# Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction

Prisoners of any sentence status under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics.

## Key facts

- Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in the United States was 1.25 million in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Texas had the highest prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction of 50 states in 2023, at 149,264, and Vermont the lowest, at 1,334. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 1978 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `prisoners_under_jurisdiction`
- Unit: count
- Note: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/prisoners_under_jurisdiction

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | count | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 1,254,224 | Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/us-states.md) (51 places)