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US states by female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)

Oklahoma had the highest female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) of 50 states in 2013, at 140 per 100,000 people. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 15 per 100,000 people. The median was 57 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 65 per 100,000 people. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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Highest140Oklahoma
Lowest15Rhode Island
Median5750 states
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Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 103 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 73 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 101 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 87 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 32 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 69 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 36 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 49 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 72 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 69 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 50 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 131 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 44 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 85 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 45 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 47 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 98 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 94 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 20 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 29 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 15 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 41 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 26 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 91 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 90 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 81 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 38 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 77 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 32 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 22 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 61 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 23 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 44 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 42 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 70 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 140 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 64 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 41 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 15 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 53 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 104 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 73 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 89 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 46 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 30 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 68 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 41 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 85 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 40 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 91 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

Oklahoma: 140 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma140Idaho: 131 per 100,000 peopleIdaho131South Dakota: 104 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota104Alabama: 103 per 100,000 peopleAlabama103Arizona: 101 per 100,000 peopleArizona101Kentucky: 98 per 100,000 peopleKentucky98Louisiana: 94 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana94Mississippi: 91 per 100,000 peopleMississippi91Wyoming: 91 per 100,000 peopleWyoming91Missouri: 90 per 100,000 peopleMissouri90Texas: 89 per 100,000 peopleTexas89Arkansas: 87 per 100,000 peopleArkansas87West Virginia: 85 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia85Indiana: 85 per 100,000 peopleIndiana85Montana: 81 per 100,000 peopleMontana81Nevada: 77 per 100,000 peopleNevada77Tennessee: 73 per 100,000 peopleTennessee73Alaska: 73 per 100,000 peopleAlaska73Florida: 72 per 100,000 peopleFlorida72Ohio: 70 per 100,000 peopleOhio70Colorado: 69 per 100,000 peopleColorado69Georgia: 69 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia69Virginia: 68 per 100,000 peopleVirginia68Oregon: 64 per 100,000 peopleOregon64New Mexico: 61 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico61South Carolina: 53 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina53Hawaii: 50 per 100,000 peopleHawaii50Delaware: 49 per 100,000 peopleDelaware49Kansas: 47 per 100,000 peopleKansas47Utah: 46 per 100,000 peopleUtah46Iowa: 45 per 100,000 peopleIowa45Illinois: 44 per 100,000 peopleIllinois44North Carolina: 44 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina44North Dakota: 42 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota42Washington: 41 per 100,000 peopleWashington41Michigan: 41 per 100,000 peopleMichigan41Pennsylvania: 41 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania41Wisconsin: 40 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin40Nebraska: 38 per 100,000 peopleNebraska38Connecticut: 36 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut36California: 32 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia32New Hampshire: 32 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire32Vermont: 30 per 100,000 peopleVermont30Maryland: 29 per 100,000 peopleMaryland29Minnesota: 26 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota26New York: 23 per 100,000 peopleNew York23New Jersey: 22 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey22Maine: 20 per 100,000 peopleMaine20Massachusetts: 15 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts15Rhode Island: 15 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island15Oklahoma: 