Black U.S. House members, 1965-2021

Number of U.S. representatives who are Black

Date	Number of U.S. representatives who are Black
1965	5
1967	5
1969	9
1971	13
1973	16
1975	16
1977	15
1979	15
1981	17
1983	20
1985	20
1987	22
1989	23
1991	26
1993	39
1995	39
1997	37
1999	37
2001	36
2003	37
2005	40
2007	40
2009	39
2011	42
2013	41
2015	44
2017	47
2019	53
2021	57

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Note: Shows the number of Black representatives at the outset of each term of Congress. The data does not include nonvoting delegates or commissioners.

Source: The Brookings Institution’s “Vital Statistics on Congress” and U.S. House of Representatives Press Gallery

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