Rates Per 100,000 Citizens throughout the various corrections agencies in the United States.
| 1/1/93 | 1/1/94 | 1/1/95 | 1/1/96 | 1/1/97 | 1/1/98 | 1/1/99 | |
| Alabama | 417 | 440 | 458 | 480 | 499 | 504 | 531 |
| Alaska | 373 | 388 | 345 | 351 | 388 | 434 | 457 |
| Arizona | 423 | 450 | 488 | 522 | 537 | 556 | 538 |
| Arkansas | 346 | 363 | 372 | 391 | 407 | 432 | 458 |
| California | 347 | 374 | 388 | 421 | 444 | 464 | 479 |
| Colorado | 281 | 342 | 319 | 314 | 310 | 405 | 376 |
| Connecticutt1 | 281 | 342 | 319 | 314 | 310 | 405 | 376 |
| Delaware | 353 | 388 | 358 | 432 | 364 | 375 | 360 |
| Dist. of Col. | 1,660 | 1,438 | 1,344 | 1,474 | 1,376 | 1,729 | 1,914 |
| Florida | 353 | 380 | 402 | 442 | 435 | 438 | 445 |
| Georgia | 398 | 438 | 509 | 509 | 502 | 510 | 503 |
| Hawaii | 197 | 206 | 202 | 216 | 240 | 275 | 319 |
| Idaho | 222 | 232 | 226 | 281 | 305 | 318 | 294 |
| Illinois | 270 | 293 | 308 | 316 | 324 | 338 | 355 |
| Indiana | 249 | 251 | 256 | 273 | 384 | 297 | 320 |
| Iowa | 179 | 193 | 192 | 208 | 219 | 238 | 259 |
| Kansas | 239 | 225 | 248 | 272 | 292 | 296 | 308 |
| Kentucky | 274 | 273 | 287 | 311 | 330 | 371 | 380 |
| Louisiana | 503 | 518 | 553 | 581 | 608 | 678 | 738 |
| Maine | 128 | 119 | 117 | 122 | 119 | 125 | 130 |
| Maryland2 | 392 | 402 | 411 | 414 | 427 | 356 | 341 |
| Massachusetts | 190 | 193 | 193 | 208 | 186 | 177 | 173 |
| Michigan | 411 | 408 | 421 | 432 | 443 | 463 | 454 |
| Minnesota | 88 | 94 | 100 | 108 | 107 | 112 | 120 |
| Mississippi | 336 | 372 | 424 | 470 | 520 | 569 | 603 |
| Missouri | 311 | 313 | 339 | 362 | 412 | 447 | 463 |
| Montana3 | 272 | 266 | 298 | 327 | 286 | 275 | 310 |
| Nebraska | 164 | 153 | 163 | 182 | 190 | 194 | 212 |
| Nevada | 453 | 448 | 489 | 523 | 517 | 546 | 519 |
| New Hampshire | 162 | 170 | 186 | 188 | 194 | 189 | 183 |
| New Jersey | 289 | 297 | 311 | 339 | 343 | 352 | 382 |
| New Mexico | 206 | 244 | 251 | 256 | 297 | 265 | 326 |
| New York | 348 | 361 | 376 | 383 | 385 | 384 | 402 |
| North Carolina | 294 | 311 | 308 | 387 | 399 | 394 | 386 |
| North Dakota | 87 | 78 | 85 | 96 | 108 | 126 | 143 |
| Ohio | 346 | 366 | 375 | 397 | 408 | 422 | 430 |
| Oklahoma | 482 | 519 | 521 | 574 | 613 | 613 | 622 |
| Oregon | 221 | 219 | 225 | 253 | 272 | 246 | 271 |
| Pennsylvania | 207 | 215 | 233 | 266 | 258 | 257 | 274 |
| Rhode Island | 244 | 249 | 267 | 246 | 285 | 285 | 303 |
| South Carolina | 508 | 510 | 510 | 523 | 540 | 553 | 574 |
| South Dakota | 212 | 218 | 235 | 255 | 268 | 296 | 331 |
| Tennessee | 284 | 303 | 336 | 346 | 351 | 372 | 391 |
| Texas | 387 | 545 | 637 | 677 | 690 | 723 | 735 |
| Utah | 165 | 169 | 175 | 196 | 218 | 226 | 230 |
| Vermont | 201 | 199 | 188 | 240 | 257 | 305 | 355 |
| Virginia | 308 | 333 | 380 | 417 | 417 | 418 | 438 |
| Washington | 189 | 193 | 198 | 208 | 220 | 226 | 246 |
| West Virginia | 118 | 114 | 126 | 136 | 149 | 172 | 195 |
| Wisconsin | 181 | 176 | 200 | 218 | 250 | 276 | 321 |
| Wyoming | 225 | 232 | 250 | 284 | 301 | 299 | 325 |
| State/DC Average | 309 | 319 | 331 | 355 | 365 | 386 | 403 |
| National Rate | 344 | 372 | 394 | 420 | 433 | 448 | 426 |
| 11/1/98 incl. 2,210 inmates with unclassified sentences. 21/1/98 incl. 1,101 in combined state prison/jail system in Baltimore. 3Out-count figures for 1993 to 1996 recalculated based on 1/1/97 percentage out-count of total inmates. | |||||||
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