Number of people in prison in 2020 from each Rhode Island congressional district
| Congressional districts | Number of people incarcerated from each congressional district, 2020 | Census population, 2020 | Total population, 2020 | Incarceration rate 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | 996 | 548,078 | 549,074 | 181 |
| District 2 | 784 | 549,301 | 547,663 | 143 |
Sources and methodology
- Congressional districts
- This is the Rhode Island congressional district as drawn in 2022.
- Number of people incarcerated from each congressional district, 2020
- This is the number of people from each congressional district incarcerated 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 incarcerated population.
- Incarceration rate 100,000
- This is the number of incarcerated people divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. It allows ready comparison of the frequency of incarceration between each congressional district of different population sizes.
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