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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Montana

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Montana was 4,985 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 6.3% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count4,985
Change on 2022+6.3%
Rank40th of 50US states ranked
Series high4,9852023
Series low6901978

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

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 690 count1979: 715 count1980: 739 count1981: 831 count1982: 914 count1983: 903 count1984: 964 count1985: 1,129 count1986: 1,111 count1987: 1,207 count1988: 1,272 count1989: 1,328 count1990: 1,425 count1991: 1,478 count1992: 1,548 count1993: 1,541 count1994: 1,764 count1995: 1,999 count1996: 2,230 count1997: 2,541 count1998: 2,734 count1999: 2,951 count2000: 3,105 count2001: 3,328 count2002: 3,323 count2003: 3,620 count2004: 3,164 count2005: 3,509 count2006: 3,563 count2007: 3,431 count2008: 3,517 count2009: 3,605 count2010: 3,716 count2011: 3,678 count2012: 3,609 count2013: 3,642 count2014: 3,699 count2015: 3,685 count2016: 3,814 count2017: 3,698 count2018: 3,765 count2019: 4,723 count2020: 3,927 count2021: 4,313 count2022: 4,691 count2023: 4,985 count02,0004,0006,00019781994201020231978: 690 count1979: 715 count1980: 739 count1981: 831 count1982: 914 count1983: 903 count1984: 964 count1985: 1,129 count1986: 1,111 count1987: 1,207 count1988: 1,272 count1989: 1,328 count1990: 1,425 count1991: 1,478 count1992: 1,548 count1993: 1,541 count1994: 1,764 count1995: 1,999 count1996: 2,230 count1997: 2,541 count1998: 2,734 count1999: 2,951 count2000: 3,105 count2001: 3,328 count2002: 3,323 count2003: 3,620 count2004: 3,164 count2005: 3,509 count2006: 3,563 count2007: 3,431 count2008: 3,517 count2009: 3,605 count2010: 3,716 count2011: 3,678 count2012: 3,609 count2013: 3,642 count2014: 3,699 count2015: 3,685 count2016: 3,814 count2017: 3,698 count2018: 3,765 count2019: 4,723 count2020: 3,927 count2021: 4,313 count2022: 4,691 count2023: 4,985 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
20234,985
20224,691
20214,313
20203,927
20194,723
20183,765
20173,698
20163,814
20153,685
20143,699
20133,642
20123,609
20113,678
20103,716
20093,605
20083,517
20073,431
20063,563
20053,509
20043,164
20033,620
20023,323
20013,328
20003,105
19992,951
19982,734
19972,541
19962,230
19951,999
19941,764
19931,541
19921,548
19911,478
19901,425
19891,328
19881,272
19871,207
19861,111
19851,129
1984964
1983903
1982914
1981831
1980739
1979715
1978690

Compared with United States

Place2023
Montana4,985
United States1,254,224

Montana 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. Montana 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, Montana, 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, Montana, 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/montana. 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, Montana, 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/montana.

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, Montana, 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/montana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Montana was 4,985 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 6.3% from 2022. That is the 40th 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 Montana?

4,985 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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