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Distribution of prisoners in the United States 2016, by sex and age

Distribution of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities in 2016, by sex and age

The data displays the distribution of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities in 2016, by sex and age. In 2016, 0.5 of female prisoners were aged between 18 and 19 years.

18-19 0.8 0.5
20-24 10 8.7
25-29 15.7 18
30-34 16.1 19.1
35-39 15.1 16.3
40-44 11.9 12.1
45-49 10.2 10
50-54 8.6 7.8
55-59 5.8 4.3
60-64 3.1 1.9
65 or older 2.7 1.3