Jail incarceration rate by race U.S. 2021 | Statista

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In 2021, the incarceration rate of African Americans in local jails in the United States was 528 incarcerations per 100,000 of the population -- the highest rate of any ethnicity. The second highest incarceration rate was among American Indians/Alaska Natives, at 316 incarcerations per 100,000 of the population.

Jail incarceration rate of confined inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin (per 100,000 residents)

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December 2022

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United States

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2021

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Jails refers to local jails i.e. those run by local law enforcement and/or local government agencies.

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