This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2024. To date, nine people, all male, have been executed in the United States in 2024, one by nitrogen hypoxia and eight 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]
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 | [3] |
2 | February 28, 2024 | Ivan Abner Cantu | 50 | 27 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [4] | |
3 | March 20, 2024 | Willie James Pye | 59 | 28 | 31 | Black | Georgia | [5] | ||
4 | April 4, 2024 | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | 19 | 22 | Oklahoma | [6] | |||
5 | April 9, 2024 | Brian Joseph Dorsey | 52 | 34 | 18 | White | Missouri | [7] | ||
6 | May 30, 2024 | Jamie Ray Mills | 50 | 30 | 20 | Alabama | [8] | |||
7 | June 11, 2024 | David Russell Hosier | 69 | 54 | 15 | Missouri | [9] | |||
8 | June 26, 2024 | Ramiro Felix Gonzales | 41 | 18 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | [10] | ||
9 | June 27, 2024 | Richard Norman Rojem Jr. | 66 | 26 | 40 | White | Oklahoma | [11] | ||
Average: | 54 years | 29 years | 25 years |
Gender | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 9 | 100% | ||
Female | 0 | 0% | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 5 | 56% | ||
Black | 2 | 22% | ||
Hispanic | 2 | 22% | ||
State | ||||
Alabama | 2 | 22% | ||
Missouri | 2 | 22% | ||
Oklahoma | 2 | 22% | ||
Texas | 2 | 22% | ||
Georgia | 1 | 11% | ||
Method | ||||
Lethal injection | 8 | 89% | ||
Nitrogen hypoxia | 1 | 11% | ||
Month | ||||
January | 1 | 11% | ||
February | 1 | 11% | ||
March | 1 | 11% | ||
April | 2 | 22% | ||
May | 1 | 11% | ||
June | 3 | 33% | ||
July | 0 | 0% | ||
August | 0 | 0% | ||
September | 0 | 0% | ||
October | 0 | 0% | ||
November | 0 | 0% | ||
December | 0 | 0% | ||
Age | ||||
40–49 | 2 | 19% | ||
50–59 | 5 | 62% | ||
60–69 | 2 | 19% | ||
Total | 9 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2025 | — |
2024 | 9 |
2023 | 24 |
Total | 33 |
Preceded by 2023 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2024 |
Succeeded by 2025 |
This is a list of people executed in the United States in 2024. To date, nine people, all male, have been executed in the United States in 2024, one by nitrogen hypoxia and eight 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]
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 | [3] |
2 | February 28, 2024 | Ivan Abner Cantu | 50 | 27 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | Lethal injection | [4] | |
3 | March 20, 2024 | Willie James Pye | 59 | 28 | 31 | Black | Georgia | [5] | ||
4 | April 4, 2024 | Michael Dewayne Smith | 41 | 19 | 22 | Oklahoma | [6] | |||
5 | April 9, 2024 | Brian Joseph Dorsey | 52 | 34 | 18 | White | Missouri | [7] | ||
6 | May 30, 2024 | Jamie Ray Mills | 50 | 30 | 20 | Alabama | [8] | |||
7 | June 11, 2024 | David Russell Hosier | 69 | 54 | 15 | Missouri | [9] | |||
8 | June 26, 2024 | Ramiro Felix Gonzales | 41 | 18 | 23 | Hispanic | Texas | [10] | ||
9 | June 27, 2024 | Richard Norman Rojem Jr. | 66 | 26 | 40 | White | Oklahoma | [11] | ||
Average: | 54 years | 29 years | 25 years |
Gender | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 9 | 100% | ||
Female | 0 | 0% | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 5 | 56% | ||
Black | 2 | 22% | ||
Hispanic | 2 | 22% | ||
State | ||||
Alabama | 2 | 22% | ||
Missouri | 2 | 22% | ||
Oklahoma | 2 | 22% | ||
Texas | 2 | 22% | ||
Georgia | 1 | 11% | ||
Method | ||||
Lethal injection | 8 | 89% | ||
Nitrogen hypoxia | 1 | 11% | ||
Month | ||||
January | 1 | 11% | ||
February | 1 | 11% | ||
March | 1 | 11% | ||
April | 2 | 22% | ||
May | 1 | 11% | ||
June | 3 | 33% | ||
July | 0 | 0% | ||
August | 0 | 0% | ||
September | 0 | 0% | ||
October | 0 | 0% | ||
November | 0 | 0% | ||
December | 0 | 0% | ||
Age | ||||
40–49 | 2 | 19% | ||
50–59 | 5 | 62% | ||
60–69 | 2 | 19% | ||
Total | 9 | 100% |
Number of executions | |
---|---|
2025 | — |
2024 | 9 |
2023 | 24 |
Total | 33 |
Preceded by 2023 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2024 |
Succeeded by 2025 |