Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976

LAST UPDATED November 6, 2009: FOLLOWING AN EXECUTION IN Texas


 

TOTAL EXECUTIONS SINCE 1976
1179
EXECUTIONS TO DATE IN 2009 43
TOTAL EXECUTIONS IN 2008 37

 


EXECUTIONS BY STATE
STATE
TOTAL EXECUTIONS
EXECUTIONS IN 2009 EXECUTIONS IN 2008
TEXAS
442 20 18
VIRGINIA
103 1 4
OKLAHOMA
91 3 2
MISSOURI
67 1  
FLORIDA
68 2 2
NORTH CAROLINA
43    
GEORGIA
46 3 4
SOUTH CAROLINA
42 2 3
ALABAMA 44 6  
LOUISIANA
27    
ARKANSAS
27    
ARIZONA
23    
OHIO
32 4 2
INDIANA 19    
DELAWARE
14    
CALIFORNIA 13    
ILLINOIS
12    
NEVADA
12    
MISSISSIPPI
10   2
UTAH
6    
MARYLAND
5    
WASHINGTON
4    
NEBRASKA
3    
MONTANA
3    
PENNSYLVANIA
3    
U. S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
3    
KENTUCKY
3   1
TENNESSEE
5 1  
OREGON
2    
COLORADO
1    
CONNECTICUT 1    
IDAHO
1    
NEW MEXICO
1    
SOUTH DAKOTA 1    
WYOMING
1    

 



 

 

EXECUTIONS BY REGION
REGION TOTAL
SOUTH 974
MIDWEST 134
WEST 67
NORTHEAST 4

TEXAS & VIRGINIA ALONE

546