Death Row

Racial Demographics

Current U.S. Death Row Population by Race

RaceNumberPercentage
Black97041%
Latinx33014%
White99442%
Other693%

State-by-State Death Row Populations by Race

as of October 1, 2022

StateTotalBlackWhiteLatinxNative AmericanAsianUnknown
Alabama16781842000
Arizona115186922330
Arkansas2813141000
California6682332201789280
Florida31612117419110
Georgia4122163000
Idaho8080000
Indiana8260000
Kansas9360000
Kentucky263230000
Louisiana6242173000
Mississippi3621131010
Missouri186120000
Montana2020000
Nebraska11236000
Nevada6223289020
New Hampshire1100000
North Carolina14074554610
Ohio13072543010
Oklahoma4217184300
Oregon182123100
Pennsylvania125644712020
South Carolina3719171000
South Dakota1010000
Tennessee4723220020
Texas194895151030
Utah7141100
Wyoming0000000
US Gov.4417197010
Military4220000
TOTAL236797199733024450

(In this table, the total of inmates on death row will be slightly higher than the national total of 2,363 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 October 1, 2022).