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Prison capacity and crowding by state
State prison facility capacity (rated, operational and design capacity, as each state defines them) and the custody population on December 31, 2023, with the custody population as a percent of the lowest and highest capacity measure, as published. Values above 100% mean more prisoners than capacity. Footnoted state values follow BJS's notes in the source tables (for example, some states report custody rather than jurisdiction counts, or estimate a value); values BJS marks as not available are blank.
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| Alabama | 173.7 | 95.6 | 21,046 | 22,026 | 12,115 | |
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| Alaska | 82.7 | 79.8 | 4,216 | 5,285 | 5,101 | |
| Arizona | 88.1 | 77.9 | 34,422 | 39,093 | 44,209 | 39,093 |
| Arkansas | 106.7 | 100.7 | 16,450 | 16,291 | 16,330 | 15,415 |
| California | 124.7 | 88.7 | 94,188 | 106,210 | 75,530 | |
| Colorado | 130.3 | 106.1 | 14,642 | 13,795 | 11,234 | |
| Connecticut | 10,380 | |||||
| Delaware | 111.8 | 81.6 | 4,542 | 5,514 | 5,566 | 4,062 |
| Florida | 112.1 | 112.1 | 74,138 | 66,158 | ||
| Georgia | 100.4 | 88.5 | 50,104 | 56,598 | 49,907 | |
| Hawaii | 120.4 | 85 | 2,998 | 3,527 | 2,491 | |
| Idaho | 106.5 | 106.5 | 8,791 | 8,253 | ||
| Illinois | 75.1 | 69.8 | 29,438 | 39,192 | 42,189 | |
| Indiana | 73.6 | 73.6 | 19,295 | 26,209 | ||
| Iowa | 126.8 | 115.1 | 8,865 | 6,990 | 7,700 | 6,990 |
| Kansas | 102.2 | 85.4 | 9,162 | 10,730 | 8,964 | 9,164 |
| Kentucky | 81.3 | 81.2 | 10,390 | 12,796 | 12,796 | 12,776 |
| Louisiana | 81.6 | 74.3 | 13,336 | 17,956 | 16,344 | 16,764 |
| Maine | 69.8 | 69.8 | 1,839 | 2,636 | 2,636 | 2,636 |
| Maryland | 85.7 | 85.7 | 16,079 | 18,769 | ||
| Massachusetts | 80 | 63 | 5,994 | 9,518 | 7,494 | |
| Michigan | 95.7 | 93.5 | 32,986 | 35,284 | 34,462 | |
| Minnesota | 86.9 | 86.9 | 8,256 | 9,504 | ||
| Mississippi | 82.4 | 82.4 | 10,911 | 13,249 | 13,249 | |
| Missouri | 23,865 | |||||
| Montana | 145.7 | 88.4 | 2,004 | 2,267 | 1,873 | 1,375 |
| Nebraska | 145 | 116 | 5,886 | 5,074 | 4,059 | |
| Nevada | 115.9 | 71.7 | 10,161 | 14,180 | 12,332 | 8,769 |
| New Hampshire | 107.7 | 70.7 | 1,950 | 2,760 | 2,760 | 1,810 |
| New Jersey | 89.7 | 65.5 | 10,365 | 11,558 | 13,952 | 15,818 |
| New Mexico | 104.6 | 86.3 | 3,953 | 3,779 | 4,582 | |
| New York | 76.1 | 75.6 | 32,597 | 43,125 | 43,125 | 42,813 |
| North Carolina | 99.8 | 87.5 | 30,989 | 35,420 | 31,055 | 35,420 |
| North Dakota | 100.9 | 100.9 | 1,522 | 1,509 | 1,509 | 1,509 |
| Ohio | 40,064 | |||||
| Oklahoma | 99.3 | 94.7 | 18,955 | 19,083 | 20,008 | 19,083 |
| Oregon | 86.4 | 82.1 | 11,964 | 14,570 | 13,848 | |
| Pennsylvania | 88 | 88 | 37,503 | 42,607 | ||
| Rhode Island | 61.8 | 57.9 | 2,313 | 3,989 | 3,743 | 3,995 |
| South Carolina | 81.2 | 81.2 | 15,981 | 19,676 | ||
| South Dakota | 133.2 | 92.4 | 3,697 | 4,002 | 2,775 | |
| Tennessee | 87.1 | 84.7 | 12,155 | 14,347 | 13,959 | |
| Texas | 99.7 | 95.7 | 127,117 | 132,760 | 127,522 | 132,760 |
| Utah | 69.9 | 67.5 | 4,768 | 6,820 | 7,068 | |
| Vermont | 78.5 | 76.6 | 1,209 | 1,579 | 1,540 | 1,579 |
| Virginia | 97 | 97 | 23,851 | 24,590 | ||
| Washington | 107.6 | 107.6 | 13,877 | 12,892 | ||
| West Virginia | 89.4 | 83.2 | 5,186 | 5,801 | 6,236 | 5,801 |
| Wisconsin | 130.3 | 99.3 | 22,136 | 22,295 | 16,983 | |
| Wyoming | 77.2 | 69.8 | 1,585 | 2,054 | 2,070 | 2,271 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), table 21. Reference period: 2023.
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Prison capacity and crowding by state (United States, 2023). Data: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners in 2023 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 310197), table 21. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-prison-capacity/