Federal districtsFY2018–FY2025
Federal districts
94 districts · 12 circuits · FY2018–FY2025
Each district page shows the sentence-length distribution, the position of sentences relative to the guideline range, the offence mix and the trend by fiscal year, compared with its circuit and the nation.
§ 1By circuit
Circuits link to a page comparing their districts.
District of Columbia Circuit 2,849 cases · median 36 mo · 44% within range
- District of Columbia 2,849
First Circuit 14,994 cases · median 45 mo · 40% within range
Second Circuit 24,262 cases · median 32 mo · 30% within range
Third Circuit 17,719 cases · median 41 mo · 40% within range
Fourth Circuit 37,333 cases · median 57 mo · 50% within range
- District of Maryland 4,583
- Eastern District of North Carolina 6,496
- Middle District of North Carolina 2,986
- Western District of North Carolina 3,691
- District of South Carolina 5,538
- Eastern District of Virginia 7,787
- Western District of Virginia 1,940
- Northern District of West Virginia 2,334
- Southern District of West Virginia 1,978
Fifth Circuit 149,496 cases · median 14 mo · 67% within range
- Eastern District of Louisiana 2,255
- Middle District of Louisiana 955
- Western District of Louisiana 2,486
- Northern District of Mississippi 1,246
- Southern District of Mississippi 2,842
- Eastern District of Texas 6,376
- Northern District of Texas 11,787
- Southern District of Texas 57,909
- Western District of Texas 63,640
Sixth Circuit 36,376 cases · median 51 mo · 41% within range
- Eastern District of Kentucky 3,575
- Western District of Kentucky 2,620
- Eastern District of Michigan 5,743
- Western District of Michigan 2,335
- Northern District of Ohio 6,735
- Southern District of Ohio 4,538
- Eastern District of Tennessee 5,065
- Middle District of Tennessee 2,390
- Western District of Tennessee 3,375
Seventh Circuit 18,267 cases · median 60 mo · 37% within range
Eighth Circuit 39,252 cases · median 60 mo · 43% within range
- Eastern District of Arkansas 4,132
- Western District of Arkansas 1,695
- Northern District of Iowa 2,755
- Southern District of Iowa 3,451
- District of Minnesota 2,723
- Eastern District of Missouri 8,015
- Western District of Missouri 5,932
- District of Nebraska 3,794
- District of North Dakota 2,650
- District of South Dakota 4,105
Ninth Circuit 97,447 cases · median 15 mo · 27% within range
- District of Alaska 1,237
- District of Arizona 36,500
- Central District of California 7,977
- Eastern District of California 3,353
- Northern District of California 3,550
- Southern District of California 26,362
- District of Guam 298
- District of Hawaii 1,108
- District of Idaho 2,553
- District of Montana 2,885
- District of Nevada 2,754
- District of the Northern Mariana Islands 150
- District of Oregon 3,459
- Eastern District of Washington 2,265
- Western District of Washington 2,996
Tenth Circuit 42,875 cases · median 15 mo · 48% within range
- District of Colorado 3,312
- District of Kansas 3,144
- District of New Mexico 20,984
- Eastern District of Oklahoma 1,355
- Northern District of Oklahoma 3,019
- Western District of Oklahoma 4,039
- District of Utah 5,643
- District of Wyoming 1,379
Eleventh Circuit 43,551 cases · median 43 mo · 52% within range
- Middle District of Alabama 1,677
