 7th | ||
| James Stiff | St. Mary's Catholic School | Richmond | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) | |
| Alec Sjoholm | Terrace Park Elementary School | Mountlake Terrace | 6th | ||
| Andrew Braun | Hurricane Middle School | Hurricane | 8th | Top ten finalist (9th Place) | |
| Vansh Jain | Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk Elementary | Minocqua | 6th | Top ten finalist (6th Place)Was a finalist in 2009 | |
| Zachery Dubisz | Star Valley Middle School | Afton | 8th |