There are 178 Jails & Prisons in Pennsylvania, serving a population of 12,790,505 people in an area of 44,732 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 71,856 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 251 square miles.
The state of Pennsylvania is ranked 51st in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 26th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.