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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Mississippi

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Mississippi was 1,243 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 15 pts from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people1,243
Change on 2022-15 pts
Rank1st of 50US states ranked
Series high1,4122002
Series low2111978

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

02505007501,0001,2501,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 211 per 100,000 people1979: 275 per 100,000 people1980: 303 per 100,000 people1981: 356 per 100,000 people1982: 421 per 100,000 people1983: 428 per 100,000 people1984: 462 per 100,000 people1985: 478 per 100,000 people1986: 503 per 100,000 people1987: 516 per 100,000 people1988: 559 per 100,000 people1989: 594 per 100,000 people1990: 621 per 100,000 people1991: 659 per 100,000 people1992: 651 per 100,000 people1993: 712 per 100,000 people1994: 774 per 100,000 people1995: 880 per 100,000 people1996: 933 per 100,000 people1997: 957 per 100,000 people1998: 1,092 per 100,000 people1999: 1,182 per 100,000 people2000: 1,287 per 100,000 people2001: 1,364 per 100,000 people2002: 1,412 per 100,000 people2003: 1,289 per 100,000 people2004: 1,279 per 100,000 people2005: 1,262 per 100,000 people2006: 1,258 per 100,000 people2007: 1,389 per 100,000 people2008: 1,393 per 100,000 people2009: 1,338 per 100,000 people2010: 1,313 per 100,000 people2011: 1,320 per 100,000 people2012: 1,370 per 100,000 people2013: 1,329 per 100,000 people2014: 1,147 per 100,000 people2015: 1,175 per 100,000 people2016: 1,202 per 100,000 people2017: 1,186 per 100,000 people2018: 1,206 per 100,000 people2019: 1,225 per 100,000 people2020: 1,125 per 100,000 people2021: 1,106 per 100,000 people2022: 1,258 per 100,000 people2023: 1,243 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
20231,243
20221,258
20211,106
20201,125
20191,225
20181,206
20171,186
20161,202
20151,175
20141,147
20131,329
20121,370
20111,320
20101,313
20091,338
20081,393
20071,389
20061,258
20051,262
20041,279
20031,289
20021,412
20011,364
20001,287
19991,182
19981,092
1997957
1996933
1995880
1994774
1993712
1992651
1991659
1990621
1989594
1988559
1987516
1986503
1985478
1984462
1983428
1982421
1981356
1980303
1979275
1978211

Compared with United States

Place2023
Mississippi1,243
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), Mississippi, 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), Mississippi, 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/mississippi. 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), Mississippi, 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/mississippi.

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), Mississippi, 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/mississippi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/male-imprisonment-rate/mississippi. 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 Mississippi?

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Mississippi was 1,243 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 15 pts from 2022. That is the 1st 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 Mississippi?

1,412 per 100,000 people in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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