# Federal Prisons by State (2026): Which State Has the Most? | InstaMaps > 193 US federal prisons ranked by state, per 100k residents. Free to cite, every state has an embeddable interactive map. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/federal-prisons [InstaMaps](/) [Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader) [← Data room](/data) 2026 State Rankings # Federal Prisons by State: All 50 States Ranked 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. ## Key takeaways * There are 193 federal prisons in the US (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025). * Texas has the most: 22, or 11.4% of the US total. * Per person, West Virginia has the most: 0.73 per 100,000 residents. * The top five states (Texas, California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida) have 41% of them. * 15 states have none. πŸ₯‡ West Virginia 0.73 per 100k Β· 13 total πŸ₯ˆ Kentucky 0.22 per 100k Β· 10 total πŸ₯‰ South Carolina 0.15 per 100k Β· 8 total | # | State | Per 100k | Total | Share | | | -- | -------------- | -------- | ----- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | 1 | West Virginia | 0.73 | 13 | 6.7% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/west-virginia) | | 2 | Kentucky | 0.22 | 10 | 5.2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/kentucky) | | 3 | South Carolina | 0.15 | 8 | 4.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/south-carolina) | | 4 | Mississippi | 0.14 | 4 | 2.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/mississippi) | | 5 | New Hampshire | 0.14 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/new-hampshire) | | 6 | Louisiana | 0.13 | 6 | 3.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/louisiana) | | 7 | Pennsylvania | 0.11 | 14 | 7.3% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/pennsylvania) | | 8 | South Dakota | 0.11 | 1 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/south-dakota) | | 9 | Colorado | 0.1 | 6 | 3.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/colorado) | | 10 | Alabama | 0.1 | 5 | 2.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/alabama) | | 11 | Arkansas | 0.1 | 3 | 1.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/arkansas) | | 12 | Arizona | 0.08 | 6 | 3.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/arizona) | | 13 | Texas | 0.07 | 22 | 11.4% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/texas) | | 14 | Illinois | 0.07 | 9 | 4.7% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/illinois) | | 15 | Minnesota | 0.07 | 4 | 2.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/minnesota) | | 16 | Oklahoma | 0.07 | 3 | 1.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/oklahoma) | | 17 | Kansas | 0.07 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/kansas) | | 18 | Hawaii | 0.07 | 1 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/hawaii) | | 19 | Virginia | 0.06 | 5 | 2.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/virginia) | | 20 | California | 0.05 | 19 | 9.8% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/california) | | 21 | Florida | 0.05 | 12 | 6.2% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/florida) | | 22 | North Carolina | 0.05 | 5 | 2.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/north-carolina) | | 23 | Connecticut | 0.05 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/connecticut) | | 24 | Oregon | 0.05 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/oregon) | | 25 | Georgia | 0.04 | 5 | 2.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/georgia) | | 26 | New Jersey | 0.04 | 4 | 2.1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/new-jersey) | | 27 | Indiana | 0.04 | 3 | 1.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/indiana) | | 28 | New York | 0.03 | 5 | 2.6% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/new-york) | | 29 | Massachusetts | 0.03 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/massachusetts) | | 30 | Tennessee | 0.03 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/tennessee) | | 31 | Wisconsin | 0.03 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/wisconsin) | | 32 | Ohio | 0.02 | 2 | 1% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/ohio) | | 33 | Maryland | 0.02 | 1 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/maryland) | | 34 | Missouri | 0.02 | 1 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/missouri) | | 35 | Michigan | 0.01 | 1 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/michigan) | | 36 | Washington | 0.01 | 1 | 0.5% | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/washington) | | 37 | Alaska | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/alaska) | | 38 | Delaware | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/delaware) | | 39 | Washington DC | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/washington-dc) | | 40 | Idaho | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/idaho) | | 41 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/iowa) | | 42 | Maine | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/maine) | | 43 | Montana | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/montana) | | 44 | Nebraska | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/nebraska) | | 45 | Nevada | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/nevada) | | 46 | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/new-mexico) | | 47 | North Dakota | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/north-dakota) | | 48 | Rhode Island | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/rhode-island) | | 49 | Utah | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/utah) | | 50 | Vermont | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/vermont) | | 51 | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | – | [Map + story β†’](/rankings/federal-prisons/wyoming) | ## Methodology & citation 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. Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse **Cite "HIFLD Prison Boundaries, mapped by InstaMaps" with a link to this page.** [Download all 193 (CSV)](/downloads/federal-prisons/us.csv) This ranking is a Google Sheet Every map on this site is just a spreadsheet of places. Map your own list β€” customers, stores, sites β€” with the free InstaMaps add-on. [Install InstaMaps β€” Free](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=index)