Share of incarcerated people age 55 and older, by state

Most of the population data is from 2021. Arizona’s and New Jersey's figures are from 2024 corrections reports, Michigan’s is from its 2021 report, and New Mexico’s is from a 2017 Bureau of Justice Statistics count.
Chart: Amanda Hernández/StatelineSource: Prison and Jail Innovation Lab, American Civil Liberties UnionGet the data Created with Datawrapper