List of people executed in the United States in 2024
Updated: 11/4/2025, 4:19:04 PM Wikipedia source
Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2024, three by nitrogen hypoxia and twenty-two by lethal injection. 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. Three states saw their first executions in over a decade. Utah saw its first execution since 2010 in August. South Carolina carried out its first execution since 2011 in September. Indiana conducted its first execution since 2009 in December. September 2024 also saw the greatest number of inmates executed within a one-week span since July 2003.
Tables
· List of people executed in the United States in 2024
Age difference
Age difference
No.
At execution
Date of execution
At offense
Name
Age difference
Kenneth Eugene Smith
Kenneth Eugene Smith
No.
1
Date of execution
January 25, 2024
Name
Kenneth Eugene Smith
Age of person
58
Age of person
22
Age of person
36
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
White
State
Alabama
Method
Nitrogen hypoxia
Ivan Abner Cantu
Ivan Abner Cantu
No.
2
Date of execution
February 28, 2024
Name
Ivan Abner Cantu
Age of person
50
Age of person
27
Age of person
23
Gender
Hispanic
Ethnicity
Texas
State
Lethal injection
Willie James Pye
Willie James Pye
No.
3
Date of execution
March 20, 2024
Name
Willie James Pye
Age of person
59
Age of person
28
Age of person
31
Gender
Black
Ethnicity
Georgia
Michael Dewayne Smith
Michael Dewayne Smith
No.
4
Date of execution
April 4, 2024
Name
Michael Dewayne Smith
Age of person
41
Age of person
19
Age of person
22
Gender
Oklahoma
Brian Joseph Dorsey
Brian Joseph Dorsey
No.
5
Date of execution
April 9, 2024
Name
Brian Joseph Dorsey
Age of person
52
Age of person
34
Age of person
18
Gender
White
Ethnicity
Missouri
Jamie Ray Mills
Jamie Ray Mills
No.
6
Date of execution
May 30, 2024
Name
Jamie Ray Mills
Age of person
50
Age of person
30
Age of person
20
Gender
Alabama
David Russell Hosier
David Russell Hosier
No.
7
Date of execution
June 11, 2024
Name
David Russell Hosier
Age of person
69
Age of person
54
Age of person
15
Gender
Missouri
Ramiro Felix Gonzales
Ramiro Felix Gonzales
No.
8
Date of execution
June 26, 2024
Name
Ramiro Felix Gonzales
Age of person
41
Age of person
18
Age of person
23
Gender
Hispanic
Ethnicity
Texas
Richard Norman Rojem Jr.
Richard Norman Rojem Jr.
No.
9
Date of execution
June 27, 2024
Name
Richard Norman Rojem Jr.
Age of person
66
Age of person
26
Age of person
40
Gender
White
Ethnicity
Oklahoma
Keith Edmund Gavin
Keith Edmund Gavin
No.
10
Date of execution
July 18, 2024
Name
Keith Edmund Gavin
Age of person
64
Age of person
37
Age of person
27
Gender
Black
Ethnicity
Alabama
Arthur Lee Burton
Arthur Lee Burton
No.
11
Date of execution
August 7, 2024
Name
Arthur Lee Burton
Age of person
54
Age of person
27
Age of person
Texas
Taberon Dave Honie
Taberon Dave Honie
No.
12
Date of execution
August 8, 2024
Name
Taberon Dave Honie
Age of person
48
Age of person
22
Age of person
26
Gender
Native American
Ethnicity
Utah
Loran Kenstley Cole
Loran Kenstley Cole
No.
13
Date of execution
August 29, 2024
Name
Loran Kenstley Cole
Age of person
57
Age of person
27
Age of person
30
Gender
White
Ethnicity
Florida
Freddie Eugene Owens
Freddie Eugene Owens
No.
14
Date of execution
September 20, 2024
Name
Freddie Eugene Owens
Age of person
46
Age of person
19
Age of person
27
Gender
Black
Ethnicity
South Carolina
Marcellus Scott Williams
Marcellus Scott Williams
No.
15
Date of execution
September 24, 2024
Name
Marcellus Scott Williams
Age of person
55
Age of person
29
Age of person
26
Gender
Missouri
38
38
No.
