Americans want to live in a sunny place. Fully 57% of the public prefer a hotter climate while 29% would rather live in a colder one. Relatively few significant demographic differences emerge between people who like it hot and those who prefer it on the colder side. Blacks (69%) and Hispanics (62%) are significantly more likely than whites (54%) to prefer to live in a hotter place. Conversely, nearly a third of whites (32%) favor colder climes, compared with 21% of blacks and 26% of Hispanics. About six-in-ten Southerners and nearly as many Midwesterners prefer to live in a warmer place, compared with slightly more than half of those who live in the East or West. By the way, the study found no difference between genders: Exactly the same proportion of men and women (57%) prefer a hotter climate. Likewise, schooling and income make virtually no difference when it comes to climate preferences. Rich or poor, college grad or high school dropout, similarly sized majorities favor living in a place that is hotter over one that is colder. https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2009/03/18/most-like-it-hot/
I have no idea why this post would matter to anyone but I think the "racial" differences can be explained through differences in culture and regionalism (preferring where you grew up).
High levels of UV exposure can cause skin cancer and those with lighter skin tones are especially vulnerable as they are devoid of protection against UV rays. The highest rate of melanoma in the world is in the state of Queensland in Australia. I found suspicious moles on my neck after staying in a rural town in New South Wales only for a couple of months. This is why whites prefer colder climates, while blacks do have a built-in protection against melanoma.
