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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maine

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maine was 217 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 20 pts from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people217
Change on 2022+20 pts
Rank49th of 50US states ranked
Series high2902006
Series low1051978

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

10015020025030019781985199219992006201320231978: 105 per 100,000 people1979: 115 per 100,000 people1980: 119 per 100,000 people1981: 143 per 100,000 people1982: 158 per 100,000 people1983: 151 per 100,000 people1984: 147 per 100,000 people1985: 213 per 100,000 people1986: 214 per 100,000 people1987: 210 per 100,000 people1988: 202 per 100,000 people1989: 234 per 100,000 people1990: 240 per 100,000 people1991: 249 per 100,000 people1992: 238 per 100,000 people1993: 231 per 100,000 people1994: 225 per 100,000 people1995: 215 per 100,000 people1996: 215 per 100,000 people1997: 243 per 100,000 people1998: 258 per 100,000 people1999: 261 per 100,000 people2000: 253 per 100,000 people2001: 254 per 100,000 people2002: 276 per 100,000 people2003: 288 per 100,000 people2004: 288 per 100,000 people2005: 280 per 100,000 people2006: 290 per 100,000 people2007: 285 per 100,000 people2008: 288 per 100,000 people2009: 287 per 100,000 people2010: 277 per 100,000 people2011: 278 per 100,000 people2012: 276 per 100,000 people2013: 282 per 100,000 people2014: 290 per 100,000 people2015: 249 per 100,000 people2016: 256 per 100,000 people2017: 251 per 100,000 people2018: 251 per 100,000 people2019: 275 per 100,000 people2020: 223 per 100,000 people2021: 201 per 100,000 people2022: 197 per 100,000 people2023: 217 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
2023217
2022197
2021201
2020223
2019275
2018251
2017251
2016256
2015249
2014290
2013282
2012276
2011278
2010277
2009287
2008288
2007285
2006290
2005280
2004288
2003288
2002276
2001254
2000253
1999261
1998258
1997243
1996215
1995215
1994225
1993231
1992238
1991249
1990240
1989234
1988202
1987210
1986214
1985213
1984147
1983151
1982158
1981143
1980119
1979115
1978105

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine217
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), Maine, 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), Maine, 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/maine. 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), Maine, 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/maine.

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), Maine, 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/maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/male-imprisonment-rate/maine. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maine?

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Maine was 217 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 20 pts from 2022. That is the 49th 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 Maine?

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

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