Number of prisoners in the U.S., by state 2017
Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the U.S. in 2017, by state
This statistic shows the number of prisoners in the United States at the end of 2017, by state. As of December 2017, there was a total of 27,608 prisoners in the state of Alabama.
Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the U.S. in 2017, by state
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| Number of prisoners | |
|---|---|
| Texas | 162,523 |
| California | 131,039 |
| Florida | 98,504 |
| Georgia | 53,667 |
| Ohio | 51,478 |
| New York | 49,461 |
| Pennsylvania | 48,333 |
| Arizona | 42,030 |
| Illinois | 41,471 |
| Michigan | 39,666 |
| Virginia | 37,158 |
| North Carolina | 36,394 |
| Louisiana | 33,739 |
| Missouri | 32,601 |
| Tennessee | 28,980 |
| Oklahoma | 28,143 |
| Alabama | 27,608 |
| Indiana | 26,024 |
| Wisconsin | 23,945 |
| Kentucky | 23,543 |
| Colorado | 19,946 |
| South Carolina | 19,906 |
| Washington | 19,656 |
| New Jersey | 19,585 |
| Maryland | 19,367 |
| Mississippi | 19,103 |
| Arkansas | 18,070 |
| Oregon | 15,218 |
| Connecticut* | 14,040 |
| Nevada | 13,671 |
| Minnesota | 10,708 |
| Kansas | 9,971 |
| Massachusetts | 9,133 |
| Iowa | 9,024 |
| Idaho | 8,579 |
| New Mexico | 7,276 |
| West Virginia | 7,092 |
| Delaware* | 6,443 |
| Utah | 6,443 |
| Hawaii* | 5,630 |
| Nebraska | 5,313 |
| Alaska* | 4,399 |
| South Dakota | 3,970 |
| Montana | 3,698 |
| Rhode Island* | 2,861 |
| New Hampshire | 2,750 |
| Wyoming | 2,473 |
| Maine | 2,404 |
| North Dakota | 1,723 |
| Vermont* | 1,546 |
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