Registered sex offenders by state.
We index about 1,560,000 sex-offender registry records across all 58 US registries as of August 2026 — roughly 4.6 per 1,000 US residents. Below: ranked counts for every US jurisdiction, per-1,000-resident rates, and housing-status estimates no other public source computes. Every figure is dated, rounded, anchored and citable — and labelled as our index, never as official state counts.
The numbers people cite
≈ 1,560,000
Records indexed nationally across all 58 US registries — every state, DC, the territories, and national and tribal registries whose coverage overlaps the states.
Cite this: ≈1,560,000 sex-offender registry records indexed across all 58 US registries — Offendersearch, Sex Offender Registry Statistics (August 2026). https://offendersearch.app/sex-offender-statistics#national-total
Texas: ≈ 108,000
The largest state registry in our index. Florida (≈92,900) and California (≈62,900) follow — see the full ranked table below.
Cite this: Texas has the most registrants indexed of any US state (≈108,000) — Offendersearch, Sex Offender Registry Statistics (August 2026). https://offendersearch.app/sex-offender-statistics#largest-registry
Montana: 6.2 per 1,000
The highest rate of registrants indexed per 1,000 residents (2020 Census population) among jurisdictions with at least 1,000 indexed registrants. Absolute size and per-capita rate rank states very differently.
Cite this: Montana has the highest rate of registrants indexed per 1,000 residents (6.2) — Offendersearch, Sex Offender Registry Statistics (August 2026). https://offendersearch.app/sex-offender-statistics#per-capita-leader
How many registered offenders are homeless?
Registries state housing in very different ways; our database normalizes it into one field. From a production sample of 6,668 records, housing status was determinable for 5,574:
| Housing status | Records | Share of known |
|---|---|---|
| Housed (a residential address on record) | 4,859 | 87.2% |
| Homeless / no fixed address | 319 | 5.7% |
| Incarcerated | 396 | 7.1% |
Sample of 6,668 production records, August 2026; status unknown for 1,094 and excluded from the shares. Shares are of records with a known status. A sample-based estimate, not a census of the registry.
Cite this: An estimated 5.7% of US registered sex offenders with a known housing status are homeless or have no fixed address — Offendersearch, Sex Offender Registry Statistics (August 2026). https://offendersearch.app/sex-offender-statistics#homelessness
Registrants indexed, by jurisdiction
Ranked by registrants indexed, with the rate per 1,000 residents (2020 Census population) beside it. Each name links to that jurisdiction’s reference page; each row has its own anchor (for example #state-texas), so you can link straight to one state’s figure.
| # | Jurisdiction | Registrants indexed (approx.) | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | ≈ 108,000 | 3.7 |
| 2 | Florida | ≈ 92,900 | 4.3 |
| 3 | California | ≈ 62,900 | 1.6 |
| 4 | Illinois | ≈ 44,300 | 3.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | ≈ 43,300 | 4.3 |
| 6 | Georgia | ≈ 41,500 | 3.9 |
| 7 | Virginia | ≈ 31,900 | 3.7 |
| 8 | North Carolina | ≈ 31,100 | 3.0 |
| 9 | New York | ≈ 28,300 | 1.4 |
| 10 | Tennessee | ≈ 27,900 | 4.0 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | ≈ 27,400 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | ≈ 25,400 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Ohio | ≈ 21,700 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Missouri | ≈ 21,500 | 3.5 |
| 15 | South Carolina | ≈ 18,200 | 3.6 |
| 16 | Indiana | ≈ 14,600 | 2.2 |
| 17 | Mississippi | ≈ 14,200 | 4.8 |
| 18 | Louisiana | ≈ 13,500 | 2.9 |
| 19 | Arizona | ≈ 13,200 | 1.8 |
| 20 | Alabama | ≈ 13,000 | 2.6 |
| 21 | Colorado | ≈ 12,900 | 2.2 |
| 22 | Utah | ≈ 12,200 | 3.7 |
| 23 | Kansas | ≈ 11,500 | 3.9 |
| 24 | Arkansas | ≈ 11,200 | 3.7 |
| 25 | Kentucky | ≈ 11,000 | 2.4 |
| 26 | Nevada | ≈ 9,900 | 3.2 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | ≈ 8,380 | 2.1 |
| 28 | Maryland | ≈ 7,490 | 1.2 |
| 29 | Nebraska | ≈ 7,240 | 3.7 |
| 30 | Iowa | ≈ 7,170 | 2.2 |
