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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania was 38,860 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count38,860
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank6th of 50US states ranked
Series high51,5782011
Series low7,7721979

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

010K20K30K40K50K60K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,814 count1979: 7,772 count1980: 8,171 count1981: 9,365 count1982: 10,508 count1983: 11,767 count1984: 13,090 count1985: 14,227 count1986: 15,201 count1987: 16,267 count1988: 17,900 count1989: 20,469 count1990: 22,290 count1991: 23,388 count1992: 24,974 count1993: 26,050 count1994: 28,302 count1995: 32,416 count1996: 34,537 count1997: 34,964 count1998: 36,377 count1999: 36,525 count2000: 36,847 count2001: 38,062 count2002: 40,168 count2003: 40,890 count2004: 40,963 count2005: 42,380 count2006: 44,397 count2007: 45,969 count2008: 49,215 count2009: 51,429 count2010: 51,264 count2011: 51,578 count2012: 51,125 count2013: 51,422 count2014: 50,694 count2015: 49,858 count2016: 49,244 count2017: 48,333 count2018: 47,239 count2019: 45,702 count2020: 39,357 count2021: 37,194 count2022: 37,910 count2023: 38,860 count020K40K60K19781994201020231978: 7,814 count1979: 7,772 count1980: 8,171 count1981: 9,365 count1982: 10,508 count1983: 11,767 count1984: 13,090 count1985: 14,227 count1986: 15,201 count1987: 16,267 count1988: 17,900 count1989: 20,469 count1990: 22,290 count1991: 23,388 count1992: 24,974 count1993: 26,050 count1994: 28,302 count1995: 32,416 count1996: 34,537 count1997: 34,964 count1998: 36,377 count1999: 36,525 count2000: 36,847 count2001: 38,062 count2002: 40,168 count2003: 40,890 count2004: 40,963 count2005: 42,380 count2006: 44,397 count2007: 45,969 count2008: 49,215 count2009: 51,429 count2010: 51,264 count2011: 51,578 count2012: 51,125 count2013: 51,422 count2014: 50,694 count2015: 49,858 count2016: 49,244 count2017: 48,333 count2018: 47,239 count2019: 45,702 count2020: 39,357 count2021: 37,194 count2022: 37,910 count2023: 38,860 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
202338,860
202237,910
202137,194
202039,357
201945,702
201847,239
201748,333
201649,244
201549,858
201450,694
201351,422
201251,125
201151,578
201051,264
200951,429
200849,215
200745,969
200644,397
200542,380
200440,963
200340,890
200240,168
200138,062
200036,847
199936,525
199836,377
199734,964
199634,537
199532,416
199428,302
199326,050
199224,974
199123,388
199022,290
198920,469
198817,900
198716,267
198615,201
198514,227
198413,090
198311,767
198210,508
19819,365
19808,171
19797,772
19787,814

Compared with United States

Place2023
Pennsylvania38,860
United States1,254,224

Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania, 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, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania. 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, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania.

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, Pennsylvania, 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/pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania was 38,860 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Pennsylvania?

51,578 in 2011, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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