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New Jersey Ranks 14th in the Nation in Black or African American Population, 2003
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2004-2005

Rank State Percentage   Rank State Percentage
             
1 New York 3,425,000
26 Oklahoma 276,000
2 Florida 2,703,000   27 Washington 216,000
3 Texas 2,555,000   28 Minnesota 199,000
4 Georgia 2,497,000   29 Colorado 190,000
5 California 2,442,000   30 Arizona 185,000
6 Illinois 1,920,000   31 Kansas 163,000
7 North Carolina 1,838,000   32 Delaware 159,000
8 Maryland 1,547,000   33 Nevada 154,000
9 Louisiana 1,481,000   34 Nebraska 73,000
10 Virginia 1,475,000   35 Iowa 67,000
11 Michigan 1,447,000   36 Oregon 64,000
12 Ohio 1,334,000   36 Rhode Island 64,000
13 Pennsylvania 1,279,000   38 West Virginia 59,000
14 NEW JERSEY 1,257,000   39 New Mexico 42,000
15 South Carolina 1,246,000   40 Hawaii 30,000
16 Alabama 1,189,000   41 Alaska 25,000
17 Mississippi 1,064,000   42 Utah 23,000
18 Tennessee 978,000   43 New Hampshire 12,000
19 Missouri 659,000   44 Idaho 8,000
20 Indiana 530,000   44 Maine 8,000
21 Arkansas 441,000   46 South Dakota 6,000
22 Massachusetts 433,000   47 North Dakota 5,000
23 Connecticut 349,000   47 Wyoming 5,000
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Wisconsin 325,000   49 Montana 4,000
25 Kentucky 313,000   49 Vermont 4,000
             
          50 State Average
735,360
          N.J. % Above Average 71%

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