List of U.S. states and territories by incarceration and correctional supervision rate

This article has lists of U.S. states by adult incarceration and correctional supervision rates according to United States Department of Justice figures. The state incarceration numbers include sentenced and un-sentenced inmates in jails and state prisons, but not persons in federal prisons. They are listed separately. The state numbers also do not include youth held in juvenile detention. There is a separate table of incarceration numbers for U.S. territories.

Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners under jurisdiction of state correctional authorities per 100,000 U.S. residents, age 18 or older. Does not include prisoners who have not been convicted or sentenced. Does not include jail inmates whether convicted or not. Does not include federal prisoners.

Incarceration rate by state

U.S. states by incarceration rate under state prison or local jail jurisdiction per 100,000 population.[1] Rates are for year-end 2018. The table below has all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Note: The table is initially in descending order for rate per 100,000 of all ages.
Note: The columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order. Sort state name column to return to alphabetical order.
Note: There are 2 state incarceration rate columns: One per 100,000 of all ages. And one per 100,000 adults.[1]
Note: Federal prison inmates are not included in state rates.
Row numbers: The row number column on the left does not sort, and remains static.

* indicates "Incarceration in STATE" or "Crime in STATE" links.

Adult incarceration rates by state. Dec 31, 2018[1]
Jurisdiction 2018 rate per 100,000 of all ages 2018 rate per 100,000 adults 2018. Adults in prison or jail
  Federal 50 70 179,200
  State 580 750 1,919,200
 
 Louisiana * 980 1,280 45,700
 Oklahoma * 970 1,290 38,500
 Mississippi * 920 1,210 27,500
 Georgia * 850 1,110 89,700
 Kentucky * 840 1,080 37,500
 Alabama * 820 1,060 40,400
 Arkansas * 820 1,070 24,700
 Arizona * 750 980 54,600
 Texas * 750 1,010 218,000
 Tennessee * 730 930 49,300
 Florida * 700 870 150,500
 Missouri * 700 900 43,000
 Wyoming * 700 910 4,000
 Idaho * 690 920 12,100
 Indiana * 690 900 46,300
 South Dakota * 680 910 6,100
 Nevada * 670 860 20,500
 Virginia * 670 850 57,100
 Wisconsin * 630 810 36,700
 Delaware * 620 790 6,100
 Kansas * 620 820 18,000
 New Mexico * 620 810 13,100
 Pennsylvania * 610 770 77,900
 Alaska * 600 790 4,400
 Ohio * 600 770 70,500
 South Carolina * 590 760 30,300
 West Virginia * 590 740 10,600
 Montana * 580 740 6,200
 Colorado * 570 730 32,700
 Michigan * 540 690 54,500
 North Carolina * 520 670 54,600
 California * 510 650 200,700
 Oregon * 500 630 21,100
 Nebraska * 480 640 9,300
 Maryland * 460 580 27,600
 Illinois * 440 560 55,800
 Iowa * 440 580 14,000
 Washington * 410 520 30,900
 North Dakota * 400 530 3,100
 Utah * 390 550 12,500
 Connecticut * 380 480 13,700
 Hawaii * 380 480 5,400
 New York * 350 440 67,700
 New Jersey * 320 410 28,700
 Maine 300 370 4,000
 New Hampshire 300 370 4,100
 Minnesota * 280 370 15,900
 District of Columbia * 260 310 1,800
 Rhode Island * 260 320 2,800
 Vermont * 260 320 1,700
 Massachusetts * 250 320 17,600

Incarceration stats by US territory, and percent female

* indicates "Incarceration in STATE" or "Crime in STATE" links.

