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States with the most active hate groups

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December 19, 2022
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States with the most active hate groups

Reported across America's 10 largest cities in 2023, according to January 2024 preliminary data from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Notably, those numbers include increased reports of antisemitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes, both of which occurred in larger numbers in the final quarter of 2023 after the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza conflict in October. The Council on American-Islamic Relations recorded an in 2023, and anti-Muslim hate groups are also across the country.

However, the overall number of active hate groups hasn't seen the same trend. Despite the fact that the actions of extremist groups鈥攊ncluding those that instigated and participated in the 鈥攕eem more visible than ever before, the number of active hate groups in the U.S. has been declining since 2018. 

The decrease of hate groups active over the past several years does not, in fact, signal the diminishing influence of hate-fueled and extremist ideology, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that Instead, it indicates that public opinion on the mobilizing doctrines of these groups has undergone a significant shift: once considered fringe by the vast majority of Americans, far-right extremist ideology has begun to move into the mainstream.

This shift is far from unique to the U.S. Across the world, from France to India, increasingly far-right thinking has found footholds in more through nationalist rhetoric, anti-immigrant policies, and calls for a return to "," a euphemism for the maintenance of white patriarchal power. 

Hate groups are defined by unifying mission statements or for a group of people, often on the basis of race, religion, or sexuality. According to the Anti-Defamation League, a group with hate-motivated individuals does not necessarily make the organization a hate group; instead, the organization must have a . Extremist groups are sometimes in that they are defined by beliefs or goals that are outside of the mainstream, but are not necessarily motivated by hatred of a particular group.

黑料社 analyzed data compiled by the tracking active hate groups across the country. States are ranked according to active hate groups per million residents in 2021. Most of the hate groups in the U.S. are white power groups espousing Confederate or Nazi ideology, often utilizing symbolism from those movements.

Read on to learn which states have the most active hate groups.

#51. Washington D.C.

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 0
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 0
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- General Hate: 15
--- Other: 11
--- Anti-Muslim: 11
--- White Nationalist: 8
--- Anti-Immigrant: 5
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 4
--- Neo-Nazi: 1
--- Male Supremacy: 1
--- Ku Klux Klan: 1
--- Holocaust Denial: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#50. New Mexico

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 0.47
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 1
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 3
--- General Hate: 2
--- Racist Skinhead: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1

#49. Utah

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 0.60
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 2
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 5
--- Neo-Nazi: 5
--- General Hate: 4
--- Racist Skinhead: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Ku Klux Klan: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1

#48. Iowa

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 0.63
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 2
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Racist Skinhead: 5
--- Ku Klux Klan: 5
--- Neo-Nazi: 4
--- General Hate: 2
--- White Nationalist: 1
--- Other: 1
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#47. New Jersey

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.29
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 12
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 11
--- Racist Skinhead: 11
--- Other: 9
--- Neo-Nazi: 9
--- General Hate: 6
--- Ku Klux Klan: 4
--- Hate Music: 3
--- Antisemitism: 1

#46. Kansas

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.36
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 4
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 4
--- White Nationalist: 3
--- Racist Skinhead: 2
--- Other: 2
--- General Hate: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Ku Klux Klan: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#45. Alaska

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.36
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 1
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- General Hate: 4
--- White Nationalist: 2
--- Neo-Nazi: 2
--- Racist Skinhead: 1
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1

#44. Minnesota

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.58
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 9
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 8
--- Neo-Nazi: 6
--- General Hate: 6
--- Racist Skinhead: 5
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 3
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 3
--- Ku Klux Klan: 3
--- Other: 2
--- Christian Identity: 2
--- Anti-Muslim: 2
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Hate Music: 1

#43. California

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.66
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 65
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 32
--- General Hate: 31
--- Racist Skinhead: 26
--- Neo-Nazi: 22
--- Anti-Muslim: 16
--- Other: 14
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 9
--- Ku Klux Klan: 7
--- Anti-Immigrant: 7
--- Holocaust Denial: 6
--- Hate Music: 6
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 4
--- Antisemitism: 4
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 2
--- Neo-Confederate: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1

