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Number of prisoners in the U.S. 1990-2018

Published by Erin Duffin, May 4, 2020
This statistic shows the number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2018. Around 1.47 million people were imprisoned in the United States in 2019, compared to 1.39 million in the year 2000.

Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 1990 to 2018 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

April 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2018

Supplementary notes

U.S. total includes federal prisoners not distributed by state and prison system.

For years ending December 31.

Data includes inmates held in nonsecure privately operated community corrections facilities and juveniles held in contract facilities.

Total estimate for 2018 includes imputed counts for Oklahoma and Oregon, which did not submit 2018 data to National Prisoner Statistics program. Total estimate for 2017 includes imputed counts for New Mexico and North Dakota, which did not submit 2017 data to National Prisoner Statistics program.

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