Updated August 2026 · Official registry data, all 50 states + D.C.

United States Sex Offender Registry Statistics

788,865

registered sex offenders live in the United States — 1 in every 420 residents, or 23.8 per 10,000, compiled from all 51 official registries.

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Density at a glance

Registered offenders per 10,000 residents, by state

Darker states have more registered offenders per capita. Click any state for its full breakdown — city-by-city counts, density maps, risk levels, and laws.

West Virginia: 6,659 registered offenders (37.1 per 10,000) Massachusetts: 5,967 registered offenders (8.5 per 10,000) Wyoming: 3,119 registered offenders (54.1 per 10,000) Virginia: 26,499 registered offenders (30.7 per 10,000) Washington: 7,959 registered offenders (10.3 per 10,000) Wisconsin: 20,543 registered offenders (34.9 per 10,000) Colorado: 16,306 registered offenders (28.2 per 10,000) Connecticut: 5,874 registered offenders (16.3 per 10,000) Washington, D.C.: 1,674 registered offenders (24.3 per 10,000) Delaware: 3,410 registered offenders (34.4 per 10,000) Vermont: 1,711 registered offenders (26.6 per 10,000) Georgia: 36,261 registered offenders (33.9 per 10,000) Iowa: 9,464 registered offenders (29.7 per 10,000) Idaho: 5,867 registered offenders (31.9 per 10,000) Illinois: 30,907 registered offenders (24.1 per 10,000) Indiana: 18,201 registered offenders (26.8 per 10,000) Nevada: 13,323 registered offenders (42.9 per 10,000) Kansas: 12,489 registered offenders (42.5 per 10,000) Louisiana: 16,344 registered offenders (35.1 per 10,000) Maryland: 10,280 registered offenders (16.6 per 10,000) Maine: 3,212 registered offenders (23.6 per 10,000) Minnesota: 1,352 registered offenders (2.4 per 10,000) — public registry lists highest-risk tiers only Missouri: 22,924 registered offenders (37.2 per 10,000) Montana: 5,037 registered offenders (46.5 per 10,000) North Carolina: 25,906 registered offenders (24.8 per 10,000) North Dakota: 2,912 registered offenders (37.4 per 10,000) New Hampshire: 2,634 registered offenders (19.1 per 10,000) New Jersey: 6,428 registered offenders (6.9 per 10,000) Ohio: 28,399 registered offenders (24.1 per 10,000) Oklahoma: 12,193 registered offenders (30.8 per 10,000) Oregon: 2,467 registered offenders (5.8 per 10,000) — public registry lists highest-risk tiers only Pennsylvania: 33,865 registered offenders (26 per 10,000) South Carolina: 15,524 registered offenders (30.3 per 10,000) South Dakota: 4,525 registered offenders (51 per 10,000) Tennessee: 25,628 registered offenders (37.1 per 10,000) Utah: 10,805 registered offenders (33 per 10,000) Texas: 83,680 registered offenders (28.7 per 10,000) Arkansas: 10,027 registered offenders (33.3 per 10,000) Florida: 45,477 registered offenders (21.1 per 10,000) Kentucky: 11,782 registered offenders (26.1 per 10,000) Michigan: 33,590 registered offenders (33.3 per 10,000) Mississippi: 10,283 registered offenders (34.7 per 10,000) Nebraska: 7,224 registered offenders (36.8 per 10,000) New Mexico: 4,332 registered offenders (20.5 per 10,000) New York: 27,648 registered offenders (13.7 per 10,000) Alabama: 14,137 registered offenders (28.1 per 10,000) Rhode Island: 1,472 registered offenders (13.4 per 10,000) Arizona: 17,584 registered offenders (24.6 per 10,000) California: 57,330 registered offenders (14.5 per 10,000) Alaska: 3,559 registered offenders (48.5 per 10,000) Hawaii: 4,072 registered offenders (28 per 10,000) Registered offenders per 10,000 residents ≤ 1919–2626–3131–37> 37

* Minnesota and Oregon publish only their highest-risk registrants publicly, so their mapped rates understate true registry size.

