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38. Georgia's black incarceration rate is lower than the national average

The following states have higher black incarceration rates than Georgia:

Alaska, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, New Jersey, Nebraska, Louisiana, Delaware, Washington, Indiana, Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, California, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Utah, Vermont, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota.

The last three have rates more than twice those of Georgia. Notice how few deep south states are in that list too. Most of them have rates even lower than Georgia's.

I'm certainly not saying there isn't racism in Georgia when it comes to cops and minorities. I'm just saying that your statement is odd given that Georgia's rate is actually lower than the national average.

More here: http://www.sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/rd_stateratesofincbyraceandethnicity.pdf