In 2020, about 1,890 Black men per 100,000 residents were imprisoned in the United States. This rate was much lower for Black women, at 65 per 100,000 residents. The overall imprisonment rate in 2020 stood at 358 per 100,000 Americans.
Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2020, by sex and ethnicity
(per 100,000 residents)
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 14, 2021). Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2020, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2020, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents)." Chart. December 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2020, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment Rate of Sentenced Prisoners in The United States under Federal or State Jurisdiction in 2020, by Sex and Ethnicity (per 100,000 Residents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2020, by sex and ethnicity (per 100,000 residents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/ (last visited July 07, 2022)
