Is the "North" more racist than the "South"?

Hello,
This is my first question on this site. I heard about it from a friend on City-Data (which I am a frequenter of). I ask this question because of a lot of threads on City-Data address it, and I wanted to get other peoples’ opinions. What do you think? I have heard stories that relate that the “Northern” regions of the United States are actually more racist than the Southern counterparts, despite the usual cliche assumptions. I know that people encounter racism absolutely anywhere, but do you think it’s concentrated more in one of these areas?

BTW, I think these cool word formatting things, and the tags on questions are really cool