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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Wisconsin

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Wisconsin was 346 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 35 pts from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people346
Change on 2022+35 pts
Rank18th of 50US states ranked
Series high4062006
Series low741978

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

010020030040050019781985199219992006201320231978: 74 per 100,000 people1979: 79 per 100,000 people1980: 84 per 100,000 people1981: 93 per 100,000 people1982: 100 per 100,000 people1983: 103 per 100,000 people1984: 105 per 100,000 people1985: 114 per 100,000 people1986: 120 per 100,000 people1987: 128 per 100,000 people1988: 131 per 100,000 people1989: 140 per 100,000 people1990: 152 per 100,000 people1991: 157 per 100,000 people1992: 159 per 100,000 people1993: 166 per 100,000 people1994: 185 per 100,000 people1995: 199 per 100,000 people1996: 236 per 100,000 people1997: 298 per 100,000 people1998: 339 per 100,000 people1999: 376 per 100,000 people2000: 378 per 100,000 people2001: 389 per 100,000 people2002: 397 per 100,000 people2003: 403 per 100,000 people2004: 403 per 100,000 people2005: 396 per 100,000 people2006: 406 per 100,000 people2007: 398 per 100,000 people2008: 399 per 100,000 people2009: 395 per 100,000 people2010: 386 per 100,000 people2011: 385 per 100,000 people2012: 357 per 100,000 people2013: 370 per 100,000 people2014: 371 per 100,000 people2015: 377 per 100,000 people2016: 383 per 100,000 people2017: 391 per 100,000 people2018: 392 per 100,000 people2019: 378 per 100,000 people2020: 317 per 100,000 people2021: 315 per 100,000 people2022: 311 per 100,000 people2023: 346 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
2023346
2022311
2021315
2020317
2019378
2018392
2017391
2016383
2015377
2014371
2013370
2012357
2011385
2010386
2009395
2008399
2007398
2006406
2005396
2004403
2003403
2002397
2001389
2000378
1999376
1998339
1997298
1996236
1995199
1994185
1993166
1992159
1991157
1990152
1989140
1988131
1987128
1986120
1985114
1984105
1983103
1982100
198193
198084
197979
197874

Compared with United States

Place2023
Wisconsin346
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), Wisconsin, 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), Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin. 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), Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin.

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

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

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Wisconsin was 346 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 35 pts from 2022. That is the 18th 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 Wisconsin?

406 per 100,000 people in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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