, there were 2,414 death row inmates in the United States. The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone,

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Demographics

Ethnicity of defendants on death row

*White: 1,023 (42.38%) *African-American: 986 (40.85%) *Hispanic: 335 (13.88%) *Asian: 46 (1.91%) *Native American: 24 (0.99%)

Gender of defendants on death row

*Male: 2,364 (97.93%) *Female: 50 (2.07%) Comparatively, 50.8% of the U.S. population is female, and 49.2% is male (USCB 2018).

Education

* 69.75% have less than a high school diploma or GED. Comparatively, 12.19% of U.S. adults have less than a high school diploma or GED.

Mental illness

* It has been estimated that over 10% of death row inmates have a mental illness. Comparatively, it is estimated that 4.2% of American adults have a serious mental illness.

Time on death row

*Median time, in years, a death row prisoner has been awaiting execution: 7 *Average time, in years, between imposition of a death sentence and execution: 12 ** For 2020: 22 years on average between offense and execution.

Later found innocent or exonerated

* 1.6% of death row prisoners since 1972 have been formally exonerated and released.

List of death row inmates by jurisdiction

Federal

* On death row: 44 () * Total number executed: 50 (1927–2021) Due to the high number of federal death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of federal death row inmates
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Military

*On death row: 4 *Total number executed: 135 (1916 to present)

Alabama

*On death row: 166 () *Total number executed: 70 (1976–present) Due to the high number of Alabama death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Alabama
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American Samoa

*On death row: 0 *Total number executed: 0 (1949–present) Capital punishment exists as a punishment in

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, an unincorporated territory of the United States, but does not have a prescribed method of execution. No executions have been imposed or performed since the territory gained self-governance in 1949; the last executions occurred in the late 1930s, when the island was under the control of the

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Arizona

*On death row: 109 () *Total number executed: 143 (1800–2022) Due to the high number of Arizona death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Arizona
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Arkansas

*On death row: 30 () *Total number executed: 200 (1913–2017) Due to the high number of Arkansas death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Arkansas
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California

*On death row: 689 () *Total number executed: 722 (1700–2006) Due to the high number of California death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in California
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Florida

*On death row: 304 () *Total number executed: 412 (1800–2020) Due to the high number of Florida death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Florida
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Georgia

*On death row: 38 () *Total number executed: 1021 (1700–2020) Due to the high number of Georgia death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Georgia
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Idaho

*On death row: 8 *Total number executed: 29 (since 1864)

Indiana

*On death row: 8 (November 21, 2020) *Total number executed: 151 (1800–2009)

Kansas

*On death row: 9 *Total number executed: 57 (1800–1965) *'
List of death row inmates in Kansas
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Kentucky

*On death row: 26 *Total number executed: 427 () Due to the high number of Kentucky death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Kentucky
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Louisiana

*On death row: 64 () *Total number executed: 659 (1700–2010) Due to the high number of Louisiana death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Louisiana
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Mississippi

*On death row: 35 *Total number executed: 374 (1800–2022) Due to the high number of Mississippi death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Mississippi
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Missouri

*On death row: 17 () *Total number executed: 374 (1800–2022) Due to the high number of Missouri death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Missouri
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Montana

*On death row: 2 *Total number executed: 74 (1800–2006)

Nebraska

*On death row: 11 *Total number executed: 41 (1862–2018)

Nevada

*On death row: 64The 64 Faces of Nevada's Death Row
www.review journal.com. retrieved 7 April 2022 *Total number executed: 71 (1863–2006)

New Hampshire

*On death row: 1 (2014) *Total number executed: 24 (1700–1939) Note: On May 30, 2019, the state Senate voted to override Governor Chris Sununu's veto on a bill that abolished the state's death penalty 16–8. Since the veto had previously been overridden by the state House of Representatives, the bill immediately became law and repealed capital punishment, replacing it with life in prison without the possibility of parole. The law was not applied retroactively and the one person on death row at the time of abolition remains there.

North Carolina

*On death row: 137 *Total number executed: 822 (1608–2006) Due to the high number of North Carolina death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in North Carolina
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Ohio

*On death row: 130 () *Total number executed: 483 (1700–2018) Due to the high number of Ohio death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Ohio
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Oklahoma

*On death row: 40 () *Total number executed: 237 (1800–2022) Due to the high number of Oklahoma death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'

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Oregon

*On death row: 0 (December 13, 2022) *Total number executed: 124 (1800–1997)

Pennsylvania

*On death row: 105 (July 1, 2022) *Total number executed: 1043 (1608–1999) Owing to the high number of Pennsylvania death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in Pennsylvania
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South Carolina

*On death row: 35 *Total number executed: 683 (1700–2011) Due to the high number of South Carolina death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'
List of death row inmates in South Carolina
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South Dakota

*On death row: 1 *Total number executed: 20 (1877-2019)

Tennessee

*On death row: 47 *Total number executed: 134 Due to the high number of Tennessee death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked: *'

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Texas

*On death row: 189 *Total number executed: 1,333 (1800–2022) Due to the high number of Texas death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages or part of a criminal enterprise with a separate Wikipedia page are listed in this article. The full list is externally linked: *'
Faces of Death Row: The Texas Tribune
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Utah

*On death row: 7 *Total number executed: 50 (1800–2010)

Wyoming

*On death row: 0 *Total number executed: 23 (1866–1992)

Jurisdictions without the death penalty

Twenty-three states have abolished capital punishment. Crimes committed in these states are still eligible for the death penalty if they are convicted in federal court for certain federal crimes. Capital punishment has been abolished in New Hampshire, but only for new sentences. One prisoner (Michael Addison) who was already sentenced to death remains on death row in the state. States and the date of abolition of capital punishment: #

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References

External links

List of death row inmates by state and country

FindLaw documentation of Nathan Dunlap's appeal to the Supreme Court of Colorado
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of United States Death Row Inmates Capital punishment in the United States American prisoners sentenced to death Lists of prisoners and detainees