Avoid These States with the Highest Concentration of Hate Groups

Population and Social Characteristics

Published: March 12, 2025 4:48 pm

In terms of Civil Rights, we’ve come a long way in America. Unfortunately, hate groups are far from eliminated. In Charlotte, NC, a hate crime investigation is underway, after an Audrey Kell student was left injured in a classroom fight on March 7. The victimized student, who had to undergo surgery to repair broken facial bones, stated “(The other student) called me the ‘n-word’ and told me to go back to my country.”

Hate crimes are rampant in the United States, with multiple groups dedicated to taking advantage of and undermining vulnerable populations. Groups such as the Proud Boys and the Ku Klux Klan primarily target Black Americans, while neo-Nazi groups like Aryan Nations and 14 First target Jews, as well as every minority under the sun.

To identify the states with the highest number of hate groups, including extremist anti-government groups, 24/7 Wall St. used data from the Southern Poverty Law Center report entitled The Year in Hate and Extremism 2022. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey provided population data.

(This article was updated on March 12, 2025 to reflect recent hate crimes committed in America)

Why This Matters

As we continue to evolve, both in the United States and worldwide, one might think hate groups are fading out. Unfortunately, this is not the case; hate groups in the U.S. and beyond continue to gain new members. These groups are made up of racially motivated individuals, anti-government radicals, and terrorist extremists. In fact, domestic terrorism acts, like the one on Bourbon Street at the start of 2025, have more than doubled in the last five years. Though not every person who engages in these types of hate crimes is linked to a designated group, the great majority of them are. With so much instability and polarization occurring in America, especially as we enter a new Trump presidency, 24/7 Wall St. thought it was important to take a look at the areas of the U.S. with the most violent hate groups. Whether traveling or going about your day-to-day life, it may be beneficial to maintain an awareness of the size of these hate groups throughout the nation.

Here are the U.S. states with the highest concentration of hate groups:

50. Louisiana

Hate groups in 2022: 1.5 per million people (7 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #10 most, with 3.2 per million people (15 total)
Population: 4,624,047
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (3), Neo-Confederate (1)
State demographic makeup: 56.9% white; 31.0% Black; 4.3% foreign-born

49. Massachusetts

Hate groups in 2022: 1.6 per million people (11 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #34 most, with 2.0 per million people (14 total)
Population: 6,984,723
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (6), Anti-LGBTQ (2), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 67.5% white; 6.3% Black; 17.6% foreign-born

48. Kansas

Hate groups in 2022: 2 per million people (6 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #46 most, with 1.4 per million people (4 total)
Population: 2,934,582
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (3), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 73.4% white; 5.1% Black; 6.9% foreign-born

47. Kentucky

Hate groups in 2022: 2 per million people (9 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #35 most, with 2.0 per million people (9 total)
Population: 4,509,394
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (3), General Hate (2), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 82.7% white; 7.1% Black; 4.0% foreign-born

46. Georgia

Hate groups in 2022: 2.2 per million people (24 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #31 most, with 2.2 per million people (24 total)
Population: 10,799,566
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (13), White Nationalist (3), Anti-LGBTQ (2)
State demographic makeup: 50.2% white; 30.4% Black; 10.0% foreign-born

45. Texas

Hate groups in 2022: 2.4 per million people (72 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #41 most, with 1.8 per million people (52 total)
Population: 29,527,941
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (39), General Hate (10), Anti-LGBTQ (5)
State demographic makeup: 39.4% white; 11.6% Black; 17.2% foreign-born

44. Mississippi

Hate groups in 2022: 2.4 per million people (7 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #21 most, with 2.7 per million people (8 total)
Population: 2,949,965
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (4), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 55.4% white; 36.0% Black; 2.1% foreign-born

43. New Jersey

Hate groups in 2022: 2.4 per million people (22 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #47 most, with 1.3 per million people (12 total)
Population: 9,267,130
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (16), White Nationalist (2), Anti-Immigrant (1)
State demographic makeup: 52.1% white; 12.3% Black; 23.0% foreign-born

