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title: 'Jurisdictions with no recent executions'
description: '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…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/jurisdictions-with-no-recent-executions'
section: news
date: '2011-01-05T21:59:00-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:22:33-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

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### 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](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview/states-with-no-recent-executions).

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):

| \| ### 31 states, plus 3 jurisdictions (District of Columbia, Federal Government, and Military), with no death penalty or no executions in at least 10 years \| \|---\| \| **Jurisdictions with no death penalty** \| **Last Execution** \| \| 1. Alaska \| Before 1976 \| \| 2. Connecticut (1) \| May 13, 2005 \| \| 3. Delaware (16) \| April 20, 2012 \| \| 4. Hawaii \| Before 1976 \| \| 5. Illinois (12) \| March 17, 1999 \| \| 6. Iowa \| Before 1976 \| \| 7. Maine \| Before 1976 \| \| 8. Maryland (5) \| December 5, 2005 \| \| 9. Massachusetts \| Before 1976 \| \| 10. Michigan \| Before 1976 \| \| 11. Minnesota \| Before 1976 \| \| 12. New Hampshire\* \| Before 1976 \| \| 13. New Jersey \| Before 1976 \| \| 14. New Mexico (1) \| November 6, 2001 \| \| 15. New York \| Before 1976 \| \| 16. North Dakota \| Before 1976 \| \| 17. Rhode Island \| Before 1976 \| \| 18. Vermont \| Before 1976 \| \| 19. Washington (5) \| Sept. 10, 2010 \| \| 20. West Virginia \| Before 1976 \| \| 21. Wisconsin \| Before 1976 \| \| 22. District of Columbia \| Before 1976 \| \| **Jurisdictions with the death penalty** \| **Last Execution** \| \| 23. California (13) \| January 17, 2006 \| \| 24. Colorado (1) \| October 13, 1997 \| \| 25. Kansas (0) \| Before 1976 \| \| 26. Kentucky (3) \| November 21, 2008 \| \| 27. Montana (3) \| August 11, 2006 \| \| 28. Nevada (12) \| April 26, 2006 \| \| 29. North Carolina (43) \| August 18, 2006 \| \| 30. Oregon (2) \| May 16, 1997 \| \| 31. Pennsylvania (3) \| July 6, 1999 \| \| 32. Wyoming (1) \| January 22, 1992 \| \| 33. U.S. Federal Government (3) \| March 18, 2003 \| \| 34. U.S. Military (0) \| Before 1976 \| | \| ### 37 states, plus 3 jurisdictions, with no death penalty or no executions in at least 5 years \| \|---\|---\| \| **Jurisdictions with no death penalty** \| **Last Execution** \| \| 1. Alaska \| Before 1976 \| \| 2. Connecticut (1) \| May 13, 2005 \| \| 3. Delaware (16) \| April 20, 2012 \| \| 4. Hawaii \| Before 1976 \| \| 5. Illinois (12) \| March 17, 1999 \| \| 6. Iowa \| Before 1976 \| \| 7. Maine \| Before 1976 \| \| 8. Maryland (5) \| December 5, 2005 \| \| 9. Massachusetts \| Before 1976 \| \| 10. Michigan \| Before 1976 \| \| 11. Minnesota \| Before 1976 \| \| 12. New Hampshire\* \| Before 1976 \| \| 13. New Jersey \| Before 1976 \| \| 14. New Mexico (1) \| November 6, 2001 \| \| 15. New York \| Before 1976 \| \| 16. North Dakota \| Before 1976 \| \| 17. Rhode Island \| Before 1976 \| \| 18. Vermont \| Before 1976 \| \| 19. Washington (5) \| Sept. 10, 2010 \| \| 20. West Virginia \| Before 1976 \| \| 21. Wisconsin \| Before 1976 \| \| 22. District of Columbia \| Before 1976 \| \| **Jurisdictions with the death penalty** \| **Last Execution** \| \| 23. California (13) \| January 17, 2006 \| \| 24. Colorado (1) \| October 13, 1997 \| \| 25. Idaho (3) \| June 12, 2012 \| \| 26. Indiana (20) \| December 11, 2009 \| \| 27. Kansas (0) \| Before 1976 \| \| 28. Kentucky (3) \| November 21, 2008 \| \| 29. Louisiana (28) \| Jan. 7, 2010 \| \| 30. Montana (3) \| August 11, 2006 \| \| 31. Mississippi (21) \| June 20, 2012 \| \| 32. Nevada (12) \| April 26, 2006 \| \| 33. North Carolina (43) \| August 18, 2006 \| \| 34. Oregon (2) \| May 16, 1997 \| \| 35. Pennsylvania (3) \| July 6, 1999 \| \| 36. South Carolina (43) \| May 6, 2011 \| \| 37. Utah (7) \| June 18, 2010 \| \| 38. Wyoming (1) \| January 22, 1992 \| \| 39. U.S. Federal Government (3) \| March 18, 2003 \| \| 40. U.S. Military (0) \| Before 1976 \| |
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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](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/research/analysis/reports/year-end-reports/the-death-penalty-in-2018-year-end-report)**. See also **[Executions](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview)** and **[Executions by County](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/executions-overview/executions-by-county)**.