Racial Demographics

(In this table, the total of inmates on death row will be slightly higher than the national total of 2,241 because some inmates were sentenced to death in more than one state and hence will be counted twice.)

Source: Death Row Population Figures from NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. “DEATH ROW USA” (As of January 1, 2024).

In This Section

• Death Row Overview
• Size of Death Row by Year
• Racial Demographics
• "Death Row USA"
• Additional Resources

Foreign Nationals

DPIC page on foreign nationals executed or sentenced to death in the U.S. and related policy issues

Women

DPIC page on women and the death penalty

Native Americans

DPIC page on Native Americans and the death penalty