COVID-19 Comparative Jurisdictions
As of Friday, December 3, 2021, there will be no updates to the COVID-19 Comparative Jurisdictions as the Covid Prison Project data is no longer updated.
Current as of Friday, September 17, 2021. Data and graphs are updated on the last business day of the week, excluding holidays.
- Total COVID-19 Cases in State Correctional Agencies
- Percent Positive for COVID-19 in State Correctional Agencies
- Mortality rate of Positive COVID-19 Cases in State Correctional Agencies
Total COVID-19 Cases in State Correctional Agencies

Summary
This chart displays the total number of COVID-19 cases reported from all 50 state correctional agencies, sorted from the greatest total to the lowest total.
The Washington State Department of Corrections has 6534 cases of COVID-19 cases among incarcerated individuals as of data collected from 9/16/2021. This ranks 19th out of agencies who report positive case data.
Data from covidprisonproject.com
Graph 1 Data Table
Rank | State | Total Cases |
---|---|---|
1 | California | 50,557 |
2 | Texas | 37,368 |
3 | Michigan | 26,753 |
4 | Florida | 18,072 |
5 | Arizona | 12,376 |
6 | Arkansas | 11,972 |
7 | Pennsylvania | 11,421 |
8 | Illinois | 11,197 |
9 | Wisconsin | 11,018 |
10 | North Carolina | 10,470 |
11 | Virginia | 9,234 |
12 | Colorado | 9,024 |
13 | Kentucky | 8,035 |
14 | Missouri | 7,639 |
15 | Oklahoma | 7,609 |
16 | Tennessee | 6,913 |
17 | Ohio | 6,701 |
18 | New York | 6,676 |
19 | Washington | 6,534 |
20 | Kansas | 6,188 |
21 | Iowa | 4,912 |
22 | Connecticut | 4,771 |
23 | Nevada | 4,637 |
24 | Idaho | 4,575 |
25 | New Jersey | 4,553 |
26 | Maryland | 4,539 |
27 | Minnesota | 4,302 |
28 | Indiana | 3,914 |
29 | Oregon | 3,739 |
30 | South Carolina | 3,604 |
31 | Georgia | 3,421 |
32 | Massachusetts | 3,097 |
33 | Utah | 3,089 |
34 | New Mexico | 3,010 |
35 | Alaska | 2,790 |
36 | South Dakota | 2,360 |
37 | Delaware | 2,049 |
38 | Alabama | 1,994 |
39 | West Virginia | 1,849 |
40 | Hawaii | 1,537 |
41 | Mississippi | 1,467 |
42 | Rhode Island | 1,290 |
43 | Nebraska | 1,049 |
44 | Montana | 1,007 |
45 | North Dakota | 663 |
46 | New Hampshire | 461 |
47 | Wyoming | 342 |
48 | Vermont | 322 |
49 | Maine | 203 |
Unranked | Louisiana | Not Reported |
Percent Positive for COVID-19 in State Correctional Agencies

