Sentenced People in State or Federal Prisons, 2022: Demographics

  Number of People
Total 1,185,648
Federal Facilities 146,108
State Facilities 1,039,540
   
Male 1,103,170
Female 82,478
   
White Non-Hispanic 367,800
Black Non-Hispanic 384,600
Hispanic 273,900
American Indian / Alaska Native 19,400
Asian 15,000
Source

E. Ann Carson, PhD, and Rich Kluckow, DSW. Prisoners In 2022 - Statistical Tables. Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 2023, NCJ307149.