Number of People Serving Time in State and Federal Prisons in the US

"At yearend 2023, correctional authorities in the United States had jurisdiction over 1,254,200 persons in state or federal prisons, an increase of 2% or 24,100 persons from 2022 (1,230,100 persons) (figure 1). This rise mirrors the 2% increase reported in 2022. The number of persons held under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP) declined 2% (down 2,700 persons) from 2022 to 2023, while the number held under the jurisdiction of state correctional authorities increased 2% (up 26,800). The increase in jurisdiction counts for state correctional authorities marks the first time in more than a decade that there have been back-to-back increases in state jurisdiction counts.

"Ninety-six percent of persons in U.S. prisons in 2023 were sentenced to more than 1 year under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities (1,210,300). Thirty-nine states showed growth in their sentenced prison populations from 2022 to 2023, with seven states adding at least 1,000 persons."