Sex Offender Registry by State

There are over 795,000 registered sex offenders in the United States — a rate of 241 per 100,000people. Here's how every state compares.

795,000

Total Registered Offenders

Source: NSOPW, 2024

241

National Rate per 100K

+8,000

Growth From Prior Year

#	State	Registrants	Rate / 100K
1	OregonOR	33,421	790
2	ArkansasAR	19,500	640
3	AlaskaAK	3,500	473
4	South DakotaSD	4,300	471
5	WisconsinWI	26,972	459
6	DelawareDE	4,400	427
7	MissouriMO	26,500	427
8	WyomingWY	2,500	421
9	District of ColumbiaDC	2,800	410
10	MichiganMI	40,391	402
11	TennesseeTN	26,800	386
12	MontanaMT	4,200	375
13	North DakotaND	2,800	360
14	VermontVT	2,200	340
15	New HampshireNH	4,700	337
16	VirginiaVA	29,202	336
17	IowaIA	10,200	320
18	West VirginiaWV	5,600	314
19	NebraskaNE	6,100	310
20	ColoradoCO	17,800	305
21	MinnesotaMN	17,200	302
22	WashingtonWA	23,400	302
23	MississippiMS	8,900	300
24	MaineME	4,100	299
25	KansasKS	8,700	296
26	AlabamaAL	14,200	280
27	New MexicoNM	5,800	274
28	IdahoID	5,200	270
29	IllinoisIL	34,056	268
30	LouisianaLA	12,400	268
31	NevadaNV	8,500	267
32	North CarolinaNC	27,864	262
33	OklahomaOK	10,500	262
34	South CarolinaSC	13,500	260
35	Rhode IslandRI	2,800	256
36	TexasTX	75,710	255
37	KentuckyKY	10,800	240
38	IndianaIN	15,800	232
39	UtahUT	7,800	231
40	New YorkNY	42,985	218
41	HawaiiHI	3,100	213
42	GeorgiaGA	22,500	207
43	OhioOH	22,400	191
44	PennsylvaniaPA	22,100	171
45	CaliforniaCA	60,615	155
46	New JerseyNJ	14,200	153
47	FloridaFL	32,460	150
48	ArizonaAZ	10,500	143
49	ConnecticutCT	4,500	124
50	MarylandMD	7,200	117
51	MassachusettsMA	5,600	79

About This Data

Data sourced from the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) and state registry databases for 2024. Counts include all registered sex offenders regardless of offense type or tier classification. Rates are calculated using U.S. Census population estimates. Variations between states reflect differences in registration laws, offense definitions, duration requirements, and compliance enforcement — not solely the prevalence of sex crimes.