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US states by male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)

Louisiana had the highest male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) of 50 states in 2013, at 1,633 per 100,000 people. Maine had the lowest, at 282 per 100,000 people. The median was 700 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 903 per 100,000 people. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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Highest1,633Louisiana
Lowest282Maine
Median70050 states
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Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 1,226 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 626 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 1,074 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 1,088 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 676 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 695 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 655 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 861 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 992 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 1,018 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 457 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 882 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 723 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 835 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 517 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 610 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 836 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 1,633 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 282 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 696 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 380 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 856 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 354 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 1,329 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 968 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 631 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 489 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 835 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 403 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 492 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 585 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 534 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 683 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 362 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 839 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 1,276 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 711 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 777 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 384 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 863 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 756 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 820 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 1,117 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 436 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 479 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 836 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 471 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 657 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 704 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 688 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

Louisiana: 1,633 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana1,633Mississippi: 1,329 per 100,000 peopleMississippi1,329Oklahoma: 1,276 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma1,276Alabama: 1,226 per 100,000 peopleAlabama1,226Texas: 1,117 per 100,000 peopleTexas1,117Arkansas: 1,088 per 100,000 peopleArkansas1,088Arizona: 1,074 per 100,000 peopleArizona1,074Georgia: 1,018 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia1,018Florida: 992 per 100,000 peopleFlorida992Missouri: 968 per 100,000 peopleMissouri968Idaho: 882 per 100,000 peopleIdaho882South Carolina: 863 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina863Delaware: 861 per 100,000 peopleDelaware861Michigan: 856 per 100,000 peopleMichigan856Ohio: 839 per 100,000 peopleOhio839Kentucky: 836 per 100,000 peopleKentucky836Virginia: 836 per 100,000 peopleVirginia836Nevada: 835 per 100,000 peopleNevada835Indiana: 835 per 100,000 peopleIndiana835Tennessee: 820 per 100,000 peopleTennessee820Pennsylvania: 777 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania777South Dakota: 756 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota756Illinois: 723 per 100,000 peopleIllinois723Oregon: 711 per 100,000 peopleOregon711Wisconsin: 704 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin704Maryland: 696 per 100,000 peopleMaryland696Colorado: 695 per 100,000 peopleColorado695Wyoming: 688 per 100,000 peopleWyoming688North Carolina: 683 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina683California: 676 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia676West Virginia: 657 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia657Connecticut: 655 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut655Montana: 631 per 100,000 peopleMontana631Alaska: 626 per 100,000 peopleAlaska626Kansas: 610 per 100,000 peopleKansas610New Mexico: 585 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico585New York: 534 per 100,000 peopleNew York534Iowa: 517 per 100,000 peopleIowa517New Jersey: 492 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey492Nebraska: 489 per 100,000 peopleNebraska489Vermont: 479 per 100,000 peopleVermont479Washington: 471 per 100,000 peopleWashington471Hawaii: 457 per 100,000 peopleHawaii457Utah: 436 per 