Among the most harmful actions taken by the Trump Administration have been DOGE’s illegal and arbitrary cuts to the federal workforce. Though much of the attention has been on D.C.-based federal workers, over 90% of federal workers are employed outside the nation’s capital. The ripple effects from large-scale job cuts are expected to show up in higher unemployment and the disruption of critical public services and government functions throughout the nation.
For Black Americans, public sector employment has historically provided a pathway to better, more equitable job opportunities for skilled and often highly educated Black workers compared with available private-sector jobs. This fact sheet gives a snapshot of Black federal workers in each state (excluding USPS employees), offering context for the potential impact planned agency cuts—particularly at the Department of Veterans Affairs (up to 80,900 cut jobs), Social Security Administration (about 7,000), and civilian employees at the Department of Defense (up to 39,000)—could have on Black workers across the country.
Figure A presents the Black worker share of each state’s federal employees (excluding USPS) along with the share who are veterans and their average years of employment in the federal government. While 18.7% of all federal workers are Black, they account for at least one-fifth of the state’s federal workforce in 15 states and the District of Columbia.1 The Black worker share of state federal employment is highest in Georgia (43.8%), Louisiana (37.6%), Mississippi (34.8%), and Tennessee (34.6%).
DOGE cuts will impact Black federal workers in every state: Black worker share of total federal employees, share of Black federal workers who are veterans, and Black workers' average years of service by state
| State | Total federal employees | Black worker share of total federal employees | Share of Black federal workers who are veterans | Black workers’ average years of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 41,319 | 33.9% | 29.4% | 11.9 |
| Alaska | 11,658 | 4.5% | 54.1% | 11.8 |
| Arizona | 34,460 | 7.5% | 47.2% | 10.2 |
| Arkansas | 14,269 | 22.2% | 25.1% | 10.8 |
| California | 150,679 | 10.5% | 37.4% | 12.7 |
| Colorado | 41,167 | 7.2% | 46.0% | 11.0 |
| Connecticut | 7,304 | 15.6% | 31.8% | 10.8 |
| Delaware | 3,998 | 30.7% | 29.4% | 10.9 |
| Washington D.C. | 162,489 | 28.8% | 20.0% | 16.4 |
| Florida | 95,167 | 21.2% | 38.7% | 10.5 |
| Georgia | 81,366 | 43.8% | 32.1% | 11.6 |
| Hawaii | 24,804 | 4.2% | 72.2% | 11.0 |
| Idaho | 10,993 | 1.2% | 34.4% | 8.3 |
| Illinois | 45,213 | 20.1% | 27.6% | 12.6 |
| Indiana | 24,499 | 14.6% | 25.3% | 11.3 |
| Iowa | 9,930 | 4.0% | 23.6% | 7.8 |
| Kansas | 17,824 | 9.8% | 40.8% | 11.8 |
| Kentucky | 23,449 | 14.5% | 36.8% | 11.3 |
| Louisiana | 19,486 | 37.6% | 27.3% | 11.0 |
| Maine | 12,717 | 1.0% | 35.4% | 8.3 |
| Maryland | 144,497 | 27.9% | 18.2% | 15.3 |
| Massachusetts | 25,698 | 9.4% | 18.5% | 10.0 |
| Michigan | 29,822 | 17.2% | 24.1% | 11.2 |
| Minnesota | 18,183 | 5.4% | 23.4% | 8.4 |
| Mississippi | 19,690 | 34.8% | 27.5% | 10.7 |
| Missouri | 37,220 | 21.8% | 18.2% | 11.5 |
| Montana | 11,353 | 0.7% | 44.0% | 9.9 |
| Nebraska | 10,412 | 5.3% | 40.5% | 9.2 |
| Nevada | 13,967 | 12.9% | 44.8% | 9.9 |
| New Hampshire | 5,208 | 1.9% | 28.9% | 9.3 |
| New Jersey | 22,684 | 16.3% | 28.0% | 13.6 |
| New Mexico | 22,695 | 4.0% | 48.5% | 10.8 |
| New York | 54,092 | 15.9% | 19.6% | 11.8 |
| North Carolina | 51,900 | 26.0% | 38.3% | 10.8 |
| North Dakota | 5,736 | 2.1% | 40.3% | 5.4 |
| Ohio | 56,068 | 16.8% | 25.6% | 11.9 |
| Oklahoma | 42,212 | 10.6% | 35.4% | 11.1 |
| Oregon | 20,952 | 2.4% | 31.6% | 9.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 66,656 | 16.6% | 18.6% | 11.8 |
| Rhode Island | 8,598 | 5.7% | 29.0% | 10.1 |
| South Carolina | 24,863 | 34.0% | 41.3% | 10.5 |
| South Dakota | 8,940 | 1.5% | 23.7% | 6.0 |
| Tennessee | 32,574 | 34.6% | 19.8% | 9.5 |
| Texas | 130,686 | 24.2% | 41.0% | 11.4 |
| Utah | 33,961 | 1.7% | 42.4% | 10.5 |
| Vermont | 3,368 | 1.5% | 22.0% | 7.0 |
| Virginia | 147,358 | 26.0% | 40.0% | 12.4 |
| Washington | 58,508 | 5.6% | 46.1% | 11.6 |
| West Virginia | 17,301 | 5.0% | 30.2% | 12.0 |
| Wisconsin | 17,946 | 8.0% | 25.6% | 8.8 |
| Wyoming | 6,832 | 1.2% | 60.0% | 9.8 |
Note: Figures are for Black alone, non-Hispanic individuals.
Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated September 2024. FedScope does not include the U.S. Postal Service in its data.
Black federal workers average 10 or more years of service in 36 states and the District of Columbia. Black workers in D.C. (16.4 years) and Maryland (15.3) have the longest average tenure in federal employment, reflecting a commitment to non-political career service across various agency headquarters. Nationally, Black federal workers average 12.3 years of service.
Table 1 provides a breakdown of each state’s agency-level employment. Cabinet-level agencies employ the largest number of workers in each state. These include the 15 executive departments that advise the President, including the Departments of Labor, Justice, State, Treasury, Health and Human Services, Education, and Transportation. The second largest federal employers are large independent agencies existing outside of the executive branch and that were (until recently) intended to be independent of presidential control, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Environmental Protection Agency, and Federal Reserve.
Total employee counts and Black worker shares for cabinet-level agencies, large independent agencies, and agency share of states' Black federal employees for select agencies
| Cabinet level agencies | Large independent agencies | Agency share of state’s Black federal employees (select agencies) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Total employees | Black worker share | Total employees | Black worker share | Department of Veterans Affairs | Departments of Armed Forces | Department of Defense | Department of Agriculture | Social Security Administration |
| Alabama | 35,956 | 32.5% | 5,337 | 42.7% | 36.6% | 31.5% | 6.9% | 2.6% | 13.0% |
| Alaska | 11,499 | 4.5% | 133 | 3.8% | 17.2% | 49.1% | 10.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arizona | 33,293 | 7.4% | 1,069 | 9.1% | 50.3% | 20.0% | 6.0% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Arkansas | 13,645 | 21.9% | 612 | 29.2% | 63.7% | 14.8% | 0.7% | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| California | 138,462 | 10.3% | 11,634 | 12.3% | 39.9% | 25.6% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 5.9% |
| Colorado | 38,517 | 7.3% | 2,445 | 6.5% | 37.9% | 23.2% | 8.5% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Connecticut | 6,856 | 15.8% | 437 | 12.4% | 76.5% | 9.3% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| Delaware | 3,769 | 30.4% | 209 | 36.4% | 53.1% | 17.5% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 3.9% |
| Florida | 88,368 | 21.4% | 6,655 | 19.3% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
| Georgia | 76,268 | 43.6% | 4,952 | 47.2% | 53.2% | 19.6% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 3.8% |
| Hawaii | 24,509 | 4.2% | 284 | 5.6% | 27.3% | 20.8% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 2.2% |
| Idaho | 10,751 | 1.2% | 232 | 1.7% | 13.6% | 59.2% | 17.4% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Illinois | 38,867 | 18.8% | 5,573 | 27.8% | 37.4% | 13.0% | 6.1% | 16.8% | 0.0% |
| Indiana | 23,482 | 14.5% | 988 | 16.0% | 49.1% | 11.6% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 11.8% |
| Iowa | 9,462 | 4.1% | 430 | 3.0% | 46.3% | 8.1% | 26.6% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Kansas | 16,592 | 9.8% | 1,211 | 9.0% | 61.4% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 15.4% | 2.0% |
