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U.S. federal inmates breakdown in 2017, by security level

Percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the U.S. in 2017, by security level

The data displays the percentage of sentenced prisoners under federal jurisdiction in the United States as of June 2017, by security level. As of June 2017, about 37.6% of federal inmates were in low security facilities.

Minimum 17.4
Low 37.6
Medium 29.8
High 11.4
Unclassified 3.8