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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Colorado

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Colorado was 17,459 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count17,459
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank23rd of 50US states ranked
Series high23,2742008
Series low2,4861978

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

05,00010K15K20K25K19781985199219992006201320231978: 2,486 count1979: 2,668 count1980: 2,629 count1981: 2,772 count1982: 3,042 count1983: 3,244 count1984: 3,231 count1985: 3,386 count1986: 3,804 count1987: 4,808 count1988: 5,765 count1989: 6,908 count1990: 7,671 count1991: 8,392 count1992: 8,997 count1993: 9,462 count1994: 10,717 count1995: 11,063 count1996: 12,438 count1997: 13,461 count1998: 14,312 count1999: 15,670 count2000: 16,833 count2001: 17,448 count2002: 18,833 count2003: 19,671 count2004: 20,293 count2005: 21,456 count2006: 22,481 count2007: 22,841 count2008: 23,274 count2009: 22,795 count2010: 22,815 count2011: 21,978 count2012: 20,462 count2013: 20,371 count2014: 20,646 count2015: 20,041 count2016: 19,981 count2017: 19,946 count2018: 20,372 count2019: 19,785 count2020: 16,259 count2021: 15,865 count2022: 17,168 count2023: 17,459 count010K20K30K19781994201020231978: 2,486 count1979: 2,668 count1980: 2,629 count1981: 2,772 count1982: 3,042 count1983: 3,244 count1984: 3,231 count1985: 3,386 count1986: 3,804 count1987: 4,808 count1988: 5,765 count1989: 6,908 count1990: 7,671 count1991: 8,392 count1992: 8,997 count1993: 9,462 count1994: 10,717 count1995: 11,063 count1996: 12,438 count1997: 13,461 count1998: 14,312 count1999: 15,670 count2000: 16,833 count2001: 17,448 count2002: 18,833 count2003: 19,671 count2004: 20,293 count2005: 21,456 count2006: 22,481 count2007: 22,841 count2008: 23,274 count2009: 22,795 count2010: 22,815 count2011: 21,978 count2012: 20,462 count2013: 20,371 count2014: 20,646 count2015: 20,041 count2016: 19,981 count2017: 19,946 count2018: 20,372 count2019: 19,785 count2020: 16,259 count2021: 15,865 count2022: 17,168 count2023: 17,459 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
202317,459
202217,168
202115,865
202016,259
201919,785
201820,372
201719,946
201619,981
201520,041
201420,646
201320,371
201220,462
201121,978
201022,815
200922,795
200823,274
200722,841
200622,481
200521,456
200420,293
200319,671
200218,833
200117,448
200016,833
199915,670
199814,312
199713,461
199612,438
199511,063
199410,717
19939,462
19928,997
19918,392
19907,671
19896,908
19885,765
19874,808
19863,804
19853,386
19843,231
19833,244
19823,042
19812,772
19802,629
19792,668
19782,486

Compared with United States

Place2023
Colorado17,459
United States1,254,224

Colorado 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. Colorado 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, Colorado, 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, Colorado, 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/colorado. 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, Colorado, 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/colorado.

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, Colorado, 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/colorado (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Colorado was 17,459 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1.7% 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: 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 Colorado?

23,274 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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