DEATH ROW INMATES BY STATE
Total Number of Death Row Inmates as of January 1, 2009: 3,297
| State |
# of
Inmates |
|
State |
# of
Inmates |
|
State |
# of
Inmates |
| California |
678 |
S. Carolina |
63 |
Connecticut |
10 |
| Florida |
402 |
Mississippi |
62 |
Kansas |
10 |
| Texas |
358 |
U.S. Gov't |
55 |
Utah |
10 |
| Penn. |
226 |
Missouri |
52 |
Washington |
9 |
| Alabama |
207 |
Arkansas |
42 |
U.S. Military |
9 |
| Ohio |
181 |
Kentucky |
36 |
Maryland |
5 |
| N. Carolina |
167 |
Oregon |
35 |
South Dakota |
3 |
| Arizona |
129 |
Delaware |
20 |
Colorado |
3 |
| Georgia |
109 |
Virginia |
18 |
Montana |
2 |
| Tennessee |
92 |
Idaho |
18 |
New Mexico |
2 |
| Oklahoma |
86 |
Indiana |
17 |
Wyoming |
1 |
| Louisiana |
84 |
Illinois |
15 |
New Hampshire |
1 |
| Nevada |
79 |
Nebraska |
10 |
|
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Source: Death Row Population Figures from NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. "Death Row USA" (January 1, 2009)
New Mexico abolished the death penalty in March 2009, but law was not made retroactive so 2 remain on death row.
SIZE OF DEATH ROW BY YEAR - (1968 - present)
SIZE OF DEATH ROW BY YEAR (1968 to the PRESENT)
|
1968
|
517
|
1976
|
420
|
1984
|
1,405
|
1992
|
2,575
|
2000
|
3,593
|
1969
|
575
|
1977
|
423
|
1985
|
1,591
|
1993
|
2,716
|
2001
|
3,581
|
1970
|
631
|
1978
|
482
|
1986
|
1,781
|
1994
|
2,890
|
2002
|
3,557
|
1971
|
642
|
1979
|
539
|
1987
|
1,984
|
1995
|
3,054
|
2003
|
3,374
|
1972
|
334
|
1980
|
691
|
1988
|
2,124
|
1996
|
3,219
|
2004
|
3,315
|
1973
|
134
|
1981
|
856
|
1989
|
2,250
|
1997
|
3,335
|
2005
|
3,254
|
1974
|
244
|
1982
|
1,050
|
1990
|
2,356
|
1998
|
3,452
|
2006
|
3,228
|
1975
|
488
|
1983
|
1,209
|
1991
|
2,482
|
1999
|
3,527
|
2007
|
3,220 |
Sources: Bureau of Justice Statistics: "Capital Punishment" for Years 1968-2007
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. "Death Row USA" -January 1, 2009: 3,297 (uses different counting criteria)
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1968-2006 figures reported in Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Capital Punishment"
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