There were about 83,349 female prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities in the United States as of December 2021. This is a slight decline from the previous year, when there were 83,754 female prisoners in the country, and is likely due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 2005 to 2021, by gender
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Statistics on Prisoners in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Adult correctional population in the U.S. 2005-2020
- Basic Statistic Adult correctional population in the U.S. 2020, by correctional status
- Basic Statistic Inmates held in custody in the U.S. 2020, by type of correctional institution
- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in the U.S. 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in the U.S. 2021, by state
Prisoner demographics and sentencing
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- Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in the U.S. 2005-2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Distribution of prisoners U.S. 2021, by sex and age
- Basic Statistic Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners U.S. 2021, by sex and ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Number of sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction U.S. 2020, by offense
- Basic Statistic Number of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction U.S. 2021, by offense
- Basic Statistic U.S. federal inmates breakdown 2022, by security level
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. federal inmates 2022, by sentence imposed
- Basic Statistic Number of sentenced prisoners admitted to jurisdiction U.S. 2000-2021
Correctional facilities
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- Basic Statistic Prisoners in local jail facilities in the U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Prisoners in private facilities in the United States 2000-2019, by location
- Basic Statistic Prisoners under military jurisdiction U.S. 2021, by branch of service
- Premium Statistic State expenditures on corrections in the U.S. 1985-2019
- Premium Statistic Spending on corrections by state governments in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Number of escapees from prisons in the U.S. 2000-2019
Probation and parole
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Prisoner fatalities
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- Basic Statistic Number of state prisoner fatalities U.S. 2001-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities U.S. 2019, by cause of death
- Basic Statistic Number of local inmate deaths in jail U.S. 2000-2019
- Basic Statistic Number of local U.S. inmate fatalities in jail 2019, by cause of death
Death row
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- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - executions per year 2000-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - total number of executions 1976-2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - racial distribution of executed inmates 1976-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. capital punishment - racial distribution of death row inmates 2022
Further related statistics
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- Number of prisoners in the U.S. 2011, by sex and age
- Countries with the largest share of pre-trial detainees 2022
- Countries with the largest share of female prisoners 2022
- Countries with the largest share of foreign prisoners 2022
- Estimated number of U.S. state prisoners in custody 2009-2019
- Male and female prisoners and detainees in Belgium in 2019
- State corrections expenditures in the U.S. 1982-2020
- Number of Dutch detainees abroad 2018, by country
- Inmate population of local jails, by gender U.S. 2005-2021
- Inmate population of local jails, by seriousness of offense U.S. 2018
- Number of local jail admissions each year in the U.S. 2005-2021
- Average number of inmates in local jails in the U.S. 2005-2021
- Number of reeducation-through-labor camps in China 2010
- U.S. watermelon production for fresh market 2000-2019
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- Male and female prisoners and detainees in Belgium in 2019
- State corrections expenditures in the U.S. 1982-2020
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 20, 2022). Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 2005 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252828/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 2005 to 2021, by gender." Chart. December 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252828/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 2005 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252828/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners under Jurisdiction of Federal or State Correctional Authorities from 2005 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252828/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 2005 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252828/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-gender/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Number of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities from 2005 to 2021, by gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252828/number-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-gender/