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. STATE STATS
   

NJ Ranks 14th in Black or African-American Population, July 2005
Source: 2007 Statistical Abstract of the United States, US Census Bureau

Rank State Population   Rank State Population
             

1

New York

3,346,631


26

Oklahoma

274,720

2

Florida

2,799,489

 

27

Washington

221,596

3

Georgia

2,699,790

 

28

Minnesota

218,455

4

Texas

2,673,305

 

29

Arizona

215,929

5

California

2,433,756

 

30

Colorado

190,895

6

Illinois

1,927,557

 

31

Nevada

186,851

7

North Carolina

1,889,362

 

32

Delaware

174,315

8

Maryland

1,640,316

 

33

Kansas

161,504

9

Virginia

1,504,640

 

34

Nebraska

75,598

10

Louisiana

1,497,351

 

35

Iowa

69,141

11

Michigan

1,451,360

 

36

Rhode Island

66,483

12

Ohio

1,368,406

 

37

Oregon

65,583

13

Pennsylvania

1,318,245

 

38

West Virginia

58,175

14

New Jersey

1,261,841

 

39

New Mexico

46,722

15

South Carolina

1,244,582

 

40

Hawaii

29,594

16

Alabama

1,202,595

 

41

Alaska

24,273

17

Mississippi

1,079,203

 

42

Utah

23,746

18

Tennessee

1,002,636

 

43

New Hampshire

12,670

19

Missouri

667,456

 

44

Maine

9,946

20

Indiana

554,974

 

45

Idaho

8,482

21

Massachusetts

438,892

 

46

South Dakota

6,403

22

Arkansas

436,974

 

47

North Dakota

4,883

23

Connecticut

354,111

 

48

Wyoming

4,466

24

Wisconsin

330,956

 

49

Vermont

3,904

25

Kentucky

313,247

 

50

Montana

3,563

             
          50 State Average
751,911.44
          N.J. % Above Average 67.82%

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