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Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania

Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania was 32 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people32
Change on 20220 pts
Rank33rd of 50US states ranked
Series high442018
Series low31978

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

0102030405019781985199219992006201320231978: 3 per 100,000 people1979: 4 per 100,000 people1980: 4 per 100,000 people1981: 5 per 100,000 people1982: 5 per 100,000 people1983: 6 per 100,000 people1984: 8 per 100,000 people1985: 8 per 100,000 people1986: 9 per 100,000 people1987: 11 per 100,000 people1988: 12 per 100,000 people1989: 15 per 100,000 people1990: 16 per 100,000 people1991: 17 per 100,000 people1992: 18 per 100,000 people1993: 19 per 100,000 people1994: 21 per 100,000 people1995: 24 per 100,000 people1996: 23 per 100,000 people1997: 22 per 100,000 people1998: 24 per 100,000 people1999: 25 per 100,000 people2000: 25 per 100,000 people2001: 27 per 100,000 people2002: 29 per 100,000 people2003: 29 per 100,000 people2004: 29 per 100,000 people2005: 32 per 100,000 people2006: 34 per 100,000 people2007: 38 per 100,000 people2008: 42 per 100,000 people2009: 43 per 100,000 people2010: 41 per 100,000 people2011: 42 per 100,000 people2012: 41 per 100,000 people2013: 41 per 100,000 people2014: 41 per 100,000 people2015: 42 per 100,000 people2016: 43 per 100,000 people2017: 43 per 100,000 people2018: 44 per 100,000 people2019: 42 per 100,000 people2020: 34 per 100,000 people2021: 31 per 100,000 people2022: 32 per 100,000 people2023: 32 per 100,000 people020406019781994201020231978: 3 per 100,000 people1979: 4 per 100,000 people1980: 4 per 100,000 people1981: 5 per 100,000 people1982: 5 per 100,000 people1983: 6 per 100,000 people1984: 8 per 100,000 people1985: 8 per 100,000 people1986: 9 per 100,000 people1987: 11 per 100,000 people1988: 12 per 100,000 people1989: 15 per 100,000 people1990: 16 per 100,000 people1991: 17 per 100,000 people1992: 18 per 100,000 people1993: 19 per 100,000 people1994: 21 per 100,000 people1995: 24 per 100,000 people1996: 23 per 100,000 people1997: 22 per 100,000 people1998: 24 per 100,000 people1999: 25 per 100,000 people2000: 25 per 100,000 people2001: 27 per 100,000 people2002: 29 per 100,000 people2003: 29 per 100,000 people2004: 29 per 100,000 people2005: 32 per 100,000 people2006: 34 per 100,000 people2007: 38 per 100,000 people2008: 42 per 100,000 people2009: 43 per 100,000 people2010: 41 per 100,000 people2011: 42 per 100,000 people2012: 41 per 100,000 people2013: 41 per 100,000 people2014: 41 per 100,000 people2015: 42 per 100,000 people2016: 43 per 100,000 people2017: 43 per 100,000 people2018: 44 per 100,000 people2019: 42 per 100,000 people2020: 34 per 100,000 people2021: 31 per 100,000 people2022: 32 per 100,000 people2023: 32 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
202332
202232
202131
202034
201942
201844
201743
201643
201542
201441
201341
201241
201142
201041
200943
200842
200738
200634
200532
200429
200329
200229
200127
200025
199925
199824
199722
199623
199524
199421
199319
199218
199117
199016
198915
198812
198711
19869
19858
19848
19836
19825
19815
19804
19794
19783

Compared with United States

Place2023
Pennsylvania32
United States51

Pennsylvania compared with nearby places

Alabama: 54 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 20 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 79 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 98 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 20 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 47 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 21 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 17 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 51 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 63 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 28 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 152 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 24 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 68 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 45 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 52 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 96 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 67 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 23 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 20 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 7 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 34 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 21 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 95 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 67 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 133 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 40 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 55 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 20 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 10 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 49 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 13 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 42 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 63 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 64 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 107 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 42 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 32 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 6 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 42 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 125 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 65 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 75 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 28 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 12 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 43 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 22 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 70 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 44 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 90 per 100,000 people
  • Under 20
  • 20 to 29
  • 29 to 45
  • 45 to 63
  • 63 to 78
  • 78 and over
  • No data
Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. Pennsylvania is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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), Pennsylvania, 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), Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania. 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), Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania.

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), Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania?

Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania was 32 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Pennsylvania?

44 per 100,000 people in 2018, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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