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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 2014, at 1,577 per 100,000 people. Maine had the lowest, at 290 per 100,000 people. The median was 699 per 100,000 people and the figure for the United States was 889 per 100,000 people. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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Highest1,577Louisiana
Lowest290Maine
Median69950 states
United States889History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 1,204 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 494 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 1,087 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 1,125 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 668 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 689 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 633 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 862 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 973 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 989 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 464 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 851 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 718 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 810 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 520 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 609 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 852 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 1,577 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 290 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 683 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 373 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 845 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 364 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 1,147 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 967 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 640 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 522 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 787 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 406 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 471 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 600 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 522 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 684 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 369 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 832 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 1,267 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 696 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 762 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 354 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 827 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 742 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 816 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 1,079 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 426 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 454 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 840 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 467 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 663 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 701 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 705 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. 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, 2014

Louisiana: 1,577 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana1,577Oklahoma: 1,267 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma1,267Alabama: 1,204 per 100,000 peopleAlabama1,204Mississippi: 1,147 per 100,000 peopleMississippi1,147Arkansas: 1,125 per 100,000 peopleArkansas1,125Arizona: 1,087 per 100,000 peopleArizona1,087Texas: 1,079 per 100,000 peopleTexas1,079Georgia: 989 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia989Florida: 973 per 100,000 peopleFlorida973Missouri: 967 per 100,000 peopleMissouri967Delaware: 862 per 100,000 peopleDelaware862Kentucky: 852 per 100,000 peopleKentucky852Idaho: 851 per 100,000 peopleIdaho851Michigan: 845 per 100,000 peopleMichigan845Virginia: 840 per 100,000 peopleVirginia840Ohio: 832 per 100,000 peopleOhio832South Carolina: 827 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina827Tennessee: 816 per 100,000 peopleTennessee816Indiana: 810 per 100,000 peopleIndiana810Nevada: 787 per 100,000 peopleNevada787Pennsylvania: 762 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania762South Dakota: 742 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota742Illinois: 718 per 100,000 peopleIllinois718Wyoming: 705 per 100,000 peopleWyoming705Wisconsin: 701 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin701Oregon: 696 per 100,000 peopleOregon696Colorado: 689 per 100,000 peopleColorado689North Carolina: 684 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina684Maryland: 683 per 100,000 peopleMaryland683California: 668 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia668West Virginia: 663 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia663Montana: 640 per 100,000 peopleMontana640Connecticut: 633 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut633Kansas: 609 per 100,000 peopleKansas609New Mexico: 600 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico600Nebraska: 522 per 100,000 peopleNebraska522New York: 522 per 100,000 peopleNew York522Iowa: 520 per 100,000 peopleIowa520Alaska: 494 per 100,000 peopleAlaska494New Jersey: 471 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey471Washington: 467 per 100,000 peopleWashington467Hawaii: 464 per 100,000 peopleHawaii464Vermont: 454 per 100,000 peopleVermont454Utah: 426 per 100,000 peopleUtah426New Hampshire: 406 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire406Massachusetts: 373 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts373North Dakota: 369 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota369Minnesota: 364 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota364Rhode Island: 354 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island354Maine: 290 per 100,000 peopleMaine290Louisiana: 1,577 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana1,577Oklahoma: 1,267 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma1,267Alabama: 1,204 per 100,000 peopleAlabama1,204Mississippi: 1,147 per 100,000 peopleMississippi1,147Arkansas: 1,125 per 100,000 peopleArkansas1,125Arizona: 1,087 per 100,000 peopleArizona1,087Texas: 1,079 per 100,000 peopleTexas1,079Georgia: 989 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia989Florida: 973 per 100,000 peopleFlorida973Missouri: 967 per 100,000 peopleMissouri967Delaware: 862 per 100,000 peopleDelaware862Kentucky: 852 per 100,000 peopleKentucky852Idaho: 851 per 100,000 peopleIdaho851Michigan: 845 per 100,000 peopleMichigan845Virginia: 840 per 100,000 peopleVirginia840Ohio: 832 per 100,000 peopleOhio832South Carolina: 827 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina827Tennessee: 816 per 100,000 peopleTennessee816Indiana: 810 per 100,000 peopleIndiana810Nevada: 787 per 100,000 peopleNevada787Pennsylvania: 762 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania762South Dakota: 742 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota742Illinois: 718 per 100,000 peopleIllinois718Wyoming: 705 per 100,000 peopleWyoming705Wisconsin: 701 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin701Oregon: 696 per 100,000 peopleOregon696Colorado: 689 per 100,000 peopleColorado689North Carolina: 684 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina684Maryland: 683 per 100,000 peopleMaryland683California: 668 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia668West Virginia: 663 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia663Montana: 640 per 100,000 peopleMontana640Connecticut: 633 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut633Kansas: 609 per 100,000 peopleKansas609New Mexico: 600 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico600Nebraska: 522 per 100,000 peopleNebraska522New York: 522 per 100,000 peopleNew York522Iowa: 520 per 100,000 peopleIowa520Alaska: 494 per 100,000 peopleAlaska494New Jersey: 471 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey471Washington: 467 per 100,000 peopleWashington467Hawaii: 464 per 100,000 peopleHawaii464Vermont: 454 per 100,000 peopleVermont454Utah: 426 per 100,000 peopleUtah426New Hampshire: 406 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire406Massachusetts: 373 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts373North Dakota: 369 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota369Minnesota: 364 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota364Rhode Island: 354 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island354Maine: 290 per 100,000 peopleMaine290
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

RankStates2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Louisiana1,577-56.2 pts
2Oklahoma1,267-8.8 pts
3Alabama1,204-21.9 pts
4Mississippi1,147-181.6 pts
5Arkansas1,125+36.4 pts
6Arizona1,087+12.9 pts
7Texas1,079-38.1 pts
8Georgia989-29.3 pts
9Florida973-18.5 pts
10Missouri967-1 pts
11Delaware862+0.4 pts
12Kentucky852+15.9 pts
13Idaho851-31.5 pts
14Michigan845-10.4 pts
15Virginia840+3.5 pts
16Ohio832-6.9 pts
17South Carolina827-36 pts
18Tennessee816-3.8 pts
19Indiana810-24.6 pts
20Nevada787-48.1 pts
21Pennsylvania762-14.5 pts
22South Dakota742-14.1 pts
23Illinois718-5 pts
24Wyoming705+17.1 pts
25Wisconsin701-2.8 pts
26Oregon696-14.8 pts
27Colorado689-5.7 pts
28North Carolina684+1.4 pts
29Maryland683-12.8 pts
30California668-7.9 pts
31West Virginia663+6.4 pts
32Montana640+9.5 pts
33Connecticut633-21.8 pts
34Kansas609-1.1 pts
35New Mexico600+14.6 pts
36Nebraska522+32.8 pts
37New York522-12.2 pts
38Iowa520+3.8 pts
39Alaska494-131.9 pts
40New Jersey471-21.1 pts
41Washington467-3.8 pts
42Hawaii464+7 pts
43Vermont454-24.4 pts
44Utah426-10.2 pts
45New Hampshire406+3.7 pts
46Massachusetts373-7.2 pts
47North Dakota369+6.2 pts
48Minnesota364+9.9 pts
49Rhode Island354-29.5 pts
50Maine290+7.7 pts

Other periods

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 2014 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), 2014) [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 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), 2014. 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=2014. 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), 2014. 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=2014.

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), 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Louisiana, with 1,577 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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

Maine, with 290 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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 2014 and are not ranked.

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