List of people executed in the United States in 1984

Twenty-one people, twenty male and one female, were executed in the United States in 1984, sixteen by electrocution, and five by lethal injection.

The execution of Velma Barfield this year was the first execution of a woman in the United states since the restoration of the death penalty in 1976, and the first execution of a woman in the United States since the execution of Elizabeth Ann Duncan in 1962.

List of people executed in the United States in 1984 Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method At execution At offense Age difference 1 January 26, 1984 66 57 9Male White FloridaElectrocution 2 February 29, 1984 30 26 4 Black Louisiana 3 March 14, 1984 29 25 White TexasLethal injection 4 March 16, 1984 54 50 North Carolina 5 March 31, 1984 39 30 9 Texas 6April 5, 1984 34 27 7 LouisianaElectrocution 7 30 21 9Florida 8 May 10, 1984 47 37 10Black 9 June 20, 1984 30 22 8 White 10 July 12, 1984 28 20 Black Georgia 11 July 13, 1984 34 26 Florida 12 September 7, 1984 46 33 13White 13 September 10, 1984 40 6 Louisiana 14 September 20, 1984 34 24 10Black Florida 15 October 12, 1984 30 25 5 Virginia 16October 30, 1984 38 35 3 Louisiana 17 39 33 6White TexasLethal injection 18 November 2, 1984 52 45 7 Female North Carolina 19 November 8, 1984 37 29 9Male FloridaElectrocution 20 December 12, 1984 39 10 Black Georgia 21 December 28, 1984 26 22 4 White Louisiana Average: 39 years 31 years 7 years

Demographics Gender Male 20 Female 1 Ethnicity White 13 Black 8 State Florida 8 Louisiana 5 Texas 3 Georgia 2 North Carolina 2 Virginia 1 Method Electrocution 16 Lethal injection 5 Month January 1 February 1 March 3 April 2 May 1 June 1 July 2 August 0 September 3 October 3 November 2 December 2 Age 20–29 3 30–39 12 40–49 3 50–59 2 60–69 1 Total 21 100%

Executions in recent years Number of executions 1985 18 1984 21 1976–1983 11 Total 50

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