According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights advocacy group, there were 733 active hate groups in the U.S. in 2021, spanning all 50 states. Using data from the SPLC, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states with the most hate groups. In each state on this list, there were at least four active hate groups in 2021, and at least 2.5 active hate groups for every 1 million state residents. Population and demographic data came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey.
10. Idaho
> Hate groups in 2021: 3.2 per million people (6 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Bonners Ferry, Coeur D’Alene, Meridian
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-Muslim, antisemitism, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 78.7% white; 0.7% Black, 6.1% foreign born
> Total population: 1,900,923
9. Louisiana
> Hate groups in 2021: 3.2 per million people (15 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Metairie, Monroe, New Orleans, Shreveport
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-LGBTQ, anti-Muslim, antisemitism, neo-Confederate, white nationlist
> State demographic makeup: 56.9% white; 31.0% Black, 4.3% foreign born
> Total population: 4,624,047
8. South Carolina
> Hate groups in 2021: 3.3 per million people (17 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, Summerville
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-LGBTQ, antisemitism, neo-Confederate, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 62.6% white; 24.9% Black, 5.2% foreign born
> Total population: 5,190,705
7. West Virginia
> Hate groups in 2021: 3.4 per million people (6 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Berkeley Springs, Purgitsville
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-LGBTQ, neo-Confederate, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 90.4% white; 2.8% Black, 1.6% foreign born
> Total population: 1,782,959
6. Montana
> Hate groups in 2021: 3.6 per million people (4 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Dayton, Whitefish
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-Muslim, racist skinhead, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 83.8% white; 0.5% Black, 2.2% foreign born
> Total population: 1,104,271
5. Delaware
> Hate groups in 2021: 4.0 per million people (4 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Bear, Wilmington
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-Muslim, antisemitism, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 59.3% white; 20.5% Black, 10.1% foreign born
> Total population: 1,003,384
4. Tennessee
> Hate groups in 2021: 4.0 per million people (28 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Bartlett, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-LGBTQ, anti-Muslim, antisemitism, neo-Confederate, neo-Nazi, racist skinhead, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 72.1% white; 15.4% Black, 5.3% foreign born
> Total population: 6,975,218
3. New Hampshire
> Hate groups in 2021: 4.3 per million people (6 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Hollis, Manchester, Richmond
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-Muslim, neo-Nazi, radical traditional Catholocism
> State demographic makeup: 87.3% white; 1.3% Black, 5.9% foreign born
> Total population: 1,388,992
2. South Dakota
> Hate groups in 2021: 4.5 per million people (4 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Rapid City
> Hate group ideologies include: Neo-Nazi, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 80.0% white; 1.9% Black, 3.5% foreign born
> Total population: 895,376
1. Nebraska
> Hate groups in 2021: 4.6 per million people (9 total)
> Place(s) with active hate group(s) include: Lincoln, Omaha, Scottsbluff
> Hate group ideologies include: Anti-Muslim, Christian identity, neo-Nazi, white nationalist
> State demographic makeup: 76.4% white; 4.6% Black, 7.4% foreign born
> Total population: 1,963,692