16
Date of execution
Travis James Mullis
Name
38
Age of person
21
Age of person
17
Age of person
White
Gender
Texas
Emmanuel Antonia Littlejohn
Emmanuel Antonia Littlejohn
No.
17
Date of execution
September 26, 2024
Name
Emmanuel Antonia Littlejohn
Age of person
52
Age of person
20
Age of person
32
Gender
Black
Ethnicity
Oklahoma
59
59
No.
18
Date of execution
Alan Eugene Miller
Name
59
Age of person
34
Age of person
25
Age of person
White
Gender
Alabama
Ethnicity
Nitrogen hypoxia
Garcia Glen White
Garcia Glen White
No.
19
Date of execution
October 1, 2024
Name
Garcia Glen White
Age of person
61
Age of person
26
Age of person
35
Gender
Black
Ethnicity
Texas
State
Lethal injection
Derrick Ryan Dearman
Derrick Ryan Dearman
No.
20
Date of execution
October 17, 2024
Name
Derrick Ryan Dearman
Age of person
36
Age of person
27
Age of person
9
Gender
White
Ethnicity
Alabama
Richard Bernard Moore
Richard Bernard Moore
No.
21
Date of execution
November 1, 2024
Name
Richard Bernard Moore
Age of person
59
Age of person
34
Age of person
25
Gender
Black
Ethnicity
South Carolina
Carey Dale Grayson
Carey Dale Grayson
No.
22
Date of execution
November 21, 2024
Name
Carey Dale Grayson
Age of person
50
Age of person
19
Age of person
31
Gender
White
Ethnicity
Alabama
State
Nitrogen hypoxia
Christopher Leroy Collings
Christopher Leroy Collings
No.
23
Date of execution
December 3, 2024
Name
Christopher Leroy Collings
Age of person
49
Age of person
32
Age of person
17
Gender
Missouri
Ethnicity
Lethal injection
Joseph Edward Corcoran
Joseph Edward Corcoran
No.
24
Date of execution
December 18, 2024
Name
Joseph Edward Corcoran
Age of person
22
Age of person
27
Age of person
Indiana
Kevin Ray Underwood
Kevin Ray Underwood
No.
25
Date of execution
December 19, 2024
Name
Kevin Ray Underwood
Age of person
45
Age of person
26
Age of person
19
Gender
Oklahoma
52 years
52 years
Date of execution
Average:
Name
52 years
Age of person
27 years
Age of person
25 years
| 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 | |
| 2 | February 28, 2024 | Ivan Abner Cantu | 50 | 27 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | ||
| 3 | March 20, 2024 | Willie James Pye | 59 | 28 | 31 | Black | Georgia | |||
| 4 | April 4, 2024 | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | 19 | 22 | Oklahoma | ||||
| 5 | April 9, 2024 | Brian Joseph Dorsey | 52 | 34 | 18 | White | Missouri | |||
| 6 | May 30, 2024 | Jamie Ray Mills | 50 | 30 | 20 | Alabama | ||||
| 7 | June 11, 2024 | David Russell Hosier | 69 | 54 | 15 | Missouri | ||||
| 8 | June 26, 2024 | Ramiro Felix Gonzales | 41 | 18 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | |||
| 9 | June 27, 2024 | Richard Norman Rojem Jr. | 66 | 26 | 40 | White | Oklahoma | |||
| 10 | July 18, 2024 | Keith Edmund Gavin | 64 | 37 | 27 | Black | Alabama | |||
| 11 | August 7, 2024 | Arthur Lee Burton | 54 | 27 | Texas | |||||
| 12 | August 8, 2024 | Taberon Dave Honie | 48 | 22 | 26 | Native American | Utah | |||
| 13 | August 29, 2024 | Loran Kenstley Cole | 57 | 27 | 30 | White | Florida | |||
| 14 | September 20, 2024 | Freddie Eugene Owens | 46 | 19 | 27 | Black | South Carolina | |||
| 15 | September 24, 2024 | Marcellus Scott Williams | 55 | 29 | 26 | Missouri | ||||
| 16 | Travis James Mullis | 38 | 21 | 17 | White | Texas | ||||
| 17 | September 26, 2024 | Emmanuel Antonia Littlejohn | 52 | 20 | 32 | Black | Oklahoma | |||
| 18 | Alan Eugene Miller | 59 | 34 | 25 | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | |||
| 19 | October 1, 2024 | Garcia Glen White | 61 | 26 | 35 | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | ||
| 20 | October 17, 2024 | Derrick Ryan Dearman | 36 | 27 | 9 | White | Alabama | |||
