Alabama 29,295 Arkansas 5,999 Colombia, District of, 1,477 Delaware 809 Florida 3,520 Georgia 38,456 Kentucky 38,385 Louisiana 20,670 Maryland 16,040 Mississippi 23,116 Missouri 19,185 North Carolina 28,303 South Carolina 25,596 Tennessee 33,864 Texas 7,747 Virginia 55,063 -------- Total Number of Slaveholders in the United States 347,525 CLASSIFICATION OF THE SLAVEHOLDERS--1850. Holders of 1 slave 68,820 Holders of 1 and under 5 105,683 Holders of 5 and under 10 80,765 Holders of 10 and under 20 54,595 Holders of 20 and under 50 29,733 Holders of 50 and under 100 6,196 Holders of 100 and under 200 1,479 Holders of 200 and under 300 187 Holders of 300 and under 500 56 Holders of 500 and under 1,000 9 Holders of 1,000 and over 2 ------- Aggregate Number of Slaveholders in the United States 347,525