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Active Hate Groups and Trends by Type of Group and Region
SPLC-identified United States Hate Groups & Trends, by Type of Active Hate Group: 1998-2007
Type of Hate Group | Year/Number of Active Hate Groups |
Five- & Ten-year Trends |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
1998-2002 |
2002-2006 |
1998-2007 |
... |
Ku Klux Klan |
163 |
138 |
110 |
108 |
133 |
159 |
164 |
179 |
164 |
154 |
↓ 18.40 % |
↑ 23.31 % |
↓ 5.52 % |
Neo Nazi |
151 |
131 |
182 |
210 |
221 |
151 |
160 |
159 |
191 |
208 |
↑ 46.36 % |
↓ 13.57 % |
↑ 37.75 % |
Racist Skinhead |
52 |
44 |
42 |
52 |
35 |
54 |
60 |
66 |
78 |
90 |
↓ 32.69 % |
↑ 122.86 % |
↑ 73.08 % |
Christian Identity |
61 |
45 |
31 |
30 |
26 |
30 |
27 |
34 |
36 |
36 |
↓ 57.38 % |
↑ 38.46 % |
↓ 40.98 % |
Black Separatist |
29 |
21 |
48 |
51 |
82 |
136 |
108 |
106 |
88 |
81 |
↑ 182.76 % |
↑ 7.32 % |
↑ 179.31 % |
White Nationalist |
58 |
66 |
88 |
84 |
80 |
88 |
101 |
106 |
110 |
125 |
↑ 37.93 % |
↑ 37.50 % |
↑ 115.52 % |
Neo Confederate |
0 |
0 |
88 |
124 |
91 |
91 |
97 |
99 |
102 |
104 |
n/a |
↑ 12.09 % |
n/a |
Holocaust Denial |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
n/a |
↑ 400.0 % |
n/a |
Racist Music |
4 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
↑ 125.0 % |
↑ 55.56 % |
↑ 225.0% |
Anti-Immigrant |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
14 |
n/a |
↑ 175.0 % |
n/a |
Anti-Gay |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
0 % |
↑ 500.0 % |
↑ 800.0% |
Radical Traditionalist Catholic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
12 |
0 % |
n/a |
n/a |
General Hate |
18 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
25 |
26 |
26 |
25 |
27 |
35 |
↑ 38.89 % |
↑ 8.00 % |
↑ 94.44% |
... |
537 |
457 |
602 |
676 |
708 |
751 |
762 |
803 |
844 |
888 |
↑ 31.84 % |
↑ 19.21 % |
↑ 65.36 % |
Total, United States |
Source: The Southern Poverty Law Center
SPLC-identified United States Hate Groups & Trends, by Type of Active Hate Group: 2008-2017
Type of Hate Group | Year/Number of Active Hate Groups |
Five- & Ten-year Trends |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2008-2012 |
2012-2016 |
2008-2017 |
... |
Ku Klux Klan |
186 |
187 |
221 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Neo Nazi |
196 |
161 |
170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Racist Skinhead |
98 |
122 |
136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Christian Identity |
39 |
37 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Black Separatist |
113 |
121 |
149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White Nationalist |
112 |
132 |
136 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Neo Confederate |
93 |
68 |
42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Holocaust Denial |
7 |
7 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Racist Music |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anti-Immigrant |
12 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anti-Gay |
12 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Radical Traditionalist Catholic |
14 |
16 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Hate |
31 |
42 |
122 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
926 |
932 |
1,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, United States |
Source: The Southern Poverty Law Center
Yearly number of SPLC-identified
United States Hate Groups, by Region/State: 1998-2007
Region/State |
Year/Number of Active Hate Groups |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Northeast: |
23 |
22 |
34 |
39 |
48 |
44 |
41 |
36 |
49 |
47 |
|
Connecticut |
2 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
Maine |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
Massachusetts |
10 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
New York |
8 |
12 |
23 |
21 |
25 |
24 |
21 |
19 |
24 |
26 |
Rhode Island |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Vermont |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
... |
Mid-Atlantic: |
75 |
62 |
80 |
91 |
88 |
107 |
118 |
115 |
118 |
125 |
|
Delaware |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Maryland |
13 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
New Jersey |
7 |
5 |
12 |
19 |
20 |
31 |
31 |
25 |
34 |
34 |
Pennsylvania |
27 |
19 |
26 |
25 |
22 |
29 |
32 |
27 |
27 |
33 |
Virginia |
19 |
13 |
26 |
29 |
25 |
25 |
29 |
33 |
30 |
34 |
Washington, D.C. |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
West Virginia |
7 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
... |
South: |
212 |
185 |
276 |
318 |
340 |
365 |
365 |
375 |
381 |
387 |
|
Alabama |
26 |
33 |
39 |
36 |
34 |
24 |
27 |
21 |
22 |
24 |
Arkansas |
13 |
13 |
18 |
13 |
21 |
21 |
23 |
22 |
19 |
18 |
Florida |
38 |
31 |
39 |
43 |
44 |
39 |
43 |
50 |
48 |
49 |
Georgia |
20 |
16 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
54 |
41 |
40 |
44 |
42 |
Kentucky |
10 |
9 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
Louisiana |
12 |
12 |
19 |
17 |
20 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
24 |
22 |
Mississippi |
14 |
12 |
27 |
39 |
27 |
27 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
North Carolina |
21 |
20 |
27 |
23 |
31 |
33 |
37 |
35 |
33 |
28 |
Oklahoma |
9 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
13 |
South Carolina |
6 |
3 |
12 |
35 |
42 |
45 |
47 |
46 |
45 |
45 |
Tennessee |
12 |
10 |
14 |
17 |
24 |
27 |
31 |
36 |
35 |
38 |
Texas |
31 |
19 |
38 |
51 |
48 |
54 |
40 |
43 |
55 |
67 |
... |
Region/State |
Year/Number of Active Hate Groups |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Midwest/Plains: |
127 |
108 |
121 |
124 |
119 |
130 |
139 |
153 |
153 |
158 |
... |
Illinois |
17 |
16 |
16 |
19 |
16 |
10 |
20 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
Indiana |
19 |
13 |
18 |
13 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
Iowa |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
Kansas |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
Michigan |
24 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
26 |
Minnesota |
