"The 10 states with the fewest racially charged searches were Utah, Hawaii, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Washington DC, Minnesota, Oregon, Montana, and Wyoming."
Almost all of these are states with
very low black populations.
One could almost argue that living in close proximity with coloured folks somehow makes people start thinking racist thoughts and believing that the stereotypes are true. Isn't that curious.
Almost all of these are states with very low black populations. Since WV was the lead state in this article, here are the demographics of WV according to wiki
At the 2010 Census, 93.2% of the population was non-Hispanic White, 3.4% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 0.2% non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.1% from some other race (non-Hispanic) and 1.3% of two or more races (non-Hispanic). 1.2% of West Virginia's population was of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin (they may be of any race).