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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Missouri

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Missouri was 24,223 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count24,223
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank17th of 50US states ranked
Series high32,6012017
Series low5,2791979

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

010K20K30K40K19781985199219992006201320231978: 5,637 count1979: 5,279 count1980: 5,726 count1981: 6,489 count1982: 7,445 count1983: 8,103 count1984: 8,770 count1985: 9,796 count1986: 10,309 count1987: 11,357 count1988: 12,176 count1989: 13,921 count1990: 14,943 count1991: 15,897 count1992: 16,195 count1993: 16,178 count1994: 17,898 count1995: 19,134 count1996: 22,003 count1997: 23,664 count1998: 25,060 count1999: 26,155 count2000: 27,543 count2001: 28,757 count2002: 30,099 count2003: 30,303 count2004: 31,081 count2005: 30,823 count2006: 30,167 count2007: 29,857 count2008: 30,186 count2009: 30,563 count2010: 30,623 count2011: 30,833 count2012: 31,247 count2013: 31,537 count2014: 31,942 count2015: 32,330 count2016: 32,461 count2017: 32,601 count2018: 30,369 count2019: 26,044 count2020: 23,062 count2021: 23,422 count2022: 23,911 count2023: 24,223 count010K20K30K40K19781994201020231978: 5,637 count1979: 5,279 count1980: 5,726 count1981: 6,489 count1982: 7,445 count1983: 8,103 count1984: 8,770 count1985: 9,796 count1986: 10,309 count1987: 11,357 count1988: 12,176 count1989: 13,921 count1990: 14,943 count1991: 15,897 count1992: 16,195 count1993: 16,178 count1994: 17,898 count1995: 19,134 count1996: 22,003 count1997: 23,664 count1998: 25,060 count1999: 26,155 count2000: 27,543 count2001: 28,757 count2002: 30,099 count2003: 30,303 count2004: 31,081 count2005: 30,823 count2006: 30,167 count2007: 29,857 count2008: 30,186 count2009: 30,563 count2010: 30,623 count2011: 30,833 count2012: 31,247 count2013: 31,537 count2014: 31,942 count2015: 32,330 count2016: 32,461 count2017: 32,601 count2018: 30,369 count2019: 26,044 count2020: 23,062 count2021: 23,422 count2022: 23,911 count2023: 24,223 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
202324,223
202223,911
202123,422
202023,062
201926,044
201830,369
201732,601
201632,461
201532,330
201431,942
201331,537
201231,247
201130,833
201030,623
200930,563
200830,186
200729,857
200630,167
200530,823
200431,081
200330,303
200230,099
200128,757
200027,543
199926,155
199825,060
199723,664
199622,003
199519,134
199417,898
199316,178
199216,195
199115,897
199014,943
198913,921
198812,176
198711,357
198610,309
19859,796
19848,770
19838,103
19827,445
19816,489
19805,726
19795,279
19785,637

Compared with United States

Place2023
Missouri24,223
United States1,254,224

Missouri 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. Missouri 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, Missouri, 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, Missouri, 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/missouri. 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, Missouri, 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/missouri.

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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, Missouri, 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/missouri (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Missouri was 24,223 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 17th 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 Missouri?

32,601 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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