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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Louisiana

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Louisiana was 617 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 21 pts from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people617
Change on 2022+21 pts
Rank2nd of 50US states ranked
Series high8862009
Series low1791978

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

02004006008001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 179 per 100,000 people1979: 184 per 100,000 people1980: 211 per 100,000 people1981: 220 per 100,000 people1982: 251 per 100,000 people1983: 291 per 100,000 people1984: 310 per 100,000 people1985: 315 per 100,000 people1986: 324 per 100,000 people1987: 354 per 100,000 people1988: 379 per 100,000 people1989: 406 per 100,000 people1990: 441 per 100,000 people1991: 470 per 100,000 people1992: 487 per 100,000 people1993: 521 per 100,000 people1994: 553 per 100,000 people1995: 575 per 100,000 people1996: 609 per 100,000 people1997: 662 per 100,000 people1998: 726 per 100,000 people1999: 764 per 100,000 people2000: 788 per 100,000 people2001: 803 per 100,000 people2002: 807 per 100,000 people2003: 806 per 100,000 people2004: 823 per 100,000 people2005: 802 per 100,000 people2006: 858 per 100,000 people2007: 853 per 100,000 people2008: 849 per 100,000 people2009: 886 per 100,000 people2010: 868 per 100,000 people2011: 865 per 100,000 people2012: 870 per 100,000 people2013: 847 per 100,000 people2014: 816 per 100,000 people2015: 777 per 100,000 people2016: 761 per 100,000 people2017: 722 per 100,000 people2018: 695 per 100,000 people2019: 678 per 100,000 people2020: 581 per 100,000 people2021: 566 per 100,000 people2022: 596 per 100,000 people2023: 617 per 100,000 people02004006008001,00019781994201020231978: 179 per 100,000 people1979: 184 per 100,000 people1980: 211 per 100,000 people1981: 220 per 100,000 people1982: 251 per 100,000 people1983: 291 per 100,000 people1984: 310 per 100,000 people1985: 315 per 100,000 people1986: 324 per 100,000 people1987: 354 per 100,000 people1988: 379 per 100,000 people1989: 406 per 100,000 people1990: 441 per 100,000 people1991: 470 per 100,000 people1992: 487 per 100,000 people1993: 521 per 100,000 people1994: 553 per 100,000 people1995: 575 per 100,000 people1996: 609 per 100,000 people1997: 662 per 100,000 people1998: 726 per 100,000 people1999: 764 per 100,000 people2000: 788 per 100,000 people2001: 803 per 100,000 people2002: 807 per 100,000 people2003: 806 per 100,000 people2004: 823 per 100,000 people2005: 802 per 100,000 people2006: 858 per 100,000 people2007: 853 per 100,000 people2008: 849 per 100,000 people2009: 886 per 100,000 people2010: 868 per 100,000 people2011: 865 per 100,000 people2012: 870 per 100,000 people2013: 847 per 100,000 people2014: 816 per 100,000 people2015: 777 per 100,000 people2016: 761 per 100,000 people2017: 722 per 100,000 people2018: 695 per 100,000 people2019: 678 per 100,000 people2020: 581 per 100,000 people2021: 566 per 100,000 people2022: 596 per 100,000 people2023: 617 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
2023617
2022596
2021566
2020581
2019678
2018695
2017722
2016761
2015777
2014816
2013847
2012870
2011865
2010868
2009886
2008849
2007853
2006858
2005802
2004823
2003806
2002807
2001803
2000788
1999764
1998726
1997662
1996609
1995575
1994553
1993521
1992487
1991470
1990441
1989406
1988379
1987354
1986324
1985315
1984310
1983291
1982251
1981220
1980211
1979184
1978179

Compared with United States

Place2023
Louisiana617
United States360

Louisiana 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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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. Louisiana 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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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), Louisiana, 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), Louisiana, 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/louisiana. 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), Louisiana, 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/louisiana.

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

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

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Louisiana was 617 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 21 pts from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Louisiana?

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

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