Minnesota Department of Corrections
Info Services
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55108
February 17, 2010
Data Question:
What was the numerical breakdown of the county of conviction for our prison population using
July 1, 2009 profile card data?
Data Response:
On July 1, 2009 we had a total prison population of 9, 353. That number can be broken down by
sentencing county as follows:

Sentencing County
Sentencing County
Aitkin

Sentencing County

Frequency
35

Percent
0.4

Anoka

365

3.9

Becker

94

1

Beltrami

88

0.9

Benton

107

1.1

Kittson

6

0.1

Koochiching

Blue Earth

68

0.7

Lac Qui Parle

Brown

22

0.2

Lake

Bigstone

Sentencing County
Itasca

Frequency
104

Percent
1.1

Jackson

16

0.2

Kanabec

35

0.4

Kandiyohi

89

1

5

0.1

18

0.2

8

0.1

10

0.1

3

0

48

0.5

4

0

Carlton

54

0.6

Lake of the Woods

Carver

47

0.5

Le Sueur

Cass

69

0.7

Lincoln

Chippewa

35

0.4

Lyon

52

0.6

Chisago

63

0.7

McLeod

44

0.5

157

1.7

Mahnomen

35

0.4

21

0.2

Marshall

16

0.2

6

0.1

Martin

39

0.4

19

0.2

Meeker

33

0.4

82

0.9

Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing

100

1.1

Mille Lacs

Dakota

449

4.8

Morrison

Dodge

33

0.4

Mower

Douglas

55

0.6

Faribault

19

0.2

Fillmore

14

Freeborn

39

Goodhue
Grant

52

51

0.5

101

1.1

Murray

7

0.1

Nicollet

43

0.5

0.1

Nobles

27

0.3

0.4

Norman

13

0.1

0.6

Olmsted

359

3.8

Otter Tail

84

0.9

Pennington

31

0.3

6

0.1

2377

25.4

Houston

25

0.3

Pine

46

0.5

Hubbard

31

0.3

Pipestone

17

0.2

Isanti

44

0.5

Polk

135

1.4

Hennepin

Minnesota Department of Corrections
Info Services
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55108
February 17, 2010
Sentencing County
Sentencing County
Pope
Ramsey

Frequency
10

Percent
0.1

1472

15.7

Red Lake

3

0

Redwood

39

0.4

Renville

15

0.2

Rice

83

0.9

Rock

6

0.1

Roseau

25

0.3

St. Louis

360

3.8

Scott

114

1.2

Sherburne

131

1.4

Sibley

17

0.2

286

3.1

Steele

84

0.9

Stevens

17

0.2

Swift

14

0.1

Todd

32

0.3

Traverse

6

0.1

Wabasha

15

0.2

Wadena

33

0.4

Stearns

Waseca

20

0.2

Washington

200

2.1

Watonwan

22

0.2

8

0.1

Winona

88

0.9

Wright

81

0.9

Yellow Medicine

17

0.2

Non MN County

80

0.8

PSI Holds

20

0.2

9353

100

Wilkin

Total