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THE YEAR IN HATE & EXTREMISM ACTIVE ANTIGOVERNMENT GROUPS in the United States in 2015 WA 34 ND 4 MT 11 ID 20 OR 18 NV 20 MN 11 SD 6 WY 8 CO 19 AZ 31 NM 17 CA 55 KS 7 OK 10 TX 54 AK 11 WI 16 MI 32 IA 9 NE 5 UT 9 NH 9 ME VT 6 12 MO 41 IL 36 OH 52 KY 13 TN 18 AR 9 LA 11 IN 26 NY 40 MS 27 AL 17 GA 22 PA 60 WV 4 VA 41 NC 20 NJ 21 DE 4 MD 14 DC 7 MA 8 RI 12 CT 9 SC 14 FL 33 ACTIVE ANTIGOVERNMENT GROUPS BY STATE HI 5 THE INTELLIGENCE PROJECT IDENTIFIED 998 EXTREME ANTIGOVERNMENT GROUPS THAT WERE ACTIVE IN 2015. Of these groups, 276 were militias, marked with an asterisk, and the remainder included “common-law” courts, publishers, ministries, and citizens’ groups. Generally, such groups define themselves as opposed to the “New World Order,” engage in groundless conspiracy theorizing, or advocate or adhere to extreme antigovernment doctrines. Listing here does not imply that the groups themselves advocate or engage in violence or other criminal activities, or are racist. The list was compiled from field reports, group publications, the Internet, law enforcement sources and news reports. Groups are identified by the city, county or region where they are located. spring 2016 55