Prisoners in local jail facilities in the U.S. 2000-2022

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Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024
In 2022, 65,573 state and federal prisoners were held in local jails in the United States. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when there were 65,399 prisoners held in local jails across the country.

Number of state and federal prisoners in local jail facilities in the United States from 2000 to 2022

CharacteristicNumber of prisoners
2022 65,573
2021 65,399
2020 73,321
2019 78,625
2018 80,511
2017 80,762
2016 83,679
2015 81,196
2014 81,779
2013 85,662
2012 83,603
2011 82,071
2010 83,443
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November 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

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Values are year-end population.

Data for previous years taken from prior publications.

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