Incarceration stats by US territory, and percent female[2]
Territory Incarceration rate per 100,000 of all ages Total number of prisoners Prison population percent female Data year. In order by column
 
 American Samoa3451934.1%2017, 2017, 2017
 Guam4116907.2%2019, 2019, 2017
 Northern Mariana Islands3131755.8%2019, 2019, 2007
 Puerto Rico *2788,8843.6%2019, 2019, 2017
 U.S. Virgin Islands3944122.7%2020, 2020, 2011

Juvenile detention

Juvenile detention totals from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.[3]

Juvenile detention in the US
YearMaleFemaleTotal
199790,77114,284105,055
199992,98514,508107,493
200189,11515,104104,219
200381,97514,55696,531
200678,99813,72392,721
200775,01711,79786,814
201061,3599,43470,793
201153,0798,34461,423
201346,4217,72754,148
201540,7507,29348,043
201736,9826,59843,580

Comparison with other countries

The US incarceration rate peaked in 2008. The US rate was the highest in the world in 2008. Chart is for prisoners per 100,000 population of all ages.[4][5]

According to the World Prison Brief the United States currently has the largest prison population in the world, and the highest incarceration rate.[6][7][8][9]

On January 1, 2008 more than 1 in 100 adults in the United States were in prison or jail.[10][11] Total US incarceration peaked in 2008.[5]

In addition to the overall highest incarceration rate, the United States also has the highest rate of female incarceration.[12] According to a November 2017 report by the World Prison Brief around 212,000 of the 714,000 female prisoners worldwide (women and girls) are incarcerated in the United States.[13] In the United States in 2016, women made up 9.8% of the incarcerated population in adult prisons and jails.[7][14]

Comparing English-speaking developed countries;[6] the overall incarceration rate in the US is 639 per 100,000 population of all ages (as of 2018),[7] the incarceration rate of Canada is 104 per 100,000 (as of 2018),[15] England and Wales is 130 per 100,000 (as of 2021),[16] and Australia is 160 per 100,000 (as of 2020).[17] Comparing other developed countries, the rate of Spain is 122 per 100,000 (as of 2020),[18] France is 90 per 100,000 (as of 2020),[19] Germany is 69 per 100,000 (as of 2020),[20] Norway is 49 per 100,000 (as of 2020),[21] Netherlands is 63 per 100,000 (as of 2018),[22] and Japan is 38 per 100,000 (as of 2019).[23]

In addition, the United States has striking statistics when observing the racial dimension of mass incarceration. According to Michelle Alexander (in 2010 book), the United States "imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid."[24]

Correctional supervision rates by state

Chart below has numbers for people in adult facilities, and for people on probation and on parole.[1] The incarceration numbers for the states in the chart below are for sentenced and unsentenced inmates in adult facilities in local jails and state prisons. Numbers for federal prisons are in one of the header lines at the top.

* indicates "Incarceration in STATE" or "Crime in STATE" links.

Correctional supervision rates by state, 2018.[1]
Jurisdiction Total Community supervision Incarcerated
Total, 12/31/2018 Rate per 100,000 adults Probation or Parole, 12/31/2018 Rate per 100,000 adults In prison or jail, 12/31/2018 Rate per 100,000 adults
  Federal 302,100 90 122,800 40 179,200 50
  State 6,083,300 1,850 4,276,200 1,300 1,919,200 580
 
