In 2021, around 221,200 Black/African American people were confined to local jails in the United States. In that year, Black and African American people were confined to local jails at a higher rate than any other ethnicity.
Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 20, 2022). Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/816352/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin." Chart. December 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/816352/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/816352/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Confined Local Jail Inmates in The United States in 2021, by Race/Hispanic Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2022, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/816352/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-race/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/816352/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-race/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/816352/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-race/