---
title: 'Racial Demographics'
description: 'as of April 1, 2026 (In this table, the total number of prisoners on death row will be slightly higher than the national total of 1,993 because some…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/overview/demographics'
section: topics
date: '2017-11-28T21:28:18-05:00'
updated: '2026-07-07T14:42:38-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

Current U.S. Death Row Population by Race
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   ![Race of Prisoners on Death Row (Donut Chart)](https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/4Da8X/full.png)  

State-by-State Death Row Populations by Race
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as of April 1, 2026

| State | Total | Black | White | Latino/a | Native American | Asian | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 159 | 79 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 111 | 19 | 62 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | 578 | 193 | 187 | 166 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Florida | 256 | 90 | 147 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | 36 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 24 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana | 57 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi | 35 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Missouri | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 57 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 124 | 63 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ohio | 112 | 60 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 27 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 103 | 49 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 42 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Texas | 168 | 80 | 38 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Utah | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Gov. | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Military | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 1995 | 804 | 832 | 300 | 19 | 38 | 0 |

(In this table, the total number of prisoners on death row will be slightly higher than the national total of 1,993 because some prisoners were sentenced to death in more than one state and hence will be counted twice.)

**Source:** Death Row Population Figures from NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.[ “DEATH ROW USA” (As of April 1, 2026)](https://www.naacpldf.org/wp-content/uploads/DRUSASpring2026.pdf).