Detailed Data Tool
An expanded data set with an interactive tool that allows you to compare state-level incarceration data for youth and adults, including racial/ethnic disparities and estimates on the impact of felony disenfranchisement.
At a Glance
Data Sources: Mueller, D. and Kluckow, R. (2025). Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical tables. Bureau of Justice Statistics; Nellis, A. (2021). The color of justice: Racial disparity in state prisons. The Sentencing Project; Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, T. J., & Kang, W. (2025). Easy access to the census of juveniles in residential placement. National Center for Juvenile Justice; Uggen, C., Larson, R., Shannon, S., Stewart, R., & Hauf, M. (2024). Locked out 2024: Four million denied voting rights due to a felony conviction. The Sentencing Project.
| State | U.S. Total | Federal prisons | Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming | Select a state to get started | Select a state to get started | |
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Imprisonment Rate
Per 100k residents
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360 | 43 | 394 | 202 | 448 | 596 | 246 | 290 | 183 | 275 | 382 | 449 | 165 | 490 | 238 | 351 | 274 | 305 | 423 | 617 | 119 | 261 | 96 | 328 | 152 | 652 | 385 | 438 | 295 | 327 | 151 | 125 | 259 | 167 | 275 | 240 | 394 | 545 | 291 | 300 | 122 | 299 | 405 | 341 | 477 | 186 | 124 | 314 | 181 | 328 | 346 | 378 | ||||
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Black/White Disparity
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4.8:1 | — | 2.8:1 | 4.7:1 | 4.9:1 | 3.5:1 | 9.2:1 | 6.6:1 | 9.4:1 | 5.3:1 | — | 4.1:1 | 2.8:1 | 2.4:1 | 4.4:1 | 7.8:1 | 4.6:1 | 9.3:1 | 6.3:1 | 2.9:1 | 3.8:1 | 8.8:1 | 5:1 | 7:1 | 6.7:1 | 9.9:1 | 2.6:1 | 3.6:1 | 7.5:1 | 8.9:1 | 4.1:1 | 5:1 | 12.5:1 | 5.8:1 | 7.8:1 | 3.9:1 | 5.2:1 | 5.7:1 | 4.4:1 | 5.2:1 | 7.7:1 | 8.5:1 | 3.8:1 | 5.9:1 | 3.4:1 | 3.5:1 | 7.6:1 | 12.3:1 | 4.4:1 | 5.5:1 | 3.8:1 | 11.9:1 | 5:1 | |||
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Latinx/White Disparity
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2.2:1 | — | — | 0.6:1 | 1.7:1 | 0.6:1 | 2.0:1 | 2.2:1 | 3.7:1 | 0.1:1 | — | 0.7:1 | 0.6:1 | 0.4:1 | 1.4:1 | 1.5:1 | 0.7:1 | 1.4:1 | 1.4:1 | 0.4:1 | 0.0:1 | 3.6:1 | 0.8:1 | 4.0:1 | 0.3:1 | 1.9:1 | 0.5:1 | 0.5:1 | 0.6:1 | 1.9:1 | 0.8:1 | 1.8:1 | 2.0:1 | 1.8:1 | 3.0:1 | 0.9:1 | 2.3:1 | 1.1:1 | 0.9:1 | 1.0:1 | 2.3:1 | 2.6:1 | 0.7:1 | 1.5:1 | 0.5:1 | 1.1:1 | 1.8:1 | 0.2:1 | 0.4:1 | 1.2:1 | 0.3:1 | 2.1:1 | 1.4:1 | |||
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Youth Custody Rate
Per 100k youth
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87 | — | 145 | 210 | 53 | 148 | 61 | 83 | 20 | 109 | 285 | 86 | 82 | 25 | 111 | 52 | 121 | 82 | 87 | 103 | 158 | 30 | 43 | 45 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 110 | 102 | 144 | 155 | 27 | 46 | 100 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 152 | 60 | 151 | 91 | 104 | 115 | 136 | 43 | 96 | 57 | 8 | 101 | 71 | 245 | 77 | 138 | |||
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Felony Disenfranchisement Rate
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1.7% | — | 5.95% | 0.96% | 4.2% | 3.77% | 0.37% | 0.44% | 0.21% | 0.83% | — | 6.13% | 3.25% | 0.23% | 2.17% | 0.34% | 0.57% | 1.13% | 0.9% | 4.66% | 1.58% | 0 | 0.37% | 0.14% | 0.45% | 0.23% | 3.08% | 1.7% | 0.63% | 0.87% | 0.52% | 0.21% | 0.22% | 0.35% | 0.23% | 0.9% | 0.39% | 0.57% | 1.4% | 0.42% | 0.41% | 0.19% | 0.97% | 1.92% | 7.68% | 2.5% | 0.34% | 0 | 4.18% | 0.28% | 1.1% | 1.53% | 2.17% |
Data Sources: Mueller, D. and Kluckow, R. (2025). Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical tables. Bureau of Justice Statistics; Zeng, Z. & Minton, T.D. (2021). Census of jails, 2005-2019 – Statistical tables. Bureau of Justice Statistics; Zeng, Z. (2025). Jails report series: 2024 preliminary data release. Bureau of Justice Statistics; Zeng, Z. (2025). Jail inmates in 2023 - Statistical tables. Bureau of Justice Statistics; Kaeble, D. (2026). Probation and parole in the United States, 2024. Bureau of Justice Statistics; Nellis, A. & Barry, C. (2025). A matter of life: The scope and impact of life and long term imprisonment in the United States. The Sentencing Project.
Data Sources: Mueller, D. and Kluckow, R. (2025). Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical tables. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Data Source: Mueller, D. and Kluckow, R. (2025). Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical tables. Bureau of Justice Statistics; Nellis, A. (2021). The color of justice: Racial disparity in state prisons. The Sentencing Project.
Data Source: Puzzanchera, C., Sladky, T. J., & Kang, W. (2025). Easy access to the census of juveniles in residential placement. National Center for Juvenile Justice.
Data Source: Uggen, C., Larson, R., Shannon, S., Stewart, R., & Hauf, M. (2024). Locked out 2024: Four million denied voting rights due to a felony conviction. The Sentencing Project.
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