Half of the States Have Produced All Black Members of Congress - Roll Call

Half of the States Have Produced All Black Members of Congress

By Greg Giroux and CQ Staff

Posted February 27, 2007 at 1:00am

2005 report
African-Americans in Congress, by state
Illinois: 16
California: 10
New York: 9
South Carolina: 9
Georgia: 8
North Carolina: 8
Texas: 6
Alabama: 5
Florida: 5
Michigan: 5
Mississippi: 5
Maryland: 4
Missouri: 4
Pennsylvania: 4
Louisiana: 3
Indiana: 2
Ohio: 2
Tennessee: 2
Virginia: 2
Connecticut: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Minnesota: 1
New Jersey: 1
Oklahoma: 1
Wisconsin: 1

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