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List of death row inmates in the United States

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As of July 1, 2016, there were 2,905 death row inmates in the United States. The number of death row inmates changes daily with new convictions, appellate decisions, sentence commutations, deaths (through execution or otherwise), and exonerations. Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions, the information in this article may be out of date.

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Ethnicity of defendants on death row

  • White: 1,230 (42.34%)
  • Black: 1,214 (41.79%)
  • Latino/Latina: 380 (13.08%)
  • Asian: 53 (1.82%)
  • Native American: 27 (0.93%)
  • Unknown: 1 (0.03%)
  • Comparatively the US population is 63.7% non-Hispanic white, 12.2% black, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Asian and 0.9% Native American and 2.1% mixed or other.

    Gender of defendants on death row

  • Male: 2,850 (98.11%)
  • Female: 55 (1.89%)
  • Comparatively 51.32% of the US population is female, 48.68% is male (2014).

    Education

  • 51.7% have less than a high school diploma or GED
  • Comparatively, 84.1% of US adults have a high school diploma or GED.

    Mental illness

  • 5-10% of death row inmates have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness
  • Comparatively, it's 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: 7.4
  • Average time, in years, between imposition of a death sentence and execution: 11.8
  • Innocence

  • 1.6% of death row prisoners since 1972 have been exonerated, although it has been estimated that approximately 4% of death row inmates are factually innocent.
  • Likelihood of being executed

  • 13% of those who have received a death sentence have been executed
  • Federal

  • Currently on death row: 63 (as of Jan. 2017)
  • Total number executed: 37 (1927–2003)
  • Due to the high number of federal death row inmates, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed on this page. A full list is externally linked:

  • List of federal death row inmates
  • United States military

  • Currently on death row: 5
  • Total number executed: 135 (1916 to present)
  • Alabama

  • Currently on death row: 183
  • Due to the high number of death row inmates in Alabama, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:

  • List of death row inmates in Alabama
  • Arizona

  • Currently on death row: 119
  • Total number executed: 126 (1800–2002)
  • Due to the high number of death row inmates in Arizona, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:

  • List of death row inmates in Arizona
  • Arkansas

  • Currently on death row: 34 (as of November 22, 2016)
  • Total number executed: 196 (1913–2015)
  • 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:

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  • California

  • Currently on death row: 741 (as of July 1, 2016)
  • Total number executed: 719 (1700–2002)
  • 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
  • Colorado

  • Currently on death row: 3 (as of 2013)
  • Total number executed: 102 (1800–2002)
  • Delaware

  • Currently on death row: 0 (as of 2016)
  • Total number executed: 75 (1800–2002)
  • List of death row inmates in Delaware
  • Delaware no longer uses the death penalty.
  • Florida

  • Currently on death row: 381 (as of March 14, 2017)
  • Total number executed: 367 (1800–2002)
  • 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
  • Georgia

  • Currently on death row: 58 (as of January 1, 2017)
  • Total number executed: 976 (1700–2002)
  • 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
  • Idaho

  • Currently on death row: 9 (2015)
  • Total number executed: 29 (since 1864)
  • Indiana

  • Currently on death row: 13 (2014)
  • Total number executed: 140 (1800–2002)
  • Kansas

  • Currently on death row: 9
  • Total number executed: (1800–2002)
  • List of death row inmates in Kansas
  • Kentucky

  • Currently on death row: 33
  • Total number executed: 426 (as of 2002)
  • 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
  • Louisiana

  • Currently on death row: 85 (2014)
  • Total number executed: 658 (1700–2002)
  • Due to the high number of death row inmates in Louisiana, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list of Louisiana death row inmates is not available.

