<P> From 1976 to July 1 , 2018 , there were 1,477 executions , of which 1,302 were by lethal injection , 158 by electrocution , 11 by gas inhalation , 3 by hanging , and 3 by firing squad . The South had the great majority of these executions , with 1,207 ; there were 181 in the Midwest , 85 in the West , and only 4 in the Northeast . No state in the Northeast has conducted an execution since Connecticut , now abolitionist , in 2005 . The state of Texas alone conducted 552 executions , over 1 / 3 of the total ; the states of Texas , Virginia , and Oklahoma combined make up over half the total , with 777 executions between them . 3 executions have been conducted by the federal government , the last in 2003 . Executions increased in frequency until 1999 ; 98 prisoners were executed that year . Since 1999 , the number of executions has greatly decreased , and the 20 executions in 2016 were the fewest since 1991 . </P>
<P> From 1976 to July 1 , 2018 , there were 1,477 executions , of which 1,302 were by lethal injection , 158 by electrocution , 11 by gas inhalation , 3 by hanging , and 3 by firing squad . The South had the great majority of these executions , with 1,207 ; there were 181 in the Midwest , 85 in the West , and only 4 in the Northeast . No state in the Northeast has conducted an execution since Connecticut , now abolitionist , in 2005 . The state of Texas alone conducted 552 executions , over 1 / 3 of the total ; the states of Texas , Virginia , and Oklahoma combined make up over half the total , with 777 executions between them . 3 executions have been conducted by the federal government , the last in 2003 . Executions increased in frequency until 1999 ; 98 prisoners were executed that year . Since 1999 , the number of executions has greatly decreased , and the 20 executions in 2016 were the fewest since 1991 . </P>
what method of execution is used in most states
what method of execution is used in most states
lethal injection
lethal injection