As of August 8, 2024, Texas has executed a total of 598 people since the reinstatement of capital punishment in the United States in 1976. Oklahoma had the second-highest number of executed inmates, with 125 executions carried out since 1976.
Total number of executions in the United States from 1976 to 2024, by state
Figures as of August 8, 2024. There were no executions in the United States between 1967 and 1977. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down capital punishment in 1972, but reinstated it in 1976. 30 states, the federal government, and the military use capital punishment in 2019.
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