The last column of this table gives the % of adult black males that are currently disenfranchized in each state.
Human Rights Watch Report: Losing the Vote
|
State |
Total Felons |
Rate for Total* |
Black Men |
Rate for Black Men** |
|
Alabama |
241,100 |
7.5% |
105,000 |
31.5% |
|
Alaska |
4,900 |
1.2% |
500 |
6.3% |
|
Arizona |
74,600 |
2.3% |
6,600 |
12.1% |
|
Arkansas |
27,400 |
1.5% |
10,700 |
9.2% |
|
California |
241,400 |
1.0% |
69,500 |
8.7% |
|
Colorado |
15,700 |
0.6% |
3,500 |
6.1% |
|
Connecticut |
42,200 |
1.7% |
13,700 |
14.8% |
|
Delaware |
20,500 |
3.7% |
8,700 |
20.0% |
|
District of Columbia |
8,700 |
2.0% |
8,100 |
7.2% |
|
Florida |
647,100 |
5.9% |
204,600 |
31.2% |
|
Georgia |
134,800 |
2.5% |
66,400 |
10.5% |
|
Hawaii |
3,000 |
0.3% |
100 |
0.9% |
|
Idaho |
3,800 |
0.5% |
100 |
2.7% |
|
Illinois |
38,900 |
0.4% |
24,100 |
4.5% |
|
Indiana |
16,800 |
0.4% |
6,800 |
4.6% |
|
Iowa |
42,300 |
2.0% |
4,800 |
26.5% |
|
Kansas |
7,800 |
0.4% |
2,800 |
5.6% |
|
Kentucky |
24,000 |
0.8% |
7,000 |
7.7% |
|
Louisiana |
26,800 |
0.9% |
19,600 |
4.8% |
|
Maine |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Maryland |
135,700 |
3.6% |
67,900 |
15.4% |
|
Massachusetts |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Michigan |
42,300 |
0.6% |
22,700 |
5.4% |
|
Minnesota |
56,000 |
1.6% |
7,200 |
17.8% |
|
Mississippi |
145,600 |
7.4% |
81,700 |
28.6% |
|
Missouri |
58,800 |
1.5% |
20,100 |
11.3% |
|
Montana |
2,100 |
0.3% |
0 |
2.9% |
|
Nebraska |
11,900 |
1.0% |
2,100 |
10.2% |
|
Nevada |
16,800 |
1.4% |
4,000 |
10.0% |
|
New Hampshire |
2,100 |
0.2% |
100 |
3.8% |
|
New Jersey |
138,300 |
2.3% |
65,200 |
17.7% |
|
New Mexico |
48,900 |
4.0% |
3,700 |
24.1% |
|
New York |
126,800 |
0.9% |
62,700 |
6.2% |
|
North Carolina |
96,700 |
1.8% |
46,900 |
9.2% |
|
North Dakota |
700 |
0.1% |
0 |
1.1% |
|
Ohio |
46,200 |
0.6% |
23,800 |
6.2% |
|
Oklahoma |
37,200 |
1.5% |
9,800 |
12.3% |
|
Oregon |
7,300 |
0.3% |
900 |
4.5% |
|
Pennsylvania |
34,500 |
0.4% |
18,900 |
5.2% |
|
Rhode Island |
13,900 |
1.8% |
2,800 |
18.3% |
|
South Carolina |
48,300 |
1.7% |
26,100 |
7.6% |
|
South Dakota |
2,100 |
0.4% |
100 |
3.5% |
|
Tennessee |
97,800 |
2.4% |
38,300 |
14.5% |
|
Texas |
610,000 |
4.5% |
156,600 |
20.8% |
|
Utah |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Vermont |
0 |
0.0% |
0 |
0.0% |
|
Virginia |
269,800 |
5.3% |
110,000 |
25.0% |
|
Washington |
151,500 |
3.7% |
16,700 |
24.0% |
|
West Virginia |
6,700 |
0.5% |
900 |
4.4% |
|
Wisconsin |
48,500 |
1.3% |
14,900 |
18.2% |
|
Wyoming |
14,100 |
4.1% |
400 |
27.7% |
|
U.S. Total |
3,892,400 |
2.0% |
1,367,100 |
13.1% |