---
title: "Women's Death Sentences Since 1973: Number and Geography"
description: 'One woman has been identified as multi-racial. She is included in the count for both races, but just once in the Pennsylvania total and overall total.'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/death-row/women/womens-death-sentences-since-1973-number-and-geography'
section: topics
date: '2019-04-29T14:12:37-04:00'
updated: '2026-08-26T16:52:44-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

![DEATH SENTENCES IMPOSED UPON FEMALE OFFENDERS, 1973 – 2025 (Table)](https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/G6UTw/full.png)  

   ![STATE BREAKDOWN OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR FEMALES, 1973 – 2025 (Choropleth map)](https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/YGC5G/full.png)  

STATE BREAKDOWN OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR FEMALES 1973–2025
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| **Rank** | **Sentencing State** | **Race of Offender** | **Total Number of Women**   **Sentenced to Death** |
|---|---|---|---|
| **White** | **Black** | **Latina** | **Native American** | **Asian** | **Other** |
| 1 | California | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 |
| 2 | Texas | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Florida | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Alabama | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Ohio | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Mississippi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 9t | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9t | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 9t | Pennsylvania | 4\* | 4\* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Missouri | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Arizona | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15t | Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15t | Louisiana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15t | Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18t | Arkansas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18t | Federal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18t | Idaho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18t | Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18t | Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18t | New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24t | Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24t | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24t | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24t | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|  | **Totals** | **116** | **46** | **12** | **4** | **3** | **1** | **181** |

\*One woman has been identified as multi-racial. She is included in the count for both races, but just once in the Pennsylvania total and overall total.

Taken from DPI's [Death Penalty Census Database](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/data/death-penalty-census/sentences)