Numbers of African-American Legislators
2007
|
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 |
34 |
24% |
35 |
8 |
23% |
105 |
26 |
25% |
|
Alaska |
60 |
1 |
2% |
20 |
1 |
5% |
40 |
0 |
0% |
|
Arizona |
90 |
2 |
2% |
30 |
1 |
3% |
60 |
1 |
2% |
|
Arkansas |
135 |
15 |
11% |
35 |
4 |
11% |
100 |
11 |
11% |
|
California |
120 |
9 |
8% |
40 |
2 |
5% |
80 |
7 |
9% |
|
Colorado |
100 |
3 |
3% |
35 |
1 |
3% |
65 |
2 |
3% |
|
Connecticut |
187 |
19 |
10% |
36 |
3 |
8% |
151 |
16 |
11% |
|
Delaware |
62 |
5 |
8% |
21 |
1 |
5% |
41 |
4 |
10% |
|
Florida |
160 |
25 |
16% |
40 |
7 |
18% |
120 |
18 |
15% |
|
Georgia |
236 |
56 |
24% |
56 |
12 |
21% |
180 |
44 |
24% |
|
Hawaii |
76 |
0 |
0% |
25 |
0 |
0% |
51 |
0 |
0% |
|
Idaho |
105 |
0 |
0% |
35 |
0 |
0% |
70 |
0 |
0% |
|
Illinois |
177 |
29 |
16% |
59 |
10 |
17% |
118 |
19 |
16% |
|
Indiana |
150 |
13 |
9% |
50 |
4 |
8% |
100 |
9 |
9% |
|
Iowa |
150 |
3 |
2% |
50 |
0 |
0% |
100 |
3 |
3% |
|
Kansas |
165 |
6 |
4% |
40 |
2 |
5% |
125 |
4 |
3% |
|
Kentucky |
138 |
7 |
5% |
38 |
1 |
3% |
100 |
6 |
6% |
|
Louisiana |
144 |
29 |
20% |
39 |
9 |
23% |
105 |
20 |
19% |
|
Maine |
186 |
0 |
0% |
35 |
0 |
0% |
151 |
0 |
0% |
|
Maryland |
188 |
42 |
22% |
47 |
8 |
17% |
141 |
34 |
24% |
|
Massachusetts |
200 |
9 |
5% |
40 |
1 |
3% |
160 |
8 |
5% |
|
Michigan |
148 |
19 |
13% |
38 |
4 |
11% |
110 |
15 |
14% |
|
Minnesota |
201 |
1 |
0% |
67 |
0 |
0% |
134 |
1 |
1% |
|
Mississippi |
174 |
43 |
25% |
52 |
11 |
21% |
122 |
32 |
26% |
|
Missouri |
197 |
12 |
6% |
34 |
3 |
9% |
163 |
9 |
6% |
|
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 |
1 |
0% |
24 |
0 |
0% |
400 |
1 |
0% |
|
New Jersey |
120 |
11 |
9% |
40 |
2 |
5% |
80 |
9 |
11% |
|
New Mexico |
112 |
2 |
2% |
42 |
0 |
0% |
70 |
2 |
3% |
|
New York |
212 |
44 |
21% |
62 |
11 |
18% |
150 |
33 |
22% |
|
North Carolina |
170 |
26 |
15% |
50 |
7 |
14% |
120 |
19 |
16% |
|
North Dakota |
141 |
0 |
0% |
47 |
0 |
0% |
94 |
0 |
0% |
|
Ohio |
132 |
16 |
12% |
33 |
5 |
15% |
99 |
11 |
11% |
|
Oklahoma |
149 |
6 |
4% |
48 |
1 |
2% |
101 |
5 |
5% |
|
Oregon |
90 |
3 |
3% |
30 |
3 |
10% |
60 |
0 |
0% |
|
Pennsylvania |
253 |
21 |
8% |
50 |
4 |
8% |
203 |
17 |
8% |
|
Rhode Island |
113 |
1 |
1% |
38 |
0 |
0% |
75 |
1 |
1% |
|
South Carolina |
170 |
28 |
16% |
46 |
8 |
17% |
124 |
20 |
16% |
|
South Dakota |
105 |
0 |
0% |
35 |
0 |
0% |
70 |
0 |
0% |
|
Tennessee |
132 |
14 |
11% |
33 |
2 |
6% |
99 |
12 |
12% |
|
Texas |
181 |
16 |
9% |
31 |
1 |
3% |
150 |
15 |
10% |
|
Utah |
104 |
0 |
0% |
29 |
0 |
0% |
75 |
0 |
0% |
|
Vermont |
180 |
1 |
1% |
30 |
0 |
0% |
150 |
1 |
1% |
|
Virginia |
140 |
17 |
12% |
40 |
5 |
13% |
100 |
12 |
12% |
|
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 |
608 |
8% |
1971 |
149 |
7% |
5411 |
459 |
8% |
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Source: National Conference of State Legislatures and National Black Caucus of State Legislatures |
Last Updated on 1/8/2007
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