bar chart showing that Black people have the highest rate of prison incarceration at 552 per 100,000 people, compared to American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian people

Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Jail Inmates in 2022, Table 4. (Graph: Leah Wang, 2026)

This graph originally appeared in Updated data and charts: Women’s incarceration, national prison population counts, psychological distress behind bars, and more.

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