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title: 'DPIC RESOURCES: Per Capita Executions by State'
description: 'Although Texas leads the country by far with the most executions (436) since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, it is second to Oklahoma in…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/dpic-resources-per-capita-executions-by-state'
section: news
date: '2009-04-24T21:10:35-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:26:25-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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Although **Texas** leads the country by far with the most executions (436) since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, it is second to **Oklahoma** in terms of executions as a fraction of the state's population. The other leading execution states on a per capita basis are Delaware, Virginia, Missouri, and Arkansas. The full ranking of executions per capita by state may be found [**here**](/state-execution-rates). In 2009, there have been 22 executions as of April 27, with 100% of them occurring in the South. Of the 22 executions, 13 have been in Texas. In 2008, 95% of the executions were in the South.

(Posted April 27, 2009). See [**Executions**](/executions-united-states?did=414&scid=8) and [**Arbritrariness**](/arbitrariness?did=1328). Listen to DPIC's [**Podcast**](/article.php?did=142&scid=42) on Arbitrariness.