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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Maryland

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Maryland was 16,236 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count16,236
Change on 2022+3.8%
Rank25th of 50US states ranked
Series high24,1622002
Series low7,7311980

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

5,00010K15K20K25K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,966 count1979: 7,860 count1980: 7,731 count1981: 9,335 count1982: 11,617 count1983: 12,617 count1984: 13,124 count1985: 13,005 count1986: 13,326 count1987: 13,467 count1988: 14,276 count1989: 16,514 count1990: 17,848 count1991: 19,291 count1992: 19,977 count1993: 20,264 count1994: 20,998 count1995: 21,453 count1996: 22,050 count1997: 22,232 count1998: 22,572 count1999: 23,095 count2000: 23,538 count2001: 23,752 count2002: 24,162 count2003: 23,791 count2004: 23,285 count2005: 22,737 count2006: 22,945 count2007: 23,433 count2008: 23,324 count2009: 22,255 count2010: 22,645 count2011: 22,558 count2012: 21,522 count2013: 21,335 count2014: 21,011 count2015: 20,764 count2016: 19,994 count2017: 19,367 count2018: 18,856 count2019: 18,595 count2020: 15,623 count2021: 15,134 count2022: 15,637 count2023: 16,236 count5,00010K15K20K25K19781994201020231978: 7,966 count1979: 7,860 count1980: 7,731 count1981: 9,335 count1982: 11,617 count1983: 12,617 count1984: 13,124 count1985: 13,005 count1986: 13,326 count1987: 13,467 count1988: 14,276 count1989: 16,514 count1990: 17,848 count1991: 19,291 count1992: 19,977 count1993: 20,264 count1994: 20,998 count1995: 21,453 count1996: 22,050 count1997: 22,232 count1998: 22,572 count1999: 23,095 count2000: 23,538 count2001: 23,752 count2002: 24,162 count2003: 23,791 count2004: 23,285 count2005: 22,737 count2006: 22,945 count2007: 23,433 count2008: 23,324 count2009: 22,255 count2010: 22,645 count2011: 22,558 count2012: 21,522 count2013: 21,335 count2014: 21,011 count2015: 20,764 count2016: 19,994 count2017: 19,367 count2018: 18,856 count2019: 18,595 count2020: 15,623 count2021: 15,134 count2022: 15,637 count2023: 16,236 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
202316,236
202215,637
202115,134
202015,623
201918,595
201818,856
201719,367
201619,994
201520,764
201421,011
201321,335
201221,522
201122,558
201022,645
200922,255
200823,324
200723,433
200622,945
200522,737
200423,285
200323,791
200224,162
200123,752
200023,538
199923,095
199822,572
199722,232
199622,050
199521,453
199420,998
199320,264
199219,977
199119,291
199017,848
198916,514
198814,276
198713,467
198613,326
198513,005
198413,124
198312,617
198211,617
19819,335
19807,731
19797,860
19787,966

Compared with United States

Place2023
Maryland16,236
United States1,254,224

Maryland 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. Maryland 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, Maryland, 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, Maryland, 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/maryland. 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, Maryland, 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/maryland.

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, Maryland, 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/maryland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Maryland was 16,236 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 3.8% from 2022. That is the 25th 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 Maryland?

24,162 in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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