There were 148 inmates in December 2022, a 6.9 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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North Vandergrift• Orchard Hills• Borough of Apollo• Kiskiminetas• West Franklin• West Hills• North Buffalo• Borough of Atwood• Burrell• Borough of Leechburg• Borough of Applewold• South Bend• Borough of South Bethlehem• Borough of Freeport• Borough of West Kittanning• Borough of Manorville• Borough of Dayton• City of Kittanning• Hovey• Borough of Rural Valley• Borough of Ford Cliff• Redbank• Borough of Worthington• Pleasant View• Lenape Heights• Ford City• Templeton• Gilpin• Borough Of Elderton• Kiskimere• Plumcreek• Borough Of North Apollo
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