Capital Punishment lethal injection (most recent) by state

	Texas	43.5%
	Oklahoma	9.7%
	Virginia	8.7%
	Missouri	7.9%
	North Carolina	4.1%
	South Carolina	3.4%
	Arkansas	3.2%
	Arizona	2.6%
	Ohio	1.9%
	Florida	1.9%
	Georgia	1.7%
	Illinois	1.6%
	Delaware	1.6%
	Nevada	1.3%
	California	1%
	Indiana	1%
	Louisiana	0.9%
	Alabama	0.8%
	Maryland	0.5%
	Utah	0.5%

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	Texas:	336
# 2	Oklahoma:	75
# 3	Virginia:	67
# 4	Missouri:	61
# 5	North Carolina:	32
# 6	South Carolina:	26
# 7	Arkansas:	25
# 8	Arizona:	20
= 9	Ohio:	15
= 9	Florida:	15
# 11	Georgia:	13
= 12	Illinois:	12
= 12	Delaware:	12
# 14	Nevada:	10
= 15	California:	8
= 15	Indiana:	8
# 17	Louisiana:	7
# 18	Alabama:	6
= 19	Maryland:	4
= 19	Utah:	4
# 21	Pennsylvania:	3
= 22	Montana:	2
= 22	Mississippi:	2
= 22	Washington:	2
= 22	Oregon:	2
= 26	Colorado:	1
= 26	Idaho:	1
= 26	Wyoming:	1
= 26	Kentucky:	1
= 26	Tennessee:	1
= 26	New Mexico:	1
# 32	Nebraska:	0
	Total:	773
	Weighted average:	24.2

DEFINITION: Total number of prisoners executed by lethal injection from 1977 to 2004. NOTE: During this period of time, the Fedral System executed 3 people by lethal injection.

SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2005

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