Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners U.S. 2021, by sex and ethnicity

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2023
In 2021, about 1,807 Black men per 100,000 residents were imprisoned in the United States. This rate was much lower for Black women, at 62 per 100,000 residents. The overall imprisonment rate in 2021 stood at 350 per 100,000 Americans.

Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2021, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents)

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Release date

December 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

as of December 31, 2021

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Based on prisoners with sentences of more than 1 year.
*Includes two or more races, and races that are not broken out.

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