| States. | Native. | Foreign. | Total. |
| California | 2,201 | 2,917 | 5,118 |
| Connecticut | 826 | 4,013 | 4,739 |
| Illinois | 34,107 | 5,947 | 40,054 |
| Indiana | 67,275 | 3,265 | 70,540 |
| Iowa | 7,043 | 1,077 | 8,120 |
| Maine | 1,999 | 4,148 | 6,147 |
| Massachusetts | 1,055 | 26,484 | 27,539 |
| Michigan | 4,903 | 3,009 | 7,912 |
| New Hampshire | 893 | 2,064 | 2,957 |
| New Jersey | 8,370 | 5,878 | 14,248 |
| New York | 23,241 | 68,052 | 91,293 |
| Ohio | 51,968 | 9,062 | 61,030 |
| Pennsylvania | 41,944 | 24,989 | 66,928 |
| Rhode Island | 981 | 2,359 | 3,340 |
| Vermont | 565 | 5,624 | 6,189 |
| Wisconsin | 1,459 | 4,902 | 6,361 |
| 248,725 | 173,790 | 422,515 |
TABLE NO. XLIII.
ILLITERATE WHITE ADULTS IN THE SLAVE STATES—1850.
| States. | Native. | Foreign. | Total. |
| Alabama | 33,618 | 139 | 33,757 |
| Arkansas | 16,792 | 27 | 16,819 |
| Delaware | 4,132 | 404 | 4,536 |
| Florida | 3,564 | 295 | 3,859 |
| Georgia | 40,794 | 406 | 41,200 |
| Kentucky | 64,340 | 2,347 | 66,687 |
| Louisiana | 14,950 | 6,271 | 21,221 |
| Maryland | 17,364 | 3,451 | 20,815 |
| Mississippi | 13,324 | 81 | 13,405 |
| Missouri | 34,420 | 1,861 | 36,281 |
| North Carolina | 73,226 | 340 | 73,566 |
| South Carolina | 15,580 | 104 | 15,684 |
| Tennessee | 77,017 | 505 | 77,522 |
| Texas | 8,037 | 2,488 | 10,525 |
| Virginia | 75,868 | 1,137 | 77,005 |
| 493,026 | 19,856 | 512,882 |
TABLE NO. XLIV.
NATIONAL POLITICAL POWER OF THE FREE STATES—1857.
| States. | Senators. | Rep. in lower House Cong. | Electoral votes. |
| California | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Illinois | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Indiana | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Iowa | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Maine | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| Michigan | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| New York | 2 | 33 | 35 |
| Ohio | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 25 | 27 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Vermont | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 32 | 141 | 176 |
TABLE NO. XLV.
NATIONAL POLITICAL POWER OF THE SLAVE STATES—1857.