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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alaska

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alaska was 4,478 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 6.3% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count4,478
Change on 2022-6.3%
Rank42nd of 50US states ranked
Series high5,7942014
Series low7121978

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

02,0004,0006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 712 count1979: 760 count1980: 822 count1981: 1,024 count1982: 1,322 count1983: 1,631 count1984: 1,967 count1985: 2,329 count1986: 2,460 count1987: 2,528 count1988: 2,588 count1989: 2,744 count1990: 2,622 count1991: 2,706 count1992: 2,865 count1993: 2,703 count1994: 3,292 count1995: 3,522 count1996: 3,716 count1997: 4,165 count1998: 4,097 count1999: 3,949 count2000: 4,173 count2001: 4,571 count2002: 4,398 count2003: 4,527 count2004: 4,554 count2005: 4,812 count2006: 5,069 count2007: 5,167 count2008: 5,014 count2009: 5,285 count2010: 5,391 count2011: 5,597 count2012: 5,633 count2013: 5,081 count2014: 5,794 count2015: 5,338 count2016: 4,434 count2017: 4,399 count2018: 4,380 count2019: 4,475 count2020: 4,578 count2021: 4,639 count2022: 4,778 count2023: 4,478 count02,0004,0006,00019781994201020231978: 712 count1979: 760 count1980: 822 count1981: 1,024 count1982: 1,322 count1983: 1,631 count1984: 1,967 count1985: 2,329 count1986: 2,460 count1987: 2,528 count1988: 2,588 count1989: 2,744 count1990: 2,622 count1991: 2,706 count1992: 2,865 count1993: 2,703 count1994: 3,292 count1995: 3,522 count1996: 3,716 count1997: 4,165 count1998: 4,097 count1999: 3,949 count2000: 4,173 count2001: 4,571 count2002: 4,398 count2003: 4,527 count2004: 4,554 count2005: 4,812 count2006: 5,069 count2007: 5,167 count2008: 5,014 count2009: 5,285 count2010: 5,391 count2011: 5,597 count2012: 5,633 count2013: 5,081 count2014: 5,794 count2015: 5,338 count2016: 4,434 count2017: 4,399 count2018: 4,380 count2019: 4,475 count2020: 4,578 count2021: 4,639 count2022: 4,778 count2023: 4,478 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
20234,478
20224,778
20214,639
20204,578
20194,475
20184,380
20174,399
20164,434
20155,338
20145,794
20135,081
20125,633
20115,597
20105,391
20095,285
20085,014
20075,167
20065,069
20054,812
20044,554
20034,527
20024,398
20014,571
20004,173
19993,949
19984,097
19974,165
19963,716
19953,522
19943,292
19932,703
19922,865
19912,706
19902,622
19892,744
19882,588
19872,528
19862,460
19852,329
19841,967
19831,631
19821,322
19811,024
1980822
1979760
1978712

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alaska4,478
United States1,254,224

Alaska 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. Alaska 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, Alaska, 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, Alaska, 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/alaska. 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, Alaska, 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/alaska.

Harvard

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, Alaska, 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/alaska (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Alaska was 4,478 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 6.3% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 50 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Alaska?

5,794 in 2014, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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