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Number of prisoners in the U.S. 2016, by state
Number of prisoners in the U.S. 2016, by state
Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the U.S. in 2016, by state
This statistic shows the number of prisoners in the United States at the end of 2016, by state. As of December 2016, there were total 28,883 prisoners in the state of Alabama.
Number of prisoners under federal or state jurisdiction in the U.S. in 2016, by state
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| Number of prisoners | |
|---|---|
| Texas | 163,703 |
| California | 130,390 |
| Florida | 99,974 |
| Georgia | 53,627 |
| Ohio | 52,175 |
| New York | 50,716 |
| Pennsylvania | 49,244 |
| Illinois | 43,657 |
| Arizona | 42,320 |
| Michigan | 41,122 |
| Virginia | 37,813 |
| North Carolina | 35,697 |
| Louisiana | 35,682 |
| Missouri | 32,461 |
| Alabama | 28,883 |
| Tennessee | 28,203 |
| Oklahoma | 26,871 |
| Indiana | 25,546 |
| Wisconsin | 23,377 |
| Kentucky | 23,022 |
| South Carolina | 20,858 |
| Maryland | 19,994 |
| Colorado | 19,981 |
| New Jersey | 19,786 |
| Mississippi | 19,192 |
| Washington | 19,104 |
| Arkansas | 17,537 |
| Oregon | 15,166 |
| Connecticut* | 14,957 |
| Nevada | 13,757 |
| Minnesota | 10,592 |
| Kansas | 9,920 |
| Massachusetts | 9,403 |
| Iowa | 9,031 |
| Idaho | 8,252 |
| West Virginia | 7,162 |
| New Mexico | 7,055 |
| Delaware* | 6,585 |
| Utah | 6,182 |
| Hawaii* | 5,602 |
| Nebraska | 5,302 |
| Alaska* | 4,434 |
| South Dakota | 3,831 |
| Montana | 3,814 |
| Rhode Island* | 3,103 |
| New Hampshire | 2,818 |
| Maine | 2,404 |
| Wyoming | 2,374 |
| North Dakota | 1,791 |
| Vermont* | 1,735 |
| Number of prisoners | |
|---|---|
| Texas | 163,703 |
| California | 130,390 |
| Florida | 99,974 |
| Georgia | 53,627 |
| Ohio | 52,175 |
| New York | 50,716 |
| Pennsylvania | 49,244 |
| Illinois | 43,657 |
| Arizona | 42,320 |
| Michigan | 41,122 |
| Virginia | 37,813 |
| North Carolina | 35,697 |
| Louisiana | 35,682 |
| Missouri | 32,461 |
| Alabama | 28,883 |
| Tennessee | 28,203 |
| Oklahoma | 26,871 |
| Indiana | 25,546 |
| Wisconsin | 23,377 |
| Kentucky | 23,022 |
| South Carolina | 20,858 |
| Maryland | 19,994 |
| Colorado | 19,981 |
| New Jersey | 19,786 |
| Mississippi | 19,192 |
| Washington | 19,104 |
| Arkansas | 17,537 |
| Oregon | 15,166 |
| Connecticut* | 14,957 |
| Nevada | 13,757 |
| Minnesota | 10,592 |
| Kansas | 9,920 |
| Massachusetts | 9,403 |
| Iowa | 9,031 |
| Idaho | 8,252 |
| West Virginia | 7,162 |
| New Mexico | 7,055 |
| Delaware* | 6,585 |
| Utah | 6,182 |
| Hawaii* | 5,602 |
| Nebraska | 5,302 |
| Alaska* | 4,434 |
| South Dakota | 3,831 |
| Montana | 3,814 |
| Rhode Island* | 3,103 |
| New Hampshire | 2,818 |
| Maine | 2,404 |
| Wyoming | 2,374 |
| North Dakota | 1,791 |
| Vermont* | 1,735 |
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This statistic shows the number of prisoners in the United States at the end of 2016, by state. As of December 2016, there were total 28,883 prisoners in the state of Alabama.
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* Data include both total jail and prison population. Prisons and jails form one integrated system.
There is no data available for the District of Columbia.
State of Nevada, and Oregon did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program data in time. Data includes imputed counts for the three jurisdictions that did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) data in time to be included in the report.
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* Data include both total jail and prison population. Prisons and jails form one integrated system.
There is no data available for the District of Columbia.
State of Nevada, and Oregon did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) Program data in time. Data includes imputed counts for the three jurisdictions that did not submit National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) data in time to be included in the report.
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