#42. Ohio

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.70
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 20
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 25
--- Neo-Nazi: 18
--- White Nationalist: 14
--- General Hate: 12
--- Racist Skinhead: 9
--- Other: 9
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 6
--- Christian Identity: 5
--- Hate Music: 4
--- Anti-Muslim: 3
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 1
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#41. Texas

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.76
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 52
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 31
--- Neo-Nazi: 28
--- General Hate: 24
--- White Nationalist: 21
--- Racist Skinhead: 12
--- Other: 12
--- Anti-Muslim: 7
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 7
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 5
--- Christian Identity: 5
--- Anti-Immigrant: 5
--- Neo-Confederate: 3
--- Hate Music: 3
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 2
--- Antisemitism: 2
--- Male Supremacy: 1
--- Holocaust Denial: 1

#40. New York

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.76
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 35
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 23
--- Other: 20
--- General Hate: 18
--- Anti-Muslim: 15
--- Neo-Nazi: 14
--- Ku Klux Klan: 8
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 8
--- Racist Skinhead: 6
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 5
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 3
--- Holocaust Denial: 2
--- Hate Music: 2
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Immigrant: 1

#39. Maryland

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.78
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 11
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 12
--- Other: 12
--- General Hate: 11
--- Neo-Nazi: 9
--- Ku Klux Klan: 9
--- Racist Skinhead: 4
--- Neo-Confederate: 2
--- Anti-Muslim: 2
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 1
--- Holocaust Denial: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1
--- Anti-Immigrant: 1

#38. Michigan

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.79
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 18
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 16
--- Neo-Nazi: 15
--- General Hate: 12
--- Other: 10
--- Ku Klux Klan: 10
--- Racist Skinhead: 8
--- Anti-Muslim: 6
--- Christian Identity: 3
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 3
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Holocaust Denial: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Immigrant: 1

#37. Illinois

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.82
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 23
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 15
--- Neo-Nazi: 15
--- Racist Skinhead: 14
--- Other: 14
--- Ku Klux Klan: 13
--- General Hate: 12
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 5
--- Christian Identity: 3
--- Hate Music: 2
--- Anti-Muslim: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#36. Connecticut

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 1.94
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 7
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 7
--- Neo-Nazi: 7
--- Other: 6
--- General Hate: 5
--- Ku Klux Klan: 3
--- Racist Skinhead: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#35. Kentucky

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.00
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 9
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 15
--- Neo-Nazi: 9
--- White Nationalist: 6
--- Other: 6
--- General Hate: 5
--- Racist Skinhead: 4
--- Neo-Confederate: 2
--- Christian Identity: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#34. Massachusetts

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.00
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 14
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 13
--- Neo-Nazi: 8
--- General Hate: 6
--- Other: 5
--- Racist Skinhead: 3
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 3
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 2
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 1
--- Ku Klux Klan: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#33. Wisconsin

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.04
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 12
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 12
--- White Nationalist: 10
--- General Hate: 5
--- Racist Skinhead: 4
--- Other: 4
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 4
--- Hate Music: 2
--- Anti-Muslim: 2
--- Ku Klux Klan: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#32. Indiana

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.06
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 14
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 20
--- Ku Klux Klan: 18
--- Neo-Nazi: 10
--- Racist Skinhead: 9
--- General Hate: 7
--- Other: 4
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 4
--- Christian Identity: 3
--- Anti-Muslim: 2
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 1
--- Neo-Confederate: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#31. Georgia

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.22
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 24
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- General Hate: 22
--- Other: 21
--- White Nationalist: 20
--- Ku Klux Klan: 19
--- Neo-Nazi: 17
--- Racist Skinhead: 6
--- Neo-Confederate: 4
--- Anti-Muslim: 4
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 3
--- Christian Identity: 2
--- Anti-Immigrant: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#30. Oklahoma

