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The Gender Divide:

Tracking women's state prison growth

a Prison Policy Initiative Report
by Wendy Sawyer
January 9, 2018

 

Table 3:
Sources for population estimates by sex, 1922-2015

State and Federal Prison Estimates Jail Estimates U.S. population estimates
1922 Prisoners 1923: Crime conditions in the United States as reflected in Census statistics of imprisoned offenders, Table 129 (reported as Jan. 1, 1923) Prisoners 1923: Crime conditions in the United States as reflected in Census statistics of imprisoned offenders, Table 129 (reported as Jan. 1, 1923) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1925 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1926, Table 73 (reported as Jan. 1, 1926) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1926 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1927, Table 64 (reported as Jan. 1, 1927) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1927 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1928, Table 22 (reported as Jan. 1, 1928) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1928 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1929-1930, Table 52 (reported as Jan. 1, 1929) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1929 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1929-1930, Table 52 (reported as Jan. 1, 1930) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1930 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1931 and 1932, Table 48 (reported as Jan. 1, 1931) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1931 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1931 and 1932, Table 48 (reported as Jan. 1, 1932) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1932 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1931 and 1932, Table 48 (reported as Dec. 31, 1932) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1933 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1933, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1933) 1933-1981: Calculated based on percentages by sex and total populations given in Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984, Table 4-15 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1934 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1934, Table 2 (Dec. 31, 1934) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1935 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1935, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1935) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1936 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1936, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1936) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1937 Federal only: Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1937, Table 51 (reported as Dec. 31, 1937) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1938 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1938, Table 49 (reported as Dec. 31, 1938) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1939 Federal only: Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1939, Table 55 (reported as Dec. 31, 1939) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1940 1933-1981: Calculated based on percentages by sex and total populations given in Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984, Table 4-15 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1941 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1942 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1943 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1944 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1945, Table 1 (reported as Jan. 1, 1945) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1945 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1945, Table 1 (reported as Dec. 31, 1945) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1946 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories 1946, Table 1 (reported as Dec. 31, 1946) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1947 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories: Movement of Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories: 1948, Table 2 (reported as Jan. 1, 1948) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1948 Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories: Movement of Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories: 1948, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1948) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1949 National Prisoner Statistics: Movement of Prisoners in State and Federal Prisons and Reformatories: 1949, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1949) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1950 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions 1951, Table 2 (reported as Jan. 1, 1951) 1933-1981: Calculated based on percentages by sex and total populations given in Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984, Table 4-15 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1951 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions 1951, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1951) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1952 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions 1952, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1952) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1953 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions 1953, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1953) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1954 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1954, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1954) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1955 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1955, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1955) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1956 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1956, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1956) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1957 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1957, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1957) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1958 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1958, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1958) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1959 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1959, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1959) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1960 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1960, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1960) 1933-1981: Calculated based on percentages by sex and total populations given in Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984, Table 4-15 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1961 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1961, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1961) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1962 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1962, Table 2 (reported as Dec. 31, 1962) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1963 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions: 1963, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1963) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1964 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions for Adult Felons 1964, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1964) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1965 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions for Adult Felons 1965 ,Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1965) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1966 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions for Adult Felons 1966, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1966) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1967 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions for Adult Felons 1967, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1967) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1968 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions for Adult Felons 1968, 1969, 1970, Table 3a (reported as Dec. 31, 1968) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1969 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions for Adult Felons 1968, 1969, 1970, Table 3b (reported as Dec. 31, 1969) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1970 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions for Adult Felons 1968, 1969, 1970, Table 3c (reported as Dec. 31, 1970) 1933-1981: Calculated based on percentages by sex and total populations given in Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984, Table 4-15 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1971 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions on December 31, 1974, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1971) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1972 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions on December 31, 1974, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1972) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1973 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions on December 31, 1974, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1973) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1974 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions on December 31, 1975, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1974) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1975 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions on December 31, 1976, Table 3 (reported as Dec. 31, 1975) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1976 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions on December 31 1977, Table 3 (reported Dec. 31, 1976) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1977 Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions on December 31 1978, Table 3 (reported Dec. 31, 1977) 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1978 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1933-1981: Calculated based on percentages by sex and total populations given in Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984, Table 4-15 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1979 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1922-1979: National Intercensal Tables 1900-1979. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
1980 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1933-1981: Calculated based on percentages by sex and total populations given in Historical Corrections Statistics in the United States, 1850-1984, Table 4-15 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates. January 1, 1980 estimate was not reported; we calculated it by averaging the the July 1, 1979 and July 1, 1980 estimates.
1981 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1982 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jail Inmates 1982, Table 2 (total of all females including adult and juvenile) 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1983 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jails 1983-1989: Criminal Justice Sourcebook (1993), Table 6.17 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1984 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jails 1983-1989: Criminal Justice Sourcebook (1993), Table 6.17 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1985 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jails 1983-1989: Criminal Justice Sourcebook (1993), Table 6.17 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1986 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jails 1983-1989: Criminal Justice Sourcebook (1993), Table 6.17 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1987 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jails 1983-1989: Criminal Justice Sourcebook (1993), Table 6.17 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1988 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jails 1983-1989: Criminal Justice Sourcebook (1993), Table 6.17 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1989 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jails 1983-1989: Criminal Justice Sourcebook (1993), Table 6.17 1980-1989: National Intercensal Datasets 1980-1990, Quarterly Intercensal Residential Population Estimates
1990 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1991 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1992 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1993 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1994 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1995 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1996 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1997 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1998 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 1990-1998: Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 1998, Table 6 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
1999 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2000, Table 8 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
2000 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 1990-2000: National Intercensal Datasets 1990-2000, Intercensal Estimates of the United States Resident Population by Age and Sex, 1990-2000, Selected Months
2001 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2002, Table 9 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2002 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2003, Table 9 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2003 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2004, Table 9 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2004 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear 2005, Table 9 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2005 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2006 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2006-2009: Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011, Table 6 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2007 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2006-2009: Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011, Table 6 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2008 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2006-2009: Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011, Table 6 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2009 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2006-2009: Jail Inmates at Midyear 2011, Table 6 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2010 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2010-2015: Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 2001-2010: National Intercensal Datasets 2000-2010, Intercensal Estimates of the Resident Population by Single Year of Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin. January 1 estimates calculated by averaging the reported July 1 estimates of each given year and the preceding year.
2011 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2010-2015: Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 2011-2016: National Population by Characteristics 2010-2016 Datasets, Monthly Postcensal Resident Population
2012 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2010-2015: Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 2011-2016: National Population by Characteristics 2010-2016 Datasets, Monthly Postcensal Resident Population
2013 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2010-2015: Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 2011-2016: National Population by Characteristics 2010-2016 Datasets, Monthly Postcensal Resident Population
2014 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2010-2015: Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 2011-2016: National Population by Characteristics 2010-2016 Datasets, Monthly Postcensal Resident Population
2015 1978 to 2015: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Corrections Statistical Analysis Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners showing the yearend jurisdictional population in "State Institutions (Total)" that has a sentence of greater than one year, by sex. 2010-2015: Jail Inmates in 2015, Table 3 2011-2016: National Population by Characteristics 2010-2016 Datasets, Monthly Postcensal Resident Population

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