Crime Statistics > Lynchings > Black (most recent) by state


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   Mississippi  15.6%
   Georgia  14.3%
   Texas  10.2%
   Louisiana  9.7%
   Alabama  8.7%
   Florida  7.5%
   Arkansas  6.6%
   Tennessee  5.9%
   South Carolina  4.5%
   Kentucky  4.1%
   North Carolina  2.5%
   Virginia  2.4%
   Missouri  2%
   Oklahoma  1.2%
   West Virginia  0.8%
   Maryland  0.8%
   Kansas  0.6%
   Illinois  0.6%
   Ohio  0.5%
   Indiana  0.4%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   Mississippi: 539 
# 2   Georgia: 492 
# 3   Texas: 352 
# 4   Louisiana: 335 
# 5   Alabama: 299 
# 6   Florida: 257 
# 7   Arkansas: 226 
# 8   Tennessee: 204 
# 9   South Carolina: 156 
# 10   Kentucky: 142 
# 11   North Carolina: 86 
# 12   Virginia: 83 
# 13   Missouri: 69 
# 14   Oklahoma: 40 
# 15   West Virginia: 28 
# 16   Maryland: 27 
= 17   Kansas: 19 
= 17   Illinois: 19 
# 19   Ohio: 16 
# 20   Indiana: 14 
# 21   Pennsylvania: 6 
= 22   Wyoming: 5 
= 22   Nebraska: 5 
# 24   Minnesota: 4 
= 25   Colorado: 3 
= 25   North Dakota: 3 
= 25   New Mexico: 3 
= 28   California: 2 
= 28   Iowa: 2 
= 28   Utah: 2 
= 28   Montana: 2 
= 32   New York: 1 
= 32   Michigan: 1 
= 32   Delaware: 1 
= 32   Washington: 1 
= 32   Oregon: 1 
= 32   New Jersey: 1 
= 38   Arizona: 0 
= 38   Idaho: 0 
= 38   Vermont: 0 
= 38   Maine: 0 
= 38   South Dakota: 0 
= 38   Nevada: 0 
= 38   Wisconsin: 0 
Total: 3,446  
Weighted average: 78.3  



DEFINITION: Number of Black people killed by lynching from 1882 to 1968.

SOURCE: UMKC School of Law via StateMaster

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