There are 100 Senators that serve in the United States Congress at any given time - two from each of the fifty states. As of the first day of the 117th Congress, there were four African American Senators, three Asian American Senators, and five Hispanic Senators.
Number of racially diverse Senators in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2021, by race
Figures represent the makeup of Congress on the first day of the session.
For the 117th Congress, the source includes both Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who were elected on January 5, 2021, and Kamala Harris, who did not resign from office until January 18th, 2021.
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Brookings Institution. (November 21, 2022). Number of racially diverse Senators in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2021, by race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/198430/senators-in-the-us-congress-by-ethnic-group-since-1975/
Brookings Institution. "Number of racially diverse Senators in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2021, by race." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198430/senators-in-the-us-congress-by-ethnic-group-since-1975/
Brookings Institution. (2022). Number of racially diverse Senators in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2021, by race. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/198430/senators-in-the-us-congress-by-ethnic-group-since-1975/
Brookings Institution. "Number of Racially Diverse Senators in The United States Senate from 1975 to 2021, by Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198430/senators-in-the-us-congress-by-ethnic-group-since-1975/
Brookings Institution, Number of racially diverse Senators in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2021, by race Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/198430/senators-in-the-us-congress-by-ethnic-group-since-1975/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of racially diverse Senators in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2021, by race [Graph], Brookings Institution, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/198430/senators-in-the-us-congress-by-ethnic-group-since-1975/
