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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Colorado

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Colorado was 526 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people526
Change on 2022+3 pts
Rank30th of 50US states ranked
Series high8442008
Series low1751978

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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Colorado, 1978 to 2023

02004006008001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 175 per 100,000 people1979: 182 per 100,000 people1980: 176 per 100,000 people1981: 182 per 100,000 people1982: 192 per 100,000 people1983: 200 per 100,000 people1984: 197 per 100,000 people1985: 203 per 100,000 people1986: 226 per 100,000 people1987: 282 per 100,000 people1988: 339 per 100,000 people1989: 401 per 100,000 people1990: 442 per 100,000 people1991: 472 per 100,000 people1992: 487 per 100,000 people1993: 495 per 100,000 people1994: 541 per 100,000 people1995: 541 per 100,000 people1996: 591 per 100,000 people1997: 622 per 100,000 people1998: 641 per 100,000 people1999: 680 per 100,000 people2000: 711 per 100,000 people2001: 719 per 100,000 people2002: 760 per 100,000 people2003: 783 per 100,000 people2004: 793 per 100,000 people2005: 825 per 100,000 people2006: 844 per 100,000 people2007: 842 per 100,000 people2008: 844 per 100,000 people2009: 818 per 100,000 people2010: 820 per 100,000 people2011: 772 per 100,000 people2012: 715 per 100,000 people2013: 695 per 100,000 people2014: 689 per 100,000 people2015: 659 per 100,000 people2016: 641 per 100,000 people2017: 629 per 100,000 people2018: 632 per 100,000 people2019: 613 per 100,000 people2020: 506 per 100,000 people2021: 491 per 100,000 people2022: 523 per 100,000 people2023: 526 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 46 values
Periodper 100,000 people
2023526
2022523
2021491
2020506
2019613
2018632
2017629
2016641
2015659
2014689
2013695
2012715
2011772
2010820
2009818
2008844
2007842
2006844
2005825
2004793
2003783
2002760
2001719
2000711
1999680
1998641
1997622
1996591
1995541
1994541
1993495
1992487
1991472
1990442
1989401
1988339
1987282
1986226
1985203
1984197
1983200
1982192
1981182
1980176
1979182
1978175

Compared with United States

Place2023
Colorado526
United States676

Rankings

Definition

Sentenced male prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 male residents. 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Colorado, 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Colorado, 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/male-imprisonment-rate/colorado. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Colorado, 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/male-imprisonment-rate/colorado.

Harvard

Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Colorado, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/male-imprisonment-rate/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Colorado was 526 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 50 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Colorado?

844 per 100,000 people in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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