What percent of us population is currently in jail or prison?

Answer 1

2,245,189 people out of 301,139,947 people is about .75%.

From http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/prisons.htm

On June 30, 2006-- : -- 2,245,189 prisoners were held in Federal or State prisons or in local jails -- an increase of 2.8% from midyear 2005, less than the average annual growth of 3.4% since yearend 1995. : -- there were an estimated 497 prison inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents -- up from 411 at yearend 1995. : -- the number of women under the jurisdiction of State or Federal prison authorities increased 4.8% from midyear 2005, reaching 111,403 and the number of men rose 2.7%, totaling 1,445,115. At yearend 2005 there were 3,145 black male sentenced prison inmates per 100,000 black males in the United States, compared to 1,244 Hispanic male inmates per 100,000 Hispanic males and 471 white male inmates per 100,000 white males.

Answer 2

The percantage is 3% or one out of every 37 adults.

Answer 3

Its almost all ni&&ers. If i had to guess i would say almost 3/4 are ni&&ers.

Answer 4

about 80% of us