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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in West Virginia

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in West Virginia was 5,800 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count5,800
Change on 2022-1.2%
Rank38th of 50US states ranked
Series high7,1622016
Series low1,2371978

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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in West Virginia, 1978 to 2023

02,0004,0006,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,237 count1979: 1,251 count1980: 1,257 count1981: 1,565 count1982: 1,547 count1983: 1,611 count1984: 1,579 count1985: 1,725 count1986: 1,472 count1987: 1,449 count1988: 1,455 count1989: 1,536 count1990: 1,565 count1991: 1,502 count1992: 1,674 count1993: 1,805 count1994: 2,332 count1995: 2,512 count1996: 2,749 count1997: 3,148 count1998: 3,478 count1999: 3,532 count2000: 3,856 count2001: 4,215 count2002: 4,544 count2003: 4,758 count2004: 5,067 count2005: 5,312 count2006: 5,733 count2007: 6,056 count2008: 6,059 count2009: 6,367 count2010: 6,681 count2011: 6,826 count2012: 7,070 count2013: 6,824 count2014: 6,896 count2015: 7,118 count2016: 7,162 count2017: 7,092 count2018: 6,775 count2019: 6,800 count2020: 6,044 count2021: 5,847 count2022: 5,873 count2023: 5,800 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
20235,800
20225,873
20215,847
20206,044
20196,800
20186,775
20177,092
20167,162
20157,118
20146,896
20136,824
20127,070
20116,826
20106,681
20096,367
20086,059
20076,056
20065,733
20055,312
20045,067
20034,758
20024,544
20014,215
20003,856
19993,532
19983,478
19973,148
19962,749
19952,512
19942,332
19931,805
19921,674
19911,502
19901,565
19891,536
19881,455
19871,449
19861,472
19851,725
19841,579
19831,611
19821,547
19811,565
19801,257
19791,251
19781,237

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia5,800
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, West Virginia, 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia. 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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia.

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, West Virginia, 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/west-virginia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in West Virginia?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in West Virginia was 5,800 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 38th 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 West Virginia?

7,162 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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