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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota was 240 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 10 pts from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people240
Change on 2022+10 pts
Rank36th of 50US states ranked
Series high2402023
Series low211979

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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota, 1978 to 2023

05010015020025019781985199219992006201320231978: 21 per 100,000 people1979: 21 per 100,000 people1980: 28 per 100,000 people1981: 33 per 100,000 people1982: 41 per 100,000 people1983: 52 per 100,000 people1984: 55 per 100,000 people1985: 55 per 100,000 people1986: 54 per 100,000 people1987: 57 per 100,000 people1988: 63 per 100,000 people1989: 63 per 100,000 people1990: 68 per 100,000 people1991: 69 per 100,000 people1992: 67 per 100,000 people1993: 70 per 100,000 people1994: 78 per 100,000 people1995: 84 per 100,000 people1996: 100 per 100,000 people1997: 110 per 100,000 people1998: 129 per 100,000 people1999: 134 per 100,000 people2000: 155 per 100,000 people2001: 161 per 100,000 people2002: 162 per 100,000 people2003: 181 per 100,000 people2004: 195 per 100,000 people2005: 209 per 100,000 people2006: 214 per 100,000 people2007: 222 per 100,000 people2008: 226 per 100,000 people2009: 230 per 100,000 people2010: 220 per 100,000 people2011: 206 per 100,000 people2012: 213 per 100,000 people2013: 206 per 100,000 people2014: 214 per 100,000 people2015: 235 per 100,000 people2016: 235 per 100,000 people2017: 226 per 100,000 people2018: 219 per 100,000 people2019: 231 per 100,000 people2020: 180 per 100,000 people2021: 214 per 100,000 people2022: 230 per 100,000 people2023: 240 per 100,000 people010020030019781994201020231978: 21 per 100,000 people1979: 21 per 100,000 people1980: 28 per 100,000 people1981: 33 per 100,000 people1982: 41 per 100,000 people1983: 52 per 100,000 people1984: 55 per 100,000 people1985: 55 per 100,000 people1986: 54 per 100,000 people1987: 57 per 100,000 people1988: 63 per 100,000 people1989: 63 per 100,000 people1990: 68 per 100,000 people1991: 69 per 100,000 people1992: 67 per 100,000 people1993: 70 per 100,000 people1994: 78 per 100,000 people1995: 84 per 100,000 people1996: 100 per 100,000 people1997: 110 per 100,000 people1998: 129 per 100,000 people1999: 134 per 100,000 people2000: 155 per 100,000 people2001: 161 per 100,000 people2002: 162 per 100,000 people2003: 181 per 100,000 people2004: 195 per 100,000 people2005: 209 per 100,000 people2006: 214 per 100,000 people2007: 222 per 100,000 people2008: 226 per 100,000 people2009: 230 per 100,000 people2010: 220 per 100,000 people2011: 206 per 100,000 people2012: 213 per 100,000 people2013: 206 per 100,000 people2014: 214 per 100,000 people2015: 235 per 100,000 people2016: 235 per 100,000 people2017: 226 per 100,000 people2018: 219 per 100,000 people2019: 231 per 100,000 people2020: 180 per 100,000 people2021: 214 per 100,000 people2022: 230 per 100,000 people2023: 240 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
2023240
2022230
2021214
2020180
2019231
2018219
2017226
2016235
2015235
2014214
2013206
2012213
2011206
2010220
2009230
2008226
2007222
2006214
2005209
2004195
2003181
2002162
2001161
2000155
1999134
1998129
1997110
1996100
199584
199478
199370
199267
199169
199068
198963
198863
198757
198654
198555
198455
198352
198241
198133
198028
197921
197821

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Dakota240
United States360

North Dakota 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. North Dakota is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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.

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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), North Dakota, 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), North Dakota, 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/north-dakota. 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), North Dakota, 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/north-dakota.

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

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What is the imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota was 240 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 10 pts from 2022. That is the 36th 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 North Dakota?

240 per 100,000 people in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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