Number of persons held in State or Federal prisons or in local jails, 1990-2007
Source: Prisoners in 2002 & Prisoners in 2005, Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Year Total inmates in custody Total Resident US Population
at year end
1990 1148702 250689000
1991 1219014 253593000
1992 1295150 256486000
1993 1369185 259098000
1994 1476621 261575000
1995 1585586 264010000
1996 1646020 266487000
1997 1743643 268922000
1998 1816931 271589000
1999 1893115 273967000
2000 1937482 283461000
2001 1961247 286200000
2002 2033022 289950000
2003 2081580 290850005
2004 2135335 293657842
2005 2193789 296410404
2006 2258792 298754819
2007 2292734 301621157
Prisoners Sentenced to 1 year or more by state 2004 and 2005
[Source for Population: 2007 Statistical Abstract Table No. 17]
Total Total Prisoners
Population Population Sentenced to 1 year or more
State Notes 2004 2005 2004 2005
Alabama 4,525,375 4,557,808 25887 27888
Alaska a 657,755 663,661 4554 4812
Arizona b 5,739,879 5,939,292 32515 33471
Arkansas 2,750,000 2,779,154 13807 13577
California 35,842,038 36,132,147 166556 170676
Colorado 4,601,821 4,665,177 20293 21456
Connecticut a 3,498,966 3,510,297 19497 19442
Delaware a 830,069 843,524 6927 6944
Florida b 17,385,430 17,789,864 85533 89768
Georgia b 8,918,129 9,072,576 51104 48749
Hawaii a 1,262,124 1,275,194 5960 6146
Idaho 1,395,140 1,429,096 6375 6818
Illinois 12,712,016 12,763,371 44054 44919
Indiana 6,226,537 6,271,973 24008 24455
Iowa b 2,952,904 2,966,334 8525 8737
Kansas 2,733,697 2,744,687 8966 9068
Kentucky 4,141,835 4,173,405 17814 19662
Louisiana 4,506,685 4,523,628 36939 36083
Maine 1,314,985 1,321,505 2024 2023
Maryland 5,561,332 5,600,388 23285 22737
Massachusetts 6,407,382 6,398,743 10144 10701
Michigan 10,104,206 10,120,860 48883 49546
Minnesota 5,096,546 5,132,799 8758 9281
Mississippi 2,900,768 2,921,088 20983 20515
Missouri 5,759,532 5,800,310 31081 30823
Montana 926,920 935,670 3164 3509
Nebraska 1,747,704 1,758,787 4130 4455
Nevada 2,332,898 2,414,807 11365 11782
New Hampshire 1,299,169 1,309,940 2448 2530
New Jersey 8,685,166 8,717,925 26757 27359
New Mexico 1,903,006 1,928,384 6379 6571
New York 19,280,727 19,254,630 63751 62743
North Carolina 8,540,468 8,683,242 35434 36365
North Dakota 636,308 636,677 1327 1385
Ohio 11,450,143 11,464,042 44806 45854
Oklahoma 3,523,546 3,547,884 24508 24826
Oregon 3,591,363 3,641,056 13183 13411
Pennsylvania 12,394,471 12,429,616 40963 42380
Rhode Island a 1,079,916 1,076,189 3430 3654
South Carolina 4,197,892 4,255,083 23428 23160
South Dakota 770,621 775,933 3095 3463
Tennessee 5,893,298 5,962,959 25884 26369
Texas 22,471,549 22,859,968 168105 169003
Utah 2,420,708 2,469,585 5991 6373
Vermont a 621,233 623,050 1968 2078
Virginia 7,481,332 7,567,465 35564 35344
Washington 6,207,046 6,287,759 16614 17382
West Virginia 1,812,548 1,816,856 5067 5312
Wisconsin 5,503,533 5,536,201 22959 22720
Wyoming 505,887 509,294 1980 2047
Notes
a/Prisons and jails form one integrated system. Data include total jail and prison population.
b/Population figures are based on custody counts.
Estimates number of sentenced prisoner under State or Federal jurisdiction by offense, 1990-2007
State
1990 2000 2003 2005
Violent Offenses 315900 589100 650400 687700
Property Offenses 175000 238500 262000 248900
Drug Offenses 149700 251100 250900 253300
Public-order Offenses 45800 124600 86400 98700
Other/unspecified 3100 3200 6800 8100
Federal
1990 2000 2003 2006 2007
Violent Offenses 10728 13740 16688 16507 15647
Property Offenses 8307 10135 11283 10015 10345
Drug Offenses 31300 74276 86972 93751 95446
Public-order Offenses 8826 32325 42385 54336 56273
Other/unspecified 365 1263 1158 1659 1492
se, 1990-2007
Number of sentenced prisoners under State or Federal jurisdiction per 100,000 US Residents
by sex and race
1990 1997 2000 2005 2006 2007
Total 297 445 478 740 501 506
Male 564 841 915 929 943 955
Female 31 53 59 65 68 69
White Male 338 491 410 471 487 481
Black Male 2234 3253 3188 3145 3042 3138
Hispanic or Latino Male 1419 1261 1259
White Female 19 32 33 45 48 50
Black Female 117 192 175 156 148 150
Hispanic or Latino Female 78 81 79
Percentage of Prisoners by Race 1995, 2002, and 2005 (based on inmates with sentences)
Race 1995 2002 2005
White non-Hispanic 33.5 34.2 34.6
Black 45.7 45.1 39.5
Hispanic 17.6 18.1 20.2
Other 3.2 2.6 2.7