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US states by female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)

Idaho had the highest female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) of 50 states in 2022, at 132 per 100,000 people. Massachusetts had the lowest, at 7 per 100,000 people. The median was 44 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 49 per 100,000 people. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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Highest132Idaho
Lowest7Massachusetts
Median4450 states
United States49History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 51 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 22 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 79 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 90 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 19 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 47 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 18 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 16 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 48 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 58 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 30 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 132 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 23 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 66 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 45 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 48 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 100 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 61 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 20 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 17 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 7 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 33 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 20 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 99 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 69 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 120 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 37 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 54 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 22 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 9 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 44 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 12 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 38 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 60 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 61 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 108 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 43 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 32 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 8 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 41 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 114 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 61 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 71 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 26 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 15 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 42 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 20 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 69 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 38 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 87 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. 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, 2022

Idaho: 132 per 100,000 peopleIdaho132Montana: 120 per 100,000 peopleMontana120South Dakota: 114 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota114Oklahoma: 108 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma108Kentucky: 100 per 100,000 peopleKentucky100Mississippi: 99 per 100,000 peopleMississippi99Arkansas: 90 per 100,000 peopleArkansas90Wyoming: 87 per 100,000 peopleWyoming87Arizona: 79 per 100,000 peopleArizona79Texas: 71 per 100,000 peopleTexas71Missouri: 69 per 100,000 peopleMissouri69West Virginia: 69 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia69Indiana: 66 per 100,000 peopleIndiana66Louisiana: 61 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana61Ohio: 61 per 100,000 peopleOhio61Tennessee: 61 per 100,000 peopleTennessee61North Dakota: 60 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota60Georgia: 58 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia58Nevada: 54 per 100,000 peopleNevada54Alabama: 51 per 100,000 peopleAlabama51Florida: 48 per 100,000 peopleFlorida48Kansas: 48 per 100,000 peopleKansas48Colorado: 47 per 100,000 peopleColorado47Iowa: 45 per 100,000 peopleIowa45New Mexico: 44 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico44Oregon: 43 per 100,000 peopleOregon43Virginia: 42 per 100,000 peopleVirginia42South Carolina: 41 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina41North Carolina: 38 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina38Wisconsin: 38 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin38Nebraska: 37 per 100,000 peopleNebraska37Michigan: 33 per 100,000 peopleMichigan33Pennsylvania: 32 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania32Hawaii: 30 per 100,000 peopleHawaii30Utah: 26 per 100,000 peopleUtah26Illinois: 23 per 100,000 peopleIllinois23Alaska: 22 per 100,000 peopleAlaska22New Hampshire: 22 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire22Maine: 20 per 100,000 peopleMaine20Minnesota: 20 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota20Washington: 20 per 100,000 peopleWashington20California: 19 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia19Connecticut: 18 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut18Maryland: 17 per 100,000 peopleMaryland17Delaware: 16 per 100,000 peopleDelaware16Vermont: 15 per 100,000 peopleVermont15New York: 12 per 100,000 peopleNew York12New Jersey: 9 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey9Rhode Island: 8 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island8Massachusetts: 7 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts7Idaho: 132 per 100,000 peopleIdaho132Montana: 120 per 100,000 peopleMontana120South Dakota: 114 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota114Oklahoma: 108 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma108Kentucky: 100 per 100,000 peopleKentucky100Mississippi: 99 per 100,000 peopleMississippi99Arkansas: 90 per 100,000 peopleArkansas90Wyoming: 87 per 100,000 peopleWyoming87Arizona: 79 per 100,000 peopleArizona79Texas: 71 per 100,000 peopleTexas71Missouri: 69 per 100,000 peopleMissouri69West Virginia: 69 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia69Indiana: 66 per 100,000 peopleIndiana66Louisiana: 61 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana61Ohio: 61 per 100,000 peopleOhio61Tennessee: 61 per 100,000 peopleTennessee61North Dakota: 60 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota60Georgia: 58 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia58Nevada: 54 per 100,000 peopleNevada54Alabama: 51 per 100,000 peopleAlabama51Florida: 48 per 100,000 peopleFlorida48Kansas: 48 per 100,000 peopleKansas48Colorado: 47 per 100,000 peopleColorado47Iowa: 45 per 100,000 peopleIowa45New Mexico: 44 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico44Oregon: 43 per 100,000 peopleOregon43Virginia: 42 per 100,000 peopleVirginia42South Carolina: 41 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina41North Carolina: 38 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina38Wisconsin: 38 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin38Nebraska: 37 per 100,000 peopleNebraska37Michigan: 33 per 100,000 peopleMichigan33Pennsylvania: 32 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania32Hawaii: 30 per 100,000 peopleHawaii30Utah: 26 per 100,000 peopleUtah26Illinois: 23 per 100,000 peopleIllinois23Alaska: 22 per 100,000 peopleAlaska22New Hampshire: 22 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire22Maine: 20 per 100,000 peopleMaine20Minnesota: 20 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota20Washington: 20 per 100,000 peopleWashington20California: 19 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia19Connecticut: 18 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut18Maryland: 17 per 100,000 peopleMaryland17Delaware: 16 per 100,000 peopleDelaware16Vermont: 15 per 100,000 peopleVermont15New York: 12 per 100,000 peopleNew York12New Jersey: 9 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey9Rhode Island: 8 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island8Massachusetts: 7 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts7
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

RankStates2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Idaho132+5 pts
2Montana120+9 pts
3South Dakota114+10 pts
4Oklahoma108+1 pts
5Kentucky100+9 pts
6Mississippi99+23 pts
7Arkansas90-3 pts
8Wyoming87-7 pts
9Arizona79-2 pts
10Texas71+4 pts
11Missouri69+4 pts
11West Virginia69-1 pts
13Indiana66-9 pts
14Louisiana61+9 pts
14Ohio61+1 pts
14Tennessee61+2 pts
17North Dakota60+8 pts
18Georgia58+4 pts
19Nevada54+4 pts
20Alabama51+4 pts
21Florida48+3 pts
21Kansas480 pts
23Colorado47+3 pts
24Iowa45+1 pts
25New Mexico44-4 pts
26Oregon43-1 pts
27Virginia42-9 pts
28South Carolina41+4 pts
29North Carolina38+1 pts
29Wisconsin380 pts
31Nebraska37-2 pts
32Michigan33+2 pts
33Pennsylvania32+1 pts
34Hawaii30-3 pts
35Utah26-3 pts
36Illinois23+2 pts
37Alaska22-2 pts
37New Hampshire22+1 pts
39Maine20+6 pts
39Minnesota20+4 pts
39Washington200 pts
42California19-1 pts
43Connecticut18+4 pts
44Maryland17+1 pts
45Delaware16+1 pts
46Vermont15+1 pts
47New York12+1 pts
48New Jersey9-1 pts
49Rhode Island80 pts
50Massachusetts7+1 pts

Other periods

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 2022 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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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), 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/female-imprisonment-rate/us-states?period=2022. 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)?

Idaho, with 132 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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

Massachusetts, with 7 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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 2022 and are not ranked.

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