Local jails: U.S. states ranked (2023)
Measure: Local jails. All 47 states with data in State prisoners held in private prisons and local jails, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
National value: 5.2 (United States).
- Lowest: 0 to 0 %
- Group 2: 0 to 0.6 %
- Group 3: 0.6 to 2.2 %
- Group 4: 2.2 to 9 %
- Highest: 9 to 52.7 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Louisiana | 52.7 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Kentucky | 41.5 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 29.6 |
| 4 | Utah | 24.4 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 23 |
| 6 | Virginia | 13.1 |
| 7 | Montana | 11.2 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 10.9 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 10.6 |
| 10 | Idaho | 9 |
| 11 | Georgia | 8.9 |
| 12 | Texas | 8.1 |
| 13 | Alabama | 5.9 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 5.4 |
| 15 | North Dakota | 4.5 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 2.8 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 2.5 |
| 18 | Indiana | 2.2 |
| 18 | South Dakota | 2.2 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 1.8 |
| 21 | New Jersey | 1.4 |
| 22 | Alaska | 1.3 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | 1.2 |
| 24 | Washington | 1.1 |
| 25 | Florida | 0.9 |
| 25 | Maryland | 0.9 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 0.8 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 0.7 |
| 29 | Iowa | 0.6 |
| 30 | Colorado | 0.5 |
| 31 | Kansas | 0.1 |
| 31 | Nevada | 0.1 |
| 33 | Arizona | 0 |
| 33 | California | 0 |
| 33 | Connecticut | 0 |
| 33 | Hawaii | 0 |
| 33 | Illinois | 0 |
| 33 | Maine | 0 |
| 33 | Michigan | 0 |
| 33 | Missouri | 0 |
| 33 | New Mexico | 0 |
| 33 | New York | 0 |
| 33 | Ohio | 0 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 0 |
| 33 | Oregon | 0 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | 0 |
| 33 | Vermont | 0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), table 14. Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by local jails (2023). Data: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), table 14; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-local-jails/