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 most prisoners in the United States.
Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2022, by state
* Data include both total jail and prison population. Prisons and jails form one integrated system.
Oregon did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program data in time. Data includes imputed counts for the jurisdictions that did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) data in time to be included in the report.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2023). Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2022, by state." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction in The United States in 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2022, by state [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
