There are 74 Jails & Prisons in Nevada, serving a population of 2,887,725 people in an area of 109,753 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 39,023 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 1,483 square miles.
The state of Nevada is ranked 35th in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 51st in Jails & Prisons per square mile.