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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Iowa

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Iowa was 8,831 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 4.2% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count8,831
Change on 2022+4.2%
Rank33rd of 50US states ranked
Series high9,4552010
Series low1,9821978

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

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 1,982 count1979: 2,272 count1980: 2,481 count1981: 2,670 count1982: 2,829 count1983: 2,814 count1984: 2,836 count1985: 2,687 count1986: 2,777 count1987: 2,851 count1988: 3,034 count1989: 3,584 count1990: 3,967 count1991: 4,145 count1992: 4,518 count1993: 4,898 count1994: 5,437 count1995: 5,906 count1996: 6,342 count1997: 6,938 count1998: 7,394 count1999: 7,232 count2000: 7,955 count2001: 7,962 count2002: 8,398 count2003: 8,546 count2004: 8,525 count2005: 8,737 count2006: 8,838 count2007: 8,732 count2008: 8,766 count2009: 8,813 count2010: 9,455 count2011: 9,116 count2012: 8,733 count2013: 8,697 count2014: 8,838 count2015: 8,849 count2016: 9,031 count2017: 9,024 count2018: 9,419 count2019: 9,282 count2020: 8,307 count2021: 8,562 count2022: 8,473 count2023: 8,831 count02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 1,982 count1979: 2,272 count1980: 2,481 count1981: 2,670 count1982: 2,829 count1983: 2,814 count1984: 2,836 count1985: 2,687 count1986: 2,777 count1987: 2,851 count1988: 3,034 count1989: 3,584 count1990: 3,967 count1991: 4,145 count1992: 4,518 count1993: 4,898 count1994: 5,437 count1995: 5,906 count1996: 6,342 count1997: 6,938 count1998: 7,394 count1999: 7,232 count2000: 7,955 count2001: 7,962 count2002: 8,398 count2003: 8,546 count2004: 8,525 count2005: 8,737 count2006: 8,838 count2007: 8,732 count2008: 8,766 count2009: 8,813 count2010: 9,455 count2011: 9,116 count2012: 8,733 count2013: 8,697 count2014: 8,838 count2015: 8,849 count2016: 9,031 count2017: 9,024 count2018: 9,419 count2019: 9,282 count2020: 8,307 count2021: 8,562 count2022: 8,473 count2023: 8,831 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
20238,831
20228,473
20218,562
20208,307
20199,282
20189,419
20179,024
20169,031
20158,849
20148,838
20138,697
20128,733
20119,116
20109,455
20098,813
20088,766
20078,732
20068,838
20058,737
20048,525
20038,546
20028,398
20017,962
20007,955
19997,232
19987,394
19976,938
19966,342
19955,906
19945,437
19934,898
19924,518
19914,145
19903,967
19893,584
19883,034
19872,851
19862,777
19852,687
19842,836
19832,814
19822,829
19812,670
19802,481
19792,272
19781,982

Compared with United States

Place2023
Iowa8,831
United States1,254,224

Iowa 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. Iowa 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, Iowa, 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, Iowa, 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/iowa. 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, Iowa, 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/iowa.

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, Iowa, 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/iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Iowa was 8,831 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 4.2% from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Iowa?

9,455 in 2010, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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