There are 153 Jails & Prisons in Nebraska, serving a population of 1,893,921 people in an area of 76,804 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 12,378 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 501 square miles.
The state of Nebraska is ranked 6th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 41st in Jails & Prisons per square mile.