Prisons by State 2026

	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