Inmate population of local jails U.S. 2021, by race

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Veera Korhonen,
Dec 9, 2024
In 2021, around 221,200 Black/African American people were confined to local jails in the United States. In that year, Black and African American people were confined to local jails at a higher rate than any other ethnicity.

Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2021, by race/Hispanic origin

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December 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2021

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Jails refers to local jails i.e. those run by local law enforcement and/or local government agencies.

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