List of people executed in the United States in 2022

Eighteen people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2022, all by lethal injection. ^[1]

List of people executed in the United States in 2022

No.	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method	Ref.
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 27, 2022	Donald Anthony Grant	46	25	21	Male	Black	Oklahoma	Lethal injection	[2]
2		Matthew Reeves	44	18	26			Alabama		[3]
3	February 17, 2022	Gilbert Ray Postelle	35		17		White	Oklahoma		[4]
4	April 21, 2022	Carl Wayne Buntion	78	46	32			Texas		[5]
5	May 3, 2022	Carman L. Deck	56	30	26			Missouri		[6]
6	May 11, 2022	Clarence Wayne Dixon	66	22	44		Native American	Arizona		[7]
7	June 8, 2022	Frank Jarvis Atwood		28	38		White			[8]
8	July 28, 2022	Joe Nathan James Jr.	50	22	28		Black	Alabama		[9]
9	August 17, 2022	Kosoul Chanthakoummane	41	25	16		Asian	Texas		[10]
10	August 25, 2022	James Allen Coddington	50	24	26		White	Oklahoma		[11]
11	October 5, 2022	John Henry Ramirez	38	20	18		Hispanic	Texas		[12]
12	October 20, 2022	Benjamin Robert Cole Sr.	57	37	20		White	Oklahoma		[13]
13	November 9, 2022	Tracy Lane Beatty	61	42	19			Texas		[14]
14	November 16, 2022	Murray Hooper	76	35	41		Black	Arizona		[15]
15		Stephen Dale Barbee	55	37	18		White	Texas		[16]
16	November 17, 2022	Richard Stephen Fairchild	63	33	30			Oklahoma		[17]
17	November 29, 2022	Kevin Johnson Jr.	37	19	18		Black	Missouri		[18]
18	December 14, 2022	Thomas Edwin Loden Jr.	58	35	23		White	Mississippi		[19]
		Average:	54 years	29 years	26 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	18	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
White	10	56%
Black	5	28%
Asian	1	6%
Hispanic	1	6%
Native American	1	6%
State
Oklahoma	5	28%
Texas	5	28%
Arizona	3	17%
Alabama	2	11%
Missouri	2	11%
Mississippi	1	6%
Method
Lethal injection	18	100%
Month
January	2	11%
February	1	6%
March	0	0%
April	1	6%
May	2	11%
June	1	6%
July	1	6%
August	2	11%
September	0	0%
October	2	11%
November	5	28%
December	1	6%
Age
30–39	3	17%
40–49	3	17%
50–59	6	33%
60–69	4	22%
70–79	2	11%
Total	18	100%

Executions in recent years

Number of executions
2023	24
2022	18
2021	11
Total	53

See also

• List of death row inmates in the United States
• List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976
• List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
• List of people executed in Texas, 2020–present
• List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
• List of women executed in the United States since 1976

References

1. "Execution List 2022". Death Penalty Information Center . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
2. Murphy, Sean (January 28, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man for 2001 slayings of 2 hotel workers". ABC News. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
3. Reeves, Jay (January 28, 2022). "Man executed for 1996 killing after Supreme Court clears way". Associated Press . Retrieved January 28, 2022.
4. Murphy, Sean (February 17, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man for role in 2005 quadruple slaying". Associated Press . Retrieved February 17, 2022.
5. Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (April 21, 2022). "Oldest Texas death row inmate executed for officer's death". Associated Press . Retrieved April 22, 2022.
6. Salter, Jim (May 3, 2022). "Execution of Missouri man just the 5th in US this year". Associated Press . Retrieved May 4, 2022.
7. Davenport, Paul; Billeaud, Jacques (May 11, 2022). "Clarence Dixon dies in Arizona's 1st execution since 2014". Associated Press . Retrieved May 11, 2022.
8. Cooper, Jonathan J.; Billeaud, Jacques (June 8, 2022). "Arizona executes Frank Atwood for 1984 killing of young girl". Associated Press . Retrieved June 8, 2022.
9. Chandler, Kim (July 29, 2022). "Man executed despite calls from victim's family to spare him". Associated Press . Retrieved July 29, 2022.
10. Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (August 18, 2022). "Texas executes man for slaying of Dallas real estate agent". Associated Press . Retrieved August 19, 2022.
11. Murphy, Sean (August 25, 2022). "Oklahoma executes James Coddington for 1997 hammer killing". Associated Press . Retrieved August 25, 2022.
12. Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (October 6, 2022). "Texas executes inmate who fought prayer, touch rules". Associated Press . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
13. Murphy, Sean (October 20, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing infant daughter". Associated Press . Retrieved October 20, 2022.
14. Lozano, Juan A.; Graczyk, Michael (November 9, 2022). "Texas man executed for 2003 strangling death of his mother". Associated Press . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
15. Christie, Bob; Billeaud, Jacques (November 16, 2022). "Arizona executes man for 1980 killings of 2 people". Associated Press . Retrieved November 16, 2022.
16. Lozano, Juan A. (November 17, 2022). "Texas executes man for killing ex-girlfriend and her son, 7". Associated Press . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
17. Murphy, Sean (November 17, 2022). "Oklahoma executes man for 1993 killing of 3-year-old boy". Associated Press . Retrieved November 17, 2022.
18. Andone, Dakin (November 29, 2022). "Man who murdered police officer in 2005 has been executed in Missouri". CNN . Retrieved November 30, 2022.
19. "Man who carved 'I'm sorry' on chest after raping and murdering teen girl executed in Mississippi". Sky News . December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

Preceded by 2021

List of people executed       in the United States in    2022

Succeeded by 2023