There are 739 Jails & Prisons in Texas, serving a population of 27,419,612 people in an area of 261,181 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 37,103 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 353 square miles.
The state of Texas is ranked 32nd in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 35th in Jails & Prisons per square mile.