Line chart of the number of black non-Hispanic jail inmates per 100,000 black non-Hispanic U.S. residents, the number of white non-Hispanic jail inmates per 100,000 white non-Hispanic U.S. residents, and the number of Hispanic inmates of any race per 100,000 Hispanic U.S. residents from 1990 to 2007 (three lines, one for each group). Throughout the period, the jail incarceration rate among blacks was greatest, followed by that among Hispanics, followed by that among whites.
For white non-Hispanics, the jail incarceration rate began at 89 in 1990 and climbed to 170 in 2007.
For black non-Hispanics, the jail incarceration rate began at 560 in 1990 and rose to 815 in 2007.
For Hispanics of any race, the jail incarceration rate began at 245 in 1990 and climbed to 293 in 1997. After 1997, the rate decreased, reaching 256 in 2002, before increasing to 269 in 2003. Then it decreased to 262 in 2004, before increasing to 283 in 2006. After 2006, the rate decreased to 276.