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Prisoners in the United States

Statistics report on prisoners in the United States

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about prisoners in the United States. It includes an overview of prisoners in the U.S., as well as information on prisoner demographics and sentencing, correctional facilities, and probation and parole. Furthermore, it includes data on prisoner fatalities and death row.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic Adult correctional population in the U.S. 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Adult correctional population in the U.S. 2022, by correctional status
  • Basic Statistic Inmates held in custody in the U.S. 2022, by type of correctional institution
  • Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in the U.S. 1990-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of prisoners in the U.S. 2023, by state

Prisoner demographics and sentencing

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  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in the U.S. 2005-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Distribution of prisoners in the U.S. 2023, by sex and age
  • Premium Statistic Incarceration rate of sentenced prisoners U.S. 2023, by sex, race and ethnicity
  • Basic Statistic Number of sentenced state prisoners in the U.S. 2023, by offense
  • Premium Statistic Number of sentenced federal prisoners in the U.S. 2023, by offense
  • Basic Statistic U.S. federal inmates breakdown 2023, by security level
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. federal inmates 2023, by sentence imposed
  • Premium Statistic Number of sentenced prisoners admitted U.S. 2000-2023, by reason
  • Premium Statistic Number of released sentenced prisoners in the U.S. 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of unsentenced inmates in prisons in the U.S. 2000-2023

Correctional facilities

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  • Premium Statistic Prisoners in local jail facilities in the U.S. 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Prisoners in private facilities in the United States 2000-2021, by location
  • Premium Statistic Prisoners under military jurisdiction U.S. 2023, by branch of service
  • Premium Statistic State expenditures on corrections in the U.S. 1985-2022
  • Premium Statistic Spending on corrections by state governments in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of escapees from prisons in the U.S. 2000-2019

Probation and parole

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. residents on probation 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. residents on parole 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. probationers who exited supervision 2022, by type of exit
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. parolees who exited supervision 2022, by type of exit

Prisoner fatalities

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  • Basic Statistic Number of state prisoner fatalities U.S. 2001-2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities U.S. 2019, by cause of death
  • Basic Statistic Number of local inmate deaths in jail U.S. 2000-2019
  • Basic Statistic Number of local U.S. inmate fatalities in jail 2019, by cause of death

Death row

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  • Premium Statistic Number of executions in the U.S. 2000-2025
  • Premium Statistic Total number of executions in the U.S. 2025, by state
  • Premium Statistic Total number of executions in the U.S. 1976-2025, by race
  • Premium Statistic Number of death row prison inmates 2025, by race
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