The states that still have the death penalty in 2025 number 27. These states include Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. However, some of these states like California, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee have moratoriums (halts) in place on executions, meaning they do not currently carry out executions though the death penalty remains legal. Other states have fully abolished the death penalty. The list of states with active death penalty laws but some with moratoriums:
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California (moratorium)
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Ohio (moratorium)
- Oklahoma
- Oregon (moratorium)
- Pennsylvania (moratorium)
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee (moratorium)
- Texas
- Utah
- Wyoming
States without the death penalty include Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
