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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Kentucky

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Kentucky was 755 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 24 pts from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people755
Change on 2022-24 pts
Rank9th of 50US states ranked
Series high9342007
Series low1861978

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

02004006008001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 186 per 100,000 people1979: 199 per 100,000 people1980: 193 per 100,000 people1981: 216 per 100,000 people1982: 216 per 100,000 people1983: 255 per 100,000 people1984: 257 per 100,000 people1985: 265 per 100,000 people1986: 283 per 100,000 people1987: 344 per 100,000 people1988: 380 per 100,000 people1989: 440 per 100,000 people1990: 477 per 100,000 people1991: 515 per 100,000 people1992: 538 per 100,000 people1993: 535 per 100,000 people1994: 558 per 100,000 people1995: 599 per 100,000 people1996: 634 per 100,000 people1997: 704 per 100,000 people1998: 718 per 100,000 people1999: 725 per 100,000 people2000: 700 per 100,000 people2001: 704 per 100,000 people2002: 717 per 100,000 people2003: 738 per 100,000 people2004: 772 per 100,000 people2005: 843 per 100,000 people2006: 848 per 100,000 people2007: 934 per 100,000 people2008: 900 per 100,000 people2009: 876 per 100,000 people2010: 837 per 100,000 people2011: 862 per 100,000 people2012: 875 per 100,000 people2013: 836 per 100,000 people2014: 852 per 100,000 people2015: 875 per 100,000 people2016: 917 per 100,000 people2017: 933 per 100,000 people2018: 926 per 100,000 people2019: 915 per 100,000 people2020: 740 per 100,000 people2021: 737 per 100,000 people2022: 779 per 100,000 people2023: 755 per 100,000 people02004006008001,00019781994201020231978: 186 per 100,000 people1979: 199 per 100,000 people1980: 193 per 100,000 people1981: 216 per 100,000 people1982: 216 per 100,000 people1983: 255 per 100,000 people1984: 257 per 100,000 people1985: 265 per 100,000 people1986: 283 per 100,000 people1987: 344 per 100,000 people1988: 380 per 100,000 people1989: 440 per 100,000 people1990: 477 per 100,000 people1991: 515 per 100,000 people1992: 538 per 100,000 people1993: 535 per 100,000 people1994: 558 per 100,000 people1995: 599 per 100,000 people1996: 634 per 100,000 people1997: 704 per 100,000 people1998: 718 per 100,000 people1999: 725 per 100,000 people2000: 700 per 100,000 people2001: 704 per 100,000 people2002: 717 per 100,000 people2003: 738 per 100,000 people2004: 772 per 100,000 people2005: 843 per 100,000 people2006: 848 per 100,000 people2007: 934 per 100,000 people2008: 900 per 100,000 people2009: 876 per 100,000 people2010: 837 per 100,000 people2011: 862 per 100,000 people2012: 875 per 100,000 people2013: 836 per 100,000 people2014: 852 per 100,000 people2015: 875 per 100,000 people2016: 917 per 100,000 people2017: 933 per 100,000 people2018: 926 per 100,000 people2019: 915 per 100,000 people2020: 740 per 100,000 people2021: 737 per 100,000 people2022: 779 per 100,000 people2023: 755 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
2023755
2022779
2021737
2020740
2019915
2018926
2017933
2016917
2015875
2014852
2013836
2012875
2011862
2010837
2009876
2008900
2007934
2006848
2005843
2004772
2003738
2002717
2001704
2000700
1999725
1998718
1997704
1996634
1995599
1994558
1993535
1992538
1991515
1990477
1989440
1988380
1987344
1986283
1985265
1984257
1983255
1982216
1981216
1980193
1979199
1978186

Compared with United States

Place2023
Kentucky755
United States676

Kentucky 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. Kentucky 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), Kentucky, 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), Kentucky, 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/kentucky. 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), Kentucky, 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/kentucky.

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), Kentucky, 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/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Kentucky was 755 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 24 pts from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Kentucky?

934 per 100,000 people in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) elsewhere in United States

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