List of people executed in the United States in 2026

To date, seven people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2026, all by lethal injection.

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List of people executed in the United States in 2026

To date, seven people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2026, all by lethal injection.

Charles Lee Burton was originally scheduled to be executed in Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia on March 12, 2026. His death sentence was commuted to life without parole by Governor Kay Ivey just two days before his scheduled execution.

List of people executed in the United States in 2026

List of people executed in the United States in 2026

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Date of execution</th><th>Name</th><th>Age of person</th><th>Gender</th><th>Ethnicity</th><th>State</th><th>Method</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>At execution</td><td>At offense</td><td>Age difference</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>January 28, 2026</td><td>Charles Victor Thompson</td><td>55</td><td>27</td><td>28</td><td>Male</td><td>White</td><td>Texas</td><td>Lethal injection</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>February 10, 2026</td><td>Ronald Palmer Heath</td><td>64</td><td>37</td><td>Florida</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>February 12, 2026</td><td>Kendrick Antonio Simpson</td><td>45</td><td>25</td><td>20</td><td>Black</td><td>Oklahoma</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>February 24, 2026</td><td>Melvin Lee Trotter</td><td>65</td><td>40</td><td>Florida</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>March 3, 2026</td><td>Billy Leon Kearse</td><td>53</td><td>18</td><td>35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>March 11, 2026</td><td>Cedric Allen Ricks</td><td>51</td><td>38</td><td>13</td><td>Texas</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>March 17, 2026</td><td>Michael Lee King</td><td>54</td><td>36</td><td>18</td><td>White</td><td>Florida</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Average:</td><td>55 years</td><td>28 years</td><td>27 years</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Demographics

List of people executed in the United States in 2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Gender</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Male</td><td>7</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td>Female</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Ethnicity</td></tr><tr><td>Black</td><td>4</td><td>57%</td></tr><tr><td>White</td><td>3</td><td>43%</td></tr><tr><td>State</td></tr><tr><td>Florida</td><td>4</td><td>57%</td></tr><tr><td>Texas</td><td>2</td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Oklahoma</td><td>1</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>Method</td></tr><tr><td>Lethal injection</td><td>7</td><td>100%</td></tr><tr><td>Month</td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>1</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>3</td><td>43%</td></tr><tr><td>March</td><td>3</td><td>43%</td></tr><tr><td>April</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>May</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>June</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>July</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>September</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>October</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>0</td><td>0%</td></tr><tr><td>Age</td></tr><tr><td>40–49</td><td>1</td><td>14%</td></tr><tr><td>50–59</td><td>4</td><td>57%</td></tr><tr><td>60–69</td><td>2</td><td>29%</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>7</td><td>100%</td></tr></tbody></table>

Executions in recent years

List of people executed in the United States in 2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Number of executions</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2027</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>54</td></tr></tbody></table>