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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Delaware

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Delaware was 275 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people275
Change on 2022+3 pts
Rank30th of 50US states ranked
Series high5082001
Series low1681978

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

10020030040050060019781985199219992006201320231978: 168 per 100,000 people1979: 182 per 100,000 people1980: 183 per 100,000 people1981: 209 per 100,000 people1982: 253 per 100,000 people1983: 261 per 100,000 people1984: 253 per 100,000 people1985: 285 per 100,000 people1986: 312 per 100,000 people1987: 339 per 100,000 people1988: 341 per 100,000 people1989: 347 per 100,000 people1990: 335 per 100,000 people1991: 362 per 100,000 people1992: 389 per 100,000 people1993: 394 per 100,000 people1994: 396 per 100,000 people1995: 413 per 100,000 people1996: 421 per 100,000 people1997: 434 per 100,000 people1998: 421 per 100,000 people1999: 481 per 100,000 people2000: 501 per 100,000 people2001: 508 per 100,000 people2002: 455 per 100,000 people2003: 506 per 100,000 people2004: 494 per 100,000 people2005: 473 per 100,000 people2006: 492 per 100,000 people2007: 486 per 100,000 people2008: 464 per 100,000 people2009: 449 per 100,000 people2010: 440 per 100,000 people2011: 439 per 100,000 people2012: 448 per 100,000 people2013: 442 per 100,000 people2014: 440 per 100,000 people2015: 442 per 100,000 people2016: 427 per 100,000 people2017: 422 per 100,000 people2018: 411 per 100,000 people2019: 380 per 100,000 people2020: 313 per 100,000 people2021: 276 per 100,000 people2022: 272 per 100,000 people2023: 275 per 100,000 people10020030040050060019781994201020231978: 168 per 100,000 people1979: 182 per 100,000 people1980: 183 per 100,000 people1981: 209 per 100,000 people1982: 253 per 100,000 people1983: 261 per 100,000 people1984: 253 per 100,000 people1985: 285 per 100,000 people1986: 312 per 100,000 people1987: 339 per 100,000 people1988: 341 per 100,000 people1989: 347 per 100,000 people1990: 335 per 100,000 people1991: 362 per 100,000 people1992: 389 per 100,000 people1993: 394 per 100,000 people1994: 396 per 100,000 people1995: 413 per 100,000 people1996: 421 per 100,000 people1997: 434 per 100,000 people1998: 421 per 100,000 people1999: 481 per 100,000 people2000: 501 per 100,000 people2001: 508 per 100,000 people2002: 455 per 100,000 people2003: 506 per 100,000 people2004: 494 per 100,000 people2005: 473 per 100,000 people2006: 492 per 100,000 people2007: 486 per 100,000 people2008: 464 per 100,000 people2009: 449 per 100,000 people2010: 440 per 100,000 people2011: 439 per 100,000 people2012: 448 per 100,000 people2013: 442 per 100,000 people2014: 440 per 100,000 people2015: 442 per 100,000 people2016: 427 per 100,000 people2017: 422 per 100,000 people2018: 411 per 100,000 people2019: 380 per 100,000 people2020: 313 per 100,000 people2021: 276 per 100,000 people2022: 272 per 100,000 people2023: 275 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
2023275
2022272
2021276
2020313
2019380
2018411
2017422
2016427
2015442
2014440
2013442
2012448
2011439
2010440
2009449
2008464
2007486
2006492
2005473
2004494
2003506
2002455
2001508
2000501
1999481
1998421
1997434
1996421
1995413
1994396
1993394
1992389
1991362
1990335
1989347
1988341
1987339
1986312
1985285
1984253
1983261
1982253
1981209
1980183
1979182
1978168

Compared with United States

Place2023
Delaware275
United States360

Delaware compared with nearby places

Alabama: 394 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 202 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 448 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 596 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 246 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 290 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 183 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 275 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 382 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 449 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 165 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 490 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 238 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 351 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 274 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 305 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 423 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 617 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 119 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 261 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 96 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 328 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 152 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 652 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 385 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 438 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 295 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 327 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 151 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 125 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 259 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 167 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 275 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 240 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 394 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 545 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 291 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 300 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 122 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 299 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 405 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 341 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 477 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 186 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 124 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 314 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 181 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 328 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 346 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 378 per 100,000 people
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  • 260 to 300
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  • 440 and over
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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. Delaware 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 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.

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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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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), Delaware, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

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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), Delaware, 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/delaware. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), Delaware, 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/delaware.

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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), Delaware, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/imprisonment-rate/delaware (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Delaware?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Delaware was 275 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 30th 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 Delaware?

508 per 100,000 people in 2001, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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