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Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama

Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama was 54 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people54
Change on 2022+3 pts
Rank20th of 50US states ranked
Series high1032013
Series low121979

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Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama, 1978 to 2023

02040608010012019781985199219992006201320231978: 12 per 100,000 people1979: 12 per 100,000 people1980: 13 per 100,000 people1981: 14 per 100,000 people1982: 21 per 100,000 people1983: 22 per 100,000 people1984: 24 per 100,000 people1985: 26 per 100,000 people1986: 28 per 100,000 people1987: 33 per 100,000 people1988: 34 per 100,000 people1989: 38 per 100,000 people1990: 43 per 100,000 people1991: 47 per 100,000 people1992: 48 per 100,000 people1993: 50 per 100,000 people1994: 53 per 100,000 people1995: 55 per 100,000 people1996: 57 per 100,000 people1997: 58 per 100,000 people1998: 61 per 100,000 people1999: 70 per 100,000 people2000: 78 per 100,000 people2001: 74 per 100,000 people2002: 71 per 100,000 people2003: 83 per 100,000 people2004: 71 per 100,000 people2005: 79 per 100,000 people2006: 83 per 100,000 people2007: 85 per 100,000 people2008: 88 per 100,000 people2009: 96 per 100,000 people2010: 97 per 100,000 people2011: 99 per 100,000 people2012: 101 per 100,000 people2013: 103 per 100,000 people2014: 98 per 100,000 people2015: 97 per 100,000 people2016: 88 per 100,000 people2017: 70 per 100,000 people2018: 54 per 100,000 people2019: 55 per 100,000 people2020: 48 per 100,000 people2021: 47 per 100,000 people2022: 51 per 100,000 people2023: 54 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 46 values
Periodper 100,000 people
202354
202251
202147
202048
201955
201854
201770
201688
201597
201498
2013103
2012101
201199
201097
200996
200888
200785
200683
200579
200471
200383
200271
200174
200078
199970
199861
199758
199657
199555
199453
199350
199248
199147
199043
198938
198834
198733
198628
198526
198424
198322
198221
198114
198013
197912
197812

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama54
United States51

Rankings

Definition

Sentenced female prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 female residents. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics, with Census Bureau resident population estimates for January 1 of the following year.

Counts only prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year, so it differs from the prison population rate used for other countries (prison_population_rate), which counts everyone held in prison, pre-trial detainees included. Prisoners are counted by the jurisdiction with legal authority over them, wherever they are held, on December 31. The national figure adds the federal system to the states. Local jails are not included, except in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont, which run one combined prison and jail system. Felons sentenced in the District of Columbia have been the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons since 2001, so the District has values only up to 2000.

How to cite

Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2026). National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Alabama, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

MLA 9

National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Alabama, 1978 to 2023. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 20 Feb. 2026, https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-imprisonment-rate/alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Alabama, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-imprisonment-rate/alabama.

Harvard

Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Alabama, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/female-imprisonment-rate/alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-imprisonment-rate/alabama. Publisher attribution: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama?

Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama was 54 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 50 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama?

103 per 100,000 people in 2013, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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