List of people executed in the United States in 2024 explained

This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2024. To date, twelve people, all male, have been executed in the United States in 2024, one by nitrogen hypoxia and eleven 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]

List of people executed in the United States in 2024

	Date of execution	Name	Age of person			Gender	Ethnicity	State	Method
			At execution	At offense	Age difference
1	January 25, 2024		58	22	36	Male	White	Alabama	Nitrogen hypoxia	[3]
2	February 28, 2024		50	27	23		Hispanic	Texas	Lethal injection	[4]
3	March 20, 2024		59	28	31		Black	Georgia		[5]
4	April 4, 2024		41	19	22			Oklahoma		[6]
5	April 9, 2024		52	34	18		White	Missouri		[7]
6	May 30, 2024		50	30	20			Alabama		[8]
7	June 11, 2024		69	54	15			Missouri		[9]
8	June 26, 2024		41	18	23		Hispanic	Texas		[10]
9	June 27, 2024		66	26	40		White	Oklahoma		[11]
10	July 18, 2024		64	37	27		Black	Alabama		[12]
11	August 7, 2024		54	27				Texas		[13]
12	August 8, 2024		48	22	26		Native American	Utah		[14]
		Average:	54 years	29 years	26 years

Demographics

Gender
Male	12	100%
Female	0	0%
Ethnicity
White	5	42%
Black	4	33%
Hispanic	2	17%
Native American	1	8%
State
Alabama	3	25%
Texas	3	25%
Missouri	2	17%
Oklahoma	2	17%
Georgia	1	8%
Utah	1	8%
Method
Lethal injection	11	92%
Nitrogen hypoxia	1	8%
Month
January	1	8%
February	1	8%
March	1	8%
April	2	17%
May	1	8%
June	3	25%
July	1	8%
August	2	17%
September	0	0%
October	0	0%
November	0	0%
December	0	0%
Age
40–49	3	25%
50–59	6	50%
60–69	3	25%
Total	12	100%

Executions in recent years

! colspan="2"	Number of executions
2025	—
2024	12
2023	24
Total	36

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Execution List 2024. Death Penalty Information Center. en-US. January 26, 2024.
2. News: January 26, 2024. Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution. BBC News. January 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240126025112/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68085513. January 26, 2024. live.
3. News: Chandler. Kim. January 26, 2024. Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution. Associated Press. January 26, 2024.
4. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. February 29, 2024. Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin. Associated Press. April 10, 2024.
5. News: Martin. Jeff. March 21, 2024. Man put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia’s first execution in years. Associated Press. March 21, 2024.
6. News: Murphy. Sean. April 4, 2024. Oklahoma executes man convicted of double slaying in 2002. Associated Press. April 10, 2024.
7. News: Salter. Jim. April 10, 2024. Missouri man executed for killing his cousin and her husband in 2006. Associated Press. April 10, 2024.
8. News: Chandler. Kim. May 30, 2024. Months after nation’s 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama gives man lethal injection for 2 killings. Associated Press. May 30, 2024.
9. News: Salter. Jim. June 11, 2024. Man convicted of killing former lover and her husband is executed in Missouri . Associated Press. June 11, 2024.
10. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. June 26, 2024. Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman. Associated Press. June 26, 2024.
11. News: Murphy. Sean. June 27, 2024. Oklahoma executes man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing 7-year-old girl in 1984 . Associated Press. June 27, 2024.
12. News: Chandler. Kim. July 18, 2024. Alabama executes man convicted of killing delivery driver during a 1998 robbery attempt. Associated Press. July 18, 2024.
13. News: Lozano. Juan A.. Graczyk. Michael. August 7, 2024. Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger . Associated Press. August 7, 2024.
14. News: Schoenbaum. Hannah. August 8, 2024. Utah man who killed woman put to death by lethal injection in state’s first execution since 2010. Associated Press. August 8, 2024.