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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Texas

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Texas was 149,264 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 6.9% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count149,264
Change on 2022+6.9%
Rank1st of 50US states ranked
Series high173,6492010
Series low24,5751978

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

050K100K150K200K19781985199219992006201320231978: 24,575 count1979: 26,522 count1980: 29,892 count1981: 31,502 count1982: 36,149 count1983: 35,259 count1984: 36,682 count1985: 37,532 count1986: 38,534 count1987: 38,821 count1988: 40,437 count1989: 44,022 count1990: 50,042 count1991: 51,677 count1992: 60,467 count1993: 92,013 count1994: 118,195 count1995: 127,766 count1996: 132,383 count1997: 140,351 count1998: 144,510 count1999: 163,190 count2000: 166,719 count2001: 162,070 count2002: 162,003 count2003: 166,911 count2004: 168,105 count2005: 169,003 count2006: 172,116 count2007: 171,790 count2008: 172,506 count2009: 171,249 count2010: 173,649 count2011: 172,224 count2012: 166,372 count2013: 168,280 count2014: 166,043 count2015: 163,909 count2016: 163,703 count2017: 162,523 count2018: 163,628 count2019: 158,429 count2020: 135,906 count2021: 133,772 count2022: 139,631 count2023: 149,264 count050K100K150K200K19781994201020231978: 24,575 count1979: 26,522 count1980: 29,892 count1981: 31,502 count1982: 36,149 count1983: 35,259 count1984: 36,682 count1985: 37,532 count1986: 38,534 count1987: 38,821 count1988: 40,437 count1989: 44,022 count1990: 50,042 count1991: 51,677 count1992: 60,467 count1993: 92,013 count1994: 118,195 count1995: 127,766 count1996: 132,383 count1997: 140,351 count1998: 144,510 count1999: 163,190 count2000: 166,719 count2001: 162,070 count2002: 162,003 count2003: 166,911 count2004: 168,105 count2005: 169,003 count2006: 172,116 count2007: 171,790 count2008: 172,506 count2009: 171,249 count2010: 173,649 count2011: 172,224 count2012: 166,372 count2013: 168,280 count2014: 166,043 count2015: 163,909 count2016: 163,703 count2017: 162,523 count2018: 163,628 count2019: 158,429 count2020: 135,906 count2021: 133,772 count2022: 139,631 count2023: 149,264 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
2023149,264
2022139,631
2021133,772
2020135,906
2019158,429
2018163,628
2017162,523
2016163,703
2015163,909
2014166,043
2013168,280
2012166,372
2011172,224
2010173,649
2009171,249
2008172,506
2007171,790
2006172,116
2005169,003
2004168,105
2003166,911
2002162,003
2001162,070
2000166,719
1999163,190
1998144,510
1997140,351
1996132,383
1995127,766
1994118,195
199392,013
199260,467
199151,677
199050,042
198944,022
198840,437
198738,821
198638,534
198537,532
198436,682
198335,259
198236,149
198131,502
198029,892
197926,522
197824,575

Compared with United States

Place2023
Texas149,264
United States1,254,224

Texas 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. Texas 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, Texas, 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, Texas, 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/texas. 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, Texas, 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/texas.

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, Texas, 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/texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Texas was 149,264 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 6.9% from 2022. That is the 1st 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 Texas?

173,649 in 2010, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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