- Northern District of Alabama 3,762
- Southern District of Alabama 2,344
- Middle District of Florida 10,210
- Northern District of Florida 2,229
- Southern District of Florida 12,482
- Middle District of Georgia 3,260
- Northern District of Georgia 4,290
- Southern District of Georgia 3,297
§ 2By state
- Alabama
M.D. Ala. · N.D. Ala. · S.D. Ala. - Alaska
D. Alaska - Arizona
D. Ariz. - Arkansas
E.D. Ark. · W.D. Ark. - California
C.D. Cal. · E.D. Cal. · N.D. Cal. · S.D. Cal. - Colorado
D. Colo. - Connecticut
D. Conn. - Delaware
D. Del. - District of Columbia
D.D.C. - Florida
M.D. Fla. · N.D. Fla. · S.D. Fla. - Georgia
M.D. Ga. · N.D. Ga. · S.D. Ga. - Guam
D. Guam - Hawaii
D. Haw. - Idaho
D. Idaho - Illinois
C.D. Ill. · N.D. Ill. · S.D. Ill. - Indiana
N.D. Ind. · S.D. Ind. - Iowa
N.D. Iowa · S.D. Iowa - Kansas
D. Kan. - Kentucky
E.D. Ky. · W.D. Ky. - Louisiana
E.D. La. · M.D. La. · W.D. La. - Maine
D. Me. - Maryland
D. Md. - Massachusetts
D. Mass. - Michigan
E.D. Mich. · W.D. Mich. - Minnesota
D. Minn. - Mississippi
N.D. Miss. · S.D. Miss. - Missouri
E.D. Mo. · W.D. Mo. - Montana
D. Mont. - Nebraska
D. Neb. - Nevada
D. Nev. - New Hampshire
D.N.H. - New Jersey
D.N.J. - New Mexico
D.N.M. - New York
E.D.N.Y. · N.D.N.Y. · S.D.N.Y. · W.D.N.Y. - North Carolina
E.D.N.C. · M.D.N.C. · W.D.N.C. - North Dakota
D.N.D. - Northern Mariana Islands
D.N. Mar. I. - Ohio
N.D. Ohio · S.D. Ohio - Oklahoma
E.D. Okla. · N.D. Okla. · W.D. Okla. - Oregon
D. Or. - Pennsylvania
E.D. Pa. · M.D. Pa. · W.D. Pa. - Puerto Rico
D.P.R. - Rhode Island
D.R.I. - South Carolina
D.S.C. - South Dakota
D.S.D. - Tennessee
E.D. Tenn. · M.D. Tenn. · W.D. Tenn. - Texas
E.D. Tex. · N.D. Tex. · S.D. Tex. · W.D. Tex. - U.S. Virgin Islands
D.V.I. - Utah
D. Utah - Vermont
D. Vt. - Virginia
E.D. Va. · W.D. Va. - Washington
E.D. Wash. · W.D. Wash. - West Virginia
N.D.W. Va. · S.D.W. Va. - Wisconsin
E.D. Wis. · W.D. Wis. - Wyoming
D. Wyo.
§ 3All districts, most cases first
| District | Cases | Prison | Median months | Within range | Below, gov. | Below, other | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western District of Texas W.D. Tex. | 63,640 | 92% | 10 | 78% | 6% | 10% | 6% |
| Southern District of Texas S.D. Tex. | 57,909 | 97% | 12 | 57% | 19% | 22% | 2% |
| District of Arizona D. Ariz. | 36,500 | 92% | 9 | 33% | 60% | 6% | 1% |
| Southern District of California S.D. Cal. | 26,362 | 95% | 15 | 15% | 79% | 5% | 1% |
| District of New Mexico D.N.M. | 20,984 | 99% | 4 | 58% | 31% | 10% | 1% |
| Southern District of Florida S.D. Fla. | 12,482 | 94% | 32 | 54% | 13% | 31% | 3% |
| Northern District of Texas N.D. Tex. | 11,787 | 96% | 60 | 62% | 14% | 17% | 7% |
| Middle District of Florida M.D. Fla. | 10,210 | 90% | 57 | 47% | 20% | 30% | 3% |
| Southern District of New York S.D.N.Y. | 9,222 | 95% | 34 | 22% | 21% | 56% | 1% |
| Eastern District of Missouri E.D. Mo. | 8,015 | 92% | 46 | 41% | 30% | 25% | 4% |
| Central District of California C.D. Cal. | 7,977 | 86% | 37 | 29% | 34% | 36% | 2% |
| Eastern District of Virginia E.D. Va. | 7,787 | 75% | 46 | 57% | 11% | 29% | 3% |
| District of Puerto Rico D.P.R. | 7,728 | 89% | 60 | 51% | 25% | 16% | 7% |
| Northern District of Ohio N.D. Ohio | 6,735 | 90% | 46 | 43% | 29% | 26% | 3% |
