Numbers of African-American Legislators
1996

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

0

0%

20

0

0%

40

0

0%

Arizona

90

2

2%

30

0

0%

60

2

3%

Arkansas

135

14

10%

35

3

9%

100

11

11%

California

120

6

5%

40

2

5%

80

4

5%

Colorado

100

3

3%

35

1

3%

65

2

3%

Connecticut

187

14

7%

36

3

8%

151

11

7%

Delaware

62

4

6%

21

1

5%

41

3

7%

Florida

160

20

13%

40

5

13%

120

15

13%

Georgia

236

44

19%

56

11

20%

180

33

18%

Hawaii

76

0

0%

25

0

0%

51

0

0%

Idaho

105

0

0%

35

0

0%

70

0

0%

Illinois

177

26

15%

59

9

15%

118

17

14%

Indiana

150

13

9%

50

6

12%

100

7

7%

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

21%

39

9

23%

105

21

20%

Maine

186

0

0%

35

0

0%

151

0

0%

Maryland

188

37

20

47

9

19%

141

28

20%

Massachusetts

200

6

3%

40

1

3%

160

5

3%

Michigan

148

20

14%

38

5

13%

110

15

14%

Minnesota

201

1

.5%

67

0

0%

134

1

1%

Mississippi

174

44

25%

52

9

17%

122

35

29%

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

5

8%

21

3

14%

42

2

5%

New Hampshire

424

1

0%

24

0

0%

400

1

0%

New Jersey

120

12

10%

40

2

5%

80

10

13%

New Mexico

112

1

1%

42

0

0%

70

1

1%

New York

211

30

14%

61

6

10%

150

24

16%

North Carolina

170

24

14%

50

7

14%

120

17

14%

North Dakota

141

0

0%

47

0

0%

94

0

0%

Ohio

132

18

14%

33

4

12%

99

14

14%

Oklahoma

149

5

3%

48

2

4%

101

3

3%

Oregon

90

4

4%

30

2

7%

60

2

3%

Pennsylvania

253

18

7%

50

3

6%

203

15

7%

Rhode Island

150

9

6%

50

1

2%

100

8

8%

South Carolina

170

32

19%

46

7

15%

124

25

20%

South Dakota

105

3

3%

35

1

3%

70

2

3%

Tennessee

132

16

12%

33

3

9%

99

13

13%

Texas

181

16

9%

31

2

6%

150

14

9%

Utah

104

0

0%

29

0

0%

75

0

0%

Vermont

180

1

.5%

30

0

0%

150

1

1%

Virginia

140

14

10%

40

5

13%

100

9

9%

Washington

147

2

1%

49

1

2%

98

1

1%

West Virginia

134

2

1%

34

0

0%

100

2

2%

Wisconsin

132

8

6%

33

2

6%

99

6

6%

Wyoming

90

0

0%

30

0

0%

60

0

0%

Total

7424

570

8%

1984

140

7%

5440

430

8%

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