Numbers of African-American Legislators
2003

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

1

1%

30

0

0%

60

1

2%

Arkansas

135

15

11%

35

3

9%

100

12

12%

California

120

6

5%

40

2

5%

80

4

5%

Colorado

100

4

4%

35

2

6%

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

23

14%

40

7

18%

120

16

13%

Georgia

236

49

21%

56

10

18%

180

39

22%

Hawaii

76

1

1%

25

0

0%

51

1

2%

Idaho

105

0

0%

35

0

0%

70

0

0%

Illinois

177

28

16%

59

9

15%

118

19

16%

Indiana

150

11

7%

50

4

8%

100

7

7%

Iowa

150

3

2%

50

0

0%

100

3

3%

Kansas

165

7

4%

40

2

5%

125

5

4%

Kentucky

138

6

4%

38

1

3%

100

5

5%

Louisiana

144

31

22%

39

9

23%

105

22

21%

Maine

186

0

0%

35

0

0%

151

0

0%

Maryland

188

42

22%

47

10

21%

141

32

23%

Massachusetts

200

6

3%

40

1

3%

160

5

3%

Michigan

148

20

14%

38

5

13%

110

15

14%

Minnesota

201

2

1%

67

0

0%

134

2

1%

Mississippi

174

45

26%

52

10

19%

122

35

29%

Missouri

197

17

9%

34

3

9%

163

14

9%

Montana

150

0

0%

50

0

0%

100

0

0%

Nebraska

49

1

2%

49

1

2%

Unicameral Legislature

Nevada

63

7

11%

21

3

14%

42

4

10%

New Hampshire

424

4

1%

24

0

0%

400

4

1%

New Jersey

120

16

11%

40

6

15%

80

10

13%

New Mexico

112

2

2%

42

0

0%

70

2

3%

New York

211

30

14%

62

9

15%

150

21

14%

North Carolina

170

24

14%

50

6

12%

120

18

15%

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

3

3%

30

3

10%

60

0

0%

Pennsylvania

253

18

7%

50

3

6%

203

15

7%

Rhode Island

113

4

4%

38

0

0%

75

4

5%

South Carolina

170

32

19

46

8

17%

124

24

19%

South Dakota

105

0

0%

35

0

0%

70

0

0%

Tennessee

132

18

14%

33

3

9%

99

15

15%

Texas

181

15

8%

31

2

6%

150

13

9%

Utah

104

2

2%

29

1

3%

75

1

1%

Vermont

180

1

.5%

30

1

3%

150

1

1%

Virginia

140

15

11%

40

5

13%

100

10

10%

Washington

147

3

2%

49

1

2%

98

2

2%

West Virginia

134

0

0%

34

0

0%

100

0

0%

Wisconsin

132

8

6%

33

2

6%

99

6

6%

Wyoming

90

0

0%

30

0

0%

60

0

0%

Total

7382

595

8%

1971

150

8%

5411

445

8%

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