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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in New Mexico

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in New Mexico was 471 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 50 pts from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people471
Change on 2022+50 pts
Rank35th of 50US states ranked
Series high6192017
Series low1791980

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

10020030040050060070019781985199219992006201320231978: 233 per 100,000 people1979: 226 per 100,000 people1980: 179 per 100,000 people1981: 198 per 100,000 people1982: 206 per 100,000 people1983: 241 per 100,000 people1984: 263 per 100,000 people1985: 281 per 100,000 people1986: 301 per 100,000 people1987: 337 per 100,000 people1988: 352 per 100,000 people1989: 398 per 100,000 people1990: 385 per 100,000 people1991: 375 per 100,000 people1992: 380 per 100,000 people1993: 398 per 100,000 people1994: 410 per 100,000 people1995: 435 per 100,000 people1996: 483 per 100,000 people1997: 473 per 100,000 people1998: 499 per 100,000 people1999: 503 per 100,000 people2000: 483 per 100,000 people2001: 548 per 100,000 people2002: 566 per 100,000 people2003: 586 per 100,000 people2004: 596 per 100,000 people2005: 598 per 100,000 people2006: 597 per 100,000 people2007: 584 per 100,000 people2008: 585 per 100,000 people2009: 577 per 100,000 people2010: 590 per 100,000 people2011: 604 per 100,000 people2012: 576 per 100,000 people2013: 585 per 100,000 people2014: 600 per 100,000 people2015: 611 per 100,000 people2016: 607 per 100,000 people2017: 619 per 100,000 people2018: 597 per 100,000 people2019: 574 per 100,000 people2020: 465 per 100,000 people2021: 434 per 100,000 people2022: 421 per 100,000 people2023: 471 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
2023471
2022421
2021434
2020465
2019574
2018597
2017619
2016607
2015611
2014600
2013585
2012576
2011604
2010590
2009577
2008585
2007584
2006597
2005598
2004596
2003586
2002566
2001548
2000483
1999503
1998499
1997473
1996483
1995435
1994410
1993398
1992380
1991375
1990385
1989398
1988352
1987337
1986301
1985281
1984263
1983241
1982206
1981198
1980179
1979226
1978233

Compared with United States

Place2023
New Mexico471
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), New Mexico, 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), New Mexico, 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/new-mexico. 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), New Mexico, 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/new-mexico.

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), New Mexico, 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/new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in New Mexico?

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in New Mexico was 471 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 50 pts from 2022. That is the 35th 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 New Mexico?

619 per 100,000 people in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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