Executions in the United States, 1608-1976, By State
Posted: August 10, 2004
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| STATE |
EXECUTIONS, 1608-1976 |
EXECUTIONS, 1976-Present |
| Virginia |
1,277 | 105 |
| New York |
1,130 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,040 | 3 |
| Georgia |
950 | 46 |
| North Carolina |
784 | 43 |
| Texas |
755 | 446 |
| California |
709 | 13 |
| Alabama |
708 | 44 |
| South Carolina |
641 | 42 |
| Louisiana |
632 | 27 |
| Arkansas |
478 | 27 |
| Ohio |
438 | 32 |
| Kentucky |
424 | 3 |
| New Jersey |
361 | 0 |
| Mississippi |
351 | 10 |
| Illinois |
348 | 12 |
| Massachusetts |
345 | 0 |
| Tennessee |
335 | 5 |
| Florida |
314 | 68 |
| Maryland |
309 | 5 |
| Missouri |
285 | 67 |
| West Virginia |
155 | 0 |
| Oklahoma |
132 | 91 |
| Indiana |
131 | 19 |
| Connecticut |
126 | 1 |
| Oregon |
122 | 2 |
| Washington, DC |
118 | 0 |
| Washington |
105 | 4 |
| Arizona |
104 | 23 |
| Colorado |
101 | 1 |
| New Mexico |
73 | 1 |
| Montana |
71 | 3 |
| Minnesota |
66 | 0 |
| Delaware |
62 | 14 |
| Nevada |
61 | 12 |
| Kansas |
57 | 0 |
| Rhode Island |
52 | 0 |
| Hawaii |
49 | 0 |
| Iowa |
45 | 0 |
| Utah |
43 | 6 |
| Nebraska |
34 | 3 |
| Idaho |
26 | 1 |
| Vermont |
26 | 0 |
| New Hampshire |
24 | 0 |
| Wyoming |
22 | 1 |
| Maine |
21 | 0 |
| South Dakota |
15 | 1 |
| Michigan |
13 | 0 |
| Alaska |
12 | 0 |
| North Dakota |
8 | 0 |
| Wisconsin |
1 | 0 |