140 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma140Idaho: 131 per 100,000 peopleIdaho131South Dakota: 104 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota104Alabama: 103 per 100,000 peopleAlabama103Arizona: 101 per 100,000 peopleArizona101Kentucky: 98 per 100,000 peopleKentucky98Louisiana: 94 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana94Mississippi: 91 per 100,000 peopleMississippi91Wyoming: 91 per 100,000 peopleWyoming91Missouri: 90 per 100,000 peopleMissouri90Texas: 89 per 100,000 peopleTexas89Arkansas: 87 per 100,000 peopleArkansas87West Virginia: 85 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia85Indiana: 85 per 100,000 peopleIndiana85Montana: 81 per 100,000 peopleMontana81Nevada: 77 per 100,000 peopleNevada77Tennessee: 73 per 100,000 peopleTennessee73Alaska: 73 per 100,000 peopleAlaska73Florida: 72 per 100,000 peopleFlorida72Ohio: 70 per 100,000 peopleOhio70Colorado: 69 per 100,000 peopleColorado69Georgia: 69 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia69Virginia: 68 per 100,000 peopleVirginia68Oregon: 64 per 100,000 peopleOregon64New Mexico: 61 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico61South Carolina: 53 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina53Hawaii: 50 per 100,000 peopleHawaii50Delaware: 49 per 100,000 peopleDelaware49Kansas: 47 per 100,000 peopleKansas47Utah: 46 per 100,000 peopleUtah46Iowa: 45 per 100,000 peopleIowa45Illinois: 44 per 100,000 peopleIllinois44North Carolina: 44 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina44North Dakota: 42 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota42Washington: 41 per 100,000 peopleWashington41Michigan: 41 per 100,000 peopleMichigan41Pennsylvania: 41 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania41Wisconsin: 40 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin40Nebraska: 38 per 100,000 peopleNebraska38Connecticut: 36 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut36California: 32 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia32New Hampshire: 32 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire32Vermont: 30 per 100,000 peopleVermont30Maryland: 29 per 100,000 peopleMaryland29Minnesota: 26 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota26New York: 23 per 100,000 peopleNew York23New Jersey: 22 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey22Maine: 20 per 100,000 peopleMaine20Massachusetts: 15 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts15Rhode Island: 15 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island15
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Oklahoma140+13.2 pts
2Idaho131+5.4 pts
3South Dakota104+3.1 pts
4Alabama103+1.6 pts
5Arizona101-0.1 pts
6Kentucky98-16.8 pts
7Louisiana94-7.3 pts
8Mississippi91-9 pts
9Wyoming91+7.2 pts
10Missouri90+2.3 pts
11Texas89+1.2 pts
12Arkansas87+17.9 pts
13West Virginia85+1.2 pts
14Indiana85+7.7 pts
15Montana81+1.7 pts
16Nevada77+2.1 pts
17Tennessee73+2.2 pts
18Alaska73-7.7 pts
19Florida72+1.7 pts
20Ohio70+4.6 pts
21Colorado69+2.3 pts
22Georgia69+0.2 pts
23Virginia68-1.7 pts
24Oregon64+2.2 pts
25New Mexico61+1.9 pts
26South Carolina53+1.6 pts
27Hawaii50-5.3 pts
28Delaware49+3 pts
29Kansas47+1.2 pts
30Utah46+0.8 pts
31Iowa45-4.5 pts
32Illinois44+2.5 pts
33North Carolina44+1.5 pts
34North Dakota42-7.5 pts
35Washington41+2.6 pts
36Michigan41+1.4 pts
37Pennsylvania41-0.6 pts
38Wisconsin40+2.5 pts
39Nebraska38+2 pts
40Connecticut36+1.1 pts
41California32+1 pts
42New Hampshire32+0.7 pts
43Vermont30+7.2 pts
44Maryland29+0.3 pts
45Minnesota26+0.3 pts
46New York23+1 pts
47New Jersey22-0.9 pts
48Maine20+0.2 pts
49Massachusetts15+0.2 pts
50Rhode Island15-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Sentenced female prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 female residents. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics, with Census Bureau resident population estimates for January 1 of the following year.

Counts only prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year, so it differs from the prison population rate used for other countries (prison_population_rate), which counts everyone held in prison, pre-trial detainees included. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. 1 states with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (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: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (US states by female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

MLA 9

National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), US states by female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2013. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 20 Feb. 2026, https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-imprisonment-rate/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). US states by female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-imprisonment-rate/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), US states by female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-imprisonment-rate/us-states?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{Bureau of Justice Statistics}},
  title = {{National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables): US states by female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2013}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-imprisonment-rate/us-states?period=2013. Publisher attribution: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (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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Which state has the highest female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)?

Oklahoma, with 140 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Which state has the lowest female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)?

Rhode Island, with 15 per 100,000 people in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 1 states have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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