Jail incarceration rate U.S. 2022, by race

Published by
Veera Korhonen,
Jul 5, 2024

In 2022, the incarceration rate of African Americans in local jails in the United States was 558 incarcerations per 100,000 of the population -- the highest rate of any race or ethnicity. The second-highest incarceration rate was among American Indians/Alaska Natives, at 391 incarcerations per 100,000 of the population.

Jail incarceration rate of confined inmates in the United States in 2022, by race/Hispanic origin (per 100,000 residents)

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December 2023

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United States

Survey time period

2022

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Jails refers to local jails i.e. those run by local law enforcement and/or local government agencies.

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