Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2024, three by nitrogen hypoxia and twenty-two by lethal injection. [1] The first person executed in 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith, became the first person in the United States and in the world to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. [2] Three states saw their first executions in over a decade. Utah saw its first execution since 2010 in August. [3] [4] South Carolina carried out its first execution since 2011 in September. [5] Indiana conducted its first execution since 2009 in December. [6] September 2024 also saw the greatest number of inmates executed within a one-week span since July 2003. [7]
No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
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At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
1 | January 25, 2024 | Kenneth Eugene Smith | 58 | 22 | 36 | Male | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [8] |
2 | February 28, 2024 | Ivan Abner Cantu | 50 | 27 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [9] | |
3 | March 20, 2024 | Willie James Pye | 59 | 28 | 31 | Black | Georgia | [10] | ||
4 | April 4, 2024 | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | 19 | 22 | Oklahoma | [11] | |||
5 | April 9, 2024 | Brian Joseph Dorsey | 52 | 34 | 18 | White | Missouri | [12] | ||
6 | May 30, 2024 | Jamie Ray Mills | 50 | 30 | 20 | Alabama | [13] | |||
7 | June 11, 2024 | David Russell Hosier | 69 | 54 | 15 | Missouri | [14] | |||
8 | June 26, 2024 | Ramiro Felix Gonzales | 41 | 18 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | [15] | ||
9 | June 27, 2024 | Richard Norman Rojem Jr. | 66 | 26 | 40 | White | Oklahoma | [16] | ||
10 | July 18, 2024 | Keith Edmund Gavin | 64 | 37 | 27 | Black | Alabama | [17] | ||
11 | August 7, 2024 | Arthur Lee Burton | 54 | 27 | Texas | [18] | ||||
12 | August 8, 2024 | Taberon Dave Honie | 48 | 22 | 26 | Native American | Utah | [19] | ||
13 | August 29, 2024 | Loran Kenstley Cole | 57 | 27 | 30 | White | Florida | [20] | ||
14 | September 20, 2024 | Freddie Eugene Owens | 46 | 19 | 27 | Black | South Carolina | [21] | ||
15 | September 24, 2024 | Marcellus Scott Williams | 55 | 29 | 26 | Missouri | [22] | |||
16 | Travis James Mullis | 38 | 21 | 17 | White | Texas | [23] | |||
17 | September 26, 2024 | Emmanuel Antonia Littlejohn | 52 | 20 | 32 | Black | Oklahoma | [24] | ||
18 | Alan Eugene Miller | 59 | 34 | 25 | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [25] | ||
19 | October 1, 2024 | Garcia Glen White | 61 | 26 | 35 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [26] | |
20 | October 17, 2024 | Derrick Ryan Dearman | 36 | 27 | 9 | White | Alabama | [27] | ||
21 | November 1, 2024 | Richard Bernard Moore | 59 | 34 | 25 | Black | South Carolina | [28] | ||
22 | November 21, 2024 | Carey Dale Grayson | 50 | 19 | 31 | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [29] | |
23 | December 3, 2024 | Christopher Leroy Collings | 49 | 32 | 17 | Missouri | Lethal injection | [30] | ||
24 | December 18, 2024 | Joseph Edward Corcoran | 22 | 27 | Indiana | [31] | ||||
25 | December 19, 2024 | Kevin Ray Underwood | 45 | 26 | 19 | Oklahoma | [32] | |||
Average: | 52 years | 27 years | 25 years |
Gender | ||
---|---|---|
Male | 25 | 100% |
Female | 0 | 0% |
Ethnicity | ||
White | 13 | 52% |
Black | 9 | 36% |
Hispanic | 2 | 8% |
Native American | 1 | 4% |
State | ||
Alabama | 6 | 24% |
Texas | 5 | 20% |
Missouri | 4 | 16% |
Oklahoma | 4 | 16% |
South Carolina | 2 | 8% |
Florida | 1 | 4% |
Georgia | 1 | 4% |
Indiana | 1 | 4% |
Utah | 1 | 4% |
Method | ||
Lethal injection | 22 | 88% |
Nitrogen hypoxia | 3 | 12% |
Month | ||
January | 1 | 4% |
February | 1 | 4% |
March | 1 | 4% |
April | 2 | 8% |
May | 1 | 4% |
June | 3 | 12% |
July | 1 | 4% |
August | 3 | 12% |
September | 5 | 20% |
October | 2 | 8% |
November | 2 | 8% |
December | 3 | 12% |
Age | ||
30–39 | 2 | 8% |
40–49 | 7 | 28% |
50–59 | 12 | 48% |
60–69 | 4 | 16% |
Total | 25 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2025 | 30 |
2024 | 25 |
2023 | 24 |
Total | 79 |
Preceded by 2023 | List of people executed in the United States in 2024 | Succeeded by 2025 |