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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Iowa

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Iowa was 502 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 21 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people502
Change on 2022+21 pts
Rank33rd of 50US states ranked
Series high5712010
Series low1331978

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

10020030040050060019781985199219992006201320231978: 133 per 100,000 people1979: 153 per 100,000 people1980: 168 per 100,000 people1981: 181 per 100,000 people1982: 193 per 100,000 people1983: 194 per 100,000 people1984: 197 per 100,000 people1985: 188 per 100,000 people1986: 196 per 100,000 people1987: 204 per 100,000 people1988: 216 per 100,000 people1989: 254 per 100,000 people1990: 279 per 100,000 people1991: 291 per 100,000 people1992: 312 per 100,000 people1993: 335 per 100,000 people1994: 366 per 100,000 people1995: 392 per 100,000 people1996: 418 per 100,000 people1997: 454 per 100,000 people1998: 486 per 100,000 people1999: 468 per 100,000 people2000: 512 per 100,000 people2001: 509 per 100,000 people2002: 534 per 100,000 people2003: 543 per 100,000 people2004: 537 per 100,000 people2005: 546 per 100,000 people2006: 551 per 100,000 people2007: 545 per 100,000 people2008: 542 per 100,000 people2009: 545 per 100,000 people2010: 571 per 100,000 people2011: 548 per 100,000 people2012: 518 per 100,000 people2013: 517 per 100,000 people2014: 520 per 100,000 people2015: 515 per 100,000 people2016: 524 per 100,000 people2017: 523 per 100,000 people2018: 546 per 100,000 people2019: 535 per 100,000 people2020: 475 per 100,000 people2021: 487 per 100,000 people2022: 481 per 100,000 people2023: 502 per 100,000 people020040060019781994201020231978: 133 per 100,000 people1979: 153 per 100,000 people1980: 168 per 100,000 people1981: 181 per 100,000 people1982: 193 per 100,000 people1983: 194 per 100,000 people1984: 197 per 100,000 people1985: 188 per 100,000 people1986: 196 per 100,000 people1987: 204 per 100,000 people1988: 216 per 100,000 people1989: 254 per 100,000 people1990: 279 per 100,000 people1991: 291 per 100,000 people1992: 312 per 100,000 people1993: 335 per 100,000 people1994: 366 per 100,000 people1995: 392 per 100,000 people1996: 418 per 100,000 people1997: 454 per 100,000 people1998: 486 per 100,000 people1999: 468 per 100,000 people2000: 512 per 100,000 people2001: 509 per 100,000 people2002: 534 per 100,000 people2003: 543 per 100,000 people2004: 537 per 100,000 people2005: 546 per 100,000 people2006: 551 per 100,000 people2007: 545 per 100,000 people2008: 542 per 100,000 people2009: 545 per 100,000 people2010: 571 per 100,000 people2011: 548 per 100,000 people2012: 518 per 100,000 people2013: 517 per 100,000 people2014: 520 per 100,000 people2015: 515 per 100,000 people2016: 524 per 100,000 people2017: 523 per 100,000 people2018: 546 per 100,000 people2019: 535 per 100,000 people2020: 475 per 100,000 people2021: 487 per 100,000 people2022: 481 per 100,000 people2023: 502 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
2023502
2022481
2021487
2020475
2019535
2018546
2017523
2016524
2015515
2014520
2013517
2012518
2011548
2010571
2009545
2008542
2007545
2006551
2005546
2004537
2003543
2002534
2001509
2000512
1999468
1998486
1997454
1996418
1995392
1994366
1993335
1992312
1991291
1990279
1989254
1988216
1987204
1986196
1985188
1984197
1983194
1982193
1981181
1980168
1979153
1978133

Compared with United States

Place2023
Iowa502
United States676

Iowa compared with nearby places

Alabama: 754 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 367 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 819 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 1,107 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 474 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 526 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 352 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 551 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 726 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 855 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 300 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 823 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 457 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 637 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 502 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 558 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 755 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 1,193 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 217 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 516 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 189 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 629 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 282 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 1,243 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 711 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 735 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 548 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 595 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 281 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 244 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 471 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 328 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 518 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 408 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 733 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 988 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 541 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 575 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 242 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 571 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 675 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 626 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 881 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 340 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 237 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 592 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 338 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 587 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 647 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 653 per 100,000 people
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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. Iowa 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 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.

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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), Iowa, 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), Iowa, 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/iowa. 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), Iowa, 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/iowa.

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), Iowa, 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/iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Iowa?

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Iowa was 502 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 21 pts from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Iowa?

571 per 100,000 people in 2010, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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