Prisoners on death row in the U.S. tend to be men. Only 2.1 percent of those on death row in the United States were women as of December 2021. In the United States, the death penalty is authorized by 27 states and the federal government.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 31, 2023). Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by gender." Chart. December 31, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/
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Share of prisoners under sentence of death in the United States in 2021, by gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/199014/gender-distribution-of-prisoners-under-sentence-of-death-in-the-us-in-2009/
