The Fifty States, Fourth Edition - Comparative RankingsFifty States Cover


Demographics:   Population    Projected Population Growth    Median Age    White Population    African American Population    Asian Population    Native American Population    Multi-Racial Population    Hispanic Population    Median Household Income   
Vital Statistics:   Cancer Death Rates    Ischaemic Heart Disease Death Rates    Cerebrovascular Disease Death Rates    Transport Accident Death Rates    Suicide Death Rates    Abortion Rates    Infant Mortality Rates    Marriage Rates    Divorce Rates   
Economy:   Real Gross Domestic Product    Foreign Exports    Personal Income Per Capita    Energy Consumption   
Land and Water:   Land Area    Water Area    Federally-Owned Land    Forest Land    Cropland    Pastureland    Farm Acreage   
Health and Medical Care:   Number of Physicians    Percentage of Residents Under Age 19 with Health Insurance    Percentage of Residents Age 19-64 with Health Insurance    Chlamydia Rates    Gonorrhea Rates    Primary and Secondary Syphilis Rates    HIV Diagnoses    Percentage of Adults who are Current Smokers   
Housing:   Home Ownership Rates    Median Value of Owner-Occupied Homes    Gross Rent   
Education:   High School Graduation Rates    Percentage of Population with a Bachelors Degree or Higher    Percentage of Population with Graduate/Professional Degrees   
Transportation and Travel:   Automobile Registrations    Retail Gasoline Prices    Miles of Interstate Highway   
Crime and Law Enforcement:   Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers    Prison Population    Violent Crime Rate    Property Crime Rate    Total Crime Rate   
Government and Finance:   Revenue Per Capita    Expenditures Per Capita    Cash Per Capita    Debt Per Capita   
Politics:   Voter Participation in the 2020 Presidential Election   

Prison Population, 2020

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State Region Rank Rate1 Number
TexasSouth9466.3135,906
CaliforniaWest38246.297,328
FloridaSouth14376.281,027
GeorgiaSouth11440.147,141
OhioMidwest13381.745,036
PennsylvaniaNortheast27302.739,357
ArizonaWest6527.637,731
New YorkNortheast45168.934,128
MichiganMidwest24333.633,617
VirginiaSouth16368.931,838
IllinoisMidwest39232.029,729
North CarolinaSouth31282.229,461
LouisianaSouth3578.926,964
AlabamaSouth7504.125,328
IndianaMidwest21352.923,944
MissouriMidwest15374.723,062
TennesseeSouth25328.322,685
OklahomaSouth4567.322,462
WisconsinMidwest22344.420,298
KentuckySouth12411.718,552
MississippiSouth2593.617,577
ColoradoWest32280.016,168
South CarolinaSouth26315.716,157
ArkansasSouth5534.416,094
WashingtonWest40204.115,724
MarylandSouth37252.915,623
New JerseyNortheast48138.112,830
OregonWest28301.012,753
NevadaWest17367.911,422
ConnecticutNortheast34265.19,559
KansasMidwest29298.88,779
IowaMidwest35260.48,307
IdahoWest10444.38,171
MinnesotaMidwest47142.88,148
MassachusettsNortheast5096.26,762
West VirginiaSouth23337.06,044
New MexicoWest36259.75,500
UtahWest46166.55,446
NebraskaMidwest33270.55,306
DelawareSouth8475.84,710
AlaskaWest1624.24,578
HawaiiWest30286.64,171
MontanaWest19362.23,927
South DakotaMidwest18366.53,250
New HampshireNortheast44170.72,352
Rhode IslandNortheast41202.92,227
WyomingWest20361.82,087
MaineNortheast49125.81,714
North DakotaMidwest43179.81,401
VermontNortheast42199.71,284
District of ColumbiaSouth------
United States366.81,215,821

Note: Figures include prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities;
(1) Rates are prisoners per 100,000 population
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2020