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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Dakota

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Dakota was 3,764 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9.3% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count3,764
Change on 2022+9.3%
Rank44th of 50US states ranked
Series high3,9702017
Series low5321978

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

01,0002,0003,0004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 532 count1979: 562 count1980: 635 count1981: 693 count1982: 791 count1983: 826 count1984: 921 count1985: 1,049 count1986: 1,081 count1987: 1,133 count1988: 1,020 count1989: 1,256 count1990: 1,341 count1991: 1,374 count1992: 1,487 count1993: 1,553 count1994: 1,708 count1995: 1,871 count1996: 2,063 count1997: 2,242 count1998: 2,422 count1999: 2,506 count2000: 2,616 count2001: 2,790 count2002: 2,918 count2003: 3,026 count2004: 3,095 count2005: 3,463 count2006: 3,359 count2007: 3,311 count2008: 3,342 count2009: 3,434 count2010: 3,434 count2011: 3,535 count2012: 3,650 count2013: 3,682 count2014: 3,608 count2015: 3,564 count2016: 3,831 count2017: 3,970 count2018: 3,948 count2019: 3,801 count2020: 3,250 count2021: 3,353 count2022: 3,444 count2023: 3,764 count01,0002,0003,0004,00019781994201020231978: 532 count1979: 562 count1980: 635 count1981: 693 count1982: 791 count1983: 826 count1984: 921 count1985: 1,049 count1986: 1,081 count1987: 1,133 count1988: 1,020 count1989: 1,256 count1990: 1,341 count1991: 1,374 count1992: 1,487 count1993: 1,553 count1994: 1,708 count1995: 1,871 count1996: 2,063 count1997: 2,242 count1998: 2,422 count1999: 2,506 count2000: 2,616 count2001: 2,790 count2002: 2,918 count2003: 3,026 count2004: 3,095 count2005: 3,463 count2006: 3,359 count2007: 3,311 count2008: 3,342 count2009: 3,434 count2010: 3,434 count2011: 3,535 count2012: 3,650 count2013: 3,682 count2014: 3,608 count2015: 3,564 count2016: 3,831 count2017: 3,970 count2018: 3,948 count2019: 3,801 count2020: 3,250 count2021: 3,353 count2022: 3,444 count2023: 3,764 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
20233,764
20223,444
20213,353
20203,250
20193,801
20183,948
20173,970
20163,831
20153,564
20143,608
20133,682
20123,650
20113,535
20103,434
20093,434
20083,342
20073,311
20063,359
20053,463
20043,095
20033,026
20022,918
20012,790
20002,616
19992,506
19982,422
19972,242
19962,063
19951,871
19941,708
19931,553
19921,487
19911,374
19901,341
19891,256
19881,020
19871,133
19861,081
19851,049
1984921
1983826
1982791
1981693
1980635
1979562
1978532

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Dakota3,764
United States1,254,224

South Dakota 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 Dakota 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 Dakota, 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 Dakota, 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-dakota. 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 Dakota, 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-dakota.

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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 Dakota, 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-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in South Dakota was 3,764 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 9.3% from 2022. That is the 44th 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 Dakota?

3,970 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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