Non-U.S. citizen prisoners: U.S. states ranked (2023)
Measure: Non-U.S. citizen prisoners. All 47 states with data in Non-citizen prisoners by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.
- Lowest: 9 to 94
- Group 2: 94 to 253
- Group 3: 253 to 433
- Group 4: 433 to 836
- Highest: 836 to 8,090
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | Texas | 8,090 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Florida | 5,229 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2,520 |
| 4 | Arizona | 2,440 |
| 5 | New York | 1,296 |
| 6 | Virginia | 1,242 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 1,223 |
| 8 | Alabama | 1,108 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 916 |
| 10 | Maryland | 836 |
| 11 | Nevada | 805 |
| 12 | Illinois | 750 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 736 |
| 14 | Colorado | 672 |
| 15 | Washington | 599 |
| 16 | Indiana | 524 |
| 17 | Tennessee | 506 |
| 18 | Ohio | 454 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 433 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 405 |
| 21 | Michigan | 384 |
| 22 | Arkansas | 348 |
| 23 | Minnesota | 342 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 335 |
| 25 | Kansas | 330 |
| 26 | Louisiana | 322 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 319 |
| 28 | Hawaii | 256 |
| 29 | Iowa | 253 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 218 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | 187 |
| 32 | Idaho | 184 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 179 |
| 33 | Utah | 179 |
| 35 | Missouri | 177 |
| 36 | Alaska | 128 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 114 |
| 38 | Vermont | 94 |
| 39 | South Dakota | 91 |
| 40 | Delaware | 59 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | 59 |
| 42 | Montana | 34 |
| 43 | North Dakota | 32 |
| 44 | Maine | 30 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 25 |
| 46 | Mississippi | 23 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 9 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), table 22. Reference period: 2023.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by non-U.S. citizen prisoners (2023). Data: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), table 22; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-non-u-s-citizen-prisoners/