Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota
Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota was 63 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 50 states in 2023.
Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota, 1978 to 2023
All 46 values
| Period | per 100,000 people |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2022 | 60 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2020 | 43 |
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2018 | 51 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2016 | 57 |
| 2015 | 56 |
| 2014 | 51 |
| 2013 | 42 |
| 2012 | 49 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| 2010 | 54 |
| 2009 | 54 |
| 2008 | 50 |
| 2007 | 46 |
| 2006 | 50 |
| 2005 | 49 |
| 2004 | 41 |
| 2003 | 34 |
| 2002 | 31 |
| 2001 | 30 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 1998 | 20 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2023 |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 63 |
| United States | 51 |
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.Citation styles
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), North Dakota, 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), North Dakota, 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/north-dakota. 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), North Dakota, 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/north-dakota.
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), North Dakota, 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/north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{bureau_female_imprisonment_rate_sentenced_2023,
author = {{Bureau of Justice Statistics}},
title = {{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), North Dakota, 1978 to 2023}},
year = {2026},
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/north-dakota. 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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Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota was 63 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 50 states in 2023.
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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.
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63 per 100,000 people in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.