There were 435 inmates incarcerated in the third quarter of 2022, a 13.5 percent decrease from the month before.
Philadelphia County had the most inmates incarcerated in the third quarter of 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 Q3 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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Borough of Hughesville• Lewis• Borough of Picture Rocks• Piatt• Muncy Creek• Borough of Duboistown• Old Lycoming• McHenry• Lycoming Township• McNett• Gamble• Kenmar• Wolf• Loyalsock• Borough of Salladasburg• Bastress• City of Williamsport• Borough of Jersey Shore• Nippenose• Borough of South Williamsport• Cummings• Faxon• Borough Of Montoursville• Borough Of Muncy• Garden View• Moreland• Oval• Hepburn
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