California had more active hate groups than any other state last year , according to the Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ) . The non-profit has published an interactive 'Hate Map ' showing hate group figures for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2014 . According to the findings , California has 57 such groups , followed by Florida with 50 , New York with 44 , New Jersey with 40 , and Pennsylvania with 38 . Scroll down for video . Activity : The Southern Poverty Law Center has said there were 784 active hate groups in the US last year ( pictured on this graphic ) 1 . California - 57 . 2 . Florida - 50 . 3 . New York - 44 . 4 . New Jersey - 40 . 5 . Pennsylvania - 38 . 6 . Texas - 36 . 7 . Tennessee - 29 . 8 . Georgia - 28 . 9 . Virginia - 27 ( tie ) 9 . Ohio - 27 ( tie ) Source : Southern Poverty Law Center . Rounding out the top five were Texas with 36 hate groups , Tennessee with 29 , Georgia with 28 , and Virginia and Ohio tied with 27 each . Hawaii and Alaska were the only states to not have any hate groups , according to the SPLC . The organization said on its website 'All hate groups have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people , typically for their immutable characteristics . 'This list was compiled using hate group publications and websites , citizen and law enforcement reports , field sources and news reports . 'Websites appearing to be merely the work of a single individual , rather than the publication of a group , are not included in this list , ' the organization wrote . 'Listing here does not imply a group advocates or engages in violence or other criminal activity . ' Nationally , the SPLC said in its 'The Year in Hate and Extremism ' report , which was published online this spring , that there were a total 784 active hate groups in the US . The non-profit said there were 72 Ku Klux Klan groups , 142 neo-Nazi groups , 115 White Nationalist groups , 119 racist skinhead groups , 21 Christian identity groups , 37 neo-confederate groups , 113 black separatist groups , and 165 general hate groups . The SPLC said the 'annual count found that hate groups declined by 17 % between 2013 and 2014 , from 939 to 784 groups , bringing that number to its lowest level since 2005 . ' Presence : According to the SPLC , 72 Ku Klux Klan groups were active in the US last year ( file photo )
California had more active hate groups than any other state last year , the Southern Poverty Law Center ( SPLC ) has claimed . The non-profit has published an interactive 'Hate Map ' showing hate group figures for all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2014 . Florida had 50 hate groups , New York had 44 , New Jersey had 40 , and Pennsylvania had 38 , according to the SPLC .