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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alabama

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alabama was 27,181 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count27,181
Change on 2022+2.9%
Rank14th of 50US states ranked
Series high32,4312012
Series low5,4641979

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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alabama, 1978 to 2023

010K20K30K40K19781985199219992006201320231978: 5,625 count1979: 5,464 count1980: 6,543 count1981: 7,657 count1982: 9,233 count1983: 9,856 count1984: 10,482 count1985: 11,015 count1986: 11,710 count1987: 12,827 count1988: 12,610 count1989: 13,907 count1990: 15,665 count1991: 16,760 count1992: 17,453 count1993: 18,624 count1994: 19,573 count1995: 20,718 count1996: 21,760 count1997: 22,290 count1998: 22,676 count1999: 24,658 count2000: 26,406 count2001: 26,741 count2002: 27,947 count2003: 27,913 count2004: 25,887 count2005: 27,888 count2006: 28,241 count2007: 29,412 count2008: 30,508 count2009: 31,874 count2010: 31,764 count2011: 32,270 count2012: 32,431 count2013: 32,381 count2014: 31,771 count2015: 30,810 count2016: 28,883 count2017: 27,608 count2018: 26,841 count2019: 28,304 count2020: 25,328 count2021: 25,032 count2022: 26,421 count2023: 27,181 count010K20K30K40K19781994201020231978: 5,625 count1979: 5,464 count1980: 6,543 count1981: 7,657 count1982: 9,233 count1983: 9,856 count1984: 10,482 count1985: 11,015 count1986: 11,710 count1987: 12,827 count1988: 12,610 count1989: 13,907 count1990: 15,665 count1991: 16,760 count1992: 17,453 count1993: 18,624 count1994: 19,573 count1995: 20,718 count1996: 21,760 count1997: 22,290 count1998: 22,676 count1999: 24,658 count2000: 26,406 count2001: 26,741 count2002: 27,947 count2003: 27,913 count2004: 25,887 count2005: 27,888 count2006: 28,241 count2007: 29,412 count2008: 30,508 count2009: 31,874 count2010: 31,764 count2011: 32,270 count2012: 32,431 count2013: 32,381 count2014: 31,771 count2015: 30,810 count2016: 28,883 count2017: 27,608 count2018: 26,841 count2019: 28,304 count2020: 25,328 count2021: 25,032 count2022: 26,421 count2023: 27,181 count
count. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202327,181
202226,421
202125,032
202025,328
201928,304
201826,841
201727,608
201628,883
201530,810
201431,771
201332,381
201232,431
201132,270
201031,764
200931,874
200830,508
200729,412
200628,241
200527,888
200425,887
200327,913
200227,947
200126,741
200026,406
199924,658
199822,676
199722,290
199621,760
199520,718
199419,573
199318,624
199217,453
199116,760
199015,665
198913,907
198812,610
198712,827
198611,710
198511,015
198410,482
19839,856
19829,233
19817,657
19806,543
19795,464
19785,625

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama27,181
United States1,254,224

Alabama compared with nearby places

Alabama: 27,181 countAlaska: 4,478 countArizona: 34,473 countArkansas: 18,503 countCalifornia: 95,962 countColorado: 17,459 countConnecticut: 11,099 countDelaware: 4,867 countFlorida: 87,207 countGeorgia: 50,425 countHawaii: 3,942 countIdaho: 9,829 countIllinois: 29,828 countIndiana: 25,088 countIowa: 8,831 countKansas: 9,125 countKentucky: 19,175 countLouisiana: 28,186 countMaine: 1,873 countMaryland: 16,236 countMassachusetts: 6,002 countMichigan: 32,986 countMinnesota: 8,725 countMississippi: 19,526 countMissouri: 24,223 countMontana: 4,985 countNebraska: 5,931 countNevada: 10,463 countNew Hampshire: 2,115 countNew Jersey: 11,675 countNew Mexico: 5,586 countNew York: 32,583 countNorth Carolina: 30,685 countNorth Dakota: 1,899 countOhio: 46,530 countOklahoma: 22,283 countOregon: 12,316 countPennsylvania: 38,860 countRhode Island: 2,519 countSouth Carolina: 16,453 countSouth Dakota: 3,764 countTennessee: 24,408 countTexas: 149,264 countUtah: 6,402 countVermont: 1,334 countVirginia: 27,442 countWashington: 14,441 countWest Virginia: 5,800 countWisconsin: 22,418 countWyoming: 2,212 count
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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, 2023, count. Alabama 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

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

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: 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.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2026). National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Alabama, 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: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Alabama, 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/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/alabama. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Alabama, 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/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/alabama.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, Alabama, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/alabama (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alabama?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alabama was 27,181 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 50 states in 2023.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alabama?

32,431 in 2012, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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