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Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary
Inmate Admissions
Age of Prison Admissions
- The average age of admissions was 33.9 years, and the largest age group that was admitted was ages 20-25 (24.2%).
- The average age of females admitted during FY 2011-12 , was 34.2 years of age, just slightly over the male average of 33.6 years.
| Average Age at Admission Compared Over Five Years |

|
| Age at Admission |
| Category |
White Males |
White Females |
Black Males |
Black Females |
Other Males |
Other Females |
Total |
Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
| 16 and Below |
16 |
1 |
56 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
76 |
0.2% |
0.2% |
| 17 |
58 |
4 |
118 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
192 |
0.6% |
0.8% |
| 18 |
162 |
13 |
294 |
17 |
23 |
1 |
510 |
1.6% |
2.4% |
| 19 |
373 |
31 |
524 |
22 |
39 |
0 |
989 |
3.1% |
5.5% |
| 20-25 |
3,210 |
531 |
3,553 |
224 |
289 |
13 |
7,820 |
24.2% |
29.7% |
| 26 to 29 |
2,137 |
448 |
1,756 |
141 |
187 |
7 |
4,676 |
14.5% |
44.2% |
| 30 to 34 |
2,318 |
443 |
1,916 |
176 |
199 |
11 |
5,063 |
15.7% |
59.9% |
| 35 to 39 |
1,748 |
336 |
1,308 |
115 |
119 |
12 |
3,638 |
11.3% |
71.1% |
| 40 to 44 |
1,535 |
323 |
1,062 |
115 |
106 |
2 |
3,143 |
9.7% |
80.9% |
| 45 to 49 |
1,332 |
232 |
1,066 |
100 |
87 |
6 |
2,823 |
8.7% |
89.6% |
| 50 to 54 |
901 |
149 |
705 |
72 |
52 |
2 |
1,881 |
5.8% |
95.5% |
| 55 to 59 |
423 |
68 |
354 |
19 |
25 |
0 |
889 |
2.8% |
98.2% |
| 60 to 64 |
204 |
22 |
125 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
370 |
1.1% |
99.4% |
| 65 to 69 |
97 |
7 |
34 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
145 |
0.4% |
99.8% |
| 70 and Over |
51 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
64 |
0.2% |
100.0% |
| Total |
14,565 |
2,609 |
12,879 |
1,014 |
1,157 |
55 |
32,279 |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Average |
34.9 |
34.9 |
32.8 |
34.6 |
33.0 |
33.1 |
33.9 |
|
|
| Median |
32.7 |
32.8 |
30.4 |
32.5 |
30.5 |
32.3 |
31.9 |
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