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Jail incarceration rate U.S. 2021, by race
In 2021, the incarceration rate of African Americans in local jails in the United States was 528 incarcerations per 100,000 of the population -- the highest rate of any ethnicity. The second highest incarceration rate was among American Indians/Alaska Natives, at 316 incarcerations per 100,000 of the population.