List of people executed in the United States in 2025
To date, five people, all male, have been executed in the United States in 2025, four by lethal injection and one by nitrogen hypoxia.[1][2]
One state will see its first execution in over a decade if carried out, Louisiana its first since 2010 scheduled in March.[3] March 2025 will see the greatest number of inmates executed within a month span at 7 since May 2011 if all are carried out.
List of people executed in the United States in 2025
[edit]| No. | Date of execution | Name | Age of person | Gender | Ethnicity | State | Method | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At execution | At offense | Age difference | ||||||||
| 1 | January 31, 2025 | Marion Bowman Jr. | 44 | 20 | 24 | Male | Black | South Carolina | Lethal injection | [4] |
| 2 | February 5, 2025 | Steven Lawayne Nelson | 37 | 24 | 13 | Texas | [5] | |||
| 3 | February 6, 2025 | Demetrius Terrence Frazier | 52 | 19 | 33 | Alabama | Nitrogen hypoxia | [6] | ||
| 4 | February 13, 2025 | James Dennis Ford | 64 | 36 | 28 | White | Florida | Lethal injection | [7] | |
| 5 | Richard Lee Tabler | 46 | 25 | 21 | Texas | [8] | ||||
| Average: | 49 years | 25 years | 24 years | |||||||
Demographics
[edit]| Gender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Male | 5 | 100% |
| Female | 0 | 0% |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Black | 3 | 60% |
| White | 2 | 40% |
| State | ||
| Texas | 2 | 40% |
| South Carolina | 1 | 20% |
| Alabama | 1 | 20% |
| Florida | 1 | 20% |
| Method | ||
| Lethal injection | 4 | 80% |
| Nitrogen hypoxia | 1 | 20% |
| Month | ||
| January | 1 | 20% |
| February | 4 | 80% |
| March | 0 | 0% |
| April | 0 | 0% |
| May | 0 | 0% |
| June | 0 | 0% |
| July | 0 | 0% |
| August | 0 | 0% |
| September | 0 | 0% |
| October | 0 | 0% |
| November | 0 | 0% |
| December | 0 | 0% |
| Age | ||
| 30–39 | 1 | 20% |
| 40–49 | 2 | 40% |
| 50–59 | 1 | 20% |
| 60–69 | 1 | 20% |
| Total | 5 | 100% |
Executions in recent years
[edit]| Number of executions | |
|---|---|
| 2026 | — |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| Total | 30 |
See also
[edit]- List of death row inmates in the United States
- List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
- List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Execution List 2025". Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "Execution of SC inmate convicted 23 years ago marks first execution in the US for 2025". South Carolina Daily Gazette. January 31, 2025.
- ^ "Louisiana's first execution in 15 years scheduled for March". February 19, 2025.
- ^ Collins, Jeffrey (February 1, 2025). "South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state's third execution since September". Associated Press. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Vertuno, Jim; Graczyk, Michael (February 6, 2025). "A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church". Associated Press. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ Chandler, Kim (February 7, 2025). "Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas". Associated Press. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
- ^ "Florida man is executed for the 1997 killing of a couple whose toddler witnessed the attack". Associated Press. February 13, 2025.
- ^ "Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager". Associated Press. February 13, 2025.
| Preceded by 2024 |
List of people executed in the United States in 2025 |
Succeeded by 2026 |