* The data includes all inmates currently under sentence of death up to December 31st, 2021. The data for white and black inmates include persons of Hispanic/Latino origin. The data for the total number includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
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Number of prisoners under sentence of death U.S. 2021, by ethnicity
As of December 31, 2021, a total of people were to be executed in the United States. Of those prisoners, *** were Black and on death row. The death penalty is authorized by ** states and the federal government in the United States.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2023). Number of prisoners in the U.S. with a death sentence in 2021 by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/198989/number-of-prisoners-with-a-death-sentence-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners in the U.S. with a death sentence in 2021 by ethnicity." Chart. December 10, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/198989/number-of-prisoners-with-a-death-sentence-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group/
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners in The U.S. with a Death Sentence in 2021 by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Dec 2023, /statistics/198989/number-of-prisoners-with-a-death-sentence-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group/
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Number of prisoners in the U.S. with a death sentence in 2021 by ethnicity [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/198989/number-of-prisoners-with-a-death-sentence-in-the-us-by-ethnic-group/