 Alabama * 99,200 2,030 60,900 1,240 40,400 820
 Alaska * 7,800 1,060 3,400 460 4,400 600
 Arizona * 136,800 1,890 84,300 1,170 54,600 750
 Arkansas * 74,700 2,470 53,800 1,780 24,700 820
 California * 513,100 1,290 312,400 790 200,700 510
 Colorado * 122,600 2,140 91,300 1,590 32,700 570
 Connecticut * 54,800 1,530 43,100 1,210 13,700 380
 Delaware * 20,600 2,120 14,500 1,490 6,100 620
 District of Columbia * 9,500 1,340 8,600 1,210 1,800 260
 Florida * 357,400 1,670 209,400 980 150,500 700
 Georgia * 495,200 4,680 433,200 4,100 89,700 850
 Hawaii * 27,200 1,920 21,900 1,540 5,400 380
 Idaho * 51,800 2,920 39,700 2,240 12,100 690
 Illinois * 171,900 1,350 116,100 910 55,800 440
 Indiana * 164,700 2,450 118,400 1,760 46,300 690
 Iowa * 47,600 1,500 35,600 1,120 14,000 440
 Kansas * 39,000 1,340 21,900 750 18,000 620
 Kentucky * 99,600 2,230 62,800 1,400 37,500 840
 Louisiana * 104,000 2,230 62,300 1,340 45,700 980
 Maine 10,300 770 6,800 500 4,000 300
 Maryland * 96,600 1,600 80,600 1,330 27,600 460
 Massachusetts * 71,200 1,030 53,700 780 17,600 250
 Michigan * 219,200 2,190 164,800 1,650 54,500 540
 Minnesota * 122,900 2,180 107,500 1,910 15,900 280
 Mississippi * 63,600 2,130 37,200 1,240 27,500 920
 Missouri * 106,100 1,730 63,100 1,030 43,000 700
 Montana * 16,700 1,570 11,400 1,070 6,200 580
 Nebraska * 25,100 1,300 15,900 820 9,300 480
 Nevada * 40,300 1,310 19,800 640 20,500 670
 New Hampshire 10,400 760 6,300 460 4,100 300
 New Jersey * 173,700 1,950 146,300 1,640 28,700 320
 New Mexico * 26,800 1,280 13,700 660 13,100 620
 New York * 202,300 1,040 139,700 720 67,700 350
 North Carolina * 148,600 1,420 94,100 900 54,600 520
 North Dakota * 10,100 1,320 7,000 920 3,100 400
 Ohio * 322,500 2,760 253,900 2,170 70,500 600
 Oklahoma * 81,800 2,070 43,300 1,100 38,500 970
 Oregon * 81,000 1,920 59,900 1,420 21,100 500
 Pennsylvania * 360,200 2,810 288,000 2,250 77,900 610
 Rhode Island * 22,000 2,080 20,900 1,980 2,800 260
 South Carolina * 67,000 1,310 36,700 720 30,300 590
 South Dakota * 15,100 1,710 9,200 1,040 6,100 680
 Tennessee * 117,400 1,730 72,100 1,060 49,300 730
 Texas * 672,400 2,330 474,600 1,640 218,000 750
 Utah * 26,800 840 16,600 520 12,500 390
 Vermont * 6,500 1,030 4,800 770 1,700 260
 Virginia * 122,000 1,430 65,000 760 57,100 670
 Washington * 115,200 1,520 88,900 1,170 30,900 410
 West Virginia * 21,500 1,190 10,900 600 10,600 590
 Wisconsin * 100,600 1,730 63,900 1,100 36,700 630
 Wyoming * 9,900 1,720 6,300 1,090 4,000 700

Male and female incarceration and correctional supervision numbers

In 2015 there were 1,942,500 male and 202,600 female inmates in prisons and jails. That is 10.4% female.[25] See the state, federal, and overall total at the bottom of the table.

* indicates "Incarceration in STATE" or "Crime in STATE" links.

Male and female incarceration and correctional supervision numbers
JurisdictionCommunity supervision (parole, probation, etc.)Incarcerated
NumberRate per 100,000 of all agesNumberRate per 100,000 of all ages
TotalMaleFemaleMaleFemaleTotalMaleFemaleMaleFemale
 
