Us Prison Population By Race 2024. In 14 states, the prison population grew by 5% or more in 2022, with just nine states (mostly in the south) and the federal bureau of prisons accounting for 91% of all prison. Communities of color make up a disproportionate share of the american imprisoned population, according to a new study highlighting racial and ethnic disparities among black, latino and white.
Whites accounted for 64% of adults but 30% of prisoners. Men are imprisoned is still many times that of the white and more than double that of the hispanic male population, showing huge racial.