Table 12. Juvenile Incarceration Rate per 100,000
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| State Ranking | Custody rate per 100,000 juveniles ages 10–upper age and Total in Custody | % Higher Custoday Rate Compared to the Best State | ||
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1 | Vermont | 72.4 (51 Total) | -- |
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2 | Hawaii | 96.7 (129 Total) | 33.5% |
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3 | New Hampshire | 150 (198 Total) | 107.1% |
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4 | Mississippi | 152.1 (528 Total) | 110.0% |
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5 | Maine | 153.1 (222 Total) | 111.4% |
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6 | North Carolina | 168.8 (1,203 Total) | 133.1% |
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7 | Maryland | 181.2 (1,167 Total) | 150.1% |
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8 | Kentucky | 184.9 (837 Total) | 155.3% |
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9 | New Jersey | 198.9 (1,941 Total) | 174.7% |
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10 | Connecticut | 210.4 (627 Total) | 190.5% |
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11 | Illinois | 212.1 (2,715 Total) | 192.9% |
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12 | Massachusetts | 215.5 (1,302 Total) | 197.6% |
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13 | Arkansas | 216.7 (675 Total) | 199.2% |
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14 | Tennessee | 225.6 (1,434 Total) | 211.5% |
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15 | Washington | 235.8 (1,656 Total) | 225.5% |
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16 | Montana | 245.2 (261 Total) | 238.6% |
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17 | Missouri | 246.0 (1,413 Total) | 239.7% |
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18 | Michigan | 256.6 (2,706 Total) | 254.4% |
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19 | New Mexico | 257.6 (606 Total) | 255.7% |
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20 | Minnesota | 259.1 (1,527 Total) | 257.8% |
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21 | Oklahoma | 265.0 (1,059 Total) | 265.9% |
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22 | West Virginia | 269.0 (498 Total) | 271.5% |
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23 | New York | 272.3 (4,308 Total) | 276.1% |
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24 | Georgia | 272.7 (2,451 Total) | 276.6% |
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25 | Wisconsin | 273.6 (1,524 Total) | 277.8% |
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26 | Arizona | 283.6 (1,890 Total) | 291.6% |
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27 | Idaho | 287.0 (489 Total) | 296.3% |
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28 | Virginia | 288.6 (2376 Total) | 298.5% |
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29 | Rhode Island | 294.7 (342 Total) | 307.0% |
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30 | Iowa | 298.6 (975 Total) | 312.4% |
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31 | Utah | 307.2 (954 Total) | 324.2% |
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32 | Pennsylvania | 316.6 (4,341 Total) | 337.2% |
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33 | Ohio | 317.8 (4,176 Total) | 338.9% |
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34 | Texas | 317.9 (7,662 Total) | 338.9% |
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35 | Oregon | 323.1 (1,275 Total) | 346.2% |
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36 | Nebraska | 331.3 (672 Total) | 357.4% |
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37 | Kansas | 335.7 (1,071 Total) | 363.6% |
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38 | Colorado | 344.0 (1,776 Total) | 375.0% |
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39 | South Carolina | 345.8 (1,443 Total) | 377.4% |
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40 | North Dakota | 346.8 (246 Total) | 378.9% |
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41 | Alabama | 350.8 (1,794 Total) | 384.3% |
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42 | Nevada | 361.8 (921 Total) | 399.6% |
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43 | Delaware | 364.4 (333 Total) | 403.2% |
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44 | Alaska | 369.5 (336 Total) | 410.2% |
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45 | Louisiana | 386.8 (1,821 Total) | 434.1% |
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46 | California | 392.3 (16,782 Total) | 441.7% |
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47 | Indiana | 415.4 (3,045 Total) | 473.7% |
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48 | Florida | 451.8 (8,208 Total) | 523.8% |
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49 | South Dakota | 564.4 (522 Total) | 679.4% |
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50 | Wyoming | 606.1 (357 Total) | 737.0% |
Source - US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004 through 2006", % Uninsured Aged 0-17. Click here for more information and to see the full health insurance data table.