 Alabama *64,60050,60014,0002,14056042,90038,6004,3001,640170
 Alaska *8,5006,6001,9001,7005505,4004,8006001,230170
 Arizona *83,30066,70016,7001,95048054,90049,1005,8001,440170
 Arkansas *51,50039,00012,5002,66082024,00021,2002,8001,450180
 California *349,600277,50072,1001,420360201,000186,00015,10095080
 Colorado *89,20066,70022,4002,41082031,80028,0003,8001,010140
 Connecticut *45,30035,7009,5002,04052015,80014,7001,10084060
 Delaware *16,10012,4003,7002,6907606,7006,1005001,330110
 District of Columbia *9,9008,5001,4002,6404001,8001,70010053030
 Florida *225,400167,00058,4001,670560153,000137,90015,1001,380140
 Georgia *451,800353,60098,2007,0601,87088,50079,6008,9001,590170
 Hawaii *22,50017,2005,3002,3607405,9005,200700710100
 Idaho *37,80028,1009,7003,3701,16010,9009,3001,6001,120190
 Illinois *151,300118,20033,1001,87051063,90059,5004,40094070
 Indiana *122,50093,10029,4002,85087043,50038,2005,2001,170160
 Iowa *35,60026,9008,7001,73055012,90011,5001,40074090
 Kansas *20,90016,4004,5001,12031016,60014,8001,8001,010130
 Kentucky *70,60049,40021,3002,26094033,80028,7005,1001,310230
 Louisiana *71,90057,40014,5002,51060049,00045,4003,6001,980150
 Maine6,7005,4001,4008202004,0003,50050054070
 Maryland *87,40071,80015,6002,46050029,70027,8001,90095060
 Massachusetts *66,90052,60014,3001,59041020,10019,0001,20057030
 Michigan *193,900147,70046,1003,02091057,70053,1004,6001,09090
 Minnesota *105,10081,00024,0002,96087016,50014,8001,60054060
 Mississippi *44,80035,5009,3002,44060028,00025,8002,3001,770150
 Missouri *62,60047,60015,0001,59048043,40038,5004,9001,290160
 Montana *9,7007,4002,3001,4304405,6004,800800930150
 Nebraska *13,70010,0003,7001,0503908,6007,700900810100
 Nevada *19,20015,2004,0001,04027019,10016,8002,3001,150160
 New Hampshire6,3004,9001,4007502104,6004,10050062080
 New Jersey *151,300117,70033,7002,69073033,90031,7002,20072050
 New Mexico *16,80012,6004,2001,21040015,10013,3001,8001,290170
 New York *145,600120,50025,0001,25025075,90071,1004,80074050
 North Carolina *97,40073,40024,0001,49046053,80048,8005,000990100
 North Dakota *6,9005,1001,8001,3004903,2002,700400690120
 Ohio *262,000189,70072,3003,3301,22070,70062,8007,9001,100130
 Oklahoma *33,40025,7007,7001,32039039,70034,4005,3001,770270
 Oregon *61,90049,60012,3002,47060021,00018,6002,400930120
 Pennsylvania *296,200223,50072,7003,5601,11083,90076,3007,6001,220120
 Rhode Island *24,40020,6003,8004,0106903,2003,10010060030
 South Carolina *38,50030,5008,0001,28032031,60028,9002,8001,210110
 South Dakota *9,8007,5002,3001,7205405,3004,6008001,050180
 Tennessee *75,40057,10018,3001,77054048,00041,6006,5001,290190
 Texas *488,800375,200113,6002,730810214,800192,50022,3001,400160
 Utah *15,70012,0003,70079024011,70010,1001,600660110
 Vermont *6,3004,8001,5001,5504701,8001,60020052050
 Virginia *57,00043,70013,3001,06031057,30051,0006,3001,230150
 Washington *104,70081,60023,2002,26064029,70026,3003,40073090
 West Virginia *10,1007,3002,80080030010,1008,7001,400950150
 Wisconsin *65,60052,70012,9001,83044035,00031,8003,1001,110110
 Wyoming *5,9004,3001,6001,4505503,9003,4006001,130200
State4,518,1003,485,1001,033,0002,1906301,949,4001,759,700189,8001,450150
Federal132,800109,20023,7007010195,700182,80012,90015010
U.S. total4,650,9003,594,3001,056,7002,2606402,145,1001,942,500202,6001,600160

State female incarceration rates compared to countries

Female incarceration rates by country and US state

Female incarceration rates by country and US state. Per 100,000 female population of all ages. Female incarceration rates if every US state were a country. Incarcerated females of all ages (where the data is available). From a 2018 report with latest available data. From the source report: "Figure 1. This graph shows the number of women in state prisons, local jails, and federal prisons from each U.S. state per 100,000 people in that state and the incarceration rate per 100,000 in all countries with at least a half million in total population."[12]

