There were 16 inmates in December 2022, an unchanged from the month before.
Philadelphia County had the most inmates in December 2022 in all of Pennsylvania.
Incarceration rates in Pennsylvania have increased dramatically, imprisoning more than seven times the number of people in 2019 than in 1970.
Sentencing practices in Pennsylvania were found to have overwhelmingly impacted people of color.
Pennsylvania Counties with highest number of Inmates sentenced in December 2022
| Rank | County | Inmates sentenced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 8,656 |
| 2 | Allegheny | 2,404 |
| 3 | Dauphin | 1,491 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 1,437 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1,406 |
| 6 | Berks | 1,286 |
| 7 | Montgomery | 1,226 |
| 8 | York | 1,178 |
| 9 | Bucks | 1,032 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 978 |
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