Total Executions Since 1930 > Capital Punishment statistics - states compared

	Texas	13.9%
	Georgia	8.3%
	New York	6.7%
	North Carolina	6.3%
	California	6.3%
	Florida	4.8%
	South Carolina	4.1%
	Ohio	4%
	Virginia	3.9%
	Alabama	3.5%
	Mississippi	3.3%
	Louisiana	3.3%
	Pennsylvania	3.2%
	Arkansas	3%
	Oklahoma	2.9%
	Missouri	2.6%
	Kentucky	2.2%
	Illinois	2.1%
	Tennessee	1.9%
	New Jersey	1.5%

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	Texas:	676
# 2	Georgia:	405
# 3	New York:	329
# 4	North Carolina:	306
# 5	California:	305
# 6	Florida:	234
# 7	South Carolina:	198
# 8	Ohio:	196
# 9	Virginia:	190
# 10	Alabama:	170
# 11	Mississippi:	162
# 12	Louisiana:	160
# 13	Pennsylvania:	155
# 14	Arkansas:	145
# 15	Oklahoma:	143
# 16	Missouri:	128
# 17	Kentucky:	105
# 18	Illinois:	102
# 19	Tennessee:	95
# 20	New Jersey:	74
# 21	Maryland:	73
# 22	Arizona:	60
# 23	Indiana:	58
# 24	Washington:	51
# 25	Colorado:	48
# 26	Nevada:	41
= 27	West Virginia:	40
= 27	District of Columbia:	40
# 29	Massachusetts:	27
# 30	Delaware:	26
# 31	Connecticut:	22
# 32	Oregon:	21
# 33	Utah:	19
# 34	Iowa:	18
# 35	Kansas:	15
= 36	Montana:	9
= 36	New Mexico:	9
# 38	Wyoming:	8
# 39	Nebraska:	7
= 40	Idaho:	4
= 40	Vermont:	4
= 42	New Hampshire:	1
= 42	South Dakota:	1
	Total:	4,880
	Weighted average:	113.5

DEFINITION: Total number of executions since 1930. NOTE: During this period of time, the Federal System executed 36 inmates. Military authorities carried out an additional 160 executions between 1930 and 1961.

SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2006

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