Death Row

Racial Demographics

Current U.S. Death Row Population by Race

RaceNumberPercentage
Black96141%
Latinx32514%
White97842%
Other673%

State-by-State Death Row Populations by Race

as of January 1, 2023

StateTotalBlackWhiteLatinxNative AmericanAsianUnknown
Alabama16780852000
Arizona114176922330
Arkansas2813141000
California6652322201779270
Florida31311917319110
Georgia4122163000
Idaho8080000
Indiana8260000
Kansas9360000
Kentucky263230000
Louisiana6342183000
Mississippi3622121010
Missouri185130000
Montana2020000
Nebraska11236000
Nevada6223289020
New Hampshire1100000
North Carolina14074554610
Ohio12972533010
Oklahoma4017164300
Oregon0000000
Pennsylvania123644711020
South Carolina3619161000
South Dakota1010000
Tennessee4723220020
Texas192885051030
Utah7141100
Wyoming0000000
US Gov.4417197010
Military4220000
TOTAL233596298132523440

(In this table, the total of inmates on death row will be slightly higher than the national total of 2,331 because some inmates were sentenced to death in more than one state and hence will be counted twice.)

Figures from NAACP-LDF “DEATH ROW USA” (As of January 1, 2023).