Inmate population of local jails, by gender U.S. 2005-2021
In 2021, around 85,100 women were confined to local jails in the United States - a significant increase from the previous year. This is compared to 551,200 men who were confined to local jails in the same year. The number of men in local jails has decreased since 2010, while the number of women in jail has increased since then, except for 2020, when the number of women decreased significantly.