# Prisons and Jails by State (2026): Which State Has the Most? | InstaMaps

> 4,960 US prisons and jails ranked by state, per 100k residents. Free to cite, every state has an embeddable interactive map.

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2026 State Rankings

# Prisons and Jails by State: All 50 States Ranked

All 4,960 US prisons and jails, from HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release (2025), ranked by prisons and jails per 100,000 residents. Every state links to its own map and CSV: free to cite, embed and download.

## Key takeaways

* There are 4,960 prisons and jails in the US (HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025).
* Texas has the most: 449, or 9.1% of the US total.
* Per person, Montana has the most: 5.36 per 100,000 residents.
* The top five states (Texas, California, Georgia, Florida and North Carolina) have 29% of them.

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Montana

5.36 per 100k · 61 total

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Wyoming

4.94 per 100k · 29 total

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North Dakota

4.27 per 100k · 34 total

| #  | State          | Per 100k | Total | Share |                                                         |
| -- | -------------- | -------- | ----- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1  | Montana        | 5.36     | 61    | 1.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/montana)        |
| 2  | Wyoming        | 4.94     | 29    | 0.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/wyoming)        |
| 3  | North Dakota   | 4.27     | 34    | 0.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/north-dakota)   |
| 4  | Kansas         | 4.24     | 126   | 2.5%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/kansas)         |
| 5  | West Virginia  | 4.12     | 73    | 1.5%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/west-virginia)  |
| 6  | Iowa           | 3.95     | 128   | 2.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/iowa)           |
| 7  | Nebraska       | 3.89     | 78    | 1.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/nebraska)       |
| 8  | South Dakota   | 3.68     | 34    | 0.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/south-dakota)   |
| 9  | Mississippi    | 3.57     | 105   | 2.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/mississippi)    |
| 10 | Alaska         | 3.51     | 26    | 0.5%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/alaska)         |
| 11 | Arkansas       | 3.34     | 103   | 2.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/arkansas)       |
| 12 | Louisiana      | 2.94     | 135   | 2.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/louisiana)      |
| 13 | Oklahoma       | 2.66     | 109   | 2.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/oklahoma)       |
| 14 | Idaho          | 2.65     | 53    | 1.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/idaho)          |
| 15 | Alabama        | 2.58     | 133   | 2.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/alabama)        |
| 16 | Kentucky       | 2.46     | 113   | 2.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/kentucky)       |
| 17 | Georgia        | 2.41     | 270   | 5.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/georgia)        |
| 18 | Missouri       | 2.16     | 135   | 2.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/missouri)       |
| 19 | New Mexico     | 2.11     | 45    | 0.9%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-mexico)     |
| 20 | Wisconsin      | 1.93     | 115   | 2.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/wisconsin)      |
| 21 | Minnesota      | 1.88     | 109   | 2.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/minnesota)      |
| 22 | Tennessee      | 1.87     | 135   | 2.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/tennessee)      |
| 23 | Indiana        | 1.82     | 126   | 2.5%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/indiana)        |
| 24 | Vermont        | 1.7      | 11    | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/vermont)        |
| 25 | North Carolina | 1.56     | 172   | 3.5%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/north-carolina) |
| 26 | Virginia       | 1.55     | 137   | 2.8%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/virginia)       |
| 27 | Colorado       | 1.54     | 92    | 1.9%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/colorado)       |
| 28 | South Carolina | 1.53     | 84    | 1.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/south-carolina) |
| 29 | Maine          | 1.49     | 21    | 0.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/maine)          |
| 30 | Texas          | 1.43     | 449   | 9.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/texas)          |
| 31 | Ohio           | 1.39     | 165   | 3.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/ohio)           |
| 32 | Nevada         | 1.32     | 43    | 0.9%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/nevada)         |
| 33 | New Hampshire  | 1.28     | 18    | 0.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-hampshire)  |
| 34 | Oregon         | 1.24     | 53    | 1.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/oregon)         |
| 35 | Illinois       | 1.21     | 154   | 3.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/illinois)       |
| 36 | Michigan       | 1.19     | 121   | 2.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/michigan)       |
| 37 | Washington     | 1.13     | 90    | 1.8%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/washington)     |
| 38 | Florida        | 1.03     | 240   | 4.8%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/florida)        |
| 39 | Pennsylvania   | 1        | 131   | 2.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/pennsylvania)   |
| 40 | Utah           | 0.91     | 32    | 0.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/utah)           |
| 41 | Arizona        | 0.9      | 68    | 1.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/arizona)        |
| 42 | Hawaii         | 0.9      | 13    | 0.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/hawaii)         |
| 43 | Delaware       | 0.86     | 9     | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/delaware)       |
| 44 | Maryland       | 0.85     | 53    | 1.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/maryland)       |
| 45 | Rhode Island   | 0.81     | 9     | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/rhode-island)   |
| 46 | California     | 0.73     | 288   | 5.8%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/california)     |
| 47 | New York       | 0.67     | 133   | 2.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-york)       |
| 48 | Massachusetts  | 0.56     | 40    | 0.8%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/massachusetts)  |
| 49 | New Jersey     | 0.43     | 41    | 0.8%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/new-jersey)     |
| 50 | Washington DC  | 0.43     | 3     | 0.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/washington-dc)  |
| 51 | Connecticut    | 0.41     | 15    | 0.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/prisons-jails/connecticut)    |

## Methodology & citation

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. 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.**

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