State incarceration numbers The incarceration rate in the US is the highest in the world. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, although the US is home to only 5 percent of the world's population, it boasts 25 percent of the world's prisoners. About one in 100 American adults are behind bars, the Economist reports. If those
This Map Shows You Just How Many Prisoners Are In Each US State
Four of the states in the US have a higher prison population per 100,000 than any nation abroad.