7 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
Missouri |
17 |
12 |
17 |
19 |
16 |
18 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
29 |
Nebraska |
4 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
North Dakota |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Ohio |
21 |
24 |
27 |
28 |
26 |
33 |
31 |
34 |
31 |
28 |
South Dakota |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Wisconsin |
12 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
... |
West: |
100 |
80 |
91 |
104 |
113 |
105 |
99 |
124 |
143 |
171 |
... |
Alaska |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Arizona |
9 |
13 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
8 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
California |
36 |
25 |
29 |
42 |
48 |
45 |
42 |
52 |
63 |
80 |
Colorado |
5 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
Hawaii |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Idaho |
9 |
7 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Montana |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Nevada |
2 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
11 |
New Mexico |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Oregon |
11 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
Utah |
3 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
Washington |
17 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
16 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
17 |
20 |
Wyoming |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
... |
Total, United States |
537 |
457 |
602 |
676 |
708 |
751 |
762 |
803 |
844 |
888 |
Source: The Southern Poverty Law Center
Yearly number of SPLC-identified
United States Hate Groups, by Region/State: 2008-2017
Region/State |
Year/Number of Active Hate Groups |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Northeast: |
50 |
64 |
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut |
5 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maine |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Massachusetts |
13 |
16 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Hampshire |
3 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New York |
24 |
31 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rhode Island |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vermont |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
Mid-Atlantic: |
142 |
133 |
159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Delaware |
4 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maryland |
13 |
13 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Jersey |
40 |
44 |
47 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pennsylvania |
37 |
28 |
36 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Virginia |
26 |
22 |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington, D.C. |
8 |
9 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Virginia |
14 |
13 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
South: |
405 |
390 |
405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama |
36 |
32 |
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkansas |
20 |
24 |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida |
56 |
51 |
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Georgia |
40 |
37 |
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kentucky |
11 |
10 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana |
22 |
28 |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mississippi |
22 |
25 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Carolina |
30 |
29 |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oklahoma |
19 |
15 |
23 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Carolina |
45 |
36 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tennessee |
38 |
37 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Texas |
66 |
66 |
59 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
Region/State |
Year/Number of Active Hate Groups |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
Midwest/Plains: |
158 |
177 |
187 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
Illinois |
23 |
28 |
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indiana |
16 |
17 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa |
8 |
17 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kansas |
8 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michigan |
23 |
26 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota |
8 |
9 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Missouri |
30 |
31 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nebraska |
4 |
4 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North Dakota |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ohio |
23 |
27 |
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Dakota |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wisconsin |
10 |
8 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
West: |
171 |
168 |
192 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
Alaska |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona |
19 |
16 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
California |
84 |
60 |
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado |
15 |
17 |
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hawaii |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Idaho |
7 |
9 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Montana |
6 |
12 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada |
13 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New Mexico |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oregon |
7 |
10 |
15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utah |
5 |
6 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Washington |
12 |
15 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wyoming |
2 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
... |
Total, United States |
926 |
932 |
1,002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Source: The Southern Poverty Law Center
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