| STATE | RANK | PERCENT PRIVATE |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1st | 43.3% |
| Wyoming | 2nd | 41.3% |
| Hawaii | 3rd | 30.9% |
| Alaska | 4th | 28.4% |
| Montana | 5th | 25.5% |
| Oklahoma | 6th | 23.8% |
| Idaho | 7th | 23.4% |
| Mississippi | 8th | 23.3% |
| Vermont | 9th | 21.6% |
| Tennessee | 10th | 19.6% |
| Colorado | 11th | 18.8% |
| Arizona | 12th | 14.3% |
| Kentucky | 13th | 11.3% |
| Texas | 14th | 10.4% |
| Georgia | 15th | 9.8% |
| New Jersey | 16th | 9.5% |
| Louisiana | 17th | 8.2% |
| Minnesota | 18th | 8.2% |
| Florida | 19th | 7.0% |
| Washington | 20th | 5.1% |
| Ohio | 21st | 4.5% |
| Virginia | 22nd | 4.4% |
| North Dakota | 23rd | 3.4% |
| California | 24th | 1.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 25th | 1.2% |
| Alabama | 26th | 1.1% |
| Maine | 27th | 1.0% |
| Maryland | 28th | 0.6% |
| North Carolina | 29th | 0.6% |
| Indiana | 30th | 0.5% |
| South Dakota | 31st | 0.3% |
| South Carolina | 32nd | 0.1% |
| Wisconsin | 33rd | 0.1% |
| Arkansas | ||
| Connecticut | ||
| Delaware | ||
| Iowa | ||
| Illinois | ||
| Kansas | ||
| Massachusetts | ||
| Michigan | ||
| Missouri | ||
| Nebraska | ||
| New Hampshire | ||
| Nevada | ||
| New York | ||
| Oregon | ||
| Rhode Island | ||
| Utah | ||
| West Virginia | ||
| Average private facility incarceration rate | ||
| among the states is 7%. | ||
| Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics | ||
| "Prisoners in 2005" Table 7 | ||
| http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/p05.htm | ||