| 31 | Montana | ≈ 6,730 | 6.2 |
| 32 | Washington | ≈ 6,380 | 0.8 |
| 33 | Connecticut | ≈ 5,880 | 1.6 |
| 34 | West Virginia | ≈ 5,450 | 3.0 |
| 35 | Idaho | ≈ 5,360 | 2.9 |
| 36 | New Jersey | ≈ 4,540 | 0.5 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | ≈ 4,180 | 0.6 |
| 38 | South Dakota | ≈ 4,140 | 4.7 |
| 39 | Delaware | ≈ 4,030 | 4.1 |
| 40 | Alaska | ≈ 3,750 | 5.1 |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | ≈ 2,950 | 0.9 |
| 42 | Hawaii | ≈ 2,930 | 2.0 |
| 43 | Maine | ≈ 2,890 | 2.1 |
| 44 | New Mexico | ≈ 2,840 | 1.3 |
| 45 | New Hampshire | ≈ 2,690 | 2.0 |
| 46 | Wyoming | ≈ 2,620 | 4.5 |
| 47 | North Dakota | ≈ 2,250 | 2.9 |
| 48 | Oregon | ≈ 2,010 | 0.5 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | ≈ 1,550 | 1.4 |
| 50 | Minnesota | ≈ 1,480 | 0.3 |
| 51 | Vermont | ≈ 1,310 | 2.0 |
| 52 | District of Columbia | ≈ 1,060 | 1.5 |
| 53 | Guam | ≈ 857 | 5.6 |
| 54 | American Samoa | ≈ 147 | 3.0 |
| 55 | US Virgin Islands | ≈ 140 | 1.6 |
| 56 | Northern Mariana Islands | ≈ 109 | 2.3 |
Cite this: Registrants indexed per US jurisdiction, ranked, with per-1,000-resident rates — Offendersearch, Sex Offender Registry Statistics (August 2026). https://offendersearch.app/sex-offender-statistics#by-state
Methodology
What “indexed” means. Figures are counts of the registrant records our continuously updated national database holds per jurisdiction, rounded to three significant figures. They are not official state counts: jurisdictions count different things (people, registrations, addresses) and publish on their own terms, so no single official national table exists.
Why the table sums to less than the national total. The national figure spans all 58 registries we index, including national and tribal registries whose coverage overlaps the states; the table lists the 56 geographic jurisdictions. Searches de-duplicate across registries, so a person listed in more than one place returns as one person.
Rates. Per-1,000 figures divide our rounded index count by the jurisdiction’s 2020 Census resident population — a scale comparison, shown to one decimal.
Snapshot. This page reflects a snapshot dated 2026-08-21; figures update periodically. The live answer for a particular person always comes from a search, not a table.
About these statistics
How many registered sex offenders are there in the US?
Our national database indexes about 1,560,000 records across all 58 US registries — every state, DC, the territories, and national and tribal registries whose coverage overlaps the states. Searches de-duplicate across registries, so a person listed in more than one place comes back as one person with every registration on their record.
Which state has the most registered sex offenders?
In absolute terms Texas leads our index, and the largest states dominate the top of the table — but per-capita ordering is different, which is why the report shows both. Jurisdictions also differ in who must register and for how long, so cross-state comparisons are about scale, not policy equivalence.
Why are these figures approximate?
Because a precise number is out of date the day it is published: registries add, remove and amend records continuously, and jurisdictions count different things — some count people, others registrations or addresses. We publish rounded figures for our own continuously updated index, dated to a snapshot, and the live answer for any particular person comes from a search, not a table.
Are these the states’ official counts?
No — they are approximate counts of the registrants we index per jurisdiction, and they are labelled as such everywhere on this page. For a legal or research purpose that requires a state’s official figure, request it from that state’s registry authority.
Can I cite these statistics?
Yes — every figure on this page carries its own anchor and a pre-written citation line, so you can link to exactly the number you quote. Attribution to Offendersearch with a link is all we ask. For research or journalism that needs depth beyond this page, contact us.
The live answer beats the table
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