Numbers of African-American Legislators
1994

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

0

0%

40

1

3%

Arizona

90

4

4%

30

1

3%

60

3

5%

Arkansas

135

17

13%

35

1

3%

100

16

16%

California

120

9

8%

40

2

5%

80

7

9%

Colorado

100

3

3%

35

1

3%

65

2

3%

Connecticut

187

13

7%

36

3

8%

151

10

7%

Delaware

62

3

5%

21

1

5%

41

2

5%

Florida

160

20

13%

40

5

13%

120

15

13%

Georgia

236

42

18%

56

10

18%

180

32

18%

Hawaii

76

0

0%

25

0

0%

51

0

0%

Idaho

105

0

0%

35

0

0%

70

0

0%

Illinois

177

22

12%

59

8

14%

118

14

12%

Indiana

150

12

8%

50

4

8%

100

8

8%

Iowa

150

1

1%

50

0

0%

100

1

1%

Kansas

165

7

4%

40

2

5%

125

5

4%

Kentucky

138

5

4%

38

1

3%

100

4

4%

Louisiana

144

30

23%

39

8

21%

105

22

21%

Maine

186

0

0%

35

0

0%

151

0

0%

Maryland

188

36

19%

47

8

17%

141

28

20%

Massachusetts

200

6

3%

40

1

3%

160

5

3%

Michigan

148

16

11%

38

5

13%

110

11

10%

Minnesota

201

1

.5%

67

0

0%

134

1

1%

Mississippi

174

47

27%

52

10

19%

122

37

30%

Missouri

197

16

8%

34

3

9%

163

13

8%

Montana

150

1

1%

50

0

0%

100

1

0%

Nebraska

49

1

2%

49

0

0%

Unicameral Legislature

Nevada

63

6

10%

21

3

14%

42

3

7%

New Hampshire

424

1

.24%

24

0

0%

400

1

.25%

New Jersey

120

11

9%

40

2

5%

80

9

11%

New Mexico

112

2

2%

42

0

0%

70

2

3%

New York

211

26

12%

61

5

8%

150

21

14%

North Carolina

170

24

14%

50

7

14%

120

17

14%

North Dakota

141

0

0%

47

0

0%

94

0

0%

Ohio

132

16

12%

33

4

12%

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

18

7%

50

3

6%

203

15

7%

Rhode Island

150

8

5%

50

1

2%

100

7

7%

South Carolina

170

31

18%

46

7

15%

124

24

19%

South Dakota

105

1

1%

35

1

3%

70

0

0%

Tennessee

132

16

12%

33

3

9%

99

13

13%

Texas

181

15

8%

31

2

6%

150

13

9%

Utah

104

0

0%

29

0

0%

75

0

0%

Vermont

180

1

.5%

30

0

0%

150

1

1%

Virginia

140

13

9%

40

5

13%

100

8

8%

Washington

147

2

1%

49

1

2%

98

1

1%

West Virginia

134

3

2%

34

0

0%

100

3

3%

Wisconsin

132

8

6%

33

2

6%

99

6

6%

Wyoming

90

0

0%

30

0

0%

60

0

0%

Total

7424

557

7.5%

1984

131

6.6%

5440

426

7.83%

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