In total, 17 inmates were executed in the United States in 2020. Of these, five of the people who were executed were Black. The death penalty is authorized by 27 states and the federal government in the United States.
Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity
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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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2021). Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. December 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners Executed in The United States in 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
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Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
