Figure A
Southern states incarcerate at some of the highest rates in the world: Global incarceration rates per 100,000 people if each state were a country
| Region | Incarceration Rate |
|---|---|
| El Salvador | 1086 |
| Louisiana | 1067 |
| Mississippi | 1020 |
| Arkansas | 912 |
| Oklahoma | 905 |
| Alabama | 898 |
| Kentucky | 889 |
| Georgia | 881 |
| Tennessee | 817 |
| District of Columbia | 816 |
| South Dakota | 812 |
| Cuba | 794 |
| Wyoming | 785 |
| Montana | 758 |
| Texas | 751 |
| Alaska | 744 |
| Indiana | 721 |
| Idaho | 720 |
| Missouri | 713 |
| Arizona | 710 |
| Florida | 705 |
| Virginia | 679 |
| West Virginia | 674 |
| Kansas | 648 |
| New Mexico | 647 |
| Rwanda | 637 |
| Ohio | 621 |
| Wisconsin | 615 |
| United States | 614 |
| Nevada | 610 |
| South Carolina | 606 |
| UK (England and Wales) | 146 |
| Canada | 88 |
Source: Table adapted from Widra, Emily. 2024. States of Incarceration: The Global Context 2024. Prison Policy Initiative, June 2024, https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html.
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