U.S. capital punishment - total executions 1976-2024, by state

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 20, 2024

As of August 8, 2024, Texas has executed a total of 598 people since the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976. Oklahoma had the second-highest number of executed inmates, with 125 executions carried out since 1976.

Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2024, by state

CharacteristicNumber of executions
Texas 598
Oklahoma 125
Virginia 113
Florida 105
Missouri 99
Georgia 77
Alabama 75
Ohio 56
North Carolina 43
South Carolina 43
Arizona 40
Arkansas 31
Louisiana 28
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August 2024

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United States

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1976 to August 8, 2024

Supplementary notes

Figures as of August 8, 2024. 
There were no executions in the United States between 1967 and 1977. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down capital punishment in 1972, but reinstated it in 1976. 30 states, the federal government, and the military use capital punishment in 2019.

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