The entry below is a news item from 2011 that is not actively updated. For an updated list of jurisdictions with no recent executions, please click here.
Although the United States is considered a death penalty country, executions are rare or non-existent in most of the nation: the majority of states—31 out of 50—have either abolished the death penalty or have not carried out an execution in at least 10 years. An additional 6 states have not had an execution in at least 5 years, for a total of 37 states with no executions in that time. Three additional jurisdictions (the District of Columbia, the Federal Government, and the Military) have not had an execution in at least 10 years.
The tables below list the jurisdictions with no executions in many years (updated July 1, 2019):
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Number in parentheses indicates total executions since 1976.
* New Hampshire abolished the death penalty in May 2019 but still has one person on death row.
(DPIC, map as of October 29, 2018). See DPIC’s 2018 Year End Report. See also Executions and Executions by County.
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). Jurisdictions with no recent executions. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/jurisdictions-with-no-recent-executions
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Jurisdictions with no recent executions.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 4, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/jurisdictions-with-no-recent-executions.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Jurisdictions with no recent executions.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/jurisdictions-with-no-recent-executions. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.