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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Illinois

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Illinois was 238 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2 pts from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people238
Change on 2022+2 pts
Rank37th of 50US states ranked
Series high3832012
Series low941980

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

010020030040019781985199219992006201320231978: 94 per 100,000 people1979: 99 per 100,000 people1980: 94 per 100,000 people1981: 122 per 100,000 people1982: 122 per 100,000 people1983: 136 per 100,000 people1984: 150 per 100,000 people1985: 163 per 100,000 people1986: 171 per 100,000 people1987: 174 per 100,000 people1988: 185 per 100,000 people1989: 217 per 100,000 people1990: 240 per 100,000 people1991: 252 per 100,000 people1992: 271 per 100,000 people1993: 292 per 100,000 people1994: 307 per 100,000 people1995: 314 per 100,000 people1996: 321 per 100,000 people1997: 335 per 100,000 people1998: 351 per 100,000 people1999: 361 per 100,000 people2000: 364 per 100,000 people2001: 355 per 100,000 people2002: 340 per 100,000 people2003: 345 per 100,000 people2004: 348 per 100,000 people2005: 354 per 100,000 people2006: 355 per 100,000 people2007: 354 per 100,000 people2008: 354 per 100,000 people2009: 350 per 100,000 people2010: 377 per 100,000 people2011: 376 per 100,000 people2012: 383 per 100,000 people2013: 377 per 100,000 people2014: 375 per 100,000 people2015: 361 per 100,000 people2016: 340 per 100,000 people2017: 325 per 100,000 people2018: 314 per 100,000 people2019: 303 per 100,000 people2020: 234 per 100,000 people2021: 229 per 100,000 people2022: 236 per 100,000 people2023: 238 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
2023238
2022236
2021229
2020234
2019303
2018314
2017325
2016340
2015361
2014375
2013377
2012383
2011376
2010377
2009350
2008354
2007354
2006355
2005354
2004348
2003345
2002340
2001355
2000364
1999361
1998351
1997335
1996321
1995314
1994307
1993292
1992271
1991252
1990240
1989217
1988185
1987174
1986171
1985163
1984150
1983136
1982122
1981122
198094
197999
197894

Compared with United States

Place2023
Illinois238
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), Illinois, 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), Illinois, 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/illinois. 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), Illinois, 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/illinois.

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), Illinois, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/imprisonment-rate/illinois (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 Illinois?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Illinois was 238 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2 pts from 2022. That is the 37th 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 Illinois?

383 per 100,000 people in 2012, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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