1997 2001

Total 145,356,000 160,463,000 175,886,630 187,982,751 199,121,734 210,207,901
18-19 8,196,000 8,698,000 7,571,080 7,562,252 7,629,647 8,349,428
20-24 18,757,000 21,096,000 21,147,811 19,756,380 18,078,783 19,863,153
25-29 16,429,000 19,078,000 21,742,173 21,509,229 19,529,293 18,057,849
30-34 13,644,000 16,960,000 20,167,953 22,482,213 21,434,194 19,971,052
35-39 11,400,000 13,591,000 17,839,473 20,486,038 22,851,041 21,801,103
40-44 11,355,000 11,522,000 14,185,094 18,553,907 21,376,552 23,144,035
45-49 11,843,000 11,211,000 11,658,854 14,135,160 18,558,879 20,879,652
50-54 11,958,000 11,725,000 10,868,729 11,410,881 14,518,458 18,117,187
55-59 10,386,000 11,582,000 11,210,396 10,345,736 11,434,732 14,092,339
60-64 9,327,000 9,867,000 10,902,949 10,518,068 9,913,280 11,049,281
65 or older 22,061,000 25,133,000 28,592,118 31,222,887 33,796,875 34,882,826

Note: Because of estimation and other rounding procedures, some detail may
not add to totals and may not match precisely totals in other tables.

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In contrast, the rise in the percents ever incarcerated was more modest
among persons 50 or older. Although these age groups also experienced
rising first incarceration rates, they were exposed at older ages when
first incarceration rates are low. Persons age 65 and older were the
least affected by the increases in first incarceration rates, with
percents ever incarcerated rising from 1.5% in 1974 to 1.7% in 2001.

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+Table 4. Number of adults ever incarcerated in a State or Federal
prison, by gender, race, and Hispanic origin, 1974-2001+

Number of adults ever incarcerated in a State or Federal prison

1974 1979 1986 1991 1997 2001
Gender
Male 1,677,000 1,934,000 2,449,000 3,142,000 4,205,000 5,037,000
Female 142,000 165,000 217,000 295,000 447,000 581,000

Race/Hispanic origin
White* 922,000 1,052,000 1,286,000 1,533,000