| New Jersey Ranks 16th in Percent of Population who are Black or African-American, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
| Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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1 |
Mississippi |
36.5 |
|
26 |
California |
6.1 |
2 |
Louisiana |
32.5 |
|
27 |
Massachusetts |
5.9 |
3 |
Georgia |
29.2 |
|
28 |
Wisconsin |
5.7 |
4 |
Maryland |
28.7 |
|
29 |
Kansas |
5.5 |
5 |
South Carolina |
28.5 |
|
30 |
Rhode Island |
5.0 |
6 |
Alabama |
25.8 |
|
31 |
Minnesota |
4.1 |
7 |
North Carolina |
21.0 |
|
32 |
Nebraska |
4.0 |
8 |
Delaware |
19.9 |
|
33 |
Colorado |
3.6 |
9 |
Virginia |
19.1 |
|
34 |
Alaska |
3.4 |
10 |
Tennessee |
16.4 |
|
35 |
Washington |
3.3 |
11 |
Arkansas |
15.3 |
|
36 |
Arizona |
3.1 |
11 |
New York |
15.3 |
|
36 |
West Virginia |
3.1 |
13 |
Florida |
15.0 |
|
38 |
Iowa |
2.2 |
14 |
Illinois |
14.5 |
|
39 |
Hawaii |
2.0 |
15 |
Michigan |
14.0 |
|
40 |
New Mexico |
1.9 |
16 |
NEW JERSEY |
13.3 |
|
41 |
Oregon |
1.6 |
17 |
Ohio |
11.5 |
|
42 |
New Hampshire |
0.8 |
18 |
Missouri |
11.2 |
|
42 |
North Dakota |
0.8 |
19 |
Texas |
11.0 |
|
42 |
South Dakota |
0.8 |
20 |
Pennsylvania |
10.1 |
|
42 |
Utah |
0.8 |
21 |
Connecticut |
9.1 |
|
46 |
Maine |
0.7 |
22 |
Indiana |
8.6 |
|
46 |
Wyoming |
0.7 |
23 |
Kentucky |
7.2 |
|
48 |
Montana |
0.5 |
23 |
Nevada |
7.2 |
|
48 |
Vermont |
0.5 |
25 |
Oklahoma |
7.1 |
|
50 |
Idaho |
0.4 |
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50
State Average
|
9.89 |
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N.J.
% Above Average |
34.5% |
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