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U.S. capital punishment - total number of executions 1976-2017, by state

Number of death row prisoners executed in the U.S. from 1976 to 2017, by state

The data displays the total number of death row inmates executed in the U.S. from 1976 to 2017. As of October 1, 2017, the U.S. state of Texas had executed 543 death row inmates.

Texas	543
Virginia	113
Oklahoma	112
Florida	93
Missouri	88
Georgia	70
Alabama	60
Ohio	55
North Carolina	43
South Carolina	43
Arizona	37
Arkansas	31
Louisiana	28
Mississippi	21
Indiana	20
Delaware	16
California	13
Nevada	12
Illinois	12
Utah	7
Tennessee	6
Maryland	5
Washington	5
Idaho	3
Kentucky	3
Montana	3
New Hampshire	3
Pennsylvania	3
South Dakota	3
Oregon	2
Colorado	1
Connecticut	1
New Mexico	1
Wyoming	1

U.S. capital punishment - total number of executions 1976-2017, by state

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