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 - number of prisoners executed 2020, by ethnicity
In total, 17 inmates were executed in the United States in 2020. Of these, five of the people who were executed were Black. The death penalty is authorized by 27 states and the federal government in the United States.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 10, 2021). Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. December 10, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Prisoners Executed in The United States in 2020, by Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Dec 2021, /statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
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Number of prisoners executed in the United States in 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/199002/number-of-prisoners-executed-in-the-us-in-2013/
