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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Mexico

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Mexico was 5,586 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 12.4% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count5,586
Change on 2022+12.4%
Rank39th of 50US states ranked
Series high7,2762017
Series low1,2791980

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

02,0004,0006,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,593 count1979: 1,556 count1980: 1,279 count1981: 1,497 count1982: 1,718 count1983: 1,977 count1984: 2,129 count1985: 2,313 count1986: 2,416 count1987: 2,670 count1988: 2,825 count1989: 3,158 count1990: 3,187 count1991: 3,119 count1992: 3,271 count1993: 3,498 count1994: 3,712 count1995: 4,078 count1996: 4,724 count1997: 4,688 count1998: 5,078 count1999: 5,174 count2000: 5,342 count2001: 5,668 count2002: 5,991 count2003: 6,223 count2004: 6,379 count2005: 6,571 count2006: 6,639 count2007: 6,466 count2008: 6,322 count2009: 6,363 count2010: 6,763 count2011: 6,998 count2012: 6,727 count2013: 6,931 count2014: 7,021 count2015: 7,104 count2016: 7,055 count2017: 7,276 count2018: 7,030 count2019: 6,723 count2020: 5,500 count2021: 5,154 count2022: 4,970 count2023: 5,586 count02,0004,0006,0008,00019781994201020231978: 1,593 count1979: 1,556 count1980: 1,279 count1981: 1,497 count1982: 1,718 count1983: 1,977 count1984: 2,129 count1985: 2,313 count1986: 2,416 count1987: 2,670 count1988: 2,825 count1989: 3,158 count1990: 3,187 count1991: 3,119 count1992: 3,271 count1993: 3,498 count1994: 3,712 count1995: 4,078 count1996: 4,724 count1997: 4,688 count1998: 5,078 count1999: 5,174 count2000: 5,342 count2001: 5,668 count2002: 5,991 count2003: 6,223 count2004: 6,379 count2005: 6,571 count2006: 6,639 count2007: 6,466 count2008: 6,322 count2009: 6,363 count2010: 6,763 count2011: 6,998 count2012: 6,727 count2013: 6,931 count2014: 7,021 count2015: 7,104 count2016: 7,055 count2017: 7,276 count2018: 7,030 count2019: 6,723 count2020: 5,500 count2021: 5,154 count2022: 4,970 count2023: 5,586 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
20235,586
20224,970
20215,154
20205,500
20196,723
20187,030
20177,276
20167,055
20157,104
20147,021
20136,931
20126,727
20116,998
20106,763
20096,363
20086,322
20076,466
20066,639
20056,571
20046,379
20036,223
20025,991
20015,668
20005,342
19995,174
19985,078
19974,688
19964,724
19954,078
19943,712
19933,498
19923,271
19913,119
19903,187
19893,158
19882,825
19872,670
19862,416
19852,313
19842,129
19831,977
19821,718
19811,497
19801,279
19791,556
19781,593

Compared with United States

Place2023
New Mexico5,586
United States1,254,224

New Mexico 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 Mexico 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 Mexico, 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 Mexico, 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-mexico. 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 Mexico, 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-mexico.

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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 Mexico, 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-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in New Mexico was 5,586 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 12.4% from 2022. That is the 39th 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 Mexico?

7,276 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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