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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Carolina

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Carolina was 16,453 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count16,453
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank24th of 50US states ranked
Series high24,3262008
Series low7,5361978

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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Carolina, 1978 to 2023

5,00010K15K20K25K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,536 count1979: 7,643 count1980: 7,862 count1981: 8,538 count1982: 9,137 count1983: 9,576 count1984: 9,892 count1985: 10,510 count1986: 11,676 count1987: 12,664 count1988: 13,888 count1989: 15,720 count1990: 17,319 count1991: 18,269 count1992: 18,643 count1993: 18,704 count1994: 18,999 count1995: 19,611 count1996: 20,446 count1997: 21,173 count1998: 21,764 count1999: 22,008 count2000: 21,778 count2001: 22,576 count2002: 23,715 count2003: 23,719 count2004: 23,428 count2005: 23,160 count2006: 23,616 count2007: 24,239 count2008: 24,326 count2009: 24,288 count2010: 23,578 count2011: 22,914 count2012: 22,388 count2013: 22,060 count2014: 21,401 count2015: 20,929 count2016: 20,858 count2017: 19,906 count2018: 19,033 count2019: 18,608 count2020: 16,157 count2021: 15,759 count2022: 16,318 count2023: 16,453 count5,00010K15K20K25K19781994201020231978: 7,536 count1979: 7,643 count1980: 7,862 count1981: 8,538 count1982: 9,137 count1983: 9,576 count1984: 9,892 count1985: 10,510 count1986: 11,676 count1987: 12,664 count1988: 13,888 count1989: 15,720 count1990: 17,319 count1991: 18,269 count1992: 18,643 count1993: 18,704 count1994: 18,999 count1995: 19,611 count1996: 20,446 count1997: 21,173 count1998: 21,764 count1999: 22,008 count2000: 21,778 count2001: 22,576 count2002: 23,715 count2003: 23,719 count2004: 23,428 count2005: 23,160 count2006: 23,616 count2007: 24,239 count2008: 24,326 count2009: 24,288 count2010: 23,578 count2011: 22,914 count2012: 22,388 count2013: 22,060 count2014: 21,401 count2015: 20,929 count2016: 20,858 count2017: 19,906 count2018: 19,033 count2019: 18,608 count2020: 16,157 count2021: 15,759 count2022: 16,318 count2023: 16,453 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
202316,453
202216,318
202115,759
202016,157
201918,608
201819,033
201719,906
201620,858
201520,929
201421,401
201322,060
201222,388
201122,914
201023,578
200924,288
200824,326
200724,239
200623,616
200523,160
200423,428
200323,719
200223,715
200122,576
200021,778
199922,008
199821,764
199721,173
199620,446
199519,611
199418,999
199318,704
199218,643
199118,269
199017,319
198915,720
198813,888
198712,664
198611,676
198510,510
19849,892
19839,576
19829,137
19818,538
19807,862
19797,643
19787,536

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Carolina16,453
United States1,254,224

South Carolina 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. South Carolina 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, South Carolina, 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, South Carolina, 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/south-carolina. 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, South Carolina, 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/south-carolina.

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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, South Carolina, 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/south-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Carolina?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Carolina was 16,453 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 24th 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 South Carolina?

24,326 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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