There were 323 inmates in December 2022, a 7.2 percent decrease 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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Morrisdale• Decatur• Borough of Curwensville• Sandy• Treasure Lake• Borough of Wallaceton• Borough of Brisbin• Borough of Troutville• Kylertown• Borough of Houtzdale• Karthaus• Borough of Glen Hope• Hawk Run• Gulich• Borough of Westover• Grassflat• Borough of Ramey• Bloom• West Decatur• Plymptonville• Borough of Irvona• Ferguson• Cooper• Borough of Grampian• Borough of New Washington• City of Dubois• Goshen• Hyde• Borough of Mahaffey• Allport• Borough Of Osceola Mills• Borough Of Coalport• Borough Of Chester Hill
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