Texas executed 805 people from 1930 through 2013, more than 300 more people than the second place state. If you only count the executions since 1977, considered the modern period, Texas leads by almost 400 executions.
Table 14. Executions, by jurisdiction, 1930–2013
Jurisdiction Since 1930 Since 1977
U.S. total 5,218 1,359
Texas 805 508
Georgia 419 53
New York 329 0
North Carolina 306 43
California 305 13
Florida 251 81
Ohio 224 52
South Carolina 205 43
Virginia 202 110
Alabama 191 56
Mississippi 175 21
Oklahoma 168 108
Louisiana 161 28
Pennsylvania 155 3
Arkansas 145 27
Missouri 132 70
Kentucky 106 3
Illinois 102 12
Tennessee 99 6
Arizona 74 36
New Jersey 74 0
Maryland 73 5
Indiana 61 20
Washington 52 5
Colorado 48 1
Nevada 41 12
Dist. Columbia 40 0
West Virginia 40 0
Federal system 36 3
Delaware 28 16
Massachusetts 27 0
Connecticut 22 1
Oregon 21 2
Utah 20 7
Iowa 18 0
Kansas 15 0
Montana 9 3
New Mexico 9 1
Wyoming 8 1
Nebraska 7 3
Idaho 6 3
South Dakota 4 3
Vermont 4 0
New Hampshire 1 0
Note: Statistics on executions under civil authority have been collected by the federal government annually since 1930. Excludes 160 executions carried out by military authorities be
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program (NPS-8), 2013.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Table 14. Executions, by jurisdiction, 1930–2013
Report title: Capital Punishment, 2013 – Statistical Tables NCJ 248448
