Bar chart showing the ratio of the Black state prison incarceration rate to the white state prison incarceration rate in every state in 2021. Every state incarcerates its Black residents at a higher rate than its white residents.

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics' Prisoners in 2021 — Statistical Tables. (Graph: Leah Wang, 2023)

This graph originally appeared in Updated data and charts: Incarceration stats by race, ethnicity, and gender for all 50 states and D.C.

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