Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,
filename:  jailair.csv,,,
"Jail populations by race and ethnicity, 1990-2008",,,
"data source:   Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997;  ",,,
"Prison and Jail Inmates, at midyear 1998 ; and 2000-2008 and Census of Jail Inmates, 2008",,,
authors:  Todd Minton and William Sabol,,,
refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov (202) 307-0765,,,
date of version:  3/31/09,,,


 ,"Jail incarceration rate per 100,000 population",,
Year,White non-Hispanic,Black non-Hispanic,Hispanic of any race

1990,89,560,245
1991,92,594,247
1992,93,618,251
1993,94,633,262
1994,98,656,274
1995,104,670,263
1996,111,640,276
1997,117,706,293
1998,125,716,292
1999,127,730,288
2000,132,736,280
2001,138,703,263
2002,147,740,256
2003,151,748,269
2004,160,765,262
2005,166,800,268
2006,170,815,283
2007,170,815,276
2008,167,831,274
Note: U.S. resident population estimates for race and Hispanic origin were made using a U.S. Census Bureau internet release with adjustments for census undercount. Estimates for 2000-2008 are based on the 2000 Census and then estimated for July 1 each year.
"Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics Correctional Surveys (The Annual Survey of Jails and Census of Jail Inmates) as presented in Correctional Populations in the United States, 1997, and Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear series, 1998-2006, and Jail Inmates at Midyear series. "