U.S. capital punishment - death sentences 2020, by ethnicity

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 4, 2023
In 2020, a total number of 14 people were admitted to prison in the United States awaiting execution. Of these, eight prisoners admitted to prison on death row were White. In the United States, 27 states and the federal government authorize the death penalty.

Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2020, by ethnicity

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Release date

December 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

The data for white and black inmates include persons of Hispanic/Latino origin.
The data for the total number includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.

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