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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Wisconsin

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Wisconsin was 22,418 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 7.4% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count22,418
Change on 2022+7.4%
Rank18th of 50US states ranked
Series high24,0642018
Series low3,4321978

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

05,00010K15K20K25K19781985199219992006201320231978: 3,432 count1979: 3,677 count1980: 3,980 count1981: 4,385 count1982: 4,714 count1983: 4,845 count1984: 4,974 count1985: 5,425 count1986: 5,736 count1987: 6,143 count1988: 6,353 count1989: 6,788 count1990: 7,465 count1991: 7,854 count1992: 8,191 count1993: 8,781 count1994: 10,022 count1995: 11,199 count1996: 12,991 count1997: 16,280 count1998: 18,403 count1999: 20,390 count2000: 20,754 count2001: 21,495 count2002: 22,113 count2003: 22,604 count2004: 22,959 count2005: 22,697 count2006: 23,415 count2007: 23,743 count2008: 23,379 count2009: 23,165 count2010: 22,729 count2011: 22,657 count2012: 22,600 count2013: 22,471 count2014: 22,597 count2015: 22,975 count2016: 23,377 count2017: 23,945 count2018: 24,064 count2019: 23,956 count2020: 20,298 count2021: 20,202 count2022: 20,873 count2023: 22,418 count010K20K30K19781994201020231978: 3,432 count1979: 3,677 count1980: 3,980 count1981: 4,385 count1982: 4,714 count1983: 4,845 count1984: 4,974 count1985: 5,425 count1986: 5,736 count1987: 6,143 count1988: 6,353 count1989: 6,788 count1990: 7,465 count1991: 7,854 count1992: 8,191 count1993: 8,781 count1994: 10,022 count1995: 11,199 count1996: 12,991 count1997: 16,280 count1998: 18,403 count1999: 20,390 count2000: 20,754 count2001: 21,495 count2002: 22,113 count2003: 22,604 count2004: 22,959 count2005: 22,697 count2006: 23,415 count2007: 23,743 count2008: 23,379 count2009: 23,165 count2010: 22,729 count2011: 22,657 count2012: 22,600 count2013: 22,471 count2014: 22,597 count2015: 22,975 count2016: 23,377 count2017: 23,945 count2018: 24,064 count2019: 23,956 count2020: 20,298 count2021: 20,202 count2022: 20,873 count2023: 22,418 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
202322,418
202220,873
202120,202
202020,298
201923,956
201824,064
201723,945
201623,377
201522,975
201422,597
201322,471
201222,600
201122,657
201022,729
200923,165
200823,379
200723,743
200623,415
200522,697
200422,959
200322,604
200222,113
200121,495
200020,754
199920,390
199818,403
199716,280
199612,991
199511,199
199410,022
19938,781
19928,191
19917,854
19907,465
19896,788
19886,353
19876,143
19865,736
19855,425
19844,974
19834,845
19824,714
19814,385
19803,980
19793,677
19783,432

Compared with United States

Place2023
Wisconsin22,418
United States1,254,224

Wisconsin 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. Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin, 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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin. 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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin.

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, Wisconsin, 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/wisconsin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in Wisconsin was 22,418 in 2023, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 7.4% from 2022. That is the 18th 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 Wisconsin?

24,064 in 2018, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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