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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Illinois

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Illinois was 29,828 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count29,828
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank11th of 50US states ranked
Series high49,3482012
Series low11,2581978

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

10K20K30K40K50K19781985199219992006201320231978: 11,258 count1979: 11,935 count1980: 11,899 count1981: 14,328 count1982: 14,293 count1983: 15,595 count1984: 17,114 count1985: 18,634 count1986: 19,456 count1987: 19,850 count1988: 21,081 count1989: 24,712 count1990: 27,516 count1991: 29,115 count1992: 31,640 count1993: 34,495 count1994: 36,531 count1995: 37,658 count1996: 38,852 count1997: 40,788 count1998: 43,051 count1999: 44,660 count2000: 45,281 count2001: 44,348 count2002: 42,693 count2003: 43,418 count2004: 44,054 count2005: 44,919 count2006: 45,106 count2007: 45,215 count2008: 45,474 count2009: 45,161 count2010: 48,418 count2011: 48,427 count2012: 49,348 count2013: 48,653 count2014: 48,278 count2015: 46,240 count2016: 43,657 count2017: 41,427 count2018: 39,965 count2019: 38,259 count2020: 29,729 count2021: 28,980 count2022: 29,634 count2023: 29,828 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
202329,828
202229,634
202128,980
202029,729
201938,259
201839,965
201741,427
201643,657
201546,240
201448,278
201348,653
201249,348
201148,427
201048,418
200945,161
200845,474
200745,215
200645,106
200544,919
200444,054
200343,418
200242,693
200144,348
200045,281
199944,660
199843,051
199740,788
199638,852
199537,658
199436,531
199334,495
199231,640
199129,115
199027,516
198924,712
198821,081
198719,850
198619,456
198518,634
198417,114
198315,595
198214,293
198114,328
198011,899
197911,935
197811,258

Compared with United States

Place2023
Illinois29,828
United States1,254,224

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Illinois, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

MLA 9

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, Illinois, 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/illinois. 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, Illinois, 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/illinois.

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, Illinois, 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/illinois (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Illinois?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Illinois was 29,828 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 11th 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 Illinois?

49,348 in 2012, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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