Line chart of the number of white, black, and Hispanic jail inmates from 1990 to 2007 (three lines, one for each group). Blacks out-numbered whites consistently from 1990 to 1995 and in 1997 and 1999. In 1996, 1998, and from 2000 to 2007 whites were the largest group.
For non-Hispanic whites, the number of jail inmates began at 169,400 in 1990 and rose to 338,400 in 2007.
For non-Hispanic blacks, the number of jail inmates began at 172,300 in 1990 and rose to 301,900 in 2007.
For Hispanics of any race, the number of jail inmates began at 58,000 in 1990 and rose to a high of 125,600 in 2007.