# List of people executed in the United States in 2024

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.

## List of people executed in the United States in 2024

| No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Age of person | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. |
| No. | Date of execution | Name | At execution | At offense | Age difference | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. |
| 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 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 3 | March 20, 2024 | Willie James Pye | 59 | 28 | 31 | Male | Black | Georgia | Lethal injection | |
| 4 | April 4, 2024 | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | 19 | 22 | Male | Black | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 5 | April 9, 2024 | Brian Joseph Dorsey | 52 | 34 | 18 | Male | White | Missouri | Lethal injection | |
| 6 | May 30, 2024 | Jamie Ray Mills | 50 | 30 | 20 | Male | White | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 7 | June 11, 2024 | David Russell Hosier | 69 | 54 | 15 | Male | White | Missouri | Lethal injection | |
| 8 | June 26, 2024 | Ramiro Felix Gonzales | 41 | 18 | 23 | Male | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 9 | June 27, 2024 | Richard Norman Rojem Jr. | 66 | 26 | 40 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 10 | July 18, 2024 | Keith Edmund Gavin | 64 | 37 | 27 | Male | Black | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 11 | August 7, 2024 | Arthur Lee Burton | 54 | 27 | 27 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 12 | August 8, 2024 | Taberon Dave Honie | 48 | 22 | 26 | Male | Native American | Utah | Lethal injection | |
| 13 | August 29, 2024 | Loran Kenstley Cole | 57 | 27 | 30 | Male | White | Florida | Lethal injection | |
| 14 | September 20, 2024 | Freddie Eugene Owens | 46 | 19 | 27 | Male | Black | South Carolina | Lethal injection | |
| 15 | September 24, 2024 | Marcellus Scott Williams | 55 | 29 | 26 | Male | Black | Missouri | Lethal injection | |
| 16 | September 24, 2024 | Travis James Mullis | 38 | 21 | 17 | Male | White | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 17 | September 26, 2024 | Emmanuel Antonia Littlejohn | 52 | 20 | 32 | Male | Black | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| 18 | September 26, 2024 | Alan Eugene Miller | 59 | 34 | 25 | Male | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | |
| 19 | October 1, 2024 | Garcia Glen White | 61 | 26 | 35 | Male | Black | Texas | Lethal injection | |
| 20 | October 17, 2024 | Derrick Ryan Dearman | 36 | 27 | 9 | Male | White | Alabama | Lethal injection | |
| 21 | November 1, 2024 | Richard Bernard Moore | 59 | 34 | 25 | Male | Black | South Carolina | Lethal injection | |
| 22 | November 21, 2024 | Carey Dale Grayson | 50 | 19 | 31 | Male | White | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | |
| 23 | December 3, 2024 | Christopher Leroy Collings | 49 | 32 | 17 | Male | White | Missouri | Lethal injection | |
| 24 | December 18, 2024 | Joseph Edward Corcoran | 49 | 22 | 27 | Male | White | Indiana | Lethal injection | |
| 25 | December 19, 2024 | Kevin Ray Underwood | 45 | 26 | 19 | Male | White | Oklahoma | Lethal injection | |
| | | 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

Number of executions :
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| Total | 56 |