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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maryland

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maryland was 261 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people261
Change on 2022+9 pts
Rank33rd of 50US states ranked
Series high4282002
Series low1831980

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

15020025030035040045019781985199219992006201320231978: 189 per 100,000 people1979: 186 per 100,000 people1980: 183 per 100,000 people1981: 209 per 100,000 people1982: 258 per 100,000 people1983: 278 per 100,000 people1984: 285 per 100,000 people1985: 279 per 100,000 people1986: 280 per 100,000 people1987: 283 per 100,000 people1988: 291 per 100,000 people1989: 325 per 100,000 people1990: 349 per 100,000 people1991: 366 per 100,000 people1992: 382 per 100,000 people1993: 385 per 100,000 people1994: 395 per 100,000 people1995: 403 per 100,000 people1996: 410 per 100,000 people1997: 409 per 100,000 people1998: 414 per 100,000 people1999: 422 per 100,000 people2000: 423 per 100,000 people2001: 425 per 100,000 people2002: 428 per 100,000 people2003: 423 per 100,000 people2004: 409 per 100,000 people2005: 397 per 100,000 people2006: 398 per 100,000 people2007: 404 per 100,000 people2008: 402 per 100,000 people2009: 384 per 100,000 people2010: 385 per 100,000 people2011: 380 per 100,000 people2012: 360 per 100,000 people2013: 352 per 100,000 people2014: 346 per 100,000 people2015: 340 per 100,000 people2016: 328 per 100,000 people2017: 319 per 100,000 people2018: 310 per 100,000 people2019: 305 per 100,000 people2020: 253 per 100,000 people2021: 245 per 100,000 people2022: 252 per 100,000 people2023: 261 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
2023261
2022252
2021245
2020253
2019305
2018310
2017319
2016328
2015340
2014346
2013352
2012360
2011380
2010385
2009384
2008402
2007404
2006398
2005397
2004409
2003423
2002428
2001425
2000423
1999422
1998414
1997409
1996410
1995403
1994395
1993385
1992382
1991366
1990349
1989325
1988291
1987283
1986280
1985279
1984285
1983278
1982258
1981209
1980183
1979186
1978189

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maryland261
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), Maryland, 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), Maryland, 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/maryland. 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), Maryland, 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/maryland.

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

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

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maryland was 261 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Maryland?

428 per 100,000 people in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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