| 21 | November 1, 2024 | Richard Bernard Moore | 59 | 34 | 25 | Black | South Carolina | |||
| 22 | November 21, 2024 | Carey Dale Grayson | 50 | 19 | 31 | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | ||
| 23 | December 3, 2024 | Christopher Leroy Collings | 49 | 32 | 17 | Missouri | Lethal injection | |||
| 24 | December 18, 2024 | Joseph Edward Corcoran | 22 | 27 | Indiana | |||||
| 25 | December 19, 2024 | Kevin Ray Underwood | 45 | 26 | 19 | Oklahoma | ||||
| Average: | 52 years | 27 years | 25 years | |||||||
· Demographics
Male
Male
Gender
Male
Gender
25
Gender
100%
Female
Female
Gender
Female
Gender
0
Gender
0%
Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Gender
Ethnicity
White
White
Gender
White
Gender
13
Gender
52%
Black
Black
Gender
Black
Gender
9
Gender
36%
Hispanic
Hispanic
Gender
Hispanic
Gender
2
Gender
8%
Native American
Native American
Gender
Native American
Gender
1
Gender
4%
State
State
Gender
State
Alabama
Alabama
Gender
Alabama
Gender
6
Gender
24%
Texas
Texas
Gender
Texas
Gender
5
Gender
20%
Missouri
Missouri
Gender
Missouri
Gender
4
Gender
16%
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Gender
Oklahoma
Gender
4
Gender
16%
South Carolina
South Carolina
Gender
South Carolina
Gender
2
Gender
8%
Florida
Florida
Gender
Florida
Gender
1
Gender
4%
Georgia
Georgia
Gender
Georgia
Gender
1
Gender
4%
Indiana
Indiana
Gender
Indiana
Gender
1
Gender
4%
Utah
Utah
Gender
Utah
Gender
1
Gender
4%
Method
Method
Gender
Method
Lethal injection
Lethal injection
Gender
Lethal injection
Gender
22
Gender
88%
Nitrogen hypoxia
Nitrogen hypoxia
Gender
Nitrogen hypoxia
Gender
3
Gender
12%
Month
Month
Gender
Month
January
January
Gender
January
Gender
1
Gender
4%
February
February
Gender
February
Gender
1
Gender
4%
March
March
Gender
March
Gender
1
Gender
4%
April
April
Gender
April
Gender
2
Gender
8%
May
May
Gender
May
Gender
1
Gender
4%
June
June
Gender
June
Gender
3
Gender
12%
July
July
Gender
July
Gender
1
Gender
4%
August
August
Gender
August
Gender
3
Gender
12%
September
September
Gender
September
Gender
5
Gender
20%
October
October
Gender
October
Gender
2
Gender
8%
November
November
Gender
November
Gender
2
Gender
8%
December
December
Gender
December
Gender
3
Gender
12%
Age
Age
Gender
Age
30–39
30–39
Gender
30–39
Gender
2
Gender
8%
40–49
40–49
Gender
40–49
Gender
7
Gender
28%
50–59
50–59
Gender
50–59
Gender
12
Gender
48%
60–69
60–69
Gender
60–69
Gender
4
Gender
16%
Total
Total
Gender
Total
Gender
25
Gender
100%
| 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
2025
2025
Number of executions
2025
Number of executions
41
2024
2024
Number of executions
2024
Number of executions
25
2023
2023
Number of executions
2023
Number of executions
24
Total
Total
Number of executions
Total
Number of executions
90
| Number of executions | |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| Total | 90 |
· References
| Preceded by2023 | List of people executed in the United States in 2024 | Succeeded by2025 |
References
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- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68085513
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- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/missouri-execution-marcellus-williams-8be20e2f252992610a30fa0cfef4185a
- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/texas-execution-travis-mullis-son-c3494917334d5f8a94382ab9e98106cb
- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-execution-emmanuel-littlejohn-7b6822bb3ad19122a903f9e215797646
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- Associated Presshttps://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-lethal-injection-execution-kevin-underwood-76bd3205976e67f48950eeef732f5130