Summary
This chart displays the percent of the incarcerated population who has tested positive for COVID-19 as reported from all 50 state correctional agencies, sorted from the greatest total to the lowest total.
41.26% of the June 30, 2020 incarcerated population in the Washington State Department of Corrections has tested positive for COVID-19 as of data collected from 9/16/2021. This ranks 21st out of agencies who report positive case data.
Data from covidprisonproject.com and The Marshall Project: COVID Cases in Prisons dataset from data.world
Graph 2 Data Table
Rank | State | Percentage Rate |
---|---|---|
1 | Michigan | 74.73% |
2 | Arkansas | 72.68% |
3 | Kentucky | 71.28% |
4 | South Dakota | 70.09% |
5 | Kansas | 68.07% |
6 | Alaska | 66.18% |
7 | Iowa | 64.63% |
8 | Rhode Island | 59.17% |
9 | Idaho | 58.67% |
10 | Colorado | 57.09% |
11 | North Dakota | 53.17% |
12 | Utah | 51.54% |
13 | Minnesota | 51.20% |
14 | Wisconsin | 51.07% |
15 | Delaware | 48.41% |
16 | New Mexico | 47.57% |
17 | Connecticut | 46.75% |
18 | California | 46.04% |
19 | Massachusetts | 43.47% |
20 | Nevada | 41.29% |
21 | Washington | 41.26% |
22 | West Virginia | 37.75% |
23 | Illinois | 35.05% |
24 | Hawaii | 34.90% |
25 | Tennessee | 34.43% |
26 | Oklahoma | 33.26% |
27 | North Carolina | 33.25% |
28 | Virginia | 32.29% |
29 | Missouri | 31.83% |
30 | Arizona | 30.54% |
31 | Texas | 29.38% |
32 | New Jersey | 27.41% |
33 | Oregon | 26.60% |
34 | Pennsylvania | 26.01% |
35 | Montana | 25.42% |
36 | Maryland | 23.75% |
37 | Vermont | 23.08% |
38 | South Carolina | 20.97% |
39 | Florida | 20.47% |
40 | New Hampshire | 20.43% |
41 | Nebraska | 19.43% |
42 | New York | 17.24% |
43 | Wyoming | 17.09% |
44 | Indiana | 15.42% |
45 | Ohio | 14.50% |
46 | Maine | 11.11% |
47 | Alabama | 10.10% |
48 | Mississippi | 9.25% |
49 | Georgia | 6.68% |
Unranked | Louisiana | Not Reported |
Mortality Rate of Positive COVID-19 Cases in State Correctional Agencies

Summary
This chart displays the percent of the incarcerated population who has tested positive for COVID-19 and is deceased as reported from all 50 state correctional agencies, sorted from the greatest total to the lowest total.
The Washington State Department of Corrections has a 0.199% mortality rate among incarcerated individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 as of data collected from 9/16/2021. This ranks 40th out of agencies who report COVID-19 death data.
Data from covidprisonproject.com for COVID-19 cases, testing, and death data courtesy of, and The Marshall Project: COVID Cases in Prisons dataset from data.world.
Graph 3 Data Table
Rank | State | Percentage Rate |
---|---|---|
1 | Alabama | 3.410% |
2 | Georgia | 2.719% |
3 | Ohio | 2.015% |
4 | Indiana | 1.303% |
5 | Pennsylvania | 1.235% |
6 | Florida | 1.223% |
7 | South Carolina | 1.193% |
8 | Oregon | 1.177% |
9 | Nevada | 1.165% |
10 | New Jersey | 1.142% |
11 | New Mexico | 0.930% |
12 | Wyoming | 0.877% |
13 | West Virginia | 0.811% |
14 | Nebraska | 0.763% |
15 | Oklahoma | 0.736% |
16 | Maryland | 0.705% |
17 | Texas | 0.704% |
18 | Missouri | 0.668% |
19 | Tennessee | 0.6509% |
20 | New Hampshire | 0.6508% |
21 | Massachusetts | 0.646% |
21 | Delaware | 0.634% |
23 | Virginia | 0.606% |
24 | Kentucky | 0.597% |
25 | Montana | 0.596% |
26 | Hawaii | 0.586% |
27 | Utah | 0.583% |
28 | Michigan | 0.535% |
29 | North Carolina | 0.525% |
30 | New York | 0.524% |
31 | Arizona | 0.501% |
32 | California | 0.475% |
33 | Iowa | 0.428% |
34 | Connecticut | 0.419% |
35 | Colorado | 0.321% |
36 | South Dakota | 0.297% |
37 | Wisconsin | 0.290% |
38 | Minnesota | 0.279% |
39 | Kansas | 0.259% |
40 | Washington | 0.199% |
41 | Alaska | 0.179% |
42 | Rhode Island | 0.155% |
43 | North Dakota | 0.151% |
44 | Idaho | 0.109% |
Unranked | Arkansas | Data Not Available |
Unranked | Illinois | Data Not Available |
Unranked | Louisiana | Data Not Available |
Unranked | Maine | Data Not Available |
Unranked | Mississippi | Data Not Available |
Unranked | Vermont | Data Not Available |