CREATE TABLE table_203_9 (id DECIMAL, "state" TEXT, "last execution date" TEXT, "name" TEXT, "crime" TEXT, "method" TEXT)

how many states have never used capital punishment ?
SELECT COUNT("state") FROM table_203_9 WHERE "last execution date" = 'never used'
SELECT COUNT("state") FROM "table_203_9" WHERE "last execution date" = 'never used'