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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Virginia

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Virginia was 592 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people592
Change on 2022+3 pts
Rank22nd of 50US states ranked
Series high9242007
Series low2921978

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

2004006008001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 292 per 100,000 people1979: 304 per 100,000 people1980: 316 per 100,000 people1981: 326 per 100,000 people1982: 348 per 100,000 people1983: 348 per 100,000 people1984: 370 per 100,000 people1985: 403 per 100,000 people1986: 424 per 100,000 people1987: 428 per 100,000 people1988: 451 per 100,000 people1989: 517 per 100,000 people1990: 541 per 100,000 people1991: 603 per 100,000 people1992: 630 per 100,000 people1993: 671 per 100,000 people1994: 781 per 100,000 people1995: 783 per 100,000 people1996: 770 per 100,000 people1997: 775 per 100,000 people1998: 796 per 100,000 people1999: 792 per 100,000 people2000: 793 per 100,000 people2001: 834 per 100,000 people2002: 905 per 100,000 people2003: 896 per 100,000 people2004: 898 per 100,000 people2005: 881 per 100,000 people2006: 900 per 100,000 people2007: 924 per 100,000 people2008: 920 per 100,000 people2009: 907 per 100,000 people2010: 878 per 100,000 people2011: 883 per 100,000 people2012: 845 per 100,000 people2013: 836 per 100,000 people2014: 840 per 100,000 people2015: 852 per 100,000 people2016: 835 per 100,000 people2017: 814 per 100,000 people2018: 802 per 100,000 people2019: 784 per 100,000 people2020: 689 per 100,000 people2021: 655 per 100,000 people2022: 589 per 100,000 people2023: 592 per 100,000 people2004006008001,00019781994201020231978: 292 per 100,000 people1979: 304 per 100,000 people1980: 316 per 100,000 people1981: 326 per 100,000 people1982: 348 per 100,000 people1983: 348 per 100,000 people1984: 370 per 100,000 people1985: 403 per 100,000 people1986: 424 per 100,000 people1987: 428 per 100,000 people1988: 451 per 100,000 people1989: 517 per 100,000 people1990: 541 per 100,000 people1991: 603 per 100,000 people1992: 630 per 100,000 people1993: 671 per 100,000 people1994: 781 per 100,000 people1995: 783 per 100,000 people1996: 770 per 100,000 people1997: 775 per 100,000 people1998: 796 per 100,000 people1999: 792 per 100,000 people2000: 793 per 100,000 people2001: 834 per 100,000 people2002: 905 per 100,000 people2003: 896 per 100,000 people2004: 898 per 100,000 people2005: 881 per 100,000 people2006: 900 per 100,000 people2007: 924 per 100,000 people2008: 920 per 100,000 people2009: 907 per 100,000 people2010: 878 per 100,000 people2011: 883 per 100,000 people2012: 845 per 100,000 people2013: 836 per 100,000 people2014: 840 per 100,000 people2015: 852 per 100,000 people2016: 835 per 100,000 people2017: 814 per 100,000 people2018: 802 per 100,000 people2019: 784 per 100,000 people2020: 689 per 100,000 people2021: 655 per 100,000 people2022: 589 per 100,000 people2023: 592 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
2023592
2022589
2021655
2020689
2019784
2018802
2017814
2016835
2015852
2014840
2013836
2012845
2011883
2010878
2009907
2008920
2007924
2006900
2005881
2004898
2003896
2002905
2001834
2000793
1999792
1998796
1997775
1996770
1995783
1994781
1993671
1992630
1991603
1990541
1989517
1988451
1987428
1986424
1985403
1984370
1983348
1982348
1981326
1980316
1979304
1978292

Compared with United States

Place2023
Virginia592
United States676

Virginia 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. Virginia 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), Virginia, 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), Virginia, 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/virginia. 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), Virginia, 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/virginia.

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), Virginia, 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/virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in Virginia was 592 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3 pts from 2022. That is the 22nd 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 Virginia?

924 per 100,000 people in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) elsewhere in United States

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