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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania was 300 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 8 pts from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people300
Change on 2022+8 pts
Rank25th of 50US states ranked
Series high4072009
Series low651979

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

010020030040050019781985199219992006201320231978: 65 per 100,000 people1979: 65 per 100,000 people1980: 68 per 100,000 people1981: 78 per 100,000 people1982: 88 per 100,000 people1983: 99 per 100,000 people1984: 110 per 100,000 people1985: 120 per 100,000 people1986: 129 per 100,000 people1987: 138 per 100,000 people1988: 151 per 100,000 people1989: 172 per 100,000 people1990: 187 per 100,000 people1991: 195 per 100,000 people1992: 207 per 100,000 people1993: 215 per 100,000 people1994: 233 per 100,000 people1995: 266 per 100,000 people1996: 283 per 100,000 people1997: 286 per 100,000 people1998: 297 per 100,000 people1999: 298 per 100,000 people2000: 300 per 100,000 people2001: 309 per 100,000 people2002: 326 per 100,000 people2003: 331 per 100,000 people2004: 330 per 100,000 people2005: 341 per 100,000 people2006: 353 per 100,000 people2007: 363 per 100,000 people2008: 390 per 100,000 people2009: 407 per 100,000 people2010: 402 per 100,000 people2011: 403 per 100,000 people2012: 398 per 100,000 people2013: 400 per 100,000 people2014: 394 per 100,000 people2015: 388 per 100,000 people2016: 383 per 100,000 people2017: 376 per 100,000 people2018: 367 per 100,000 people2019: 355 per 100,000 people2020: 303 per 100,000 people2021: 286 per 100,000 people2022: 292 per 100,000 people2023: 300 per 100,000 people010020030040050019781994201020231978: 65 per 100,000 people1979: 65 per 100,000 people1980: 68 per 100,000 people1981: 78 per 100,000 people1982: 88 per 100,000 people1983: 99 per 100,000 people1984: 110 per 100,000 people1985: 120 per 100,000 people1986: 129 per 100,000 people1987: 138 per 100,000 people1988: 151 per 100,000 people1989: 172 per 100,000 people1990: 187 per 100,000 people1991: 195 per 100,000 people1992: 207 per 100,000 people1993: 215 per 100,000 people1994: 233 per 100,000 people1995: 266 per 100,000 people1996: 283 per 100,000 people1997: 286 per 100,000 people1998: 297 per 100,000 people1999: 298 per 100,000 people2000: 300 per 100,000 people2001: 309 per 100,000 people2002: 326 per 100,000 people2003: 331 per 100,000 people2004: 330 per 100,000 people2005: 341 per 100,000 people2006: 353 per 100,000 people2007: 363 per 100,000 people2008: 390 per 100,000 people2009: 407 per 100,000 people2010: 402 per 100,000 people2011: 403 per 100,000 people2012: 398 per 100,000 people2013: 400 per 100,000 people2014: 394 per 100,000 people2015: 388 per 100,000 people2016: 383 per 100,000 people2017: 376 per 100,000 people2018: 367 per 100,000 people2019: 355 per 100,000 people2020: 303 per 100,000 people2021: 286 per 100,000 people2022: 292 per 100,000 people2023: 300 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
2023300
2022292
2021286
2020303
2019355
2018367
2017376
2016383
2015388
2014394
2013400
2012398
2011403
2010402
2009407
2008390
2007363
2006353
2005341
2004330
2003331
2002326
2001309
2000300
1999298
1998297
1997286
1996283
1995266
1994233
1993215
1992207
1991195
1990187
1989172
1988151
1987138
1986129
1985120
1984110
198399
198288
198178
198068
197965
197865

Compared with United States

Place2023
Pennsylvania300
United States360

Pennsylvania 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
  • Under 170
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  • 260 to 300
  • 300 to 350
  • 350 to 440
  • 440 and over
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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. Pennsylvania is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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), Pennsylvania, 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), Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania. 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), Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania.

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

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What is the imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Pennsylvania was 300 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 8 pts from 2022. That is the 25th 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 Pennsylvania?

407 per 100,000 people in 2009, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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