As of 2022, the U.S. state of Texas had executed 573 death row inmates since 1976, when the death penalty was reinstated. Over the same time period, Oklahoma executed 116 people, and the U.S. federal government executed 16 people.
Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 1976 to 2022, by state
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LDF. (April 1, 2022). Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 1976 to 2022, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632540/united-states-number-of-executions-by-state/
LDF. "Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 1976 to 2022, by state." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632540/united-states-number-of-executions-by-state/
LDF. (2022). Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 1976 to 2022, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632540/united-states-number-of-executions-by-state/
LDF. "Number of Death Row Prisoners Executed in The United States from 1976 to 2022, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632540/united-states-number-of-executions-by-state/
LDF, Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 1976 to 2022, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632540/united-states-number-of-executions-by-state/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Number of death row prisoners executed in the United States from 1976 to 2022, by state [Graph], LDF, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632540/united-states-number-of-executions-by-state/