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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U.S. capital punishment - death sentences 2021, by ethnicity
In 2021, a total number of ** people were admitted to prison in the United States awaiting execution. Of these, ** prisoners admitted to prison on death row were white. In the United States, ** states and the federal government authorize the death penalty.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2023). Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity." Chart. December 10, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners in The United States Received under Sentence of Death in 2021, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Dec 2023, /statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of prisoners in the United States received under sentence of death in 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/198997/number-of-death-sentence-prisoners-received-to-prison-in-2009-in-the-us/
