List of people executed in the United States in 2024
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Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2024, three by nitrogen hypoxia and twenty-two by lethal injection.[1] The first person executed in 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith, became the first person in the United States and in the world to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.[2] Three states saw their first executions in over a decade. Utah saw its first execution since 2010 in August.[3][4] South Carolina carried out its first execution since 2011 in September.[5] Indiana conducted its first execution since 2009 in December.[6] September 2024 also saw the greatest number of inmates executed within a one-week span since July 2003.[7]
List of people executed in the United States in 2024
| No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
| 1 | January 25, 2024 | Kenneth Eugene Smith | 58 | 22 | 36 | Male | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [8] |
| 2 | February 28, 2024 | Ivan Abner Cantu | 50 | 27 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [9] | |
| 3 | March 20, 2024 | Willie James Pye | 59 | 28 | 31 | Black | Georgia | [10] | ||
| 4 | April 4, 2024 | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | 19 | 22 | Oklahoma | [11] | |||
| 5 | April 9, 2024 | Brian Joseph Dorsey | 52 | 34 | 18 | White | Missouri | [12] | ||
| 6 | May 30, 2024 | Jamie Ray Mills | 50 | 30 | 20 | Alabama | [13] | |||
| 7 | June 11, 2024 | David Russell Hosier | 69 | 54 | 15 | Missouri | [14] | |||
| 8 | June 26, 2024 | Ramiro Felix Gonzales | 41 | 18 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | [15] | ||
| 9 | June 27, 2024 | Richard Norman Rojem Jr. | 66 | 26 | 40 | White | Oklahoma | [16] | ||
| 10 | July 18, 2024 | Keith Edmund Gavin | 64 | 37 | 27 | Black | Alabama | [17] | ||
| 11 | August 7, 2024 | Arthur Lee Burton | 54 | 27 | Texas | [18] | ||||
| 12 | August 8, 2024 | Taberon Dave Honie | 48 | 22 | 26 | Native American | Utah | [19] | ||
| 13 | August 29, 2024 | Loran Kenstley Cole | 57 | 27 | 30 | White | Florida | [20] | ||
| 14 | September 20, 2024 | Freddie Eugene Owens | 46 | 19 | 27 | Black | South Carolina | [21] | ||
| 15 | September 24, 2024 | Marcellus Scott Williams | 55 | 29 | 26 | Missouri | [22] | |||
| 16 | Travis James Mullis | 38 | 21 | 17 | White | Texas | [23] | |||
| 17 | September 26, 2024 | Emmanuel Antonia Littlejohn | 52 | 20 | 32 | Black | Oklahoma | [24] | ||
| 18 | Alan Eugene Miller | 59 | 34 | 25 | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [25] | ||
| 19 | October 1, 2024 | Garcia Glen White | 61 | 26 | 35 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | [26] | |
| 20 | October 17, 2024 | Derrick Ryan Dearman | 36 | 27 | 9 | White | Alabama | [27] | ||
| 21 | November 1, 2024 | Richard Bernard Moore | 59 | 34 | 25 | Black | South Carolina | [28] | ||
| 22 | November 21, 2024 | Carey Dale Grayson | 50 | 19 | 31 | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [29] | |
| 23 | December 3, 2024 | Christopher Leroy Collings | 49 | 32 | 17 | Missouri | Lethal injection | [30] | ||
| 24 | December 18, 2024 | Joseph Edward Corcoran | 22 | 27 | Indiana | [31] | ||||
| 25 | December 19, 2024 | Kevin Ray Underwood | 45 | 26 | 19 | Oklahoma | [32] | |||
| Average: | 52 years | 27 years | 25 years | |||||||
Demographics
| Gender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Male | 25 | 100% |
| Female | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 13 | 52% |
| Black | 9 | 36% |
| Hispanic | 2 | 8% |
| Native American | 1 | 4% |
| State | ||
| Alabama | 6 | 24% |
| Texas | 5 | 20% |
| Missouri | 4 | 16% |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 16% |
| South Carolina | 2 | 8% |
| Florida | 1 | 4% |
| Georgia | 1 | 4% |
| Indiana | 1 | 4% |
| Utah | 1 | 4% |
| Method | ||
| Lethal injection | 22 | 88% |
| Nitrogen hypoxia | 3 | 12% |
| Month | ||
| January | 1 | 4% |
| February | 1 | 4% |
| March | 1 | 4% |
| April | 2 | 8% |
| May | 1 | 4% |
| June | 3 | 12% |
| July | 1 | 4% |
| August | 3 | 12% |
| September | 5 | 20% |
| October | 2 | 8% |
| November | 2 | 8% |
| December | 3 | 12% |
| Age | ||
| 30–39 | 2 | 8% |
| 40–49 | 7 | 28% |
| 50–59 | 12 | 48% |
| 60–69 | 4 | 16% |
| Total | 25 | 100% |
Executions in recent years
See also
- List of death row inmates in the United States
- List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976
- List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
- List of people executed in Texas, 2020–present
- List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
- List of women executed in the United States since 1976