Data Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Prisoners in 2023, Appendix Table 1 and American Community Survey 2023, 1-Year Estimates (Table DP05). Note that both sources only include single-race, non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals. (Graph: Emily Widra, 2026)

Percent of state prison populations identified as American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) compared to the percent of each statewide population identified as AI/AN, in the six states with the greatest disparities.