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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama was 394 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 4 pts from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people394
Change on 2022+4 pts
Rank12th of 50US states ranked
Series high6522009
Series low1411979

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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama, 1978 to 2023

020040060080019781985199219992006201320231978: 144 per 100,000 people1979: 141 per 100,000 people1980: 163 per 100,000 people1981: 184 per 100,000 people1982: 219 per 100,000 people1983: 245 per 100,000 people1984: 259 per 100,000 people1985: 271 per 100,000 people1986: 288 per 100,000 people1987: 314 per 100,000 people1988: 307 per 100,000 people1989: 337 per 100,000 people1990: 379 per 100,000 people1991: 400 per 100,000 people1992: 408 per 100,000 people1993: 431 per 100,000 people1994: 448 per 100,000 people1995: 468 per 100,000 people1996: 487 per 100,000 people1997: 496 per 100,000 people1998: 504 per 100,000 people1999: 544 per 100,000 people2000: 585 per 100,000 people2001: 586 per 100,000 people2002: 616 per 100,000 people2003: 607 per 100,000 people2004: 560 per 100,000 people2005: 594 per 100,000 people2006: 599 per 100,000 people2007: 617 per 100,000 people2008: 635 per 100,000 people2009: 652 per 100,000 people2010: 642 per 100,000 people2011: 650 per 100,000 people2012: 650 per 100,000 people2013: 647 per 100,000 people2014: 634 per 100,000 people2015: 612 per 100,000 people2016: 571 per 100,000 people2017: 486 per 100,000 people2018: 418 per 100,000 people2019: 419 per 100,000 people2020: 390 per 100,000 people2021: 383 per 100,000 people2022: 390 per 100,000 people2023: 394 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 46 values
Periodper 100,000 people
2023394
2022390
2021383
2020390
2019419
2018418
2017486
2016571
2015612
2014634
2013647
2012650
2011650
2010642
2009652
2008635
2007617
2006599
2005594
2004560
2003607
2002616
2001586
2000585
1999544
1998504
1997496
1996487
1995468
1994448
1993431
1992408
1991400
1990379
1989337
1988307
1987314
1986288
1985271
1984259
1983245
1982219
1981184
1980163
1979141
1978144

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama394
United States360

Rankings

Definition

Sentenced prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 residents of all ages. 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 prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (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 prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (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 prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), 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/imprisonment-rate/alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). 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/imprisonment-rate/alabama.

Harvard

Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), 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/imprisonment-rate/alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Alabama was 394 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 4 pts from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 50 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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

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

652 per 100,000 people in 2009, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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