List of people executed in the United States in 1987

Twenty-five people, all male, were executed in the United States in 1987, sixteen by electrocution, seven by lethal injection, and two by gas chamber.

List of people executed in the United States in 1987 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1 January 30, 1987 44 38 6MaleHispanicTexasLethal injection 2 March 4, 1987 27 24 3 3 May 15, 1987 35 22 13BlackGeorgiaElectrocution 4 May 20, 1987 26 18 8MississippiGas chamber 5 May 22, 1987 44 35 9GeorgiaElectrocution 6 May 28, 1987 27 18 TexasLethal injection 7 May 29, 1987 31 21 10WhiteGeorgiaElectrocution 8 June 7, 1987 22 9Louisiana 9 June 9, 1987 27 20 7Black 10 June 12, 1987 25 5White 11 June 16, 1987 35 30 12 June 24, 1987 28 23 BlackTexasLethal injection 13 July 6, 1987 41 34 7WhiteVirginiaElectrocution 14July 8, 1987 32 22 10TexasLethal injection 15 27 21 6BlackMississippiGas chamber 16 July 20, 1987 30 24 LouisianaElectrocution 17 July 24, 1987 31 25 18 July 30, 1987 25 19 White 19 August 24, 1987 36 30 20August 28, 1987 41 28 13BlackFlorida 21 33 22 11WhiteAlabama 22 34 21 13BlackUtahLethal injection 23 September 1, 1987 35 22 GeorgiaElectrocution 24 September 10, 1987 34 24 10WhiteTexasLethal injection 25 September 21, 1987 35 21 14GeorgiaElectrocution Average: 33 years 24 years 8 years

Demographics Gender Male 25 Female 0 Ethnicity Black 12 White 11 Hispanic 2 State Louisiana 8 Texas 6 Georgia 5 Mississippi 2 Alabama 1 Florida 1 Utah 1 Virginia 1 Method Electrocution 16 Lethal injection 7 Gas chamber 2 Month January 1 February 0 March 1 April 0 May 5 June 5 July 6 August 4 September 3 October 0 November 0 December 0 Age 20–29 8 30–39 13 40–49 4 Total 25 100%

Executions in recent years Number of executions 1988 11 1987 25 1986 18 Total 54

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