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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Georgia

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Georgia was 449 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 13 pts from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people449
Change on 2022+13 pts
Rank7th of 50US states ranked
Series high5732004
Series low2051978

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

20030040050060019781985199219992006201320231978: 205 per 100,000 people1979: 216 per 100,000 people1980: 217 per 100,000 people1981: 222 per 100,000 people1982: 248 per 100,000 people1983: 261 per 100,000 people1984: 250 per 100,000 people1985: 258 per 100,000 people1986: 260 per 100,000 people1987: 285 per 100,000 people1988: 285 per 100,000 people1989: 306 per 100,000 people1990: 333 per 100,000 people1991: 346 per 100,000 people1992: 364 per 100,000 people1993: 388 per 100,000 people1994: 454 per 100,000 people1995: 466 per 100,000 people1996: 458 per 100,000 people1997: 466 per 100,000 people1998: 493 per 100,000 people1999: 522 per 100,000 people2000: 536 per 100,000 people2001: 545 per 100,000 people2002: 552 per 100,000 people2003: 540 per 100,000 people2004: 573 per 100,000 people2005: 536 per 100,000 people2006: 566 per 100,000 people2007: 569 per 100,000 people2008: 543 per 100,000 people2009: 565 per 100,000 people2010: 563 per 100,000 people2011: 547 per 100,000 people2012: 542 per 100,000 people2013: 532 per 100,000 people2014: 517 per 100,000 people2015: 504 per 100,000 people2016: 511 per 100,000 people2017: 507 per 100,000 people2018: 502 per 100,000 people2019: 507 per 100,000 people2020: 433 per 100,000 people2021: 427 per 100,000 people2022: 436 per 100,000 people2023: 449 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
2023449
2022436
2021427
2020433
2019507
2018502
2017507
2016511
2015504
2014517
2013532
2012542
2011547
2010563
2009565
2008543
2007569
2006566
2005536
2004573
2003540
2002552
2001545
2000536
1999522
1998493
1997466
1996458
1995466
1994454
1993388
1992364
1991346
1990333
1989306
1988285
1987285
1986260
1985258
1984250
1983261
1982248
1981222
1980217
1979216
1978205

Compared with United States

Place2023
Georgia449
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), Georgia, 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), Georgia, 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/georgia. 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), Georgia, 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/georgia.

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

BibTeX
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What is the imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Georgia?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Georgia was 449 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 13 pts from 2022. That is the 7th 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 Georgia?

573 per 100,000 people in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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