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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 the Federal line.
The ten states with the highest prison populations in the country are Texas (1535,906), California (97,328), Florida (81,027), Georgia (47,141), Ohio (45,036), Pennsylvania (39,357), Arizona (37,731), New York (34,128), Michigan (33,617), and Virginia (31,838).
15 paź 2024 · Highlights. The U.S. prison population was 1,230,100 at yearend 2022, a 2% increase from yearend 2021 (1,205,100). The number of females in state or federal prison increased almost 5% from yearend 2021 (83,700) to yearend 2022 (87,800).
In 2022, there are two million people in prisons and jails throughout the United States. Regarding percentage rations, roughly 0.7% of Americans are currently sitting in jail, with the state of Oklahoma having the highest incarceration rates in America. U.S. Incarceration Rates in Comparison
5 lip 2024 · As of December 2022, there was a total of 139,631 prisoners in the state of Texas, the most out of any state. California, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio rounded out the top five states with the...
31 paź 2024 · For each state, the table shows the county with the highest jail incarceration rate and the highest resident population. Note: This table excludes counties in six states that run unified state systems that combine prisons and jails.
National data. State prisons: State prisons, local jails and federal prisons, incarceration rates and counts, 1925-2022 [xlsx] Note that state-level historical prison population data are available from one of the underlying sources we used to compile this table: Historical Statistics on Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions, Yearend 1925-86.
