While the Black and AIAN imprisonment rate has decreased, Black and AIAN people are still five times as likely as white people to be imprisoned: Imprisonment rates per 100,000 U.S. residents by race and ethnicity, 2012–2022

Year White Black Hispanic AIAN AAPI
2012 296 1866 939 1277 132
2013 295 1818 935 1160 126
2014 290 1749 903 1232 125
2015 281 1659 871 1172 124
2016 275 1599 866 1152 122
2017 272 1543 837 1183 118
2018 268 1488 804 1165 116
2019 263 1436 763 1175 111
2020 224 1238 641 1030 93
2021 222 1186 619 1004 90
2022 229  1196  603  1042  88 
Economic Policy Institute

Notes: AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. AAPI refers to Asian American and Pacific Islander. Race and ethnicity categories are mutually exclusive (i.e., white non-Hispanic, Black non-Hispanic, AIAN non-Hispanic, AAPI, non-Hispanic, and Hispanic any race).

Source: Economic Policy Institute compilation of Bureau of Justice Statistics Federal Justice Statistics, 2023, Table 6. 

Source: Economic Policy Institute compilation of U.S Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, “Table 6. Imprisonment rates of adult U.S. residents, based on sentenced prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, by jurisdiction, sex, and race or Hispanic origin, 2012-2022,” (table) from Prisoners in 2022 - Statistical Tables. November 2023

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