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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Georgia

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Georgia was 50,425 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count50,425
Change on 2022+4.1%
Rank4th of 50US states ranked
Series high56,9862009
Series low11,3171978

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

10K20K30K40K50K60K19781985199219992006201320231978: 11,317 count1979: 12,106 count1980: 12,178 count1981: 12,444 count1982: 14,405 count1983: 15,358 count1984: 15,404 count1985: 16,262 count1986: 16,922 count1987: 18,575 count1988: 18,787 count1989: 20,885 count1990: 22,411 count1991: 23,743 count1992: 25,290 count1993: 27,783 count1994: 33,425 count1995: 34,266 count1996: 35,139 count1997: 36,505 count1998: 39,262 count1999: 42,091 count2000: 44,232 count2001: 45,937 count2002: 47,445 count2003: 47,208 count2004: 51,104 count2005: 48,749 count2006: 52,792 count2007: 54,256 count2008: 52,719 count2009: 56,986 count2010: 56,432 count2011: 55,944 count2012: 55,457 count2013: 54,004 count2014: 52,949 count2015: 52,193 count2016: 53,627 count2017: 53,667 count2018: 53,647 count2019: 54,816 count2020: 47,141 count2021: 47,010 count2022: 48,439 count2023: 50,425 count020K40K60K19781994201020231978: 11,317 count1979: 12,106 count1980: 12,178 count1981: 12,444 count1982: 14,405 count1983: 15,358 count1984: 15,404 count1985: 16,262 count1986: 16,922 count1987: 18,575 count1988: 18,787 count1989: 20,885 count1990: 22,411 count1991: 23,743 count1992: 25,290 count1993: 27,783 count1994: 33,425 count1995: 34,266 count1996: 35,139 count1997: 36,505 count1998: 39,262 count1999: 42,091 count2000: 44,232 count2001: 45,937 count2002: 47,445 count2003: 47,208 count2004: 51,104 count2005: 48,749 count2006: 52,792 count2007: 54,256 count2008: 52,719 count2009: 56,986 count2010: 56,432 count2011: 55,944 count2012: 55,457 count2013: 54,004 count2014: 52,949 count2015: 52,193 count2016: 53,627 count2017: 53,667 count2018: 53,647 count2019: 54,816 count2020: 47,141 count2021: 47,010 count2022: 48,439 count2023: 50,425 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
202350,425
202248,439
202147,010
202047,141
201954,816
201853,647
201753,667
201653,627
201552,193
201452,949
201354,004
201255,457
201155,944
201056,432
200956,986
200852,719
200754,256
200652,792
200548,749
200451,104
200347,208
200247,445
200145,937
200044,232
199942,091
199839,262
199736,505
199635,139
199534,266
199433,425
199327,783
199225,290
199123,743
199022,411
198920,885
198818,787
198718,575
198616,922
198516,262
198415,404
198315,358
198214,405
198112,444
198012,178
197912,106
197811,317

Compared with United States

Place2023
Georgia50,425
United States1,254,224

Georgia 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. Georgia 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, Georgia, 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, Georgia, 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/georgia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Georgia, 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/georgia.

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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, Georgia, 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/georgia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Georgia was 50,425 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Georgia?

56,986 in 2009, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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