Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 2024, three by nitrogen hypoxia and twenty-two by lethal injection. The first person executed in 2024, Kenneth Eugene Smith, became the first person in the United States and in the world to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia. Three states saw their first executions in over a decade. Utah saw its first execution since 2010 in August. South Carolina carried out its first execution since 2011 in September. Indiana conducted its first execution since 2009 in December. September 2024 also saw the greatest number of inmates executed within a one-week span since July 2003.