Which state has the second-most offenders on death row?

Which state has the second-most offenders on death row?

• A. New York
• B. Florida
• C. Arizona
• D. Texas

Answer: (B)

Death row counts vary by state, and this question relies on knowing which states keep an active death row population and in what order they stand. Texas has the largest number of inmates on death row. Among the options listed, Florida has the next-largest population, making it the second-most. New York currently has no inmates on death row because the death penalty is not in use there, so it cannot be second. Arizona does have death-row inmates, but its count is smaller than Florida’s, so it does not rank second.

Death row counts vary by state, and this question relies on knowing which states keep an active death row population and in what order they stand. Texas has the largest number of inmates on death row. Among the options listed, Florida has the next-largest population, making it the second-most. New York currently has no inmates on death row because the death penalty is not in use there, so it cannot be second. Arizona does have death-row inmates, but its count is smaller than Florida’s, so it does not rank second.