| Kentucky | 22,486 | 14.7% | 940 | 8.9% | 45.1% | 24.3% | 8.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| Louisiana | 18,460 | 37.3% | 997 | 43.6% | 31.8% | 27.9% | 9.3% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| Maine | 12,446 | 1.0% | 253 | 0.0% | 48.6% | 15.3% | 2.2% | 12.1% | 4.0% |
| Maryland | 125,109 | 26.1% | 18,547 | 39.6% | 26.8% | 54.3% | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts | 23,096 | 9.8% | 2,548 | 5.8% | 7.4% | 13.2% | 8.5% | 3.1% | 12.0% |
| Michigan | 27,778 | 16.9% | 1,989 | 20.2% | 64.5% | 11.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| Minnesota | 17,342 | 5.3% | 753 | 8.9% | 55.4% | 16.5% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 6.0% |
| Mississippi | 18,218 | 35.2% | 1,304 | 29.8% | 68.1% | 6.7% | 0.7% | 5.6% | 4.8% |
| Missouri | 32,823 | 21.5% | 4,326 | 24.4% | 43.5% | 25.5% | 2.6% | 8.7% | 3.4% |
| Montana | 11,108 | 0.7% | 224 | 0.0% | 38.2% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 7.0% |
| Nebraska | 10,135 | 5.4% | 266 | 2.3% | 27.4% | 22.6% | 0.0% | 19.0% | 0.0% |
| Nevada | 13,532 | 12.5% | 423 | 24.3% | 47.6% | 32.5% | 2.4% | 7.8% | 0.9% |
| New Hampshire | 4,877 | 1.9% | 298 | 1.7% | 60.2% | 16.3% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| New Jersey | 20,977 | 16.2% | 1,641 | 17.9% | 36.1% | 11.3% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| New Mexico | 21,718 | 4.0% | 946 | 3.5% | 45.4% | 20.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 5.2% |
| New York | 47,267 | 15.3% | 6,599 | 19.9% | 26.3% | 36.7% | 4.3% | 10.4% | 3.2% |
| North Carolina | 48,301 | 26.0% | 3,527 | 25.9% | 50.8% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 10.5% |
| North Dakota | 5,569 | 2.1% | 156 | 0.0% | 45.8% | 20.8% | 11.6% | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| Ohio | 51,945 | 16.9% | 4,051 | 14.2% | 33.6% | 40.3% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Oklahoma | 41,477 | 10.5% | 723 | 15.6% | 48.1% | 14.3% | 20.8% | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| Oregon | 20,253 | 2.4% | 671 | 3.4% | 27.9% | 48.2% | 9.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 59,615 | 16.4% | 6,912 | 18.1% | 52.3% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 1.8% |
| Rhode Island | 8,328 | 5.7% | 262 | 3.8% | 33.5% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 0.8% | 8.5% |
| South Carolina | 23,947 | 34.0% | 882 | 35.9% | 48.5% | 38.0% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| South Dakota | 8,788 | 1.5% | 148 | 0.0% | 46.5% | 26.7% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 2.8% |
| Tennessee | 31,156 | 35.0% | 1,375 | 25.1% | 35.9% | 9.9% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Texas | 118,401 | 24.2% | 11,825 | 25.0% | 36.1% | 8.8% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 2.1% |
| Utah | 33,523 | 1.7% | 408 | 2.9% | 40.4% | 17.7% | 7.9% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| Vermont | 3,263 | 1.5% | 100 | 0.0% | 22.0% | 41.3% | 7.0% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| Virginia | 139,244 | 26.3% | 7,394 | 20.6% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% |
| Washington | 55,947 | 5.4% | 2,487 | 8.8% | 12.6% | 46.0% | 21.3% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Washington D.C. | 125,754 | 28.0% | 28,320 | 32.7% | 32.7% | 33.4% | 9.9% | 1.6% | 4.1% |
| West Virginia | 16,726 | 4.9% | 549 | 7.8% | 58.7% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Wisconsin | 17,095 | 7.9% | 824 | 10.2% | 82.0% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| Wyoming | 6,769 | 1.2% | 60 | 0.0% | 38.8% | 30.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
Notes: Shares represent Black alone, non-Hispanic individuals. Large independent agencies are agencies that employ more than 1,000 workers. Departments of Armed Forces includes the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, and the Department of the Navy.
Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated September 2024. FedScope does not include the U.S. Postal Service in its data.
The largest cabinet-level employers in each state are related to the military, including the Department of Veterans Affairs, armed forces (i.e., Departments of the Air Force, Army, and Navy), and the Department of Defense. The nature of these agencies (along with veterans’ preference policies for federal employment) contribute to the high percentage of veterans employed with the federal government. As veterans, 29.5% of Black federal workers have continued to serve the country beyond their time in the U.S. armed forces. In 27 states, more than 30% of Black federal workers are veterans (see Figure A). Along with defense-related agencies, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Social Security Administration have a presence in nearly every state and collectively employ most of each state’s Black federal workers.
1. The 15 states where Black workers are at least one-fifth of the state’s federal workforce are Illinois, Florida, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia.
DOGE cuts will impact Black federal workers in every state: Black worker share of total federal employees, share of Black federal workers who are veterans, and Black workers' average years of service by state
| State | Total federal employees | Black worker share of total federal employees | Share of Black federal workers who are veterans | Black workers’ average years of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 41,319 | 33.9% | 29.4% | 11.9 |
| Alaska | 11,658 | 4.5% | 54.1% | 11.8 |
| Arizona | 34,460 | 7.5% | 47.2% | 10.2 |
| Arkansas | 14,269 | 22.2% | 25.1% | 10.8 |
| California | 150,679 | 10.5% | 37.4% | 12.7 |
| Colorado | 41,167 | 7.2% | 46.0% | 11.0 |
| Connecticut | 7,304 | 15.6% | 31.8% | 10.8 |
| Delaware | 3,998 | 30.7% | 29.4% | 10.9 |
| Washington D.C. | 162,489 | 28.8% | 20.0% | 16.4 |
| Florida | 95,167 | 21.2% | 38.7% | 10.5 |
| Georgia | 81,366 | 43.8% | 32.1% | 11.6 |
| Hawaii | 24,804 | 4.2% | 72.2% | 11.0 |
| Idaho | 10,993 | 1.2% | 34.4% | 8.3 |
| Illinois | 45,213 | 20.1% | 27.6% | 12.6 |
| Indiana | 24,499 | 14.6% | 25.3% | 11.3 |
| Iowa | 9,930 | 4.0% | 23.6% | 7.8 |
| Kansas | 17,824 | 9.8% | 40.8% | 11.8 |
| Kentucky | 23,449 | 14.5% | 36.8% | 11.3 |
| Louisiana | 19,486 | 37.6% | 27.3% | 11.0 |
| Maine | 12,717 | 1.0% | 35.4% | 8.3 |
| Maryland | 144,497 | 27.9% | 18.2% | 15.3 |
| Massachusetts | 25,698 | 9.4% | 18.5% | 10.0 |
| Michigan | 29,822 | 17.2% | 24.1% | 11.2 |
| Minnesota | 18,183 | 5.4% | 23.4% | 8.4 |
| Mississippi | 19,690 | 34.8% | 27.5% | 10.7 |
| Missouri | 37,220 | 21.8% | 18.2% | 11.5 |
| Montana | 11,353 | 0.7% | 44.0% | 9.9 |
| Nebraska | 10,412 | 5.3% | 40.5% | 9.2 |
| Nevada | 13,967 | 12.9% | 44.8% | 9.9 |
| New Hampshire | 5,208 | 1.9% | 28.9% | 9.3 |
| New Jersey | 22,684 | 16.3% | 28.0% | 13.6 |
| New Mexico | 22,695 | 4.0% | 48.5% | 10.8 |
| New York | 54,092 | 15.9% | 19.6% | 11.8 |
| North Carolina | 51,900 | 26.0% | 38.3% | 10.8 |
| North Dakota | 5,736 | 2.1% | 40.3% | 5.4 |
| Ohio | 56,068 | 16.8% | 25.6% | 11.9 |
| Oklahoma | 42,212 | 10.6% | 35.4% | 11.1 |
| Oregon | 20,952 | 2.4% | 31.6% | 9.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 66,656 | 16.6% | 18.6% | 11.8 |
| Rhode Island | 8,598 | 5.7% | 29.0% | 10.1 |
| South Carolina | 24,863 | 34.0% | 41.3% | 10.5 |
| South Dakota | 8,940 | 1.5% | 23.7% | 6.0 |
| Tennessee | 32,574 | 34.6% | 19.8% | 9.5 |
| Texas | 130,686 | 24.2% | 41.0% | 11.4 |
| Utah | 33,961 | 1.7% | 42.4% | 10.5 |
| Vermont | 3,368 | 1.5% | 22.0% | 7.0 |
| Virginia | 147,358 | 26.0% | 40.0% | 12.4 |
| Washington | 58,508 | 5.6% | 46.1% | 11.6 |
| West Virginia | 17,301 | 5.0% | 30.2% | 12.0 |
| Wisconsin | 17,946 | 8.0% | 25.6% | 8.8 |
| Wyoming | 6,832 | 1.2% | 60.0% | 9.8 |
Note: Figures are for Black alone, non-Hispanic individuals.
Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated September 2024. FedScope does not include the U.S. Postal Service in its data.
Total employee counts and Black worker shares for cabinet-level agencies, large independent agencies, and agency share of states' Black federal employees for select agencies
| Cabinet level agencies | Large independent agencies | Agency share of state’s Black federal employees (select agencies) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Total employees | Black worker share | Total employees | Black worker share | Department of Veterans Affairs | Departments of Armed Forces | Department of Defense | Department of Agriculture | Social Security Administration |
| Alabama | 35,956 | 32.5% | 5,337 | 42.7% | 36.6% | 31.5% | 6.9% | 2.6% | 13.0% |
| Alaska | 11,499 | 4.5% | 133 | 3.8% | 17.2% | 49.1% | 10.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Arizona | 33,293 | 7.4% | 1,069 | 9.1% | 50.3% | 20.0% | 6.0% | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Arkansas | 13,645 | 21.9% | 612 | 29.2% | 63.7% | 14.8% | 0.7% | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| California | 138,462 | 10.3% | 11,634 | 12.3% | 39.9% | 25.6% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 5.9% |
| Colorado | 38,517 | 7.3% | 2,445 | 6.5% | 37.9% | 23.2% | 8.5% | 2.9% | 1.9% |
| Connecticut | 6,856 | 15.8% | 437 | 12.4% | 76.5% | 9.3% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 4.0% |
| Delaware | 3,769 | 30.4% | 209 | 36.4% | 53.1% | 17.5% | 3.2% | 7.3% | 3.9% |
| Florida | 88,368 | 21.4% | 6,655 | 19.3% | 8.1% | 7.2% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 0.9% |
| Georgia | 76,268 | 43.6% | 4,952 | 47.2% | 53.2% | 19.6% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 3.8% |
| Hawaii | 24,509 | 4.2% | 284 | 5.6% | 27.3% | 20.8% | 7.3% | 3.2% | 2.2% |
| Idaho | 10,751 | 1.2% | 232 | 1.7% | 13.6% | 59.2% | 17.4% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Illinois | 38,867 | 18.8% | 5,573 | 27.8% | 37.4% | 13.0% | 6.1% | 16.8% | 0.0% |
| Indiana | 23,482 | 14.5% | 988 | 16.0% | 49.1% | 11.6% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 11.8% |
| Iowa | 9,462 | 4.1% | 430 | 3.0% | 46.3% | 8.1% | 26.6% | 1.7% | 3.3% |
| Kansas | 16,592 | 9.8% | 1,211 | 9.0% | 61.4% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 15.4% | 2.0% |
| Kentucky | 22,486 | 14.7% | 940 | 8.9% | 45.1% | 24.3% | 8.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| Louisiana | 18,460 | 37.3% | 997 | 43.6% | 31.8% | 27.9% | 9.3% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
| Maine | 12,446 | 1.0% | 253 | 0.0% | 48.6% | 15.3% | 2.2% | 12.1% | 4.0% |
| Maryland | 125,109 | 26.1% | 18,547 | 39.6% | 26.8% | 54.3% | 8.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Massachusetts | 23,096 | 9.8% | 2,548 | 5.8% | 7.4% | 13.2% | 8.5% | 3.1% | 12.0% |
| Michigan | 27,778 | 16.9% | 1,989 | 20.2% | 64.5% | 11.5% | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| Minnesota | 17,342 | 5.3% | 753 | 8.9% | 55.4% | 16.5% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 6.0% |
| Mississippi | 18,218 | 35.2% | 1,304 | 29.8% | 68.1% | 6.7% | 0.7% | 5.6% | 4.8% |
