Number of people in prison in 2020 from each Santa Clara County supervisorial district
| Santa Clara County supervisorial districts | Number of people in state prison from each Santa Clara County supervisorial district, 2020 | Census population, 2020 | Total population, 2020 | Imprisonment rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | 828 | 394,838 | 395,666 | 209 |
| District 2 | 1,266 | 377,551 | 378,817 | 334 |
| District 3 | 649 | 380,086 | 380,735 | 170 |
| District 4 | 666 | 393,905 | 394,565 | 169 |
| District 5 | 483 | 396,534 | 397,017 | 122 |
Sources and methodology
- Santa Clara County supervisorial districts
- This is the Santa Clara County Supervisorial District as approved by the county in 2021.
- Number of people in state prison from each Santa Clara County supervisorial district, 2020
- This is the number of people from each Santa Clara County supervisorial district in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
- Census population, 2020
- This is the population of the Santa Clara County supervisorial district as reported in the 2020 Census.
- Total population, 2020
- This is the total population of the Santa Clara County supervisorial district as reflected in the 2020 Census plus the imprisoned population.
- Imprisonment rate per 100,000
- This is the number of imprisoned people divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. It allows ready comparison of the frequency of imprisonment between each Santa Clara County supervisorial district of different population sizes.
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