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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota was 408 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 17 pts from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people408
Change on 2022+17 pts
Rank37th of 50US states ranked
Series high4082023
Series low411979

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

010020030040050019781985199219992006201320231978: 41 per 100,000 people1979: 41 per 100,000 people1980: 56 per 100,000 people1981: 65 per 100,000 people1982: 79 per 100,000 people1983: 101 per 100,000 people1984: 107 per 100,000 people1985: 108 per 100,000 people1986: 105 per 100,000 people1987: 114 per 100,000 people1988: 125 per 100,000 people1989: 119 per 100,000 people1990: 132 per 100,000 people1991: 131 per 100,000 people1992: 130 per 100,000 people1993: 134 per 100,000 people1994: 151 per 100,000 people1995: 160 per 100,000 people1996: 188 per 100,000 people1997: 203 per 100,000 people1998: 238 per 100,000 people1999: 249 per 100,000 people2000: 294 per 100,000 people2001: 293 per 100,000 people2002: 292 per 100,000 people2003: 328 per 100,000 people2004: 348 per 100,000 people2005: 368 per 100,000 people2006: 377 per 100,000 people2007: 396 per 100,000 people2008: 401 per 100,000 people2009: 404 per 100,000 people2010: 384 per 100,000 people2011: 363 per 100,000 people2012: 372 per 100,000 people2013: 362 per 100,000 people2014: 369 per 100,000 people2015: 406 per 100,000 people2016: 404 per 100,000 people2017: 390 per 100,000 people2018: 380 per 100,000 people2019: 399 per 100,000 people2020: 309 per 100,000 people2021: 367 per 100,000 people2022: 391 per 100,000 people2023: 408 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
2023408
2022391
2021367
2020309
2019399
2018380
2017390
2016404
2015406
2014369
2013362
2012372
2011363
2010384
2009404
2008401
2007396
2006377
2005368
2004348
2003328
2002292
2001293
2000294
1999249
1998238
1997203
1996188
1995160
1994151
1993134
1992130
1991131
1990132
1989119
1988125
1987114
1986105
1985108
1984107
1983101
198279
198165
198056
197941
197841

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Dakota408
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), North Dakota, 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), North Dakota, 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-dakota. 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 Dakota, 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-dakota.

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), North Dakota, 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-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in North Dakota was 408 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 17 pts from 2022. That is the 37th 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 Dakota?

408 per 100,000 people in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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