County correctional facilities' annual admissions increased an absolute 13 percent between 1977 and 1981, from 98,681 to 111,558. The six largest counties (except New York City) correctional facilities collectively operated from 4 to 20 percent above maximum prisoner capacity during 1982. The analysis examines the prisoner populations incarcerated in county and State correctional facilities across New York State, giving data on local facilities by age, annual admissions, population, and prisoner population and housing capacity. Graphs and footnotes are included. (Author summary modified)