Frequent and Regular (grants more than 30% of applications) (14):
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois*
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
Sparing (grants a low percentage of applications) (7)
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Indiana
- Minnesota
- Texas
- Washington
- Wyoming
Irregular and/or Uneven (recent pardoning, but depends on incumbent governor) (8)
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
Infrequent/Rare (few/no pardons in past 20 years)(23)
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Federal system
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Michigan**
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York**
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Vermont
- West Virginia
Notes
*Illinois makes the “frequent” list because of the unusual interest in pardoning by incumbent governor
** Michigan and New York make the “Infrequent/Rare” list despite some interest in pardoning by one recent governor