Clark County saw the first highest number of inmates incarcerated among Nevada counties in January, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
There were 5,871 inmates incarcerated in January, an 11 percent decrease from the month before.
Clark County saw the most inmates incarcerated in January in all of Nevada.
Every year, at least 38,000 people are booked into Nevada’s local jails.
Nevada has an incarceration rate of 713 per 100,000 people, which means it incarcerates a higher percentage of its population than any other democracy in the world.
Nevada Counties With Highest Number of Inmates incarcerated in January
| Rank | County | # of inmates incarcerated |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark County | 5,871 |
| 2 | Washoe County | 1,667 |
| 3 | Carson City | 209 |
| 4 | Nye County | 168 |
| 5 | Elko County | 156 |
| 6 | Churchill County | 142 |
| 6 | Lyon County | 142 |
| 8 | Douglas County | 136 |
| 9 | White Pine County | 63 |
| 10 | Humboldt County | 54 |
| 11 | Lincoln County | 29 |
| 12 | Mineral County | 28 |
| 13 | Pershing County | 16 |
| 14 | Lander County | 9 |
| 15 | Storey County | 5 |
| 16 | Esmeralda County | 4 |
| 16 | Eureka County | 4 |
