cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/168083

Next time somebody is lecturing you on Racial Equality, first check these state by state rankings. Usually they should be doing less talking, more listening

Rank* State Score

• 1 Alaska 84.05
• 2 Arizona 79.06
• 3 New Mexico 77.84
• 4 Oregon 77.62
• 5 Washington 75.53
• 6 Hawaii 75.50
• 7 Idaho 75.07
• 8 Vermont 75.05
• 9 Kentucky 75.02
• 10 Maine 75.00
• 11 Florida 74.69
• 12 Texas 74.15
• 13 Colorado 72.93
• 14 New Hampshire 72.51
• 15 Rhode Island 72.19
• 16 Delaware 71.76
• 17 Virginia 71.51
• 18 Maryland 71.21
• 19 Tennessee 71.06
• 20 South Dakota 70.45
• 21 West Virginia 70.41
• 22 Massachusetts 70.29
• 23 Georgia 69.79
• 24 North Carolina 69.24
• 25 Connecticut 69.01
• 26 South Carolina 68.28
• 27 California 68.04
• 28 Oklahoma 67.85
• 29 Missouri 67.84
• 30 Utah 66.30
• 31 Arkansas 65.99
• 32 New Jersey 64.21
• 33 Nevada 64.16
• 34 Alabama 63.58
• 35 Kansas 62.42
• 36 Nebraska 61.80
• 37 Indiana 61.48
• 38 Pennsylvania 59.46
• 39 Ohio 58.66
• 40 New York 58.27
• 41 North Dakota 58.09
• 42 Montana 57.70
• 43 Minnesota 57.18
• 44 Michigan 55.90
• 45 Mississippi 55.19
• 46 Louisiana 53.68
• 47 Wyoming 53.37
• 48 Iowa 52.27
• 49 Wisconsin 48.34
• 50 Illinois 44.82
• 51 District of Columbia 16.47