These Are The 10 Cities In Alabama With The Most KKK Members


We measured the places in the Yellowhammer State where there have historically been the most Klaverns per capita.

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Do you live in one of the most racist cities in Alabama?

We all watch the news with horror when we hear about a hate crime that happens not that far away from us. Whether it’s the ‘white vs. black’ hate crime that we are so used to being part of America’s culture, or today’s hate crime (gay bashing), it never seems to end.

Hate groups can be hard to measure, because typically, there’s no record of where they exist. But there is data on where there were distinct Klaverns of the Ku Klux Klan in each state. We wanted to get the facts straight and dug into the data in order to identify the most racist cities in Alabama.

The result is the following list of the most racist cities in the Heart Of Dixie:

  1. Edwardsville
  2. Akron
  3. Louisville
  4. Pisgah
  5. Vincent
  6. Collinsville
  7. Florala
  8. Stevenson
  9. Luverne
  10. Oneonta (Photos)

Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how Edwardsville end up as the most racist place in Alabama.

Or check out the most ghetto cities and the most dangerous cities in Alabama.

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How we calculated the most racist cities in Alabama

While there are surveys and public polls on what places might be the most racist, we didn’t want to rely on speculation and opinion. Instead, we looked at the hard numbers from where KKK organizations have existed.

Specifically, we analyzed research out of Virginia Commonwealth University that mapped the Klans in each area and gave a history of their recruitment from 1915-1940.

This report is an analysis of the locations of historic KKK organizations divided by the number of people who currently live there.

There were a total of 24 cities with at least 1 Klavern in Alabama during the time period of reference.

A quick history lesson on the KKK

What is the KKK? In a nutshell, the KKK was formed back in 1865, and there have been three separate movements, all three of which were supposedly ‘purification movements’ in America. The 1865-1870s movement sought to overthrow Republican state governments.

The second movement (1915 – 1944) saw millions of members of the KKK form, which was opposed to immigration into America, especially against Catholics and Jews.

The most memorable movement of the KKK started in the 1950s, which was involved in the Civil Rights movement, and which targeted the black population in America.

The number of active members of the KKK is much smaller these days.

At the Klan’s height, there were 32 active Kalverns in Alabama.

The cities below are the places where there were Klans back in the day, and where the number of Klans per the current population is high. Meaning, the number of racist members of the community has historically been the highest, according to the math.

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1. Edwardsville


Population: 202
Klaverns: 1

2. Akron


Population: 302
Klaverns: 1

3. Louisville


Population: 487
Klaverns: 1

4. Pisgah


Population: 802
Klaverns: 1

5. Vincent


Population: 1,850
Klaverns: 1

6. Collinsville


Population: 1,991
Klaverns: 1

7. Florala


Population: 2,210
Klaverns: 1

8. Stevenson

Stevenson, Alabama

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 2,739
Klaverns: 1

9. Luverne

Luverne, Alabama

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 2,818
Klaverns: 1

10. Oneonta

Oneonta, Alabama

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 6,623
Klaverns: 1

There You Have It

When you’re looking at the places in Alabama with the highest number of KKK Klaverns per capita back in the day, this is an accurate list.

Below is a chart which lists all cities in Alabama with KKK organizations from 1915-1940.
For more Alabama reading , check out:

Detailed List Of The Most Racist Cities In Alabama

City Rank Population No. of Historical Klaverns
Edwardsville 1 202 1
Akron 2 302 1
Louisville 3 487 1
Pisgah 4 802 1
Vincent 5 1,850 1
Collinsville 6 1,991 1
Florala 7 2,210 1
Stevenson 8 2,739 1
Luverne 9 2,818 1
Oneonta 10 6,623 1
Sheffield 11 9,067 1
Anniston 12 22,749 2
Bessemer 13 27,202 2
Jasper 14 14,247 1
Scottsboro 15 14,779 1
Foley 16 15,428 1
Athens 17 23,335 1
Florence 18 39,738 1
Birmingham 19 211,705 5
Auburn 20 56,986 1
Tuscaloosa 21 93,325 1
Mobile 22 194,942 2
Montgomery 23 204,095 2
Huntsville 24 184,132 1

About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

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