As of July 1, there were 2,656 inmates on death row, according to the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, down from 2,738 in 2018, and a peak of 3,593 in 2000.

California, which became the fourth state to institute a moratorium on executions, had the largest number of inmates on death row this year, with 729. Those inmates are now essentially sentenced to life in prison.

Death sentences imposed: 33

Courts imposed 33 new death sentences in 11 states in 2019, but the report projected there would be two to four more by the end of the year. That is down from the mid-1990s, when there were more than 300 death warrants issued per year.

Counties with death sentences imposed: 28

Death sentences this year were imposed in only 28 of the nation’s more than 3,000 counties, one of the lowest figures in decades. Cuyahoga County in Ohio, with three, had the largest number.

Executions in 2019: 22

Seven states carried out 22 executions in 2019, and the federal government had none despite its attempt in July to restart executions after a 16-year hiatus. This year had the second-lowest number of executions since 1991, with 20 executions in 2016 being the lowest.