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