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Prisoners and imprisonment rates by state

Prisoners under state jurisdiction on December 31 (any sentence length), and imprisonment rates per 100,000 residents (all ages and age 18 or older) based on prisoners sentenced to more than one year. The United States row includes federal prisoners. In Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont, prisons and jails form one integrated system, so counts include jail inmates.

Reference period
2023
Licence
Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
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Prisoners and imprisonment rates by state: Prisoners under jurisdiction, Dec. 3150 areas ranked by Prisoners under jurisdiction, Dec. 31. Highest: Texas (149,264); lowest: Vermont (1,334).TexasTexas: 149,264149,264CaliforniaCalifornia: 95,96295,962FloridaFlorida: 87,20787,207GeorgiaGeorgia: 50,42550,425OhioOhio: 46,53046,530PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 38,86038,860ArizonaArizona: 34,47334,473MichiganMichigan: 32,98632,986New YorkNew York: 32,58332,583North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 30,68530,685IllinoisIllinois: 29,82829,828LouisianaLouisiana: 28,18628,186VirginiaVirginia: 27,44227,442AlabamaAlabama: 27,18127,181IndianaIndiana: 25,08825,088TennesseeTennessee: 24,40824,408MissouriMissouri: 24,22324,223WisconsinWisconsin: 22,41822,418OklahomaOklahoma: 22,28322,283MississippiMississippi: 19,52619,526KentuckyKentucky: 19,17519,175ArkansasArkansas: 18,50318,503ColoradoColorado: 17,45917,459South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 16,45316,453MarylandMaryland: 16,23616,236WashingtonWashington: 14,44114,441OregonOregon: 12,31612,316New JerseyNew Jersey: 11,67511,675ConnecticutConnecticut: 11,09911,099NevadaNevada: 10,46310,463IdahoIdaho: 9,8299,829KansasKansas: 9,1259,125IowaIowa: 8,8318,831MinnesotaMinnesota: 8,7258,725UtahUtah: 6,4026,402MassachusettsMassachusetts: 6,0026,002NebraskaNebraska: 5,9315,931West VirginiaWest Virginia: 5,8005,800New MexicoNew Mexico: 5,5865,586MontanaMontana: 4,9854,985DelawareDelaware: 4,8674,867AlaskaAlaska: 4,4784,478HawaiiHawaii: 3,9423,942South DakotaSouth Dakota: 3,7643,764Rhode IslandRhode Island: 2,5192,519WyomingWyoming: 2,2122,212New HampshireNew Hampshire: 2,1152,115North DakotaNorth Dakota: 1,8991,899MaineMaine: 1,8731,873VermontVermont: 1,3341,334
Prisoners and imprisonment rates by state: Prisoners under jurisdiction, Dec. 3150 areas ranked by Prisoners under jurisdiction, Dec. 31. Highest: Texas (149,264); lowest: Vermont (1,334).TexasTexas: 149,264149,264CaliforniaCalifornia: 95,96295,962FloridaFlorida: 87,20787,207GeorgiaGeorgia: 50,42550,425OhioOhio: 46,53046,530PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 38,86038,860ArizonaArizona: 34,47334,473MichiganMichigan: 32,98632,986New YorkNew York: 32,58332,583North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 30,68530,685IllinoisIllinois: 29,82829,828LouisianaLouisiana: 28,18628,186VirginiaVirginia: 27,44227,442AlabamaAlabama: 27,18127,181IndianaIndiana: 25,08825,088TennesseeTennessee: 24,40824,408MissouriMissouri: 24,22324,223WisconsinWisconsin: 22,41822,418OklahomaOklahoma: 22,28322,283MississippiMississippi: 19,52619,526KentuckyKentucky: 19,17519,175ArkansasArkansas: 18,50318,503ColoradoColorado: 17,45917,459South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 16,45316,453MarylandMaryland: 16,23616,236WashingtonWashington: 14,44114,441OregonOregon: 12,31612,316New JerseyNew Jersey: 11,67511,675ConnecticutConnecticut: 11,09911,099NevadaNevada: 10,46310,463IdahoIdaho: 9,8299,829KansasKansas: 9,1259,125IowaIowa: 8,8318,831MinnesotaMinnesota: 8,7258,725UtahUtah: 6,4026,402MassachusettsMassachusetts: 6,0026,002NebraskaNebraska: 5,9315,931West VirginiaWest Virginia: 5,8005,800New MexicoNew Mexico: 5,5865,586MontanaMontana: 4,9854,985DelawareDelaware: 4,8674,867AlaskaAlaska: 4,4784,478HawaiiHawaii: 3,9423,942South DakotaSouth Dakota: 3,7643,764Rhode IslandRhode Island: 2,5192,519WyomingWyoming: 2,2122,212New HampshireNew Hampshire: 2,1152,115North DakotaNorth Dakota: 1,8991,899MaineMaine: 1,8731,873VermontVermont: 1,3341,334
Prisoners under jurisdiction, Dec. 31, 2023, sorted high to low. 50 areas ranked by Prisoners under jurisdiction, Dec. 31. Highest: Texas (149,264); lowest: Vermont (1,334). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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United States1,254,224360460
Alabama27,181394505
Alaska4,478202266
Arizona34,473448568
Arkansas18,503596773
California95,962246314
Colorado17,459290364
Connecticut11,099183229
Delaware4,867275346
Florida87,207382474
Georgia50,425449582
Hawaii3,942165207
Idaho9,829490641
Illinois29,828238303
Indiana25,088351455
Iowa8,831274354
Kansas9,125305399
Kentucky19,175423545
Louisiana28,186617804
Maine1,873119144
Maryland16,236261334
Massachusetts6,00296118
Michigan32,986328415
Minnesota8,725152196
Mississippi19,526652847
Missouri24,223385494
Montana4,985438552
Nebraska5,931295390
Nevada10,463327415
New Hampshire2,115151183
New Jersey11,675125160
New Mexico5,586259328
New York32,583167209
North Carolina30,685275350
North Dakota1,899240313
Ohio46,530394504
Oklahoma22,283545715
Oregon12,316291361
Pennsylvania38,860300376
Rhode Island2,519122150
South Carolina16,453299380
South Dakota3,764405533
Tennessee24,408341436
Texas149,264477634
Utah6,402186255
Vermont1,334124150
Virginia27,442314400
Washington14,441181229
West Virginia5,800328409
Wisconsin22,418346438
Wyoming2,212378484

Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), tables 2 and 7. Reference period: 2023.

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Source agency
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
Dataset
Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), tables 2 and 7
Table
Prisoners and imprisonment rates by state
Data last updated
2026-10-30
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https://quadranac.com/tables/us-prisoners/

Prisoners and imprisonment rates by state (United States, 2023). Data: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), tables 2 and 7. Retrieved 2026-10-30 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-prisoners/