Of the approximately 1.3 million state prisoners in custody in the United States in 2019, around 380,500 were Black or African American. A further 368,000 state prisoners in that year were white.
Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Estimated number of United States state prisoners in custody in 2019, by race or Hispanic origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/221003/number-of-us-state-prisoners-in-custody-by-race-or-hispanic-origin/
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