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Number of African American Legislators
2009 | STATE | Total Legislative Seats | Total African American State Legislators | % of Total Seats | Total Senate Seats | African American Senators | % of Senate Seats | Total House Seats | African American House Members | % of House Seats | | Alabama | 140 | 35 | 25% | 35 | 8 | 23% | 105 | 27 | 26% | | Alaska | 60 | 1 | 2% | 20 | 1 | 5% | 40 | 0 | 0% | | Arizona | 90 | 2 | 2% | 30 | 1 | 3% | 60 | 1 | 2% | | Arkansas | 135 | 14 | 10% | 35 | 4 | 11% | 100 | 10 | 10% | | California | 120 | 13 | 11% | 40 | 6 | 5% | 80 | 7 | 9% | | Colorado | 100 | 2 | 2% | 35 | 1 | 3% | 65 | 1 | 2% | | Connecticut | 187 | 15 | 8% | 36 | 4 | 8% | 151 | 11 | 7% | | Delaware | 62 | 5 | 8% | 21 | 1 | 5% | 41 | 4 | 10% | | Florida | 160 | 26 | 16% | 40 | 7 | 18% | 120 | 19 | 16% | | Georgia | 236 | 53 | 22% | 56 | 12 | 21% | 180 | 41 | 23% | | Hawaii | 76 | 0 | 0% | 25 | 0 | 0% | 51 | 0 | 0% | | Idaho | 105 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 0 | 0% | | Illinois | 177 | 31 | 18% | 59 | 10 | 17% | 118 | 21 | 18% | | Indiana | 150 | 12 | 8% | 50 | 4 | 8% | 100 | 8 | 8% | | Iowa | 150 | 0 | 0% | 50 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 0 | 0% | | Kansas | 165 | 7 | 4% | 40 | 2 | 5% | 125 | 5 | 4% | | Kentucky | 138 | 7 | 5% | 38 | 1 | 3% | 100 | 6 | 6% | | Louisiana | 144 | 26 | 18% | 39 | 6 | 23% | 105 | 20 | 19% | | Maine | 186 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 151 | 0 | 0% | | Maryland | 188 | 43 | 23% | 47 | 10 | 17% | 141 | 33 | 23% | | Massachusetts | 200 | 9 | 5% | 40 | 0 | 3% | 160 | 9 | 6% | | Michigan | 148 | 22 | 15% | 38 | 5 | 11% | 110 | 17 | 15% | | Minnesota | 201 | 2 | 1% | 67 | 0 | 0% | 134 | 2 | 1% | | Mississippi | 174 | 50 | 29% | 52 | 13 | 21% | 122 | 37 | 30% | | Missouri | 197 | 19 | 10% | 34 | 3 | 9% | 163 | 16 | 10% | | Montana | 150 | 0 | 0% | 50 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 0 | 0% | | Nebraska | 49 | 2 | 4% | 49 | 2 | 2% | Unicameral Legislature | | Nevada | 63 | 7 | 11% | 21 | 3 | 14% | 42 | 4 | 10% | | New Hampshire | 424 | 1 | 0% | 24 | 0 | 0% | 400 | 1 | 0% | | New Jersey | 120 | 15 | 13% | 40 | 5 | 5% | 80 | 10 | 13% | | New Mexico | 112 | 2 | 2% | 42 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 2 | 3% | | New York | 212 | 34 | 16% | 62 | 10 | 18% | 150 | 24 | 16% | | North Carolina | 170 | 32 | 19% | 50 | 9 | 14% | 120 | 23 | 19% | | North Dakota | 141 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0 | 0% | 94 | 0 | 0% | | Ohio | 132 | 19 | 14% | 33 | 5 | 15% | 99 | 14 | 14% | | Oklahoma | 149 | 6 | 4% | 48 | 2 | 2% | 101 | 4 | 4% | | Oregon | 90 | 2 | 2% | 30 | 2 | 10% | 60 | 0 | 0% | | Pennsylvania | 253 | 19 | 8% | 50 | 3 | 8% | 203 | 16 | 8% | | Rhode Island | 113 | 3 | 3% | 38 | 1 | 0% | 75 | 2 | 3% | | South Carolina | 170 | 37 | 22% | 46 | 8 | 17% | 124 | 29 | 23% | | South Dakota | 105 | 0 | 0% | 35 | 0 | 0% | 70 | 0 | 0% | | Tennessee | 132 | 18 | 14% | 33 | 3 | 6% | 99 | 15 | 15% | | Texas | 181 | 16 | 9% | 31 | 2 | 3% | 150 | 14 | 9% | | Utah | 104 | 0 | 0% | 29 | 0 | 0% | 75 | 0 | 0% | | Vermont | 180 | 1 | 1% | 30 | 1 | 0% | 150 | 0 | 0% | | Virginia | 140 | 14 | 10% | 40 | 5 | 13% | 100 | 9 | 9% | | Washington | 147 | 2 | 1% | 49 | 1 | 2% | 98 | 1 | 1% | | West Virginia | 134 | 3 | 2% | 34 | 0 | 0% | 100 | 3 | 3% | | Wisconsin | 132 | 0 | 0% | 33 | 0 | 6% | 99 | 0 | 0% | | Wyoming | 90 | 1 | 1% | 30 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 1 | 2% | | Total | 7382 | 628 | 9% | 1971 | 161 | 8% | 5411 | 467 | 9% | Source: National Black Caucus of State Legislatures and the National Conference of State Legislatures. |
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