See also


References

  1. Correctional Populations in the United States, 2017-2018 (NCJ 252157). Published August 2020 by U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Laura M. Maruschak, Todd D. Minton, BJS statisticians. See PDF. Appendix table 1 on page 11 has rates and counts by state.
  2. US territories. From World Prison Brief. Prisonstudies.org pages: American Samoa. Guam. Northern Mariana Islands. Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands.
  3. Sickmund, M., Sladky, T.J., Kang, W., & Puzzanchera, C.. "Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement". Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Click "National Crosstabs" at the top, and then choose the census years. Click "Show table" to get the total number of juvenile inmates for those years. Or go here for all the years. And here.
  4. Walmsley, Roy (30 Jan 2009). World Prison Population List (8th Edition). From World Prison Population Lists. By World Prison Brief. "The information is the latest available in early December 2008. … Most figures relate to dates between the beginning of 2006 and the end of November 2008." According to the summary on page one there were 2.29 million U.S. inmates and 9.8 million inmates worldwide. The U.S. held 23.4% of the world's inmates. The U.S. total in this report is for December 31, 2007 (see page 3), and does not include inmates in juvenile detention facilities.
  5. Correctional Populations in the United States, 2016 (NCJ 251211). Published April 2018 by U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). By Danielle Kaeble and Mary Cowhig, BJS statisticians. See PDF. Appendix table 1 on page 11 has rates and counts by state. See page 1 "highlights" section for the "1 in ..." numbers. See table 4 on page 4 for a timeline of nationwide incarceration rates. See appendix table 3 on page 13, for "Persons held in custody in state or federal prisons or in local jails, 2000, 2010, and 2015–2016". That table also has incarceration rates. See appendix table 2 on page 12 for the number or persons incarcerated in territorial prisons, military facilities, and jails in Indian country.
  6. Highest to Lowest. World Prison Brief (WPB). Use dropdown menu to choose lists of countries by region, or the whole world. Use menu to select highest-to-lowest lists of prison population totals, prison population rates, percentage of pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners, percentage of female prisoners, percentage of foreign prisoners, and occupancy rate. Column headings in WPB tables can be clicked to reorder columns lowest to highest, or alphabetically. For detailed information for each country click on any country name in lists. See also the WPB main data page and click on the map links and/or the sidebar links to get to the region and country desired.
  7. United States of America. By World Prison Brief.
  8. Mahapatra, Lisa (19 March 2014). Incarcerated In America: Why Are So Many People In US Prisons? (CHARTS). International Business Times. Chart showing incarceration rates of 50 most populous countries. Another chart showing what the inmates in the USA are in for (does not indicate reasons for probation and parole violations. Those offenses, such as drug tests, etc. change the breakdown of what inmates are in for).
  9. National Research Council. The Growth of Incarceration in the United States: Exploring Causes and Consequences. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2014: "The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world. Just under one-quarter of the world's prisoners are held in American prisons."
  10. One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008. February 28, 2008. The Pew Center on the States.
  11. Liptak, Adam (28 Feb 2008). 1 in 100 U.S. Adults Behind Bars, New Study Says. New York Times.
  12. Kajstura, Aleks (June 2018). "States of Women's Incarceration: The Global Context 2018". Prison Policy Initiative. See the appendix for a detailed data breakdown.
  13. World Female Imprisonment List (fourth edition). Nov. 9, 2017. World Prison Brief.
  14. Correctional Populations in the United States, 2015. By Danielle Kaeble and Lauren Glaze, BJS Statisticians. Dec. 2016. Bureau of Justice Statistics. See PDF. Appendix table 3 on page 15 says there are 1,942,500 male and 202,600 female inmates in prisons and jails. That is 10.4% female.
  15. Canada. World Prison Brief.
  16. United Kingdom: England & Wales. World Prison Brief.
  17. Australia. World Prison Brief.
  18. Spain. World Prison Brief.
  19. France. World Prison Brief.
  20. Germany. World Prison Brief.
  21. Norway. World Prison Brief.
  22. Netherlands. World Prison Brief.
  23. Japan. World Prison Brief.
  24. Alexander, Michelle (2010). The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. New York: The New Press. p. 7.
  25. Correctional Populations in the United States, 2015. By Danielle Kaeble and Lauren Glaze, BJS Statisticians. Dec. 2016. Bureau of Justice Statistics. See PDF. Appendix table 3 on page 14 has male and female counts and rates by state. It says there are 1,942,500 male and 202,600 female inmates in prisons and jails. That is 10.4% female.
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