    Mississippi

  • Currently on death row: 47
  • Total number executed: 357 (1800–2002)
  • Due to the high number of death row inmates in Mississippi, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:

  • List of death row inmates in Mississippi
  • Missouri

  • Currently on death row: 42 (2014)
  • Total number executed: 340 (1800–2002)
  • Due to the high number of death row inmates in Missouri, only prisoners with Wikipedia pages are listed in this article. A full list is externally linked:

  • List of death row inmates in Missouri
  • Montana

  • Currently on death row: 2
  • Total number executed: 73 (1800–2002)
  • Nebraska

  • Currently on death row: 10 (2015)
  • Total number executed: 40 (1862–2002)
  • Nevada

  • Currently on death row: 78-82
  • Total number executed: 74+
  • New Hampshire

  • Currently on death row: 1 (2014)
  • Total number executed: 24 (1700–2002)
  • New Mexico

  • Currently on death row: 2 (2014)
  • Total number executed: 73 (1800–2002)
  • Note: On March 18, 2009, New Mexico became the 15th state without a death penalty when then-Governor Bill Richardson signed the law replacing New Mexico's death penalty with life without parole. The law was not made retroactive; the two inmates on death row at the time remain there.

    North Carolina

  • Currently on death row: 148
  • Total number executed: 802 (1608–2002)
  • 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
  • Ohio

  • Currently on death row: 138 (January 3, 2017)
  • Total number executed: 443 (1700–2002)
  • 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
  • Oklahoma

  • Currently on death row: 47 (As of February 29, 2016)
  • Total number executed: 183 (1800–2002)
  • 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:

  • List of death row inmates in Oklahoma
  • Oregon

  • Currently on death row: 36 (2014)
  • Total number executed: 124 (1800–2002)
  • Due to the high number of Oregon 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 Oregon
  • Pennsylvania

  • Currently on death row: 173 (March 1, 2017)
  • Total number executed: 1043 (1608–2002)
  • Due 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
  • South Carolina

  • Currently on death row: 48 (2013)
  • Total number executed: 668 (1700–2002)
  • 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
  • South Dakota

  • Currently on death row: 3
  • Total number executed: 18
  • Tennessee

  • Currently on death row: 61
  • Total number executed: 335
  • 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:

  • List of death row inmates in Tennessee
  • Texas

  • Currently on death row: 250 (2016)
  • Total number executed: 1,031 (1800-2002)
  • Due to the high number of Texas 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 Texas
  • Utah

  • Currently on death row: 8
  • Total number executed: 49 (1800–2002), plus one in 2010
  • Virginia

  • Currently on death row: 6
  • Total number executed: 1362 (1608–2017)
  • Washington

  • Currently on death row: 8 (as of 2017)
  • Total number executed: 78 (since 1904)
  • Wyoming

  • Currently on death row: 1 (2015)
  • Total number executed: 23 (1866–2002)
  • Jurisdictions without the death penalty

    Eighteen states have abolished capital punishment. Crimes committed in these states are still eligible for the death penalty if they are tried in federal court. Capital punishment has been abolished in New Mexico but only for new sentences. Prisoners who are already sentenced to death in that state remain on death row.

    States:

    1. Michigan (May 18, 1846)
    2. Wisconsin (1853)
    3. Maine (1887)
    4. Minnesota (1911)
    5. Hawaii (1948; prior to statehood)
    6. Alaska (1957; prior to statehood)
    7. Vermont (with the exception of treason; 1964)
    8. Iowa (1965)
    9. West Virginia (1965)
    10. North Dakota (1973)
    11. Massachusetts (October 18, 1984)
    12. Rhode Island (1984)
    13. New Jersey (2007)
    14. New York (2007)
    15. New Mexico (2009)
    16. Illinois (2011)
    17. Connecticut (2012)
    18. Maryland (2013)

    Territories:

    1. Washington, D.C. (1981)
    2. Puerto Rico (1929)
    3. American Samoa (The death penalty is still on the books in American Samoa. However, the last execution was in the 1930s, and steps are being taken to abolish the practice.)
    4. Guam (date abolished unknown)
    5. Northern Mariana Islands (date abolished unknown)
    6. United States Virgin Islands (1991)

    References

    List of death row inmates in the United States Wikipedia