Death Row Inmates by State and Size of Death Row by Year
DEATH ROW INMATES BY STATE
Total Number of Death Row Inmates as of July 1, 2009: 3,279
Inmates
Inmates
Inmates
California
690
S. Carolina
63
Connecticut
10
Florida
403
Mississippi
60
Kansas
10
Texas
342
U.S. Gov't
58
Utah
10
Penn.
225
Missouri
52
Washington
9
Alabama
200
Arkansas
43
U.S. Military
8
Ohio
176
Kentucky
36
Maryland
5
N. Carolina
169
Oregon
33
South Dakota
3
Arizona
129
Delaware
19
Colorado
3
Georgia
108
Idaho
18
Montana
2
Tennessee
92
Indiana
17
New Mexico
2
Oklahoma
86
Virginia
16
Wyoming
1
Louisiana
84
Illinois
15
New Hampshire
1
Nevada
78
Nebraska
11
Source: Death Row Population Figures from NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. "Death Row USA" (July 1, 2009)
New Mexico abolished the death penalty in March 2009, but law was not made retroactive so 2 remain on death row.
SIZE OF DEATH ROW BY YEAR - (1968 - present)
| 1968 | 517 | 1982 | 1,050 | 1996 | 3,219 |
| 1969 | 575 | 1983 | 1,209 | 1997 | 3,335 |
| 1970 | 631 | 1984 | 1,405 | 1998 | 3,452 |
| 1971 | 642 | 1985 | 1,591 | 1999 | 3,527 |
| 1972 | 334 | 1986 | 1,781 | 2000 | 3,593 |
| 1973 | 134 | 1987 | 1,984 | 2001 | 3,581 |
| 1974 | 244 | 1988 | 2,124 | 2002 | 3,557 |
| 1975 | 488 | 1989 | 2,250 | 2003 | 3,374 |
| 1976 | 420 | 1990 | 2,356 | 2004 | 3,315 |
| 1977 | 423 | 1991 | 2,482 | 2005 | 3,254 |
| 1978 | 482 | 1992 | 2,575 | 2006 | 3,228 |
| 1979 | 539 | 1993 | 2,716 | 2007 | 3,215 |
| 1980 | 691 | 1994 | 2,890 | 2008 | 3,207 |
| 1981 | 856 | 1995 | 3,054 |
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. "Death Row USA" -July 1, 2009: 3,297 (uses different counting criteria)

1968-2006 figures reported in Bureau of Justice Statistics, "Capital Punishment"
