Numbers of African-American Legislators
1992

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

24

17%

35

5

14%

105

19

18%

Alaska

60

1

2%

20

0

0%

40

1

3%

Arizona

90

4

4%

30

1

3%

60

3

5%

Arkansas

135

13

10%

35

3

9%

100

10

10%

California

120

9

8%

40

2

5%

80

7

9%

Colorado

100

4

4%

35

1

3%

65

3

5%

Connecticut

187

12

6%

36

3

8%

151

9

6%

Delaware

62

3

5%

21

1

5%

41

2

5%

Florida

160

19

12%

40

5

13%

120

14

12%

Georgia

236

40

17%

56

9

16%

180

31

17%

Hawaii

76

0

0%

25

0

0%

51

0

0%

Idaho

105

0

0%

35

0

0%

70

0

0%

Illinois

177

20

11%

59

8

14%

118

12

10%

Indiana

150

11

7%

50

4

8%

100

7

7%

Iowa

150

1

1%

50

0

0%

100

1

1%

Kansas

165

6

4%

40

2

5%

125

4

3%

Kentucky

138

4

3%

38

1

3%

100

3

3%

Louisiana

144

32

22%

39

8

21%

105

24

23%

Maine

186

0

0%

35

0

0%

151

0

0%

Maryland

188

31

17%

47

7

15%

141

24

17%

Massachusetts

200

8

4%

40

1

3%

160

7

4%

Michigan

148

14

9%

38

3

8%

110

11

10%

Minnesota

201

1

.5%

67

0

0%

134

1

1%

Mississippi

174

42

24%

52

10

19%

122

32

26%

Missouri

197

16

8%

34

3

9%

163

13

8%

Montana

150

0

0%

50

0

0%

100

0

0%

Nebraska

49

1

2%

49

1

2%

Unicameral Legislature

Nevada

63

3

5%

21

1

5%

42

2

5%

New Hampshire

424

2

.5%

24

0

0%

400

2

.5%

New Jersey

120

12

10%

40

2

5%

80

10

13%

New Mexico

112

0

0%

42

0

0%

70

0

0%

New York

211

26

12%

61

5

8%

150

21

14%

North Carolina

170

25

15%

50

7

14%

120

18

15%

North Dakota

141

0

0%

47

0

0%

94

0

0%

Ohio

132

15

11%

33

3

9%

99

12

12%

Oklahoma

149

5

3%

48

2

4%

101

3

3%

Oregon

90

3

3%

30

1

3%

60

2

3%

Pennsylvania

253

17

7%

50

3

6%

203

14

7%

Rhode Island

150

9

6%

50

1

2%

100

8

8%

South Carolina

170

25

15%

46

7

15%

124

18

15%

South Dakota

105

1

1%

35

1

3%

70

0

0%

Tennessee

132

15

11%

33

3

9%

99

12

12%

Texas

181

16

9%

31

2

6%

150

14

9%

Utah

104

0

0%

29

0

0%

75

0

0%

Vermont

180

2

1%

30

0

0%

150

2

1%

Virginia

140

11

8%

40

4

10%

100

7

12%

Washington

147

2

1%

49

1

2%

98

1

1%

West Virginia

134

1

1%

34

0

0%

100

1

1%

Wisconsin

132

8

6%

33

2

6%

99

6

6%

Wyoming

90

0

0%

30

0

0%

60

0

0%

Total

7424

514

6.92%

1984

123

6.29%

5440

392

7.19%

Source: National Conference of State Legislatures and National Black Caucus of State Legislatures