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

Last Updated on 1/8/2007

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