Executions by State in the U.S.
Below are execution statistics for every state (and the Federal government) from 1976 to the present. Executions are also broken down by method, and there is a list of states and other jurisdictions without the death penalty. Two states (Kansas and New Hampshire) are not abolitionist but have had no executions; they are not listed. For execution statistics prior to 1976 (and through 2002), see the Death Penalty Information Center's display of data from The Espy File.
You can also find information about executions by year, method, or view the current schedule of executions in the U.S.
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| U.S. Executions by State | | Texas | 449 | | Virginia | 105 | | Oklahoma | 92 | | Florida | 68 | | Missouri | 67 | | Georgia | 46 | | Alabama | 44 | | North Carolina | 43 | | South Carolina | 42 | | Ohio | 35 | | Louisiana | 28 | | Arkansas | 27 | | Arizona | 23 | | Indiana | 20 | | Delaware | 14 | | California | 13 | | Nevada | 12 | | Illinois | 12 | | Mississippi | 10 | | Utah | 6 | | Tennessee | 6 | | Maryland | 5 | | Washington | 4 | | Kentucky | 3 | | Nebraska | 3 | | Oregon | 2 | | Colorado | 1 | | Idaho | 1 | | Wyoming | 1 | | Federal | 3 | | Pennsylvania | 3 | | Montana | 3 | | Connecticut | 1 | | South Dakota | 1 | | New Mexico | 1 | | Total Executions Since 1976: | 1194 |
| | | U.S. Executions by Method | | Lethal Injection | 1023 |
| Electrocution | 156 |
| Lethal Gas | 11 |
| Hanging* | 3 |
| Firing Squad* | 2 |
* All states that used this method had lethal injection as an alternative. |
| Abolitionist Jurisdictions (17) | Alaska
Hawaii
Iowa
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico | |
