Percent change in jail population in largest jurisdictions due to COVID-19 U.S. 2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 16, 2021

From March to June 2020, the inmate population decreased by 52.3 percent due to COVID-19 in the Denver County, Colorado jail jurisdiction -- the largest decrease out of the other major jurisdictions in the United States. On the other hand, the jail population increased by 6.4 percent in Dallas County, Texas during this same time period.

Percent change in jail inmate population in the largest jurisdictions due to COVID-19 in the United States from March to June 2020

Characteristic	Percent change
Dallas County, TX	6.4%
Clayton County, GA	-2.8%
Tarrant County, TX	-3.3%
Harris County, TX	-4.1%
Kern County, CA	-6.5%
Bexar County, TX	-8.7%
El Paso County, TX	-10.9%
Essex County, NJ	-12%
Jacksonville City, FL	-12.8%
Travis County, TX	-13.6%
Orange County, FL	-15.1%
Philadelphia City, PA	-17.1%
Riverside County, CA	-17.3%
Cook County, IL	-18.5%
San Bernardino County, CA	-19%
Davidson County, TN	-19.6%
Marion County, IN	-20.3%
Franklin County, OH	-21.2%
Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority, VA	-21.9%
Palm Beach County, FL	-22.7%
Broward County, FL	-23.4%
Miami-Dade County, FL	-24%
Allegheny County, PA	-26.6%
Gwinnett County, GA	-28.1%
Shelby County, TN	-28.2%
Pinellas County, FL	-29%
Santa Clara County, Ca	-29.1%
Sacramento County, CA	-29.1%
Fresno County, CA	-29.1%
Alameda County, CA	-29.5%
Los Angeles County, CA	-30.7%
Milwaukee County, WI	-32.8%
Clark County, NV	-34.3%
El Paso County, CO	-34.9%
Chatham County, GA	-35%
San Diego County, CA	-38.7%
York County, PA	-39.7%
Maricopa County, AZ	-42.8%
Orange County, CA	-44%
Delaware County, PA	-44.3%
Salt Lake County, UT	-45.2%
New York City, NY	-46.5%
Cuyahoga County, OH	-46.7%
Denver County, CO	-52.3%