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Number of people in prison in 2020 from each Colorado congressional district

Congressional districts Number of people in state prison from each congressional district, 2020 Census population, 2020 Total population, 2020 Imprisonment rate per 100,000
District 1 2,727 721,714 723,297 377
District 2 850 721,714 722,564 118
District 3 2,243 721,714 722,163 311
District 4 869 721,715 716,439 121
District 5 2,356 721,714 724,070 325
District 6 1,661 721,715 723,376 230
District 7 1,384 721,714 718,056 193
District 8 2,035 721,714 723,749 281

Sources and methodology

Congressional districts
This is the Colorado congressional district as drawn in 2021.
Number of people in state prison from each congressional district, 2020
This is the number of people from each congressional district in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
Census population, 2020
This is the population of the congressional district as reported in the 2020 Census.
Total population, 2020
This is the total population of the congressional district as reflected in the 2020 Census plus the imprisoned population.
Imprisonment rate per 100,000
This is the number of imprisoned people divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. It allows ready comparison of the frequency of imprisonment between each congressional district of different population sizes.


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