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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Jersey

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Jersey was 11,675 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 7.8% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count11,675
Change on 2022-7.8%
Rank28th of 50US states ranked
Series high31,4931999
Series low5,8521979

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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Jersey, 1978 to 2023

010K20K30K40K19781985199219992006201320231978: 5,869 count1979: 5,852 count1980: 5,884 count1981: 7,011 count1982: 8,191 count1983: 9,192 count1984: 10,363 count1985: 11,335 count1986: 12,020 count1987: 15,969 count1988: 16,936 count1989: 19,439 count1990: 21,128 count1991: 23,483 count1992: 22,653 count1993: 23,831 count1994: 24,632 count1995: 27,066 count1996: 27,490 count1997: 28,361 count1998: 31,121 count1999: 31,493 count2000: 29,784 count2001: 28,142 count2002: 27,891 count2003: 27,246 count2004: 26,757 count2005: 27,359 count2006: 27,371 count2007: 26,827 count2008: 25,953 count2009: 25,382 count2010: 25,007 count2011: 23,834 count2012: 23,225 count2013: 22,452 count2014: 21,590 count2015: 20,489 count2016: 19,786 count2017: 19,585 count2018: 19,362 count2019: 18,613 count2020: 12,830 count2021: 12,506 count2022: 12,657 count2023: 11,675 count010K20K30K40K19781994201020231978: 5,869 count1979: 5,852 count1980: 5,884 count1981: 7,011 count1982: 8,191 count1983: 9,192 count1984: 10,363 count1985: 11,335 count1986: 12,020 count1987: 15,969 count1988: 16,936 count1989: 19,439 count1990: 21,128 count1991: 23,483 count1992: 22,653 count1993: 23,831 count1994: 24,632 count1995: 27,066 count1996: 27,490 count1997: 28,361 count1998: 31,121 count1999: 31,493 count2000: 29,784 count2001: 28,142 count2002: 27,891 count2003: 27,246 count2004: 26,757 count2005: 27,359 count2006: 27,371 count2007: 26,827 count2008: 25,953 count2009: 25,382 count2010: 25,007 count2011: 23,834 count2012: 23,225 count2013: 22,452 count2014: 21,590 count2015: 20,489 count2016: 19,786 count2017: 19,585 count2018: 19,362 count2019: 18,613 count2020: 12,830 count2021: 12,506 count2022: 12,657 count2023: 11,675 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
202311,675
202212,657
202112,506
202012,830
201918,613
201819,362
201719,585
201619,786
201520,489
201421,590
201322,452
201223,225
201123,834
201025,007
200925,382
200825,953
200726,827
200627,371
200527,359
200426,757
200327,246
200227,891
200128,142
200029,784
199931,493
199831,121
199728,361
199627,490
199527,066
199424,632
199323,831
199222,653
199123,483
199021,128
198919,439
198816,936
198715,969
198612,020
198511,335
198410,363
19839,192
19828,191
19817,011
19805,884
19795,852
19785,869

Compared with United States

Place2023
New Jersey11,675
United States1,254,224

New Jersey 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. New Jersey 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, New Jersey, 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, New Jersey, 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/new-jersey. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, New Jersey, 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/new-jersey.

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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, New Jersey, 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/new-jersey (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Jersey?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Jersey was 11,675 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 7.8% from 2022. That is the 28th 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 New Jersey?

31,493 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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