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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Utah

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Utah was 6,402 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 6.5% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count6,402
Change on 2022+6.5%
Rank35th of 50US states ranked
Series high7,0772013
Series low9111978

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

02,0004,0006,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 911 count1979: 960 count1980: 932 count1981: 1,140 count1982: 1,216 count1983: 1,274 count1984: 1,504 count1985: 1,633 count1986: 1,776 count1987: 1,853 count1988: 1,961 count1989: 2,394 count1990: 2,496 count1991: 2,625 count1992: 2,699 count1993: 2,888 count1994: 3,045 count1995: 3,471 count1996: 4,002 count1997: 4,301 count1998: 4,907 count1999: 5,322 count2000: 5,637 count2001: 5,339 count2002: 5,562 count2003: 5,763 count2004: 5,991 count2005: 6,382 count2006: 6,433 count2007: 6,515 count2008: 6,552 count2009: 6,538 count2010: 6,807 count2011: 6,879 count2012: 6,962 count2013: 7,077 count2014: 7,031 count2015: 6,495 count2016: 6,175 count2017: 6,219 count2018: 6,651 count2019: 6,671 count2020: 5,448 count2021: 5,911 count2022: 6,009 count2023: 6,402 count02,0004,0006,0008,00019781994201020231978: 911 count1979: 960 count1980: 932 count1981: 1,140 count1982: 1,216 count1983: 1,274 count1984: 1,504 count1985: 1,633 count1986: 1,776 count1987: 1,853 count1988: 1,961 count1989: 2,394 count1990: 2,496 count1991: 2,625 count1992: 2,699 count1993: 2,888 count1994: 3,045 count1995: 3,471 count1996: 4,002 count1997: 4,301 count1998: 4,907 count1999: 5,322 count2000: 5,637 count2001: 5,339 count2002: 5,562 count2003: 5,763 count2004: 5,991 count2005: 6,382 count2006: 6,433 count2007: 6,515 count2008: 6,552 count2009: 6,538 count2010: 6,807 count2011: 6,879 count2012: 6,962 count2013: 7,077 count2014: 7,031 count2015: 6,495 count2016: 6,175 count2017: 6,219 count2018: 6,651 count2019: 6,671 count2020: 5,448 count2021: 5,911 count2022: 6,009 count2023: 6,402 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
20236,402
20226,009
20215,911
20205,448
20196,671
20186,651
20176,219
20166,175
20156,495
20147,031
20137,077
20126,962
20116,879
20106,807
20096,538
20086,552
20076,515
20066,433
20056,382
20045,991
20035,763
20025,562
20015,339
20005,637
19995,322
19984,907
19974,301
19964,002
19953,471
19943,045
19932,888
19922,699
19912,625
19902,496
19892,394
19881,961
19871,853
19861,776
19851,633
19841,504
19831,274
19821,216
19811,140
1980932
1979960
1978911

Compared with United States

Place2023
Utah6,402
United States1,254,224

Utah 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. Utah 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, Utah, 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, Utah, 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/utah. 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, Utah, 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/utah.

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, Utah, 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/utah (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Utah was 6,402 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 6.5% from 2022. That is the 35th 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 Utah?

7,077 in 2013, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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