Rates are based on mid-year data collection.
Values up to from 2017 onwards have been calculated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ using the women's mass incarceration estimates available , and Census Bureau population estimates available .
Values up to 2015 are available .
No values are available for 2016.
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Female incarceration rates in the U.S. by level of institution 1982-2019
This statistic shows the incarceration rate among female residents in the United States from 1982 to 2019, by the administrative level of the prison. In 2019, the incarceration rate in federal prisons in the United States was *** women for every 100,000 resident women - a sharp increase from a rate of *** in 1982.
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Prison Policy Initiative, & U.S. Census Bureau. (October 29, 2019). Incarceration rates among women in the United States from 1982 to 2019, by level of institution (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/816431/incarceration-rate-women-in-the-us-by-institution-level/
Prison Policy Initiative, und U.S. Census Bureau. "Incarceration rates among women in the United States from 1982 to 2019, by level of institution (per 100,000 population)." Chart. October 29, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/816431/incarceration-rate-women-in-the-us-by-institution-level/
Prison Policy Initiative, U.S. Census Bureau. (2019). Incarceration rates among women in the United States from 1982 to 2019, by level of institution (per 100,000 population). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/816431/incarceration-rate-women-in-the-us-by-institution-level/
Prison Policy Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau. "Incarceration Rates among Women in The United States from 1982 to 2019, by Level of Institution (per 100,000 Population)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Oct 2019, /statistics/816431/incarceration-rate-women-in-the-us-by-institution-level/
Prison Policy Initiative & U.S. Census Bureau, Incarceration rates among women in the United States from 1982 to 2019, by level of institution (per 100,000 population) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/816431/incarceration-rate-women-in-the-us-by-institution-level/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Incarceration rates among women in the United States from 1982 to 2019, by level of institution (per 100,000 population) [Graph], Prison Policy Initiative, & U.S. Census Bureau, October 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/816431/incarceration-rate-women-in-the-us-by-institution-level/