100,000 peopleUtah436New Hampshire: 403 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire403Rhode Island: 384 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island384Massachusetts: 380 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts380North Dakota: 362 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota362Minnesota: 354 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota354Maine: 282 per 100,000 peopleMaine282Louisiana: 1,633 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana1,633Mississippi: 1,329 per 100,000 peopleMississippi1,329Oklahoma: 1,276 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma1,276Alabama: 1,226 per 100,000 peopleAlabama1,226Texas: 1,117 per 100,000 peopleTexas1,117Arkansas: 1,088 per 100,000 peopleArkansas1,088Arizona: 1,074 per 100,000 peopleArizona1,074Georgia: 1,018 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia1,018Florida: 992 per 100,000 peopleFlorida992Missouri: 968 per 100,000 peopleMissouri968Idaho: 882 per 100,000 peopleIdaho882South Carolina: 863 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina863Delaware: 861 per 100,000 peopleDelaware861Michigan: 856 per 100,000 peopleMichigan856Ohio: 839 per 100,000 peopleOhio839Kentucky: 836 per 100,000 peopleKentucky836Virginia: 836 per 100,000 peopleVirginia836Nevada: 835 per 100,000 peopleNevada835Indiana: 835 per 100,000 peopleIndiana835Tennessee: 820 per 100,000 peopleTennessee820Pennsylvania: 777 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania777South Dakota: 756 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota756Illinois: 723 per 100,000 peopleIllinois723Oregon: 711 per 100,000 peopleOregon711Wisconsin: 704 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin704Maryland: 696 per 100,000 peopleMaryland696Colorado: 695 per 100,000 peopleColorado695Wyoming: 688 per 100,000 peopleWyoming688North Carolina: 683 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina683California: 676 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia676West Virginia: 657 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia657Connecticut: 655 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut655Montana: 631 per 100,000 peopleMontana631Alaska: 626 per 100,000 peopleAlaska626Kansas: 610 per 100,000 peopleKansas610New Mexico: 585 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico585New York: 534 per 100,000 peopleNew York534Iowa: 517 per 100,000 peopleIowa517New Jersey: 492 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey492Nebraska: 489 per 100,000 peopleNebraska489Vermont: 479 per 100,000 peopleVermont479Washington: 471 per 100,000 peopleWashington471Hawaii: 457 per 100,000 peopleHawaii457Utah: 436 per 100,000 peopleUtah436New Hampshire: 403 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire403Rhode Island: 384 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island384Massachusetts: 380 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts380North Dakota: 362 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota362Minnesota: 354 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota354Maine: 282 per 100,000 peopleMaine282
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male 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
1Louisiana1,633-39.6 pts
2Mississippi1,329-41 pts
3Oklahoma1,276+98.2 pts
4Alabama1,226-7.5 pts
5Texas1,117-3.4 pts
6Arkansas1,088+153.9 pts
7Arizona1,074+4.1 pts
8Georgia1,018-18.3 pts
9Florida992-7.1 pts
10Missouri968+2.7 pts
11Idaho882+11.3 pts
12South Carolina863-25.4 pts
13Delaware861-15.6 pts
14Michigan856-1.2 pts
15Ohio839+6.8 pts
16Kentucky836-38.9 pts
17Virginia836-9.3 pts
18Nevada835-2.4 pts
19Indiana835+20.5 pts
20Tennessee820-3.9 pts
21Pennsylvania777+4.2 pts
22South Dakota756-8.6 pts
23Illinois723-13.3 pts
24Oregon711+10.7 pts
25Wisconsin704+23.9 pts
26Maryland696-17.1 pts
27Colorado695-20.2 pts
28Wyoming688+25.6 pts
29North Carolina683-5 pts
30California676+1.7 pts
31West Virginia657-23.5 pts
32Connecticut655+9.6 pts
33Montana631-2.6 pts
34Alaska626-76.1 pts
35Kansas610+4.2 pts
36New Mexico585+9.6 pts
37New York534-10.9 pts
38Iowa517-1.3 pts
39New Jersey492-19.3 pts
40Nebraska489+30.1 pts
41Vermont479+11.1 pts
42Washington471+10.2 pts
43Hawaii457-30.1 pts
44Utah436-1.1 pts
45New Hampshire403+7 pts
46Rhode Island384+7.2 pts
47Massachusetts380-14.8 pts
48North Dakota362-9.4 pts
49Minnesota354+9.7 pts
50Maine282+5.6 pts

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About this ranking

Sentenced male prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 male 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male 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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Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2026). National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (US states by male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

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National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), US states by male 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/male-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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). US states by male 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/male-imprisonment-rate/us-states?period=2013.

Harvard

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

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Which state has the highest male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners)?

Louisiana, with 1,633 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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

Maine, with 282 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male 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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