There were 197 inmates in December 2022, a 9.6 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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Borough of East Butler• Borough of West Liberty• Borough of Chicora• Fernway• Borough of Prospect• Meridian• Evans City• Karns City• Oak Hills• Borough of Valencia• Borough of West Sunbury• Borough of Callery• Borough of Zelienople• Lake Arthur Estates• Meadowood• Brady• Borough of Bruin• Borough of Eau Claire• Homeacre-Lyndora• Borough of Portersville• Shanor-Northvue• Borough of Petrolia• Slippery Rock University Cdp• Nixon• Borough of Seven Fields• Muddy Creek• Borough Of Harrisville• Fox Run• Cherry• Forward Township• Borough Of Cherry Valley• Borough Of Mars• Borough Of Saxonburg
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