Sex Offender Registry by State

There are over 795,000 registered sex offenders in the United States β€” a rate of 241 per 100,000people. Here's how every state compares.

795,000

Total Registered Offenders

Source: NSOPW, 2024

241

National Rate per 100K

+8,000

Growth From Prior Year

πŸ”΄Highest Offender Rates

1
Oregon790/100K
2
Arkansas640/100K
3
Alaska473/100K
4
South Dakota471/100K
5
Wisconsin459/100K

🟒Lowest Offender Rates

47
48
Maryland117/100K
49
Connecticut124/100K
50
Arizona143/100K
51
Florida150/100K

All 50 States + DC

Ranked by registered sex offender rate per 100,000 residents

1OregonOR
33,421790
2ArkansasAR
19,500640
3AlaskaAK
3,500473
5WisconsinWI
26,972459
6DelawareDE
4,400427
7MissouriMO
26,500427
8WyomingWY
2,500421
10MichiganMI
40,391402
11TennesseeTN
26,800386
12MontanaMT
4,200375
13North DakotaND
2,800360
14VermontVT
2,200340
15New HampshireNH
4,700337
16VirginiaVA
29,202336
17IowaIA
10,200320
18West VirginiaWV
5,600314
19NebraskaNE
6,100310
20ColoradoCO
17,800305
21MinnesotaMN
17,200302
22WashingtonWA
23,400302
23MississippiMS
8,900300
24MaineME
4,100299
25KansasKS
8,700296
26AlabamaAL
14,200280
27New MexicoNM
5,800274
28IdahoID
5,200270
29IllinoisIL
34,056268
30LouisianaLA
12,400268
31NevadaNV
8,500267
32North CarolinaNC
27,864262
33OklahomaOK
10,500262
34South CarolinaSC
13,500260
35Rhode IslandRI
2,800256
36TexasTX
75,710255
37KentuckyKY
10,800240
38IndianaIN
15,800232
39UtahUT
7,800231
40New YorkNY
42,985218
41HawaiiHI
3,100213
42GeorgiaGA
22,500207
43OhioOH
22,400191
44PennsylvaniaPA
22,100171
45CaliforniaCA
60,615155
46New JerseyNJ
14,200153
47FloridaFL
32,460150
48ArizonaAZ
10,500143
49ConnecticutCT
4,500124
50MarylandMD
7,200117
Above national average (241/100K)
Below national average

About This Data

Data sourced from the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registry databases for 2024. Counts include all registered sex offenders regardless of offense type or tier classification. Rates are calculated using U.S. Census population estimates. Variations between states reflect differences in registration laws, offense definitions, duration requirements, and compliance enforcement β€” not solely the prevalence of sex crimes.

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