In 2022, about 1,826 Black men per 100,000 residents were imprisoned in the United States. This rate was much lower for Black women, at 64 per 100,000 residents. The overall imprisonment rate in 2022 stood at 355 per 100,000 Americans.
Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2022, by sex and ethnicity
(per 100,000 residents)
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2023). Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2022, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2022, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2022, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment Rate of Sentenced Prisoners in The United States under Federal or State Jurisdiction in 2022, by Sex and Ethnicity (per 100,000 Residents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2022, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2022, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
