# of Prisons
State | # of Prisons↓ | Adult Prisoners | Prisoners | Cost Per Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 313 | 218,000 | 746 | $226 | |
| Florida | 230 | 150,500 | 582 | $207 | |
| Georgia | 217 | 89,700 | 666 | $203 | |
| North Carolina | 157 | 54,600 | 439 | $185 | |
| Alabama | 147 | 40,400 | 626 | $150 | |
| California | 147 | 200,700 | 424 | $370 | |
| Missouri | 139 | 43,000 | 687 | $164 | |
| Ohio | 133 | 70,500 | 567 | $181 | |
| Tennessee | 123 | 49,300 | 553 | $171 | |
| Illinois | 120 | 55,800 | 418 | $163 | |
| Louisiana | 120 | 45,700 | 942 | $210 | |
| Oklahoma | 117 | 38,500 | 931 | $185 | |
| New York | 116 | 67,700 | 314 | $335 | |
| Indiana | 110 | 46,300 | 509 | $159 | |
| Michigan | 108 | 54,500 | 508 | $249 | |
| Kansas | 106 | 18,000 | 439 | $186 | |
| Iowa | 105 | 14,000 | 372 | $139 | |
| Wisconsin | 100 | 36,700 | 501 | $263 | |
| Pennsylvania | 97 | 77,900 | 473 | $289 | |
| Virginia | 97 | 57,100 | 560 | $310 | |
| Kentucky | 96 | 37,500 | 682 | $213 | |
| Arkansas | 95 | 24,700 | 781 | $198 | |
| Minnesota | 92 | 15,900 | 249 | $200 | |
| Mississippi | 92 | 27,500 | 812 | $173 | |
| Colorado | 81 | 32,700 | 452 | $243 | |
| Nebraska | 73 | 9,300 | 362 | $257 | |
| South Carolina | 71 | 30,300 | 494 | $156 | |
| Washington | 71 | 30,900 | 336 | $234 | |
| Oregon | 50 | 21,100 | 461 | $316 | |
| Maryland | 49 | 27,600 | 407 | $317 | |
| Idaho | 46 | 12,100 | 601 | $235 | |
| Montana | 42 | 6,200 | 447 | $245 | |
| New Mexico | 39 | 13,100 | 448 | $346 | |
| Arizona | 36 | 54,600 | 740 | $236 | |
| Nevada | 36 | 20,500 | 584 | $257 | |
| Massachusetts | 35 | 17,600 | 150 | $139 | |
| South Dakota | 32 | 6,100 | 601 | $209 | |
| New Jersey | 28 | 28,700 | 278 | $227 | |
| Utah | 28 | 12,500 | 292 | $180 | |
| Wyoming | 28 | 4,000 | 560 | $318 | |
| Alaska | 27 | 4,400 | 343 | $436 | |
| North Dakota | 27 | 3,100 | 295 | $300 | |
| West Virginia | 24 | 10,600 | 492 | $195 | |
| Maine | 19 | 4,000 | 165 | $195 | |
| New Hampshire | 16 | 4,100 | 253 | $168 | |
| Connecticut | 14 | 13,700 | 338 | $173 | |
| Hawaii | 8 | 5,400 | 305 | $160 | |
| Vermont | 8 | 1,700 | 222 | $244 | |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 2,800 | 212 | $209 | |
| Delaware | 4 | 6,100 | 533 | $337 | |
| United States | 4,076 | 1,917,700 | 24,152 |