Percent change in jail population in largest jurisdictions due to COVID-19 U.S. 2020
From March to June 2020, the inmate population decreased by 52.3 percent due to COVID-19 in the Denver County, Colorado jail jurisdiction -- the largest decrease out of the other major jurisdictions in the United States. On the other hand, the jail population increased by 6.4 percent in Dallas County, Texas during this same time period.