42. New Mexico

Hate groups in 2022: 2.4 per million people (5 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #50 most, with 0.5 per million people (1 total)
Population: 2,115,877
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (4), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 34.9% white; 1.7% Black; 9.1% foreign-born

41. California

Hate groups in 2022: 2.6 per million people (103 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #43 most, with 1.7 per million people (65 total)
Population: 39,237,836
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (57), General Hate (15), Anti-Muslim (8)
State demographic makeup: 34.3% white; 5.3% Black; 26.6% foreign-born

40. Alabama

Hate groups in 2022: 2.6 per million people (13 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #24 most, with 2.6 per million people (13 total)
Population: 5,039,877
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (8), Neo-Confederate (2)
State demographic makeup: 64.2% white; 25.8% Black; 3.5% foreign-born

39. New York

Hate groups in 2022: 2.7 per million people (53 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #40 most, with 1.8 per million people (35 total)
Population: 19,835,913
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (25), General Hate (12), White Nationalist (4)
State demographic makeup: 53.5% white; 13.4% Black; 22.3% foreign-born

38. Illinois

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Hate groups in 2022: 2.8 per million people (35 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #37 most, with 1.8 per million people (23 total)
Population: 12,671,469
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (17), Anti-LGBTQ (4)
State demographic makeup: 58.9% white; 13.4% Black; 14.2% foreign-born

37. Michigan

Hate groups in 2022: 2.9 per million people (29 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #38 most, with 1.8 per million people (18 total)
Population: 10,050,811
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (19), White Nationalist (3)
State demographic makeup: 72.9% white; 13.2% Black; 6.8% foreign-born

36. Connecticut

Hate groups in 2022: 3.1 per million people (11 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #36 most, with 1.9 per million people (7 total)
Population: 3,605,597
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (7), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 62.7% white; 9.9% Black; 15.2% foreign-born

35. Oklahoma

Hate groups in 2022: 3.3 per million people (13 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #30 most, with 2.3 per million people (9 total)
Population: 3,986,639
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (9), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 62.8% white; 6.7% Black; 5.8% foreign-born

34. Minnesota

Hate groups in 2022: 3.3 per million people (19 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #44 most, with 1.6 per million people (9 total)
Population: 5,707,390
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (11), Neo-Völkisch (2)
State demographic makeup: 76.9% white; 6.7% Black; 8.5% foreign-born

33. Wisconsin

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Hate groups in 2022: 3.6 per million people (21 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #33 most, with 2.0 per million people (12 total)
Population: 5,895,908
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (13), Neo-Völkisch (2)
State demographic makeup: 79.0% white; 6.1% Black; 5.1% foreign-born

32. Missouri

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Hate groups in 2022: 3.6 per million people (22 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #19 most, with 2.8 per million people (17 total)
Population: 6,168,187
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (12), General Hate (4), White Nationalist (2)
State demographic makeup: 76.6% white; 10.7% Black; 4.1% foreign-born

31. Washington

Hate groups in 2022: 3.7 per million people (29 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #25 most, with 2.5 per million people (19 total)
Population: 7,738,692
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (13), Anti-LGBTQ (3)
State demographic makeup: 64.3% white; 3.9% Black; 14.8% foreign-born

30. Nevada

Hate groups in 2022: 3.8 per million people (12 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #17 most, with 2.9 per million people (9 total)
Population: 3,143,991
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (6), General Hate (2), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 45.2% white; 8.7% Black; 18.4% foreign-born

29. Iowa

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Virginia 2nd Amendment Rally (CC BY 2.0) by Anthony Crider

Hate groups in 2022: 3.8 per million people (12 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #48 most, with 0.6 per million people (2 total)
Population: 3,193,079
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (10), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 83.0% white; 3.5% Black; 5.4% foreign-born

