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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Carolina

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Carolina was 518 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9 pts from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people518
Change on 2022+9 pts
Rank31st of 50US states ranked
Series high7371995
Series low4241978

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

40050060070080019781985199219992006201320231978: 424 per 100,000 people1979: 460 per 100,000 people1980: 486 per 100,000 people1981: 493 per 100,000 people1982: 506 per 100,000 people1983: 466 per 100,000 people1984: 489 per 100,000 people1985: 506 per 100,000 people1986: 511 per 100,000 people1987: 496 per 100,000 people1988: 495 per 100,000 people1989: 499 per 100,000 people1990: 524 per 100,000 people1991: 526 per 100,000 people1992: 569 per 100,000 people1993: 593 per 100,000 people1994: 627 per 100,000 people1995: 737 per 100,000 people1996: 720 per 100,000 people1997: 702 per 100,000 people1998: 679 per 100,000 people1999: 651 per 100,000 people2000: 648 per 100,000 people2001: 651 per 100,000 people2002: 664 per 100,000 people2003: 676 per 100,000 people2004: 693 per 100,000 people2005: 700 per 100,000 people2006: 699 per 100,000 people2007: 703 per 100,000 people2008: 712 per 100,000 people2009: 714 per 100,000 people2010: 715 per 100,000 people2011: 699 per 100,000 people2012: 688 per 100,000 people2013: 683 per 100,000 people2014: 684 per 100,000 people2015: 673 per 100,000 people2016: 645 per 100,000 people2017: 650 per 100,000 people2018: 617 per 100,000 people2019: 596 per 100,000 people2020: 524 per 100,000 people2021: 506 per 100,000 people2022: 509 per 100,000 people2023: 518 per 100,000 people40050060070080019781994201020231978: 424 per 100,000 people1979: 460 per 100,000 people1980: 486 per 100,000 people1981: 493 per 100,000 people1982: 506 per 100,000 people1983: 466 per 100,000 people1984: 489 per 100,000 people1985: 506 per 100,000 people1986: 511 per 100,000 people1987: 496 per 100,000 people1988: 495 per 100,000 people1989: 499 per 100,000 people1990: 524 per 100,000 people1991: 526 per 100,000 people1992: 569 per 100,000 people1993: 593 per 100,000 people1994: 627 per 100,000 people1995: 737 per 100,000 people1996: 720 per 100,000 people1997: 702 per 100,000 people1998: 679 per 100,000 people1999: 651 per 100,000 people2000: 648 per 100,000 people2001: 651 per 100,000 people2002: 664 per 100,000 people2003: 676 per 100,000 people2004: 693 per 100,000 people2005: 700 per 100,000 people2006: 699 per 100,000 people2007: 703 per 100,000 people2008: 712 per 100,000 people2009: 714 per 100,000 people2010: 715 per 100,000 people2011: 699 per 100,000 people2012: 688 per 100,000 people2013: 683 per 100,000 people2014: 684 per 100,000 people2015: 673 per 100,000 people2016: 645 per 100,000 people2017: 650 per 100,000 people2018: 617 per 100,000 people2019: 596 per 100,000 people2020: 524 per 100,000 people2021: 506 per 100,000 people2022: 509 per 100,000 people2023: 518 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
2023518
2022509
2021506
2020524
2019596
2018617
2017650
2016645
2015673
2014684
2013683
2012688
2011699
2010715
2009714
2008712
2007703
2006699
2005700
2004693
2003676
2002664
2001651
2000648
1999651
1998679
1997702
1996720
1995737
1994627
1993593
1992569
1991526
1990524
1989499
1988495
1987496
1986511
1985506
1984489
1983466
1982506
1981493
1980486
1979460
1978424

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Carolina518
United States676

North Carolina 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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  • 750 and over
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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. North Carolina 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), North Carolina, 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), North Carolina, 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/north-carolina. 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), North Carolina, 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/north-carolina.

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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), North Carolina, 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/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Carolina was 518 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9 pts from 2022. That is the 31st 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 North Carolina?

737 per 100,000 people in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) elsewhere in United States

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