Approximately 0.7% of the US population is behind bars. 1Source: Highest to Lowest - Prison Population Rate. (n.d.). Retrieved September 16, 2015, from http://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison_population_rateThis makes the United States the most incarcerated of all the developed countries. The map below is a visual display of the rate at which each state incarcerates its citizens. Click on each state to see where it ranks and other pertinent incarceration data.

We've also presented the data below in the form of an infographic, which can be downloaded here.