Key findings

What the national data shows

83,680
Texas has the largest registry in the nation — 28.7 per 10,000 residents
54.1
Per 10,000 in Wyoming — the highest full-registry rate, 2.3× the national average
6.9
Per 10,000 in New Jersey — the lowest full-registry rate in the country
557
Cities tracked with dedicated pages, from Houston (10,062) on down

Raw totals follow population — Texas, California, and Florida top the list — but per-capita rates tell a different story: Wyoming (54.1), South Dakota (51), and Alaska (48.5) lead the nation per 10,000 residents. High rates don't simply mean more crime; states differ in which offenses require registration, how long registration lasts (many are lifetime), and how many tiers they publish publicly.

Regional comparison

Sex offender rates by U.S. region

South

28.2
per 10,000 residents · 355,764 registered

Midwest

27.9
per 10,000 residents · 192,530 registered

West

19.3
per 10,000 residents · 151,760 registered

Northeast

15.4
per 10,000 residents · 88,811 registered

The South leads at 28.2 per 10,000 — 1.8× the Northeast's 15.4. Regional gaps mostly track differences in registration law breadth and duration rather than underlying offense rates.

All 50 states + D.C.

State-by-state sex offender rankings

Click a column to sort. Every state links to its full statistics page.

#StateRegistered offenders Per 10,000PopulationLargest city registry
1 Texas
83,680
 28.7 29,145,505 Houston (10,062)
2 California
57,330
 14.5 39,538,223 Los Angeles (4,655)
3 Florida
45,477
 21.1 21,538,187 Jacksonville (3,265)
4 Georgia
36,261
 33.9 10,711,908 Atlanta (2,625)
5 Pennsylvania
33,865
 26.0 13,002,700 Philadelphia (5,082)
6 Michigan
33,590
 33.3 10,077,331 Detroit (3,925)
7 Illinois
30,907
 24.1 12,812,508 Chicago (5,065)
8 Ohio
28,399
 24.1 11,799,448 Cleveland (2,945)
9 New York
27,648
 13.7 20,201,249 New York (1,872)
10 Virginia
26,499
 30.7 8,631,393 Richmond (5,524)
11 North Carolina
25,906
 24.8 10,439,388 Raleigh (2,522)
12 Tennessee
25,628
 37.1 6,910,840 Memphis (2,940)
13 Missouri
22,924
 37.2 6,154,913 Kansas City (2,091)
14 Wisconsin
20,543
 34.9 5,893,718 Milwaukee (3,020)
15 Indiana
18,201
 26.8 6,785,528 Indianapolis (3,086)
16 Arizona
17,584
 24.6 7,151,502 Phoenix (5,453)
17 Louisiana
16,344
 35.1 4,657,757 Baton Rouge (1,189)
18 Colorado
16,306
 28.2 5,773,714 Denver (2,803)
19 South Carolina
15,524
 30.3 5,118,425 Columbia (1,360)
20 Alabama
14,137
 28.1 5,024,279 Birmingham (879)
21 Nevada
13,323
 42.9 3,104,614 Las Vegas (6,868)
22 Kansas
12,489
 42.5 2,937,880 Wichita (2,174)
23 Oklahoma
12,193
 30.8 3,959,353 Oklahoma City (1,777)
24 Kentucky
11,782
 26.1 4,505,836 Louisville (2,091)
25 Utah
10,805
 33.0 3,271,616 Salt Lake City (3,067)
26 Mississippi
10,283
 34.7 2,961,279 Jackson (606)
27 Maryland
10,280
 16.6 6,177,224 Baltimore (2,358)
28 Arkansas
10,027
 33.3 3,011,524 Little Rock (855)
29 Iowa
9,464
 29.7 3,190,369 Des Moines (1,059)
30 Washington
7,959
 10.3 7,705,281 Seattle (902)
31 Nebraska
7,224
 36.8 1,961,504 Omaha (2,010)
32 West Virginia
6,659
 37.1 1,793,716 Charleston (382)
33 New Jersey
6,428
 6.9 9,288,994 Newark (796)
34 Massachusetts
5,967
 8.5 7,029,917 Springfield (459)
35 Connecticut
5,874
 16.3 3,605,944 Hartford (667)
36 Idaho
5,867
 31.9 1,839,106 Boise (969)
37 Montana
5,037
 46.5 1,084,225 Billings (946)
38 South Dakota
4,525
 51.0 886,667 Sioux Falls (1,275)
39 New Mexico
4,332
 20.5 2,117,522 Albuquerque (1,256)
40 Hawaii
4,072
 28.0 1,455,271 Honolulu (1,172)
41 Alaska
3,559
 48.5 733,391 Anchorage (1,531)
42 Delaware
3,410
 34.4 989,948 Wilmington (668)
43 Maine
3,212
 23.6 1,362,359 Portland (195)
44 Wyoming
3,119
 54.1 576,851 Cheyenne (533)
45 North Dakota
2,912
 37.4 779,094 Fargo (577)
46 New Hampshire
2,634
 19.1 1,377,529 Manchester (586)
47 Oregon *
2,467
 5.8 4,237,256 Portland (473)
48 Vermont
1,711
 26.6 643,077 Rutland (107)
49 Washington, D.C.
1,674
 24.3 689,545 Washington (1,673)
50 Rhode Island
1,472
 13.4 1,097,379 Providence (390)
51 Minnesota *
1,352
 2.4 5,706,494 Minneapolis (307)

