As of 2021, California had ****** non-U.S. citizen prisoners, the highest number out of all states, followed by Texas, Florida, Arizona, and Georgia. The lowest amount was held by Vermont in 2021, reporting **** non-U.S. citizen prisoners.
Citizenship status is determined from prisoners' own reports upon admittance to prison.
Data for Alaska, Oregon, and Rhode Island has not been reported.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 20, 2022). Number of non-U.S. citizen prisoners in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356976/number-non-us-citizen-prisoners-us-state/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of non-U.S. citizen prisoners in the United States in 2021, by state." Chart. December 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356976/number-non-us-citizen-prisoners-us-state/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Number of non-U.S. citizen prisoners in the United States in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356976/number-non-us-citizen-prisoners-us-state/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Non-u.S. Citizen Prisoners in The United States in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356976/number-non-us-citizen-prisoners-us-state/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of non-U.S. citizen prisoners in the United States in 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356976/number-non-us-citizen-prisoners-us-state/ (last visited July 16, 2025)
Number of non-U.S. citizen prisoners in the United States in 2021, by state [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1356976/number-non-us-citizen-prisoners-us-state/
