Number of people in prison in 2020 from each Gallatin County commissioner district
| Gallatin County commissioner districts | Number of people in state prison from each commissioner district, 2020 | Census population, 2020 | Total population, 2020 | Imprisonment rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | 10 | 37,526 | 37,536 | 27 |
| District 2 | 21 | 43,113 | 43,134 | 49 |
| District 3 | 20 | 38,759 | 38,779 | 52 |
Sources and methodology
- Gallatin County commissioner districts
- This is the Gallatin County commissioner district as drawn in 2021.
- Number of people in state prison from each commissioner district, 2020
- This is the number of people from each Gallatin County commissioner district in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
- Census population, 2020
- This is the population of the Gallatin County commissioner district as reported in the 2020 Census.
- Total population, 2020
- This is the total population of the Gallatin County commissioner 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 Gallatin County commissioner district of different population sizes.
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