As of the middle of 2024, white women made up the majority of elected women serving as state legislative officials, with a total of 1,733. In comparison, Black women were the second-most represented race or ethnicity, making up 384 of all elected women in state legislature.
Number of elected women currently serving as officials to state legislature in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity
Women who self-identify as more than one race/ethnicity are included in each group with which they identify. Those who have self-identified as only multiracial are counted in multiracial and not included in any other racial/ethnic category.
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CAWP. (July 1, 2024). Number of elected women currently serving as officials to state legislature in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307306/women-elected-officials-state-legislature-us/
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CAWP. (2024). Number of elected women currently serving as officials to state legislature in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307306/women-elected-officials-state-legislature-us/
CAWP. "Number of Elected Women Currently Serving as Officials to State Legislature in The United States in 2024, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307306/women-elected-officials-state-legislature-us/
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Number of elected women currently serving as officials to state legislature in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CAWP, July 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307306/women-elected-officials-state-legislature-us/