28. Florida

Hate groups in 2022: 4.1 per million people (89 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #26 most, with 2.4 per million people (53 total)
Population: 21,781,128
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (54), General Hate (11), Anti-LGBTQ (6)
State demographic makeup: 51.1% white; 14.6% Black; 21.2% foreign-born

27. North Carolina

Hate groups in 2022: 4.1 per million people (43 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #22 most, with 2.7 per million people (28 total)
Population: 10,551,162
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (27), General Hate (5), Neo-Confederate (3)
State demographic makeup: 60.9% white; 19.9% Black; 8.2% foreign-born

26. Maryland

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Hate groups in 2022: 4.1 per million people (25 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #39 most, with 1.8 per million people (11 total)
Population: 6,165,129
Most common ideologies: Anti Government Movement (15), General Hate (4), Neo-Confederate (1)
State demographic makeup: 47.8% white; 29.0% Black; 15.9% foreign-born

25. Indiana

Hate groups in 2022: 4.3 per million people (29 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #32 most, with 2.1 per million people (14 total)
Population: 6,805,985
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (16), White Nationalist (3), Neo-Völkisch (2)
State demographic makeup: 76.6% white; 8.7% Black; 5.6% foreign-born

24. Vermont

Hate groups in 2022: 4.6 per million people (3 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #12 most, with 3.1 per million people (2 total)
Population: 645,570
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (2), White Nationalist (1), Neo-Völkisch(0)
State demographic makeup: 90.6% white; 1.0% Black; 4.2% foreign-born

23. Ohio

Hate groups in 2022: 4.7 per million people (55 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #42 most, with 1.7 per million people (20 total)
Population: 11,780,017
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (35), Anti-LGBTQ (4)
State demographic makeup: 76.6% white; 11.8% Black; 5.0% foreign-born

22. Tennessee

Hate groups in 2022: 4.7 per million people (33 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #4 most, with 4.0 per million people (28 total)
Population: 6,975,218
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (12), White Nationalist (4), Neo-Nazi (3)
State demographic makeup: 72.1% white; 15.4% Black; 5.3% foreign-born

21. Virginia

Hate groups in 2022: 5 per million people (43 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #28 most, with 2.3 per million people (20 total)
Population: 8,642,274
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (28), White Nationalist (5), General Hate (3)
State demographic makeup: 59.2% white; 18.0% Black; 12.4% foreign-born

20. West Virginia

Hate groups in 2022: 5 per million people (9 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #8 most, with 3.4 per million people (6 total)
Population: 1,782,959
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (3), Anti-Government Movement (3), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 90.4% white; 2.8% Black; 1.6% foreign-born

19. Colorado

Hate groups in 2022: 5.3 per million people (31 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #13 most, with 3.1 per million people (18 total)
Population: 5,812,069
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (17), Anti-LGBTQ (4)
State demographic makeup: 65.2% white; 3.7% Black; 9.8% foreign-born

18. Arkansas

Hate groups in 2022: 5.3 per million people (16 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #15 most, with 3.0 per million people (9 total)
Population: 3,025,891
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (9), White Nationalist (3), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 68.2% white; 14.7% Black; 4.7% foreign-born

17. Arizona

Hate groups in 2022: 5.4 per million people (39 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #14 most, with 3.0 per million people (22 total)
Population: 7,276,316
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (21), Anti-LGBTQ (5), White Nationalist (4)
State demographic makeup: 52.0% white; 4.3% Black; 12.6% foreign-born

16. Utah

Hate groups in 2022: 5.4 per million people (18 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #49 most, with 0.6 per million people (2 total)
Population: 3,337,975
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (16), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 76.0% white; 1.0% Black; 8.3% foreign-born

15. Alaska

Hate groups in 2022: 5.5 per million people (4 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #45 most, with 1.4 per million people (1 total)
Population: 732,673
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (3), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 57.9% white; 2.9% Black; 8.1% foreign-born

