# US Prisons and Jails Map: All 4,960 Prisons and jails by State (Data) | InstaMaps > Map of all 4,960 US prisons and jails, counted by state, from HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Free to cite, embed and download as CSV. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/maps/prisons-jails [InstaMaps](/) [Explore](/explore)[Free Tools](/tools)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=topic) Map # US Prisons and Jails Map Every prison and jail in the US: federal, state, local and private. 4,960 in all, counted by state. Free to cite, embed and download. Interactive map · HIFLD Prison Boundaries · click a pin for details. Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included. Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse [Download all 4,960 (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)[50-state ranking](/rankings/prisons-jails)[Data room](/data) 🧬 This map is a Google Sheet. Remix it with your own data —[Start from a template →](/templates?utm%5Fsource=showcase&utm%5Fmedium=remix-bar) ## 4,960 prisons and jails across 51 states | # | State | Locations | | -- | -------------------------------------------------------- | --------- | | 1 | [Texas](/rankings/prisons-jails/texas) | 449 | | 2 | [California](/rankings/prisons-jails/california) | 288 | | 3 | [Georgia](/rankings/prisons-jails/georgia) | 270 | | 4 | [Florida](/rankings/prisons-jails/florida) | 240 | | 5 | [North Carolina](/rankings/prisons-jails/north-carolina) | 172 | | 6 | [Ohio](/rankings/prisons-jails/ohio) | 165 | | 7 | [Illinois](/rankings/prisons-jails/illinois) | 154 | | 8 | [Virginia](/rankings/prisons-jails/virginia) | 137 | | 9 | [Louisiana](/rankings/prisons-jails/louisiana) | 135 | | 10 | [Tennessee](/rankings/prisons-jails/tennessee) | 135 | | 11 | [Missouri](/rankings/prisons-jails/missouri) | 135 | | 12 | [Alabama](/rankings/prisons-jails/alabama) | 133 | | 13 | [New York](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-york) | 133 | | 14 | [Pennsylvania](/rankings/prisons-jails/pennsylvania) | 131 | | 15 | [Iowa](/rankings/prisons-jails/iowa) | 128 | | 16 | [Kansas](/rankings/prisons-jails/kansas) | 126 | | 17 | [Indiana](/rankings/prisons-jails/indiana) | 126 | | 18 | [Michigan](/rankings/prisons-jails/michigan) | 121 | | 19 | [Wisconsin](/rankings/prisons-jails/wisconsin) | 115 | | 20 | [Kentucky](/rankings/prisons-jails/kentucky) | 113 | | 21 | [Oklahoma](/rankings/prisons-jails/oklahoma) | 109 | | 22 | [Minnesota](/rankings/prisons-jails/minnesota) | 109 | | 23 | [Mississippi](/rankings/prisons-jails/mississippi) | 105 | | 24 | [Arkansas](/rankings/prisons-jails/arkansas) | 103 | | 25 | [Colorado](/rankings/prisons-jails/colorado) | 92 | | 26 | [Washington](/rankings/prisons-jails/washington) | 90 | | 27 | [South Carolina](/rankings/prisons-jails/south-carolina) | 84 | | 28 | [Nebraska](/rankings/prisons-jails/nebraska) | 78 | | 29 | [West Virginia](/rankings/prisons-jails/west-virginia) | 73 | | 30 | [Arizona](/rankings/prisons-jails/arizona) | 68 | | 31 | [Montana](/rankings/prisons-jails/montana) | 61 | | 32 | [Maryland](/rankings/prisons-jails/maryland) | 53 | | 33 | [Idaho](/rankings/prisons-jails/idaho) | 53 | | 34 | [Oregon](/rankings/prisons-jails/oregon) | 53 | | 35 | [New Mexico](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-mexico) | 45 | | 36 | [Nevada](/rankings/prisons-jails/nevada) | 43 | | 37 | [New Jersey](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-jersey) | 41 | | 38 | [Massachusetts](/rankings/prisons-jails/massachusetts) | 40 | | 39 | [South Dakota](/rankings/prisons-jails/south-dakota) | 34 | | 40 | [North Dakota](/rankings/prisons-jails/north-dakota) | 34 | | 41 | [Utah](/rankings/prisons-jails/utah) | 32 | | 42 | [Wyoming](/rankings/prisons-jails/wyoming) | 29 | | 43 | [Alaska](/rankings/prisons-jails/alaska) | 26 | | 44 | [Maine](/rankings/prisons-jails/maine) | 21 | | 45 | [New Hampshire](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-hampshire) | 18 | | 46 | [Connecticut](/rankings/prisons-jails/connecticut) | 15 | | 47 | [Hawaii](/rankings/prisons-jails/hawaii) | 13 | | 48 | [Vermont](/rankings/prisons-jails/vermont) | 11 | | 49 | [Delaware](/rankings/prisons-jails/delaware) | 9 | | 50 | [Rhode Island](/rankings/prisons-jails/rhode-island) | 9 | | 51 | [Washington DC](/rankings/prisons-jails/washington-dc) | 3 | Made with InstaMaps Map your own list — free, no login This map is just a spreadsheet of places. 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