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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Maine

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Maine was 1,873 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 11.8% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count1,873
Change on 2022+11.8%
Rank49th of 50US states ranked
Series high2,4252018
Series low7111978

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

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 711 count1979: 776 count1980: 814 count1981: 992 count1982: 1,110 count1983: 1,082 count1984: 1,032 count1985: 1,317 count1986: 1,316 count1987: 1,299 count1988: 1,277 count1989: 1,455 count1990: 1,523 count1991: 1,579 count1992: 1,519 count1993: 1,469 count1994: 1,474 count1995: 1,396 count1996: 1,426 count1997: 1,620 count1998: 1,691 count1999: 1,716 count2000: 1,679 count2001: 1,704 count2002: 1,900 count2003: 2,013 count2004: 2,024 count2005: 2,023 count2006: 2,120 count2007: 2,148 count2008: 2,195 count2009: 2,206 count2010: 2,154 count2011: 2,145 count2012: 2,108 count2013: 2,173 count2014: 2,242 count2015: 2,279 count2016: 2,404 count2017: 2,404 count2018: 2,425 count2019: 2,185 count2020: 1,714 count2021: 1,577 count2022: 1,675 count2023: 1,873 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 711 count1979: 776 count1980: 814 count1981: 992 count1982: 1,110 count1983: 1,082 count1984: 1,032 count1985: 1,317 count1986: 1,316 count1987: 1,299 count1988: 1,277 count1989: 1,455 count1990: 1,523 count1991: 1,579 count1992: 1,519 count1993: 1,469 count1994: 1,474 count1995: 1,396 count1996: 1,426 count1997: 1,620 count1998: 1,691 count1999: 1,716 count2000: 1,679 count2001: 1,704 count2002: 1,900 count2003: 2,013 count2004: 2,024 count2005: 2,023 count2006: 2,120 count2007: 2,148 count2008: 2,195 count2009: 2,206 count2010: 2,154 count2011: 2,145 count2012: 2,108 count2013: 2,173 count2014: 2,242 count2015: 2,279 count2016: 2,404 count2017: 2,404 count2018: 2,425 count2019: 2,185 count2020: 1,714 count2021: 1,577 count2022: 1,675 count2023: 1,873 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
20231,873
20221,675
20211,577
20201,714
20192,185
20182,425
20172,404
20162,404
20152,279
20142,242
20132,173
20122,108
20112,145
20102,154
20092,206
20082,195
20072,148
20062,120
20052,023
20042,024
20032,013
20021,900
20011,704
20001,679
19991,716
19981,691
19971,620
19961,426
19951,396
19941,474
19931,469
19921,519
19911,579
19901,523
19891,455
19881,277
19871,299
19861,316
19851,317
19841,032
19831,082
19821,110
1981992
1980814
1979776
1978711

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maine1,873
United States1,254,224

Maine 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. Maine 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, Maine, 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, Maine, 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/maine. 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, Maine, 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/maine.

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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, Maine, 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/maine (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Maine was 1,873 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 11.8% from 2022. That is the 49th 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 Maine?

2,425 in 2018, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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