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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in South Dakota

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in South Dakota was 675 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 55 pts from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people675
Change on 2022+55 pts
Rank15th of 50US states ranked
Series high7982005
Series low1441978

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

020040060080019781985199219992006201320231978: 144 per 100,000 people1979: 152 per 100,000 people1980: 174 per 100,000 people1981: 188 per 100,000 people1982: 211 per 100,000 people1983: 226 per 100,000 people1984: 254 per 100,000 people1985: 290 per 100,000 people1986: 293 per 100,000 people1987: 315 per 100,000 people1988: 284 per 100,000 people1989: 343 per 100,000 people1990: 368 per 100,000 people1991: 373 per 100,000 people1992: 400 per 100,000 people1993: 411 per 100,000 people1994: 444 per 100,000 people1995: 476 per 100,000 people1996: 524 per 100,000 people1997: 563 per 100,000 people1998: 600 per 100,000 people1999: 621 per 100,000 people2000: 643 per 100,000 people2001: 680 per 100,000 people2002: 709 per 100,000 people2003: 720 per 100,000 people2004: 725 per 100,000 people2005: 798 per 100,000 people2006: 764 per 100,000 people2007: 739 per 100,000 people2008: 743 per 100,000 people2009: 751 per 100,000 people2010: 739 per 100,000 people2011: 744 per 100,000 people2012: 765 per 100,000 people2013: 756 per 100,000 people2014: 742 per 100,000 people2015: 724 per 100,000 people2016: 761 per 100,000 people2017: 772 per 100,000 people2018: 758 per 100,000 people2019: 720 per 100,000 people2020: 622 per 100,000 people2021: 627 per 100,000 people2022: 620 per 100,000 people2023: 675 per 100,000 people020040060080019781994201020231978: 144 per 100,000 people1979: 152 per 100,000 people1980: 174 per 100,000 people1981: 188 per 100,000 people1982: 211 per 100,000 people1983: 226 per 100,000 people1984: 254 per 100,000 people1985: 290 per 100,000 people1986: 293 per 100,000 people1987: 315 per 100,000 people1988: 284 per 100,000 people1989: 343 per 100,000 people1990: 368 per 100,000 people1991: 373 per 100,000 people1992: 400 per 100,000 people1993: 411 per 100,000 people1994: 444 per 100,000 people1995: 476 per 100,000 people1996: 524 per 100,000 people1997: 563 per 100,000 people1998: 600 per 100,000 people1999: 621 per 100,000 people2000: 643 per 100,000 people2001: 680 per 100,000 people2002: 709 per 100,000 people2003: 720 per 100,000 people2004: 725 per 100,000 people2005: 798 per 100,000 people2006: 764 per 100,000 people2007: 739 per 100,000 people2008: 743 per 100,000 people2009: 751 per 100,000 people2010: 739 per 100,000 people2011: 744 per 100,000 people2012: 765 per 100,000 people2013: 756 per 100,000 people2014: 742 per 100,000 people2015: 724 per 100,000 people2016: 761 per 100,000 people2017: 772 per 100,000 people2018: 758 per 100,000 people2019: 720 per 100,000 people2020: 622 per 100,000 people2021: 627 per 100,000 people2022: 620 per 100,000 people2023: 675 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
2023675
2022620
2021627
2020622
2019720
2018758
2017772
2016761
2015724
2014742
2013756
2012765
2011744
2010739
2009751
2008743
2007739
2006764
2005798
2004725
2003720
2002709
2001680
2000643
1999621
1998600
1997563
1996524
1995476
1994444
1993411
1992400
1991373
1990368
1989343
1988284
1987315
1986293
1985290
1984254
1983226
1982211
1981188
1980174
1979152
1978144

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Dakota675
United States676

South Dakota 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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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2023, per 100,000 people. South Dakota 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), South Dakota, 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), South 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/south-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), South 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/south-dakota.

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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), South 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/south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in South Dakota was 675 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 55 pts from 2022. That is the 15th 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 South Dakota?

798 per 100,000 people in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) elsewhere in United States

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