Black Elected Officials by Office (2001)
| State | U.S. and State Legislatures 1/ | City and County Offices 2/ | Law Enforcement 3/ | Education 4/ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 36 | 540 | 53 | 96 | 725 |
| Alaska | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| Arkansas | 15 | 297 | 65 | 127 | 504 |
| California | 10 | 66 | 77 | 84 | 237 |
| Colorado | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| Connecticut | 15 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 68 |
| Delaware | 4 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| District of Columbia | 2 5/ | 192 | 0 | 5 | 199 |
| Florida | 23 | 146 | 33 | 14 | 216 |
| Georgia | 48 | 394 | 40 | 102 | 584 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 27 | 314 | 56 | 230 | 627 |
| Indiana | 14 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 84 |
| Iowa | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Kansas | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 47 | 5 | 6 | 62 |
| Louisiana | 32 | 398 | 123 | 161 | 714 |
| Maine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | 40 | 101 | 33 | 11 | 185 |
| Massachusetts | 6 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| Michigan | 22 | 144 | 54 | 118 | 338 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| Mississippi | 46 | 575 | 97 | 132 | 850 |
| Missouri | 17 | 149 | 12 | 23 | 201 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nevada | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 133 | 1 | 89 | 239 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| New York | 32 | 73 | 75 | 125 | 305 |
| North Carolina | 27 | 359 | 28 | 92 | 506 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 18 | 199 | 25 | 42 | 284 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 80 | 3 | 16 | 105 |
| Oregon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | 57 | 60 | 28 | 164 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| South Carolina | 34 | 333 | 8 | 167 | 542 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 105 | 25 | 25 | 172 |
| Texas | 18 | 319 | 42 | 100 | 479 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vermont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Virginia | 16 | 137 | 16 | 82 | 251 |
| Washington | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 31 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States | 616 | 5,354 | 997 | 1,927 | 8,894 |
1/: Includes elected State administrators.
2/: County commissioners and councilmen, mayors, vice mayors, aldermen, regional officials, and other.
3/: Judges, magistrates, constables, marshalls, sheriffs, justices of the peace, and other.
4/: Members of State education agencies, college boards, school boards, and other.
5/: Includes one shadow representative.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States 2006; Table 403.