| Eastern District of North Carolina E.D.N.C. | 6,496 | 84% | 62 | 56% | 26% | 15% | 3% |
| Eastern District of Texas E.D. Tex. | 6,376 | 94% | 67 | 63% | 21% | 11% | 6% |
| Western District of Missouri W.D. Mo. | 5,932 | 91% | 72 | 37% | 26% | 30% | 7% |
| Eastern District of Michigan E.D. Mich. | 5,743 | 94% | 36 | 38% | 17% | 44% | 1% |
| District of Utah D. Utah | 5,643 | 86% | 30 | 23% | 63% | 11% | 2% |
| District of South Carolina D.S.C. | 5,538 | 91% | 51 | 45% | 26% | 28% | 2% |
| District of New Jersey D.N.J. | 5,178 | 86% | 37 | 37% | 41% | 21% | 1% |
| Eastern District of Tennessee E.D. Tenn. | 5,065 | 96% | 72 | 48% | 37% | 13% | 3% |
| Northern District of Illinois N.D. Ill. | 4,931 | 91% | 44 | 30% | 17% | 51% | 3% |
| Eastern District of New York E.D.N.Y. | 4,876 | 85% | 28 | 24% | 31% | 43% | 2% |
| District of Maryland D. Md. | 4,583 | 92% | 50 | 31% | 47% | 17% | 5% |
| Southern District of Ohio S.D. Ohio | 4,538 | 87% | 36 | 26% | 49% | 23% | 2% |
| Northern District of Georgia N.D. Ga. | 4,290 | 91% | 42 | 33% | 40% | 24% | 3% |
| Eastern District of Pennsylvania E.D. Pa. | 4,201 | 89% | 46 | 34% | 40% | 24% | 2% |
| Eastern District of Arkansas E.D. Ark. | 4,132 | 90% | 50 | 55% | 12% | 26% | 7% |
| District of South Dakota D.S.D. | 4,105 | 95% | 38 | 56% | 8% | 32% | 4% |
| Western District of Oklahoma W.D. Okla. | 4,039 | 85% | 48 | 50% | 12% | 34% | 5% |
| District of Massachusetts D. Mass. | 3,846 | 93% | 30 | 29% | 33% | 36% | 3% |
| District of Nebraska D. Neb. | 3,794 | 94% | 60 | 48% | 25% | 23% | 4% |
| Northern District of Alabama N.D. Ala. | 3,762 | 83% | 46 | 57% | 22% | 18% | 3% |
| Western District of Pennsylvania W.D. Pa. | 3,701 | 86% | 48 | 39% | 30% | 27% | 4% |
| Western District of North Carolina W.D.N.C. | 3,691 | 95% | 60 | 53% | 21% | 22% | 3% |
| Eastern District of Kentucky E.D. Ky. | 3,575 | 96% | 72 | 53% | 22% | 24% | 2% |
| Northern District of California N.D. Cal. | 3,550 | 88% | 30 | 21% | 39% | 39% | 1% |
| District of Oregon D. Or. | 3,459 | 89% | 31 | 20% | 60% | 18% | 2% |
| Southern District of Indiana S.D. Ind. | 3,452 | 96% | 70 | 44% | 22% | 31% | 3% |
| Southern District of Iowa S.D. Iowa | 3,451 | 96% | 84 | 37% | 25% | 35% | 3% |
| Western District of Tennessee W.D. Tenn. | 3,375 | 95% | 60 | 45% | 24% | 29% | 2% |
| Middle District of Pennsylvania M.D. Pa. | 3,355 | 91% | 46 | 46% | 28% | 24% | 1% |
| Eastern District of California E.D. Cal. | 3,353 | 93% | 50 | 39% | 30% | 29% | 2% |
| District of Colorado D. Colo. | 3,312 | 90% | 39 | 35% | 39% | 24% | 2% |
| Southern District of Georgia S.D. Ga. | 3,297 | 85% | 46 | 69% | 19% | 11% | 2% |
| Western District of New York W.D.N.Y. | 3,285 | 90% | 42 | 41% | 36% | 19% | 5% |
| Middle District of Georgia M.D. Ga. | 3,260 | 79% | 57 | 65% | 15% | 18% | 2% |
| District of Kansas D. Kan. | 3,144 | 85% | 46 | 43% | 38% | 14% | 5% |
| Northern District of New York N.D.N.Y. | 3,101 | 89% | 24 | 53% | 22% | 24% | 1% |
| Northern District of Oklahoma N.D. Okla. | 3,019 | 88% | 37 | 47% | 32% | 15% | 6% |
| Western District of Washington W.D. Wash. | 2,996 | 76% | 33 | 37% | 44% | 19% | 1% |
| Middle District of North Carolina M.D.N.C. | 2,986 | 91% | 63 | 52% | 15% | 26% | 8% |
| District of Montana D. Mont. | 2,885 | 91% | 38 | 34% | 29% | 36% | 2% |
