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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Mississippi

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Mississippi was 652 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 9 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people652
Change on 2022-9 pts
Rank1st of 50US states ranked
Series high7492002
Series low1061978

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

020040060080019781985199219992006201320231978: 106 per 100,000 people1979: 137 per 100,000 people1980: 150 per 100,000 people1981: 177 per 100,000 people1982: 210 per 100,000 people1983: 213 per 100,000 people1984: 232 per 100,000 people1985: 240 per 100,000 people1986: 253 per 100,000 people1987: 260 per 100,000 people1988: 281 per 100,000 people1989: 299 per 100,000 people1990: 313 per 100,000 people1991: 334 per 100,000 people1992: 332 per 100,000 people1993: 362 per 100,000 people1994: 394 per 100,000 people1995: 450 per 100,000 people1996: 478 per 100,000 people1997: 492 per 100,000 people1998: 565 per 100,000 people1999: 616 per 100,000 people2000: 675 per 100,000 people2001: 718 per 100,000 people2002: 749 per 100,000 people2003: 682 per 100,000 people2004: 675 per 100,000 people2005: 667 per 100,000 people2006: 663 per 100,000 people2007: 736 per 100,000 people2008: 738 per 100,000 people2009: 704 per 100,000 people2010: 686 per 100,000 people2011: 690 per 100,000 people2012: 717 per 100,000 people2013: 693 per 100,000 people2014: 597 per 100,000 people2015: 610 per 100,000 people2016: 625 per 100,000 people2017: 618 per 100,000 people2018: 627 per 100,000 people2019: 636 per 100,000 people2020: 586 per 100,000 people2021: 576 per 100,000 people2022: 661 per 100,000 people2023: 652 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
2023652
2022661
2021576
2020586
2019636
2018627
2017618
2016625
2015610
2014597
2013693
2012717
2011690
2010686
2009704
2008738
2007736
2006663
2005667
2004675
2003682
2002749
2001718
2000675
1999616
1998565
1997492
1996478
1995450
1994394
1993362
1992332
1991334
1990313
1989299
1988281
1987260
1986253
1985240
1984232
1983213
1982210
1981177
1980150
1979137
1978106

Compared with United States

Place2023
Mississippi652
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), Mississippi, 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), Mississippi, 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/mississippi. 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), Mississippi, 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/mississippi.

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Mississippi?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Mississippi was 652 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 9 pts from 2022. That is the 1st 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 Mississippi?

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

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