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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Tennessee

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Tennessee was 24,408 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count24,408
Change on 2022+2.8%
Rank16th of 50US states ranked
Series high28,9802017
Series low5,8351978

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

5,00010K15K20K25K30K19781985199219992006201320231978: 5,835 count1979: 6,629 count1980: 7,022 count1981: 7,897 count1982: 7,869 count1983: 8,201 count1984: 7,307 count1985: 7,127 count1986: 7,591 count1987: 7,639 count1988: 7,732 count1989: 10,630 count1990: 10,388 count1991: 11,474 count1992: 11,849 count1993: 12,824 count1994: 14,401 count1995: 15,206 count1996: 15,626 count1997: 16,659 count1998: 21,438 count1999: 22,502 count2000: 22,166 count2001: 23,671 count2002: 24,989 count2003: 25,403 count2004: 25,884 count2005: 26,369 count2006: 25,745 count2007: 26,267 count2008: 27,228 count2009: 26,965 count2010: 27,451 count2011: 28,479 count2012: 28,411 count2013: 28,521 count2014: 28,769 count2015: 28,172 count2016: 28,203 count2017: 28,980 count2018: 26,321 count2019: 26,349 count2020: 22,685 count2021: 21,995 count2022: 23,735 count2023: 24,408 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
202324,408
202223,735
202121,995
202022,685
201926,349
201826,321
201728,980
201628,203
201528,172
201428,769
201328,521
201228,411
201128,479
201027,451
200926,965
200827,228
200726,267
200625,745
200526,369
200425,884
200325,403
200224,989
200123,671
200022,166
199922,502
199821,438
199716,659
199615,626
199515,206
199414,401
199312,824
199211,849
199111,474
199010,388
198910,630
19887,732
19877,639
19867,591
19857,127
19847,307
19838,201
19827,869
19817,897
19807,022
19796,629
19785,835

Compared with United States

Place2023
Tennessee24,408
United States1,254,224

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Tennessee, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

MLA 9

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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee. 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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee.

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, Tennessee, 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/tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/tennessee. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Tennessee?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Tennessee was 24,408 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 50 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Tennessee?

28,980 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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