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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Minnesota

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Minnesota was 152 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1 pts from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people152
Change on 2022+1 pts
Rank44th of 50US states ranked
Series high1962015
Series low481981

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

05010015020019781985199219992006201320231978: 49 per 100,000 people1979: 52 per 100,000 people1980: 49 per 100,000 people1981: 48 per 100,000 people1982: 50 per 100,000 people1983: 51 per 100,000 people1984: 52 per 100,000 people1985: 56 per 100,000 people1986: 59 per 100,000 people1987: 60 per 100,000 people1988: 65 per 100,000 people1989: 72 per 100,000 people1990: 72 per 100,000 people1991: 78 per 100,000 people1992: 85 per 100,000 people1993: 92 per 100,000 people1994: 99 per 100,000 people1995: 104 per 100,000 people1996: 109 per 100,000 people1997: 111 per 100,000 people1998: 115 per 100,000 people1999: 122 per 100,000 people2000: 126 per 100,000 people2001: 133 per 100,000 people2002: 142 per 100,000 people2003: 156 per 100,000 people2004: 172 per 100,000 people2005: 182 per 100,000 people2006: 177 per 100,000 people2007: 182 per 100,000 people2008: 189 per 100,000 people2009: 190 per 100,000 people2010: 184 per 100,000 people2011: 183 per 100,000 people2012: 184 per 100,000 people2013: 189 per 100,000 people2014: 194 per 100,000 people2015: 196 per 100,000 people2016: 191 per 100,000 people2017: 192 per 100,000 people2018: 180 per 100,000 people2019: 177 per 100,000 people2020: 144 per 100,000 people2021: 140 per 100,000 people2022: 151 per 100,000 people2023: 152 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
2023152
2022151
2021140
2020144
2019177
2018180
2017192
2016191
2015196
2014194
2013189
2012184
2011183
2010184
2009190
2008189
2007182
2006177
2005182
2004172
2003156
2002142
2001133
2000126
1999122
1998115
1997111
1996109
1995104
199499
199392
199285
199178
199072
198972
198865
198760
198659
198556
198452
198351
198250
198148
198049
197952
197849

Compared with United States

Place2023
Minnesota152
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), Minnesota, 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), Minnesota, 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/minnesota. 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), Minnesota, 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/minnesota.

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

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

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Minnesota was 152 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1 pts from 2022. That is the 44th 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 Minnesota?

196 per 100,000 people in 2015, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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