Prison Demographics

It's probably well known that minorities make up a large portion of the US prison population. But did you know?

Men are more than 9 TIMES more likely to go be incarcerated than women?
1.1% of women will serve time in prison in their lifetime vs. 9% of men.

A black male being born has a 28.5% chance (basically better than 1 in 4) of being incarcerated.

Source: Bureau of Statistics Lifetime Liklihood of Going to State or Federal Prison

Male 9.0%
Female 1.1

Race/Hispanic origin
White* 2.5%
Male 4.4
Female .5

Black* 16.2%
Male 28.5
Female 3.6

Hispanic 9.4%
Male 16.0
Female 1.5

*Excludes Persons of Hispanic Origin

Note: These are not meant to demonstrate people as "prison bound," but rather to show what the inherent inequities that still exist in our country.