This statistic shows the per capita expenditure of state and local prisons in the United States in fiscal year 2017, by state. In fiscal year 2017, the per capita expenditure for corrections in Alaska was just over 436 U.S. dollars.
Per capita expenditure for corrections in fiscal year 2017, by state
(in U.S. dollars)
Includes state government and local government expenditure.
The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends.
Per capita figures were calculated by Statista using 2017 population data by the United States Census Bureau which can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (October 30, 2019). Per capita expenditure for corrections in fiscal year 2017, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/624307/per-capita-prison-costs-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Per capita expenditure for corrections in fiscal year 2017, by state (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624307/per-capita-prison-costs-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Per capita expenditure for corrections in fiscal year 2017, by state (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 28, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/624307/per-capita-prison-costs-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Per Capita Expenditure for Corrections in Fiscal Year 2017, by State (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624307/per-capita-prison-costs-in-the-us-by-state/
US Census Bureau, Per capita expenditure for corrections in fiscal year 2017, by state (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/624307/per-capita-prison-costs-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited January 28, 2020)
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