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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in West Virginia

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in West Virginia was 587 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 8 pts from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, per 100,000 people587
Change on 2022-8 pts
Rank23rd of 50US states ranked
Series high6992017
Series low1301979

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

020040060080019781985199219992006201320231978: 130 per 100,000 people1979: 130 per 100,000 people1980: 130 per 100,000 people1981: 161 per 100,000 people1982: 159 per 100,000 people1983: 165 per 100,000 people1984: 164 per 100,000 people1985: 180 per 100,000 people1986: 155 per 100,000 people1987: 154 per 100,000 people1988: 158 per 100,000 people1989: 169 per 100,000 people1990: 173 per 100,000 people1991: 165 per 100,000 people1992: 183 per 100,000 people1993: 197 per 100,000 people1994: 255 per 100,000 people1995: 267 per 100,000 people1996: 292 per 100,000 people1997: 336 per 100,000 people1998: 371 per 100,000 people1999: 374 per 100,000 people2000: 399 per 100,000 people2001: 437 per 100,000 people2002: 474 per 100,000 people2003: 492 per 100,000 people2004: 520 per 100,000 people2005: 546 per 100,000 people2006: 582 per 100,000 people2007: 611 per 100,000 people2008: 605 per 100,000 people2009: 632 per 100,000 people2010: 649 per 100,000 people2011: 662 per 100,000 people2012: 681 per 100,000 people2013: 657 per 100,000 people2014: 663 per 100,000 people2015: 688 per 100,000 people2016: 697 per 100,000 people2017: 699 per 100,000 people2018: 672 per 100,000 people2019: 674 per 100,000 people2020: 605 per 100,000 people2021: 588 per 100,000 people2022: 595 per 100,000 people2023: 587 per 100,000 people020040060080019781994201020231978: 130 per 100,000 people1979: 130 per 100,000 people1980: 130 per 100,000 people1981: 161 per 100,000 people1982: 159 per 100,000 people1983: 165 per 100,000 people1984: 164 per 100,000 people1985: 180 per 100,000 people1986: 155 per 100,000 people1987: 154 per 100,000 people1988: 158 per 100,000 people1989: 169 per 100,000 people1990: 173 per 100,000 people1991: 165 per 100,000 people1992: 183 per 100,000 people1993: 197 per 100,000 people1994: 255 per 100,000 people1995: 267 per 100,000 people1996: 292 per 100,000 people1997: 336 per 100,000 people1998: 371 per 100,000 people1999: 374 per 100,000 people2000: 399 per 100,000 people2001: 437 per 100,000 people2002: 474 per 100,000 people2003: 492 per 100,000 people2004: 520 per 100,000 people2005: 546 per 100,000 people2006: 582 per 100,000 people2007: 611 per 100,000 people2008: 605 per 100,000 people2009: 632 per 100,000 people2010: 649 per 100,000 people2011: 662 per 100,000 people2012: 681 per 100,000 people2013: 657 per 100,000 people2014: 663 per 100,000 people2015: 688 per 100,000 people2016: 697 per 100,000 people2017: 699 per 100,000 people2018: 672 per 100,000 people2019: 674 per 100,000 people2020: 605 per 100,000 people2021: 588 per 100,000 people2022: 595 per 100,000 people2023: 587 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
2023587
2022595
2021588
2020605
2019674
2018672
2017699
2016697
2015688
2014663
2013657
2012681
2011662
2010649
2009632
2008605
2007611
2006582
2005546
2004520
2003492
2002474
2001437
2000399
1999374
1998371
1997336
1996292
1995267
1994255
1993197
1992183
1991165
1990173
1989169
1988158
1987154
1986155
1985180
1984164
1983165
1982159
1981161
1980130
1979130
1978130

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia587
United States676

West 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. West 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), West 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), West 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/west-virginia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), West 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/west-virginia.

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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), West 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/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in West Virginia was 587 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 8 pts from 2022. That is the 23rd 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 West Virginia?

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) elsewhere in United States

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