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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Michigan

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Michigan was 328 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 5 pts from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people328
Change on 2022+5 pts
Rank20th of 50US states ranked
Series high5122006
Series low1601983

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

10020030040050060019781985199219992006201320231978: 162 per 100,000 people1979: 162 per 100,000 people1980: 163 per 100,000 people1981: 165 per 100,000 people1982: 164 per 100,000 people1983: 160 per 100,000 people1984: 161 per 100,000 people1985: 196 per 100,000 people1986: 227 per 100,000 people1987: 260 per 100,000 people1988: 300 per 100,000 people1989: 342 per 100,000 people1990: 368 per 100,000 people1991: 387 per 100,000 people1992: 413 per 100,000 people1993: 412 per 100,000 people1994: 423 per 100,000 people1995: 425 per 100,000 people1996: 434 per 100,000 people1997: 456 per 100,000 people1998: 466 per 100,000 people1999: 471 per 100,000 people2000: 479 per 100,000 people2001: 488 per 100,000 people2002: 504 per 100,000 people2003: 490 per 100,000 people2004: 485 per 100,000 people2005: 491 per 100,000 people2006: 512 per 100,000 people2007: 500 per 100,000 people2008: 487 per 100,000 people2009: 456 per 100,000 people2010: 447 per 100,000 people2011: 434 per 100,000 people2012: 441 per 100,000 people2013: 441 per 100,000 people2014: 437 per 100,000 people2015: 430 per 100,000 people2016: 413 per 100,000 people2017: 397 per 100,000 people2018: 388 per 100,000 people2019: 381 per 100,000 people2020: 334 per 100,000 people2021: 321 per 100,000 people2022: 323 per 100,000 people2023: 328 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
2023328
2022323
2021321
2020334
2019381
2018388
2017397
2016413
2015430
2014437
2013441
2012441
2011434
2010447
2009456
2008487
2007500
2006512
2005491
2004485
2003490
2002504
2001488
2000479
1999471
1998466
1997456
1996434
1995425
1994423
1993412
1992413
1991387
1990368
1989342
1988300
1987260
1986227
1985196
1984161
1983160
1982164
1981165
1980163
1979162
1978162

Compared with United States

Place2023
Michigan328
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), Michigan, 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), Michigan, 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/michigan. 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), Michigan, 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/michigan.

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

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

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Michigan was 328 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 5 pts from 2022. That is the 20th 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 Michigan?

512 per 100,000 people in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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