As of August 2024, a total of 1,413 people had been executed by lethal injection in the United States since 1976, making it the most common method of execution in the country. Over that same time period, a further 163 people were executed via electrocution.
Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2024, by method of execution
Method of execution
Number of executions
Lethal injection
1,413
Electrocution
163
Gas chamber
12
Hanging
3
Firing squad
3
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DPIC. (August 8, 2024). Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2024, by method of execution [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199086/total-number-of-executions-in-the-us-by-method/
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