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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Texas

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Texas was 477 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 24 pts from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people477
Change on 2022+24 pts
Rank6th of 50US states ranked
Series high7542000
Series low1821978

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

020040060080019781985199219992006201320231978: 182 per 100,000 people1979: 191 per 100,000 people1980: 208 per 100,000 people1981: 214 per 100,000 people1982: 236 per 100,000 people1983: 224 per 100,000 people1984: 229 per 100,000 people1985: 231 per 100,000 people1986: 233 per 100,000 people1987: 234 per 100,000 people1988: 243 per 100,000 people1989: 262 per 100,000 people1990: 293 per 100,000 people1991: 297 per 100,000 people1992: 340 per 100,000 people1993: 507 per 100,000 people1994: 637 per 100,000 people1995: 674 per 100,000 people1996: 684 per 100,000 people1997: 711 per 100,000 people1998: 717 per 100,000 people1999: 753 per 100,000 people2000: 754 per 100,000 people2001: 717 per 100,000 people2002: 699 per 100,000 people2003: 710 per 100,000 people2004: 703 per 100,000 people2005: 698 per 100,000 people2006: 694 per 100,000 people2007: 678 per 100,000 people2008: 671 per 100,000 people2009: 654 per 100,000 people2010: 652 per 100,000 people2011: 633 per 100,000 people2012: 601 per 100,000 people2013: 600 per 100,000 people2014: 582 per 100,000 people2015: 569 per 100,000 people2016: 562 per 100,000 people2017: 553 per 100,000 people2018: 550 per 100,000 people2019: 529 per 100,000 people2020: 457 per 100,000 people2021: 442 per 100,000 people2022: 453 per 100,000 people2023: 477 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
2023477
2022453
2021442
2020457
2019529
2018550
2017553
2016562
2015569
2014582
2013600
2012601
2011633
2010652
2009654
2008671
2007678
2006694
2005698
2004703
2003710
2002699
2001717
2000754
1999753
1998717
1997711
1996684
1995674
1994637
1993507
1992340
1991297
1990293
1989262
1988243
1987234
1986233
1985231
1984229
1983224
1982236
1981214
1980208
1979191
1978182

Compared with United States

Place2023
Texas477
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), Texas, 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), Texas, 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/texas. 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), Texas, 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/texas.

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), Texas, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/imprisonment-rate/texas. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Texas?

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Texas was 477 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 24 pts from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Texas?

754 per 100,000 people in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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