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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Missouri

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Missouri was 711 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9 pts from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people711
Change on 2022+9 pts
Rank14th of 50US states ranked
Series high1,0172004
Series low2161979

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

2004006008001,0001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 233 per 100,000 people1979: 216 per 100,000 people1980: 232 per 100,000 people1981: 262 per 100,000 people1982: 297 per 100,000 people1983: 328 per 100,000 people1984: 352 per 100,000 people1985: 392 per 100,000 people1986: 408 per 100,000 people1987: 441 per 100,000 people1988: 472 per 100,000 people1989: 538 per 100,000 people1990: 573 per 100,000 people1991: 605 per 100,000 people1992: 606 per 100,000 people1993: 599 per 100,000 people1994: 655 per 100,000 people1995: 690 per 100,000 people1996: 780 per 100,000 people1997: 828 per 100,000 people1998: 864 per 100,000 people1999: 897 per 100,000 people2000: 936 per 100,000 people2001: 969 per 100,000 people2002: 1,005 per 100,000 people2003: 1,007 per 100,000 people2004: 1,017 per 100,000 people2005: 999 per 100,000 people2006: 964 per 100,000 people2007: 947 per 100,000 people2008: 953 per 100,000 people2009: 961 per 100,000 people2010: 959 per 100,000 people2011: 958 per 100,000 people2012: 965 per 100,000 people2013: 968 per 100,000 people2014: 967 per 100,000 people2015: 973 per 100,000 people2016: 972 per 100,000 people2017: 972 per 100,000 people2018: 906 per 100,000 people2019: 783 per 100,000 people2020: 696 per 100,000 people2021: 691 per 100,000 people2022: 702 per 100,000 people2023: 711 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
2023711
2022702
2021691
2020696
2019783
2018906
2017972
2016972
2015973
2014967
2013968
2012965
2011958
2010959
2009961
2008953
2007947
2006964
2005999
20041,017
20031,007
20021,005
2001969
2000936
1999897
1998864
1997828
1996780
1995690
1994655
1993599
1992606
1991605
1990573
1989538
1988472
1987441
1986408
1985392
1984352
1983328
1982297
1981262
1980232
1979216
1978233

Compared with United States

Place2023
Missouri711
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), Missouri, 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), Missouri, 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/missouri. 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), Missouri, 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/missouri.

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), Missouri, 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/missouri (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/missouri. 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 Missouri?

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Missouri was 711 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9 pts from 2022. That is the 14th 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 Missouri?

1,017 per 100,000 people in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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