There were 601 inmates in December 2022, a 6.5 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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East Allen• Borough of Tatamy• City of Easton• Borough of Bath• Williams• Borough of Stockertown• Eastlawn Gardens• Forks• Palmer• Borough of Wilson• Borough of Portland• Borough of North Catasauqua• Martins Creek• Borough of Wind Gap• Old Orchard• Palmer Heights• Belfast• Lower Nazareth• Borough of Walnutport• Borough of Hellertown• Borough of Bangor• Cherryville• Borough of Glendon• Borough of Nazareth• Raubsville• Lower Saucon Township• Moore• Borough of Freemansburg• Borough of Roseto• Upper Mount Bethel• Borough of East Bangor• Borough Of Pen Argyl• Allen• Borough Of West Easton• Ackermanville
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