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Prison and Corrections Spending by State (FY2024)
How much each state's governments spent on prisons, jails and probation in fiscal year 2024.
California ($23.4 billion), then Texas ($8.3 billion) and New York ($6.5 billion). All states and DC together come to $108.0 billion. These are raw totals, so big states rank highest.
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💵Corrections spending per resident
🏛️Every state
| State | Total | Per resident |
|---|---|---|
| California | $23.4 billion | $595 |
| Texas | $8.3 billion | $274 |
| New York | $6.5 billion | $329 |
| Florida | $6.3 billion | $282 |
| Pennsylvania | $4.8 billion | $365 |
| Virginia | $3.6 billion | $411 |
| Georgia | $3.1 billion | $286 |
| North Carolina | $2.9 billion | $272 |
| Illinois | $2.8 billion | $222 |
| Washington | $2.7 billion | $344 |
| Michigan | $2.7 billion | $263 |
| Maryland | $2.6 billion | $418 |
| Arizona | $2.5 billion | $337 |
| Ohio | $2.4 billion | $205 |
| Wisconsin | $2.3 billion | $389 |
| New Jersey | $2.3 billion | $242 |
| Oregon | $1.9 billion | $457 |
| Colorado | $1.9 billion | $320 |
| Massachusetts | $1.9 billion | $263 |
| Tennessee | $1.7 billion | $240 |
| Indiana | $1.7 billion | $246 |
| Minnesota | $1.3 billion | $233 |
| Kentucky | $1.2 billion | $272 |
| Missouri | $1.2 billion | $190 |
| Alabama | $1.1 billion | $222 |
| South Carolina | $1.1 billion | $210 |
| Louisiana | $1.1 billion | $228 |
| Nevada | $1.1 billion | $330 |
| New Mexico | $981 million | $463 |
| Oklahoma | $926 million | $230 |
| Utah | $834 million | $246 |
| Nebraska | $775 million | $391 |
| Connecticut | $774 million | $214 |
| Kansas | $744 million | $253 |
| Idaho | $664 million | $343 |
| Arkansas | $623 million | $204 |
| Iowa | $569 million | $177 |
| Mississippi | $566 million | $192 |
| West Virginia | $558 million | $314 |
| Alaska | $509 million | $692 |
| Delaware | $500 million | $489 |
| Montana | $353 million | $316 |
| Rhode Island | $349 million | $317 |
| District of Columbia | $302 million | $443 |
| New Hampshire | $289 million | $207 |
| Maine | $286 million | $206 |
| South Dakota | $272 million | $300 |
| Hawaii | $247 million | $171 |
| North Dakota | $243 million | $310 |
| Wyoming | $232 million | $398 |
| Vermont | $202 million | $312 |
🔎About this data
Corrections spending by all governments in the state. Corrections covers prisons, jails, probation and parole. Census figures for state and local governments combined (police and fire are mostly paid by cities and counties), fiscal year 2024, direct spending including buildings and equipment. Shading is the raw dollar total, so bigger states are darker; the popup has per-resident figures.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (ALFIN), FY2024 (API timeseries/govslocalfin)
Coverage: All 50 states and DC
How it was checked: Every state + DC adds up exactly to Census's US total. State-government federal revenue matches Census's separate State Government Finances release exactly. Police total is 90% of BEA's 2024 national-accounts figure (a broader, calendar-year measure).
💬Questions and answers
Which state has the most corrections spending?
California ($23.4 billion), then Texas ($8.3 billion) and New York ($6.5 billion). All states and DC together come to $108.0 billion. These are raw totals, so big states rank highest.
Which state has the most corrections spending per resident?
Alaska, at $692, then California ($595) and Delaware ($489). Per-resident figures use the Census ACS 2020-2024 population.
Where does this data come from?
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (ALFIN), FY2024 (API timeseries/govslocalfin). Coverage: All 50 states and DC.
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