This statistic shows the share of the United States prison population that was Black in 2014, by state and the length of time inmates have served. In 2014, 58.7 percent of the prison population in Alabama was Black. For those inmates who had served 10 years or more, that figure rose to 67 percent.
Share of the prison population in the United States that is Black/African American in 2014, by state and length of time served
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Urban Institute. (July 13, 2017). Share of the prison population in the United States that is Black/African American in 2014, by state and length of time served [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815845/share-of-us-prison-population-that-is-black-by-time-served-and-state/
Urban Institute. "Share of the prison population in the United States that is Black/African American in 2014, by state and length of time served." Chart. July 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815845/share-of-us-prison-population-that-is-black-by-time-served-and-state/
Urban Institute. (2017). Share of the prison population in the United States that is Black/African American in 2014, by state and length of time served. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815845/share-of-us-prison-population-that-is-black-by-time-served-and-state/
Urban Institute. "Share of The Prison Population in The United States That Is Black/African American in 2014, by State and Length of Time Served." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815845/share-of-us-prison-population-that-is-black-by-time-served-and-state/
Urban Institute, Share of the prison population in the United States that is Black/African American in 2014, by state and length of time served Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815845/share-of-us-prison-population-that-is-black-by-time-served-and-state/ (last visited April 05, 2025)
Share of the prison population in the United States that is Black/African American in 2014, by state and length of time served [Graph], Urban Institute, July 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815845/share-of-us-prison-population-that-is-black-by-time-served-and-state/
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