All 193 US federal prisons, from HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release (2025), ranked by federal prisons per 100,000 residents. Every state links to its own map and CSV: free to cite, embed and download.
| # | State | Per 100k | Total | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Virginia | 0.73 | 13 | 6.7% | Map + story → |
| 2 | Kentucky | 0.22 | 10 | 5.2% | Map + story → |
| 3 | South Carolina | 0.15 | 8 | 4.1% | Map + story → |
| 4 | Mississippi | 0.14 | 4 | 2.1% | Map + story → |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 0.14 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 6 | Louisiana | 0.13 | 6 | 3.1% | Map + story → |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 0.11 | 14 | 7.3% | Map + story → |
| 8 | South Dakota | 0.11 | 1 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 9 | Colorado | 0.1 | 6 | 3.1% | Map + story → |
| 10 | Alabama | 0.1 | 5 | 2.6% | Map + story → |
| 11 | Arkansas | 0.1 | 3 | 1.6% | Map + story → |
| 12 | Arizona | 0.08 | 6 | 3.1% | Map + story → |
| 13 | Texas | 0.07 | 22 | 11.4% | Map + story → |
| 14 | Illinois | 0.07 | 9 | 4.7% | Map + story → |
| 15 | Minnesota | 0.07 | 4 | 2.1% | Map + story → |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 0.07 | 3 | 1.6% | Map + story → |
| 17 | Kansas | 0.07 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 18 | Hawaii | 0.07 | 1 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 19 | Virginia | 0.06 | 5 | 2.6% | Map + story → |
| 20 | California | 0.05 | 19 | 9.8% | Map + story → |
| 21 | Florida | 0.05 | 12 | 6.2% | Map + story → |
| 22 | North Carolina | 0.05 | 5 | 2.6% | Map + story → |
| 23 | Connecticut | 0.05 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 24 | Oregon | 0.05 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 25 | Georgia | 0.04 | 5 | 2.6% | Map + story → |
| 26 | New Jersey | 0.04 | 4 | 2.1% | Map + story → |
| 27 | Indiana | 0.04 | 3 | 1.6% | Map + story → |
| 28 | New York | 0.03 | 5 | 2.6% | Map + story → |
| 29 | Massachusetts | 0.03 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 30 | Tennessee | 0.03 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 0.03 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 32 | Ohio | 0.02 | 2 | 1% | Map + story → |
| 33 | Maryland | 0.02 | 1 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 34 | Missouri | 0.02 | 1 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 35 | Michigan | 0.01 | 1 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 36 | Washington | 0.01 | 1 | 0.5% | Map + story → |
| 37 | Alaska | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 38 | Delaware | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 39 | Washington DC | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 40 | Idaho | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 41 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 42 | Maine | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 43 | Montana | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 44 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 45 | Nevada | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 46 | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 47 | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 48 | Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 49 | Utah | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 50 | Vermont | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
| 51 | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | Map + story → |
Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. Every Bureau of Prisons facility (FCI, USP, FPC, FMC, MDC, MCC, FDC, FTC) at the centre of its boundary, with its city. A complex’s prison and its camp count separately, so the total is higher than the Bureau’s count of institutions. ICE processing centers and tribal jails are not included. Per-capita figures use US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates.
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