Number of Sentenced People In State Prisons in the US Whose Most Serious Offense Was A Drug Charge, By Gender, 2006-2021
Year Total Male Female
2021 127,348 110,386 17,016
2020 131,600 114,600 17,400
2019 171,300 147,800 23,400
2018 176,300 155,400 23,900
2017 183,900 160,200 23,800
2016 190,100 166,800 23,500
2015 197,200 174,000 23,200
2014 206,300 182,700 23,500
2013 208,000 186,000 22,000
2012 210,200 188,400 21,900
2011 225,242 203,081 22,971
2010 237,000 215,600 23,400
2009 247,900 224,500 24,600
2008 258,000 232,600 25,900
2007 273,600 247,000 26,600
2006 264,300 238,600 26,200
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