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Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States 2016, by sex and ethnicity

Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the U.S. under federal or state jurisdiction in 2016, by sex and ethnicity

The data displays the imprisonment rate of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities in 2016, by sex and ethnicity. In 2016, about 2,415 per 100,000 Black men were imprisoned in the U.S. The overall imprisonment rate in 2016 stood at 450 per 100,000 Americans.

Total	847	64
White, non-Hispanic	400	49
Black, non-Hispanic	2415	96
Hispanic	1092	67

Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States 2016, by sex and ethnicity

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