As of December 2020, there was a total of 135,906 prisoners in the state of Texas, the most out of any state. California, Florida, Georgia, and Ohio rounded out the top five states with the most prisoners in the United States.
Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2020, by state
* Data include both total jail and prison population. Prisons and jails form one integrated system.
Oregon did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program data in time. Data includes imputed counts for the jurisdictions that did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) data in time to be included in the report.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 14, 2021). Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2020, by state." Chart. December 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the United States in 2020, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners under Federal or State Jurisdiction in The United States in 2020, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/203757/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-states/
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