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