How many people are on death row in the United States?

The number of prisoners in the U.S. facing active death sentences is lower. ** New Mexico repealed the death penalty in March 2009, but the law was not made retroactive. 2 remain on death row. ^ The Delaware Supreme Court declared the state's death-penalty statute unconstutitional in 2016. read more

The statistic shows the number of executions in the United States from 2014 to 2018, by state. As of May 17, 2018, 6 executions were carried out in Texas in 2018. Death penalty Texas and Missouri both performed ten executions in 2014. The U.S. government and military also enforce death penalties. read more