Prison Spending by State 2025

Spending Per Prisoner

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State
Spending Per Prisoner
Prisoners
Correctional Officers Average Salary (2021)
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming136362$47.54
California Flag
California131246$81.17
Maine Flag
Maine122126$43.66
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island122203
Vermont Flag
Vermont119200$50.32
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts11496.3$72.26
New York Flag
New York91.6169$71.16
Oregon Flag
Oregon88.7301$68.79
Alaska Flag
Alaska82.7625$67.02
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota82180$48.51
Utah Flag
Utah79.6166$48.05
Washington Flag
Washington77.6204$62.96
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota75.9143$56.35
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey74.1138$73.49
Delaware Flag
Delaware73.7475$48.70
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania67.7303$58.26
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut67.1266$55.82
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin66345$49.50
Michigan Flag
Michigan61.3334$54.38
Colorado Flag
Colorado61.1280$54.57
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska60271$46.50
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico58.9260$39.17
Montana Flag
Montana58362$42.95
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii56.8287$62.77
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire55171$51.38
Iowa Flag
Iowa54.9261$52.81
Illinois Flag
Illinois54233$62.84
Maryland Flag
Maryland53.9253$52.87
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina52.9282$41.52
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee51.8328$39.92
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia46.9338$42.27
Ohio Flag
Ohio42.6382$48.12
Virginia Flag
Virginia40.1369$44.11
Idaho Flag
Idaho37.9442$45.54
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky34.8412$36.75
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina34.4315$40.62
Missouri Flag
Missouri34.1375$34.55
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas33.4534$36.77
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota33.4366$42.16
Indiana Flag
Indiana31.7353$40.81
Arizona Flag
Arizona30526$45.07
Florida Flag
Florida29.6376$45.65
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma28.5567$37.64
Nevada Flag
Nevada28.4367$65.07
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana26.8580$37.96
Georgia Flag
Georgia26440$36.39
Texas Flag
Texas25.9463$43.80
Kansas Flag
Kansas24.3299$41.52
Alabama Flag
Alabama23.8504$40.25
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi18.4594$33.43