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.26
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 9
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Other: 9
--- Ku Klux Klan: 9
--- Neo-Nazi: 7
--- Racist Skinhead: 6
--- General Hate: 5
--- White Nationalist: 4
--- Neo-Confederate: 2
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Christian Identity: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#29. Pennsylvania

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.31
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 30
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 20
--- Neo-Nazi: 18
--- Racist Skinhead: 17
--- Ku Klux Klan: 16
--- General Hate: 15
--- Other: 11
--- Hate Music: 6
--- Anti-Muslim: 6
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 5
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 3
--- Antisemitism: 2
--- Holocaust Denial: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#28. Virginia

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.31
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 20
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 28
--- Ku Klux Klan: 17
--- Neo-Nazi: 16
--- Racist Skinhead: 11
--- General Hate: 9
--- Other: 7
--- Anti-Muslim: 6
--- Neo-Confederate: 3
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 2
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Anti-Immigrant: 2
--- Male Supremacy: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#27. Oregon

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.36
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 10
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 13
--- Neo-Nazi: 9
--- Racist Skinhead: 7
--- Other: 7
--- General Hate: 7
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 2
--- Ku Klux Klan: 2
--- Hate Music: 2
--- Christian Identity: 2
--- Anti-Muslim: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1
--- Anti-Immigrant: 1

#26. Florida

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.43
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 53
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 21
--- Ku Klux Klan: 20
--- General Hate: 20
--- Neo-Nazi: 19
--- Racist Skinhead: 18
--- Other: 15
--- Anti-Muslim: 10
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 6
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 3
--- Neo-Confederate: 3
--- Christian Identity: 3
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 2
--- Anti-Immigrant: 2
--- Holocaust Denial: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#25. Washington

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.46
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 19
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 14
--- White Nationalist: 13
--- Racist Skinhead: 8
--- Other: 8
--- General Hate: 6
--- Anti-Muslim: 4
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 4
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 3
--- Ku Klux Klan: 3
--- Christian Identity: 3
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 1
--- Anti-Immigrant: 1

#24. Alabama

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.58
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 13
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 23
--- Neo-Nazi: 10
--- White Nationalist: 6
--- Other: 6
--- General Hate: 6
--- Neo-Confederate: 3
--- Racist Skinhead: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 2
--- Christian Identity: 2
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1
--- Anti-Immigrant: 1

#23. North Dakota

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.58
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 2
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 2
--- Neo-Nazi: 2
--- Racist Skinhead: 1
--- General Hate: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#22. North Carolina

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.65
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 28
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 21
--- Other: 14
--- General Hate: 12
--- Neo-Nazi: 11
--- Racist Skinhead: 10
--- White Nationalist: 9
--- Neo-Confederate: 7
--- Anti-Muslim: 6
--- Anti-Immigrant: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#21. Mississippi

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.71
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 8
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 20
--- White Nationalist: 10
--- Other: 6
--- Neo-Nazi: 6
--- Racist Skinhead: 4
--- Neo-Confederate: 4
--- General Hate: 4
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#20. Rhode Island

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.74
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 3
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 4
--- Ku Klux Klan: 3
--- White Nationalist: 2
--- General Hate: 2
--- Racist Skinhead: 1
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1

#19. Missouri

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.76
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 17
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 11
--- White Nationalist: 10
--- Neo-Nazi: 10
--- General Hate: 10
--- Racist Skinhead: 8
--- Other: 8
--- Christian Identity: 5
--- Anti-Muslim: 5
--- Neo-Confederate: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#18. Hawaii

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.77
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 4
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Other: 3
--- General Hate: 3
--- White Nationalist: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#17. Nevada

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.86
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 9
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 11
--- White Nationalist: 10
--- General Hate: 8
--- Other: 4
--- Racist Skinhead: 2
--- Ku Klux Klan: 2
--- Anti-Muslim: 2
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1

#16. Maine

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.91
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 4
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 6
--- White Nationalist: 5
--- Racist Skinhead: 3
--- Ku Klux Klan: 3
--- General Hate: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#15. Arkansas

