U.S. capital punishment - number of prisoners executed 2020, by state

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024
In Texas, three people were executed in 2020, the highest number of any U.S. state.

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Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by state

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December 2021

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United States

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2020

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