In 2020, a total of 17 prisoners were executed in the United States, compared to a total of 22 prisoners who were executed the year prior. 1998 saw the most prisoners executed in the United States, with 98 executions.
Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2020
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2021). Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2020." Chart. December 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners under Sentence of Death Executed per Year in The United States from 1990 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners under sentence of death executed per year in the United States from 1990 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199077/number-of-executions-per-year-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited January 19, 2022)
