Prison population rate
People in state prison who were sentenced in this county, wherever they are held now, per 100,000 residents aged 15 to 64. The middle county is 593. It is the reverse of the jail rate: it follows the county's own residents wherever they are sent, instead of counting whoever is inside its walls.
Reported for2,593areas, in 38 states — none in AK, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, HI, ID, LA, MT, PR, RI, VA, VT
Link to density0.05not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.35Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typerateper 100,000 aged 15-64
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
Nothing to draw here: this measure has no state figures. Its publisher reports it for counties. This site does not add county numbers up into state figures, since a home-made figure could clash with one an agency publishes itself. The chart above covers the whole country, year by year.
Where it comes from
· Vera Incarceration Trends total_prison_pop_rate
People sent to state prison by this county's courts, held anywhere in the state. It describes the county's courts, not a building in the county. Rates are per 100,000 residents aged 15 to 64, not per 100,000 people. Time period: from the jail series the Bureau of Justice Statistics collected until 2019, which is also the last year Vera publishes county prison data.
Combining areas: an average weighted by total population.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 3 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Prison population rate and Incarceration of children raised poor hereWhere Prison population rate is higher, Incarceration of children raised poor here tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Incarceration of children raised poor here by US county | +0.46 | +0.45 |
| Prison population rate and Mobility scoreWhere Prison population rate is higher, Mobility score tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Mobility score by US county | -0.47 | -0.40 |
| Prison population rate and Infant mortalityLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, a weak link of +0.25 remains. Infant mortality by US county | +0.52 | +0.25 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Prison population rate and Share White, not HispanicWhere Prison population rate is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.17 | -0.16 |
| Prison population rate and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.24 | +0.11 |
| Prison population rate and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.07 | +0.09 |
| Prison population rate and Share Asian, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | -0.21 | +0.03 |
| Prison population rate and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | +0.06 | -0.00 |
Highest and lowest
Of 2,593 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- Schoolcraft County, MI — 10,686
- McPherson County, NE — 3,435
- Carroll County, KY — 3,338
- Hall County, TX — 3,191
- Brown County, TX — 3,175
Lowest
- Los Alamos County, NM — 40.1
- Morgan County, UT — 69.6
- Dukes County, MA — 72.8
- Norfolk County, MA — 74
- Nantucket County, MA — 74.3
The middle area reports 593. The middle half of counties falls between 390 and 901 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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