Mississippi had the highest imprisonment rate among U.S. states. It was about *** people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023. It was followed by Louisiana and Arkansas as states with high relative prisoner population rates.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 30, 2025). Imprisonment rate of state prisoners in the United States as of December 31, 2023, by state (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from /statistics/302411/state-prisoner-imprisonment-rate-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment rate of state prisoners in the United States as of December 31, 2023, by state (per 100,000 population)." Chart. September 30, 2025. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Accessed August 20, 2026. /statistics/302411/state-prisoner-imprisonment-rate-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2025). Imprisonment rate of state prisoners in the United States as of December 31, 2023, by state (per 100,000 population). ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc.. Accessed: August 20, 2026. /statistics/302411/state-prisoner-imprisonment-rate-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment Rate of State Prisoners in The United States as of December 31, 2023, by State (per 100,000 Population)." ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾 Inc., 30 Sep 2025, /statistics/302411/state-prisoner-imprisonment-rate-us/
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Imprisonment rate of state prisoners in the United States as of December 31, 2023, by state (per 100,000 population) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/302411/state-prisoner-imprisonment-rate-us/