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 2.97
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 9
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 13
--- Neo-Nazi: 11
--- General Hate: 8
--- White Nationalist: 5
--- Other: 5
--- Christian Identity: 5
--- Racist Skinhead: 4
--- Hate Music: 4
--- Neo-Confederate: 2
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#14. Arizona

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.02
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 22
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 18
--- General Hate: 13
--- Racist Skinhead: 12
--- Neo-Nazi: 11
--- Ku Klux Klan: 5
--- Other: 4
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 4
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 4
--- Anti-Immigrant: 4
--- Anti-Muslim: 3
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#13. Colorado

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.10
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 18
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 10
--- General Hate: 10
--- White Nationalist: 9
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 9
--- Racist Skinhead: 6
--- Other: 6
--- Anti-Muslim: 5
--- Ku Klux Klan: 4
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 2
--- Anti-Immigrant: 2
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#12. Vermont

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.10
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 2
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 6
--- White Nationalist: 3
--- Ku Klux Klan: 2
--- Racist Skinhead: 1

#11. Idaho

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.16
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 6
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 9
--- General Hate: 7
--- Anti-Muslim: 6
--- Neo-Nazi: 5
--- Racist Skinhead: 3
--- Holocaust Denial: 3
--- Christian Identity: 3
--- Ku Klux Klan: 2
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Neo-Confederate: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1

#10. Louisiana

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.24
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 15
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 11
--- White Nationalist: 10
--- Neo-Nazi: 10
--- General Hate: 8
--- Other: 6
--- Neo-Confederate: 3
--- Racist Skinhead: 2
--- Christian Identity: 2
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#9. South Carolina

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.28
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 17
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 14
--- White Nationalist: 13
--- General Hate: 10
--- Neo-Nazi: 9
--- Neo-Confederate: 9
--- Other: 4
--- Racist Skinhead: 3
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 2
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1
--- Anti-Immigrant: 1

#8. West Virginia

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.37
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 6
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 9
--- White Nationalist: 8
--- Neo-Nazi: 8
--- General Hate: 3
--- Racist Skinhead: 2
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Other: 1
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Neo-Confederate: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#7. Wyoming

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.46
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 2
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 4
--- White Nationalist: 3
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 1
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 1

#6. Montana

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.62
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 4
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- White Nationalist: 9
--- Neo-Nazi: 4
--- Anti-Muslim: 3
--- Ku Klux Klan: 2
--- Racist Skinhead: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- General Hate: 1
--- Christian Identity: 1

#5. Delaware

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 3.99
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 4
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 4
--- Neo-Nazi: 3
--- White Nationalist: 2
--- Other: 2
--- General Hate: 2
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Antisemitism: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

#4. Tennessee

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 4.01
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 28
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Ku Klux Klan: 26
--- White Nationalist: 18
--- Neo-Nazi: 18
--- General Hate: 11
--- Anti-Muslim: 11
--- Racist Skinhead: 9
--- Other: 7
--- Neo-Confederate: 6
--- Neo-V枚lkisch: 5
--- Christian Identity: 3
--- Anti-LGBTQ: 2
--- Antisemitism: 1

#3. New Hampshire

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 4.32
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 6
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 8
--- White Nationalist: 4
--- Anti-Muslim: 4
--- Racist Skinhead: 3
--- Radical Traditional Catholicism: 2
--- Ku Klux Klan: 2
--- General Hate: 2

#2. South Dakota

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 4.47
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 4
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 5
--- White Nationalist: 4
--- Ku Klux Klan: 4
--- General Hate: 4
--- Racist Skinhead: 2
--- Anti-Muslim: 2

#1. Nebraska

- Hate groups per million residents in 2021: 4.58
- Total hate groups tracked in 2021: 9
- Unique hate groups tracked since 2011:
--- Neo-Nazi: 7
--- Racist Skinhead: 5
--- White Nationalist: 3
--- Other: 3
--- General Hate: 2
--- Christian Identity: 2
--- Ku Klux Klan: 1
--- Hate Music: 1
--- Anti-Muslim: 1

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