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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maine

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maine was 119 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 12 pts from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people119
Change on 2022+12 pts
Rank49th of 50US states ranked
Series high1532014
Series low521978

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

507510012515017519781985199219992006201320231978: 52 per 100,000 people1979: 57 per 100,000 people1980: 60 per 100,000 people1981: 71 per 100,000 people1982: 78 per 100,000 people1983: 75 per 100,000 people1984: 73 per 100,000 people1985: 106 per 100,000 people1986: 106 per 100,000 people1987: 105 per 100,000 people1988: 101 per 100,000 people1989: 117 per 100,000 people1990: 120 per 100,000 people1991: 126 per 100,000 people1992: 120 per 100,000 people1993: 116 per 100,000 people1994: 113 per 100,000 people1995: 107 per 100,000 people1996: 108 per 100,000 people1997: 123 per 100,000 people1998: 130 per 100,000 people1999: 131 per 100,000 people2000: 128 per 100,000 people2001: 128 per 100,000 people2002: 140 per 100,000 people2003: 150 per 100,000 people2004: 150 per 100,000 people2005: 145 per 100,000 people2006: 152 per 100,000 people2007: 148 per 100,000 people2008: 150 per 100,000 people2009: 150 per 100,000 people2010: 146 per 100,000 people2011: 147 per 100,000 people2012: 145 per 100,000 people2013: 148 per 100,000 people2014: 153 per 100,000 people2015: 132 per 100,000 people2016: 137 per 100,000 people2017: 134 per 100,000 people2018: 135 per 100,000 people2019: 146 per 100,000 people2020: 118 per 100,000 people2021: 107 per 100,000 people2022: 107 per 100,000 people2023: 119 per 100,000 people5010015020019781994201020231978: 52 per 100,000 people1979: 57 per 100,000 people1980: 60 per 100,000 people1981: 71 per 100,000 people1982: 78 per 100,000 people1983: 75 per 100,000 people1984: 73 per 100,000 people1985: 106 per 100,000 people1986: 106 per 100,000 people1987: 105 per 100,000 people1988: 101 per 100,000 people1989: 117 per 100,000 people1990: 120 per 100,000 people1991: 126 per 100,000 people1992: 120 per 100,000 people1993: 116 per 100,000 people1994: 113 per 100,000 people1995: 107 per 100,000 people1996: 108 per 100,000 people1997: 123 per 100,000 people1998: 130 per 100,000 people1999: 131 per 100,000 people2000: 128 per 100,000 people2001: 128 per 100,000 people2002: 140 per 100,000 people2003: 150 per 100,000 people2004: 150 per 100,000 people2005: 145 per 100,000 people2006: 152 per 100,000 people2007: 148 per 100,000 people2008: 150 per 100,000 people2009: 150 per 100,000 people2010: 146 per 100,000 people2011: 147 per 100,000 people2012: 145 per 100,000 people2013: 148 per 100,000 people2014: 153 per 100,000 people2015: 132 per 100,000 people2016: 137 per 100,000 people2017: 134 per 100,000 people2018: 135 per 100,000 people2019: 146 per 100,000 people2020: 118 per 100,000 people2021: 107 per 100,000 people2022: 107 per 100,000 people2023: 119 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
2023119
2022107
2021107
2020118
2019146
2018135
2017134
2016137
2015132
2014153
2013148
2012145
2011147
2010146
2009150
2008150
2007148
2006152
2005145
2004150
2003150
2002140
2001128
2000128
1999131
1998130
1997123
1996108
1995107
1994113
1993116
1992120
1991126
1990120
1989117
1988101
1987105
1986106
1985106
198473
198375
198278
198171
198060
197957
197852

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine119
United States360

Maine 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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  • 440 and over
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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. Maine 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), Maine, 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), Maine, 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/maine. 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), Maine, 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/maine.

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

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

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maine was 119 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 12 pts from 2022. That is the 49th 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 Maine?

153 per 100,000 people in 2014, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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