14. Hawaii

Hate groups in 2022: 5.5 per million people (8 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #18 most, with 2.8 per million people (4 total)
Population: 1,441,553
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (6), Neo-Nazi (1), State demographic makeup: 20.8% white; 1.8% Black; 18.8% foreign-born

13. Pennsylvania

Hate groups in 2022: 5.6 per million people (72 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #29 most, with 2.3 per million people (30 total)
Population: 12,964,056
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (51), White Nationalist (7), Neo-Nazi (3)
State demographic makeup: 73.6% white; 10.2% Black; 7.2% foreign-born

12. Oregon

Hate groups in 2022: 5.7 per million people (24 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #27 most, with 2.4 per million people (10 total)
Population: 4,246,155
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (14), General Hate (4), White Nationalist (3)
State demographic makeup: 72.0% white; 1.8% Black; 9.7% foreign-born

11. South Carolina

Hate groups in 2022: 5.8 per million people (30 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #9 most, with 3.3 per million people (17 total)
Population: 5,190,705
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (18), White Nationalist (5), Neo-Völkisch (2)
State demographic makeup: 62.6% white; 24.9% Black; 5.2% foreign-born

10. Nebraska

Hate groups in 2022: 6.1 per million people (12 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #1 most, with 4.6 per million people (9 total)
Population: 1,963,692
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (4), Neo-Nazi (3), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 76.4% white; 4.6% Black; 7.4% foreign-born

9. Rhode Island

Hate groups in 2022: 6.4 per million people (7 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #20 most, with 2.7 per million people (3 total)
Population: 1,095,610
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (4), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 68.9% white; 4.5% Black; 14.5% foreign-born

8. Maine

Hate groups in 2022: 6.6 per million people (9 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #16 most, with 2.9 per million people (4 total)
Population: 1,372,247
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (4), White Nationalist (2), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 90.0% white; 1.5% Black; 4.1% foreign-born

7. Delaware

Hate groups in 2022: 7 per million people (7 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #5 most, with 4.0 per million people (4 total)
Population: 1,003,384
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (5), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 59.3% white; 20.5% Black; 10.1% foreign-born

6. South Dakota

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Hate groups in 2022: 8.9 per million people (8 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #2 most, with 4.5 per million people (4 total)
Population: 895,376
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (4), White Nationalist (2), Neo-Nazi (1)
State demographic makeup: 80.0% white; 1.9% Black; 3.5% foreign-born

5. North Dakota

Hate groups in 2022: 10.3 per million people (8 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #23 most, with 2.6 per million people (2 total)

5. North Dakota (continued)

Population: 774,948
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (3), Neo-Völkisch (2), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 82.3% white; 2.9% Black; 4.4% foreign-born

4. New Hampshire

Hate groups in 2022: 10.8 per million people (15 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #3 most, with 4.3 per million people (6 total)

4. New Hampshire (continued)

Population: 1,388,992
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (8), White Nationalist (2)
State demographic makeup: 87.3% white; 1.3% Black; 5.9% foreign-born

3. Montana

Hate groups in 2022: 10.9 per million people (12 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #6 most, with 3.6 per million people (4 total)

3. Montana (continued)

Population: 1,104,271
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (6), White Nationalist (2)
State demographic makeup: 83.8% white; 0.5% Black; 2.2% foreign-born

2. Idaho

Hate groups in 2022: 11 per million people (21 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #11 most, with 3.2 per million people (6 total)

2. Idaho (continued)

Population: 1,900,923
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (12), General Hate (2), Neo-Völkisch (1)
State demographic makeup: 78.7% white; 0.7% Black; 6.1% foreign-born

1. Wyoming

Hate groups in 2022: 15.5 per million people (9 total)
Hate groups in 2021: #7 most, with 3.5 per million people (2 total)

1. Wyoming (continued)

Population: 578,803
Most common ideologies: Anti-Government Movement (6), White Nationalist (1)
State demographic makeup: 81.5% white; 1.0% Black; 3.4% foreign-born

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