Numbering is from the first post-Furman execution, that of Gary Gilmore in Utah on January 17, 1977.
The USA executed 27 men and one woman in 6 states during 2015, down from 35 in 9 states in 2014. These 28 had 43 victims.
All executions during 2015 were by lethal injection.
Texas carried out 13 executions, Missouri 6, Georgia 5, Florida 2, Oklahoma and Virginia 1 each.
One woman was executed in Georgia. 31 states have death penalty statutes as 31/12/2015 and just under 3,000 inmates were on death row at this time in 35 states and the Federal Government.
All executions are carried out for 1st degree murder and are by lethal injection unless otherwise indicated after the prisoner’s name.
(E = electrocution, G = lethal gas, H = hanging, S = shooting)
Prisoner details (f) = female, (v) = volunteered for execution.
| No. | Date | State | Name | Crime/victims |
| 1395 | 01/13 | Georgia | Andrew Brannan | 1 – Sheriff’s deputy |
| 1396 | 01/15 | Florida | Johnny Shane Kormondy | 1 – rape murder |
| 1397 | 01/15 | Oklahoma | Charles Warner | 1 – rape murder |
| 1398 | 01/21 | Texas | Arnold Prieto | 3 – robbery/murder |
| 1399 | 01/27 | Georgia | Warren Lee Hill | 1 – fellow inmate |
| 1400 | 01/29 | Texas | Robert Ladd | 1 – motive unknown |
| 1401 | 02/04 | Texas | Donald Newbury | 1 – police officer |
| 1402 | 02/11 | Missouri | Walter Timothy Storey | 1 – robbery/murder |
| 1403 | 03/11 | Texas | Manuel Vasquez | 1 – drug related |
| 1404 | 03/17 | Missouri | Cecil Clayton | 1 – Sheriff’s deputy |
| 1405 | 04/09 | Texas | Kent Sprouse | 2 – Police officer and store customer |
| 1406 | 04/14 | Missouri | Andre Cole | 1 – child support dispute |
| 1407 | 04/15 | Texas | Manuel Garza Jr. | 1 – police officer |
| 1408 | 05/12 | Texas | Derrick Dewayne Charles | 3 – girlfriend, her mother & grandfather |
| 1409 | 06/03 | Texas | Lester Bower Jr. | 4 – robbery/murder |
| 1410 | 06/09 | Missouri | Richard Strong | 2 – girlfriend & her daughter |
| 1411 | 06/18 | Texas | Gregory Russeau | 1 – robbery/murder |
| 1412 | 07/14 | Missouri | David Zink | 1 – rape murder |
| 1413 | 08/12 | Texas | Daniel Lee Lopez | 1 – police officer |
| 1414 | 09/01 | Missouri | Roderick Nunley | 1 – rape murder |
| 1415 | 09/30 | Georgia | Kelly Renee Gissendaner (f) | 1 – husband |
| 1416 | 10/01 | Virginia | Alfredo R. Prieto | 2 – young couple |
| 1417 | 10/06 | Texas | Juan Martin Garcia | 1 – robbery/murder |
| 1418 | 10/14 | Texas | Licho Escamilla | 1 – police officer |
| 1419 | 10/29 | Florida | Jerry Correll | 4 – ex-family members |
| 1420 | 11/18 | Texas | Raphael Holiday | 3 – children |
| 1421 | 11/19 | Georgia | Marcus Ray Johnson | 1 – motive unclear |
| 1422 | 12/09 | Georgia | Brian Keith Terrell | 1 – robbery/murder |
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