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
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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 June 13, 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 June 13, 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: June 13, 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 June 13, 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/