| District of Columbia D.D.C. | 2,849 | 89% | 36 | 44% | 23% | 31% | 3% |
| Southern District of Mississippi S.D. Miss. | 2,842 | 93% | 46 | 68% | 12% | 16% | 4% |
| Northern District of Iowa N.D. Iowa | 2,755 | 97% | 60 | 51% | 22% | 19% | 8% |
| District of Nevada D. Nev. | 2,754 | 88% | 33 | 28% | 49% | 22% | 2% |
| District of Minnesota D. Minn. | 2,723 | 92% | 70 | 30% | 29% | 38% | 3% |
| District of North Dakota D.N.D. | 2,650 | 98% | 36 | 34% | 51% | 12% | 4% |
| Western District of Kentucky W.D. Ky. | 2,620 | 85% | 57 | 36% | 43% | 19% | 2% |
| District of Idaho D. Idaho | 2,553 | 91% | 41 | 40% | 28% | 30% | 2% |
| District of Connecticut D. Conn. | 2,525 | 90% | 36 | 29% | 26% | 43% | 2% |
| Northern District of Indiana N.D. Ind. | 2,495 | 88% | 57 | 47% | 23% | 28% | 2% |
| Western District of Louisiana W.D. La. | 2,486 | 88% | 60 | 68% | 11% | 16% | 5% |
| Middle District of Tennessee M.D. Tenn. | 2,390 | 91% | 57 | 26% | 43% | 28% | 3% |
| Southern District of Alabama S.D. Ala. | 2,344 | 94% | 41 | 55% | 19% | 24% | 2% |
| Western District of Michigan W.D. Mich. | 2,335 | 91% | 60 | 54% | 18% | 25% | 4% |
| Northern District of West Virginia N.D.W. Va. | 2,334 | 81% | 46 | 56% | 15% | 26% | 3% |
| Eastern District of Wisconsin E.D. Wis. | 2,302 | 86% | 48 | 18% | 35% | 44% | 3% |
| Eastern District of Washington E.D. Wash. | 2,265 | 94% | 36 | 35% | 44% | 18% | 3% |
| Eastern District of Louisiana E.D. La. | 2,255 | 82% | 60 | 57% | 18% | 22% | 4% |
| Northern District of Florida N.D. Fla. | 2,229 | 90% | 48 | 45% | 23% | 29% | 4% |
| Southern District of Illinois S.D. Ill. | 1,993 | 91% | 72 | 55% | 20% | 19% | 6% |
| Southern District of West Virginia S.D.W. Va. | 1,978 | 91% | 46 | 50% | 10% | 37% | 3% |
| Western District of Virginia W.D. Va. | 1,940 | 90% | 60 | 38% | 32% | 24% | 6% |
| Central District of Illinois C.D. Ill. | 1,932 | 97% | 72 | 35% | 23% | 37% | 5% |
| Western District of Arkansas W.D. Ark. | 1,695 | 94% | 77 | 43% | 16% | 36% | 6% |
| Middle District of Alabama M.D. Ala. | 1,677 | 90% | 50 | 46% | 23% | 27% | 4% |
| District of Wyoming D. Wyo. | 1,379 | 94% | 46 | 33% | 44% | 20% | 3% |
| District of New Hampshire D.N.H. | 1,365 | 90% | 30 | 28% | 47% | 24% | 2% |
| Eastern District of Oklahoma E.D. Okla. | 1,355 | 95% | 63 | 62% | 18% | 13% | 7% |
| District of Vermont D. Vt. | 1,253 | 93% | 18 | 22% | 47% | 30% | 2% |
| Northern District of Mississippi N.D. Miss. | 1,246 | 87% | 37 | 44% | 26% | 27% | 4% |
| District of Alaska D. Alaska | 1,237 | 91% | 50 | 28% | 36% | 31% | 4% |
| District of Maine D. Me. | 1,229 | 87% | 36 | 29% | 44% | 25% | 2% |
| Western District of Wisconsin W.D. Wis. | 1,162 | 93% | 60 | 31% | 16% | 50% | 3% |
| District of Hawaii D. Haw. | 1,108 | 93% | 54 | 36% | 38% | 23% | 3% |
| Middle District of Louisiana M.D. La. | 955 | 89% | 37 | 54% | 20% | 24% | 2% |
| District of Rhode Island D.R.I. | 826 | 87% | 33 | 21% | 34% | 44% | — |
| District of Delaware D. Del. | 769 | 93% | 24 | 47% | 30% | 20% | 3% |
| District of the Virgin Islands D.V.I. | 515 | 89% | 36 | 70% | 11% | 16% | 3% |
| District of Guam D. Guam | 298 | 78% | 37 | 52% | 30% | 18% | — |
| District of the Northern Mariana Islands D.N. Mar. I. | 150 | 86% | 3 | 69% | 18% | 11% | — |