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 January 1, 2012: 3,189
Inmates
Inmates
Inmates
California
723
U.S. Gov't
60
Connecticut**
11
Florida
402
S. Carolina
58
Kansas
10
Texas
312
Mississippi
56
Utah
9
Penn.
211
Missouri
47
Washington
9
Alabama
202
Arkansas
40
U.S. Military
6
N. Carolina
166
Oregon
37
Maryland
5
Ohio
151
Kentucky
35
Colorado
4
Arizona
135
Delaware
19
South Dakota
4
Georgia
99
Idaho
14
Montana
2
Louisiana
89
Indiana
14
New Mexico*
2
Tennessee
88
Virginia
12
Wyoming
1
Nevada
80
Nebraska
11
New Hampshire
1
Oklahoma
70
Source: Death Row Population Figures from NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. "Death Row USA" (January 1, 2012)
*New Mexico abolished the death penalty in March 2009, but law was not made retroactive so 2 remain on death row.
**Connecticut abolished the death penalty in April 2012, but law was not made retroactive so 11 remain on death row.
SIZE OF DEATH ROW BY YEAR - (1968 - present)
| 1968 | 517 | 1982 | 1,050 | 1996 | 3,219 | 2010 | 3,158 |
| 1969 | 575 | 1983 | 1,209 | 1997 | 3,335 | 2011 | 3,199 |
| 1970 | 631 | 1984 | 1,405 | 1998 | 3,452 | 2012 | 3,189 |
| 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 | 2009 | 3,173 |
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. "Death Row USA" for Years 2011 and 2012.

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