| Missouri | 32,823 | 21.5% | 4,326 | 24.4% | 43.5% | 25.5% | 2.6% | 8.7% | 3.4% |
| Montana | 11,108 | 0.7% | 224 | 0.0% | 38.2% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 5.6% | 7.0% |
| Nebraska | 10,135 | 5.4% | 266 | 2.3% | 27.4% | 22.6% | 0.0% | 19.0% | 0.0% |
| Nevada | 13,532 | 12.5% | 423 | 24.3% | 47.6% | 32.5% | 2.4% | 7.8% | 0.9% |
| New Hampshire | 4,877 | 1.9% | 298 | 1.7% | 60.2% | 16.3% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| New Jersey | 20,977 | 16.2% | 1,641 | 17.9% | 36.1% | 11.3% | 0.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| New Mexico | 21,718 | 4.0% | 946 | 3.5% | 45.4% | 20.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 5.2% |
| New York | 47,267 | 15.3% | 6,599 | 19.9% | 26.3% | 36.7% | 4.3% | 10.4% | 3.2% |
| North Carolina | 48,301 | 26.0% | 3,527 | 25.9% | 50.8% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 10.5% |
| North Dakota | 5,569 | 2.1% | 156 | 0.0% | 45.8% | 20.8% | 11.6% | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| Ohio | 51,945 | 16.9% | 4,051 | 14.2% | 33.6% | 40.3% | 0.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
| Oklahoma | 41,477 | 10.5% | 723 | 15.6% | 48.1% | 14.3% | 20.8% | 0.9% | 3.1% |
| Oregon | 20,253 | 2.4% | 671 | 3.4% | 27.9% | 48.2% | 9.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 59,615 | 16.4% | 6,912 | 18.1% | 52.3% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 1.8% |
| Rhode Island | 8,328 | 5.7% | 262 | 3.8% | 33.5% | 9.5% | 9.4% | 0.8% | 8.5% |
| South Carolina | 23,947 | 34.0% | 882 | 35.9% | 48.5% | 38.0% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| South Dakota | 8,788 | 1.5% | 148 | 0.0% | 46.5% | 26.7% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 2.8% |
| Tennessee | 31,156 | 35.0% | 1,375 | 25.1% | 35.9% | 9.9% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Texas | 118,401 | 24.2% | 11,825 | 25.0% | 36.1% | 8.8% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 2.1% |
| Utah | 33,523 | 1.7% | 408 | 2.9% | 40.4% | 17.7% | 7.9% | 2.1% | 3.2% |
| Vermont | 3,263 | 1.5% | 100 | 0.0% | 22.0% | 41.3% | 7.0% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| Virginia | 139,244 | 26.3% | 7,394 | 20.6% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 0.0% |
| Washington | 55,947 | 5.4% | 2,487 | 8.8% | 12.6% | 46.0% | 21.3% | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Washington D.C. | 125,754 | 28.0% | 28,320 | 32.7% | 32.7% | 33.4% | 9.9% | 1.6% | 4.1% |
| West Virginia | 16,726 | 4.9% | 549 | 7.8% | 58.7% | 2.5% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Wisconsin | 17,095 | 7.9% | 824 | 10.2% | 82.0% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
| Wyoming | 6,769 | 1.2% | 60 | 0.0% | 38.8% | 30.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% | 0.0% |
Notes: Shares represent Black alone, non-Hispanic individuals. Large independent agencies are agencies that employ more than 1,000 workers. Departments of Armed Forces includes the Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army, and the Department of the Navy.
Source: Office of Personnel Management, FedScope - Federal Workforce Data, last updated September 2024. FedScope does not include the U.S. Postal Service in its data.