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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Minnesota

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Minnesota was 8,725 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count8,725
Change on 2022+1%
Rank34th of 50US states ranked
Series high10,7982015
Series low1,9541978

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

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 1,954 count1979: 2,094 count1980: 2,001 count1981: 1,966 count1982: 2,081 count1983: 2,113 count1984: 2,167 count1985: 2,343 count1986: 2,462 count1987: 2,546 count1988: 2,799 count1989: 3,103 count1990: 3,176 count1991: 3,472 count1992: 3,822 count1993: 4,200 count1994: 4,575 count1995: 4,846 count1996: 5,158 count1997: 5,326 count1998: 5,572 count1999: 5,969 count2000: 6,238 count2001: 6,606 count2002: 7,129 count2003: 7,865 count2004: 8,758 count2005: 9,281 count2006: 9,108 count2007: 9,468 count2008: 9,910 count2009: 9,986 count2010: 9,796 count2011: 9,800 count2012: 9,938 count2013: 10,289 count2014: 10,637 count2015: 10,798 count2016: 10,592 count2017: 10,708 count2018: 10,101 count2019: 9,982 count2020: 8,148 count2021: 8,003 count2022: 8,636 count2023: 8,725 count02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K19781994201020231978: 1,954 count1979: 2,094 count1980: 2,001 count1981: 1,966 count1982: 2,081 count1983: 2,113 count1984: 2,167 count1985: 2,343 count1986: 2,462 count1987: 2,546 count1988: 2,799 count1989: 3,103 count1990: 3,176 count1991: 3,472 count1992: 3,822 count1993: 4,200 count1994: 4,575 count1995: 4,846 count1996: 5,158 count1997: 5,326 count1998: 5,572 count1999: 5,969 count2000: 6,238 count2001: 6,606 count2002: 7,129 count2003: 7,865 count2004: 8,758 count2005: 9,281 count2006: 9,108 count2007: 9,468 count2008: 9,910 count2009: 9,986 count2010: 9,796 count2011: 9,800 count2012: 9,938 count2013: 10,289 count2014: 10,637 count2015: 10,798 count2016: 10,592 count2017: 10,708 count2018: 10,101 count2019: 9,982 count2020: 8,148 count2021: 8,003 count2022: 8,636 count2023: 8,725 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
20238,725
20228,636
20218,003
20208,148
20199,982
201810,101
201710,708
201610,592
201510,798
201410,637
201310,289
20129,938
20119,800
20109,796
20099,986
20089,910
20079,468
20069,108
20059,281
20048,758
20037,865
20027,129
20016,606
20006,238
19995,969
19985,572
19975,326
19965,158
19954,846
19944,575
19934,200
19923,822
19913,472
19903,176
19893,103
19882,799
19872,546
19862,462
19852,343
19842,167
19832,113
19822,081
19811,966
19802,001
19792,094
19781,954

Compared with United States

Place2023
Minnesota8,725
United States1,254,224

Minnesota 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. Minnesota 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, Minnesota, 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, Minnesota, 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/minnesota. 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, Minnesota, 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/minnesota.

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, Minnesota, 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/minnesota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Minnesota was 8,725 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 34th 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 Minnesota?

10,798 in 2015, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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