Counts as of August 2026, compiled from official registry records. Populations from the 2020 U.S. Census. red = 1.5× the national rate or more · green = well below the national rate · * public registry limited to highest-risk tiers.

Where counts concentrate

U.S. cities with the most registered sex offenders

#CityStateRegistered offendersPer 10,000
1 Houston Texas
10,062
 43.7
2 Las Vegas Nevada
6,868
 106.3
3 Dallas Texas
5,583
 42.8
4 Richmond Virginia
5,524
 243.9
5 Phoenix Arizona
5,453
 33.9
6 Philadelphia Pennsylvania
5,082
 31.7
7 Chicago Illinois
5,065
 18.4
8 San Antonio Texas
4,707
 32.8
9 Los Angeles California
4,655
 11.9
10 Fort Worth Texas
4,240
 46.1
11 Detroit Michigan
3,925
 61.4
12 Jacksonville Florida
3,265
 34.4
13 Orlando Florida
3,147
 102.2
14 Indianapolis Indiana
3,086
 34.8
15 Salt Lake City Utah
3,067
 153.6

Highest per-capita rates among major cities (100k+ residents)

Richmond, VA — 243.9 per 10k Salt Lake City, UT — 153.6 per 10k Las Vegas, NV — 106.3 per 10k Orlando, FL — 102.2 per 10k Columbia, SC — 99.4 per 10k Dayton, OH — 94.7 per 10k Lansing, MI — 85 per 10k Billings, MT — 80.7 per 10k Cleveland, OH — 79 per 10k Davenport, IA — 75.1 per 10k
Common questions

U.S. sex offender registry FAQ

How many registered sex offenders are there in the United States in 2026?

Our aggregation of official state registry records counts 788,865 registered sex offenders across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. — about 1 in every 420 U.S. residents, or 23.8 per 10,000. National advocacy estimates run higher because some states only publish their highest-risk registrants publicly.

Which state has the most registered sex offenders?

Texas has the largest registry with 83,680 registered offenders, followed by California (57,330) and Florida (45,477). Raw totals track population size — per-capita rates are the fair comparison.

Which state has the highest rate of sex offenders per capita?

Among states with full public registries, Wyoming has the highest rate at 54.1 per 10,000 residents, followed by South Dakota (51) and Alaska (48.5). Rate differences partly reflect how broadly each state defines registrable offenses and how long registration lasts.

Why do Minnesota and Oregon show so few registered offenders?

Those states only publish their highest-risk registrants on the public registry (Level 3 in Minnesota; a designated subset in Oregon), so public data understates their true registry size. Counts marked with * on this page cover only what each state discloses publicly.

How often is this data updated?

Statistics are recompiled monthly from official state registry records; this page reflects data as of August 2026. Individual registrations change daily, so always verify a specific person with the official state registry.

Are all registered sex offenders shown on public registries?

No. Most states exclude the lowest risk tiers from public websites, and juvenile registrants are typically never published. That's why aggregated counts here can differ from what an official site displays for a single search.

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Methodology: Statistics are compiled from aggregated official state registry records and refreshed monthly. City figures count the city listed on each registry record. Per-capita rates use 2020 U.S. Census populations. Aggregated counts can exceed what public registry websites display because some classification levels are excluded from public searches. Figures are estimates and change daily as registries update — always verify individual records with the official state registry.