List of women executed in the United States since 1976 explained

Since 1976, when the Supreme Court of the United States lifted the moratorium on capital punishment in Gregg v. Georgia, 18 women have been executed in the United States.^[1] Women represent about 1.13 percent of the 1,594 executions performed in the United States since 1976.^[2]

	Date of execution	Name	Race	Age at execution	Age at offense	State	Method
1	November 2, 1984		White	52	45	North Carolina	Lethal injection	^[3]
2	February 3, 1998			38	23	Texas		^[4]
3	March 30, 1998			54	28	Florida	Electrocution	^[5]
4	February 24, 2000			62	46	Texas	Lethal injection	^[6]
5	May 2, 2000			28	26	Arkansas		^[7]
6	January 11, 2001		Black	41	29	Oklahoma		^[8]
7	May 1, 2001		White	40	27			^[9]
8	December 4, 2001			61	41			^[10]
9	May 10, 2002			54	45	Alabama	Electrocution	^[11]
10	October 9, 2002			46	33–34	Florida	Lethal injection	^[12]
11	September 14, 2005		Black	40	21	Texas		^[13]
12	September 23, 2010		White	41	33	Virginia		^[14]
13	June 26, 2013		Black	52	36	Texas		^[15]
14	February 5, 2014		White	59	44			^[16]
15	September 17, 2014		Black	38	28			^[17]
16	September 30, 2015		White	47		Georgia		^[18]
17	January 13, 2021			52	36	Federal government		^[19]
18	January 3, 2023			49	30	Missouri		^[20]

See also

• List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976
• List of United States Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment
• List of women on death row in the United States

Notes and References

1. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/usexecute.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – U.S. Executions Since 1976
2. Web site: Execution Database. Death Penalty Information Center. June 30, 2024.
3. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/barfield029.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Velma Margie Barfield
4. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/tucker437.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Karla Faye Tucker
5. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/buenoano450.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Judias V. Buenoano
6. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/beets616.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Betty Lou Beets
7. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/riggs629.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Christina Marie Riggs
8. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/allen687.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Wanda Jean Allen
9. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/plantz711.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Marilyn Kay Plantz
10. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/smith746.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lois Nadean Smith
11. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/block775.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lynda Lyon Block
12. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/wuornos805.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Aileen Carol Wuornos
13. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/newton982.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Frances Elaine Newton
14. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/lewis1227.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Teresa Wilson Bean Lewis
15. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/mccarthy1338.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Kimberly LaGayle McCarthy
16. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/basso1366.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Suzanne Margaret Basso
17. http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/coleman1389.htm The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney – Lisa Ann Coleman
18. News: Georgia inmate Kelly Gissendaner executed after failed appeals. September 30, 2015. CNN. January 19, 2021.
19. News: US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953. January 12, 2021. Associated Press. January 19, 2021.
20. News: Madini. Doha. January 3, 2023. Amber McLaughlin, the first openly transgender person to be executed in the U.S., dies by lethal injection. NBC News. January 4, 2023.