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December
A friend passed this along. I knew there were a lot of lawyers in Washington, but dang! As always, take the stats with a grain of salt. Even if you aren't a lawyer, there is a good chance your buyer or seller could be. Buy Smart. Live Well.
Most Lawyers by State
Below are the states (& DC) ranked by the number of lawyers per capita. Not surprisingly, DC ranks as the most densely concentrated population of lawyers having 1,356% more lawyers per captia than New York. North Dakota ranks last in per capita lawyers with a mere 4.4 per 10,000 residents.
Rank |
State |
Lawyers per |
Region |
1 |
District of Columbia |
276.7 |
East |
2 |
New York |
20.4 |
East |
3 |
Delaware |
18.0 |
East |
4 |
Massachusetts |
14.5 |
East |
5 |
Connecticut |
14.3 |
East |
6 |
Illinois |
14.0 |
Midwest |
7 |
Colorado |
13.0 |
West |
8 |
Georgia |
12.0 |
South |
9 |
Pennsylvania |
11.9 |
East |
10 |
Florida |
11.7 |
Southeast |
10 |
New Jersey |
11.7 |
East |
12 |
Minnesota |
11.2 |
Midwest |
13 |
Louisiana |
11.1 |
South |
14 |
California |
10.9 |
West |
14 |
Missouri |
10.9 |
Midwest |
16 |
Nevada |
10.4 |
West |
17 |
Hawaii |
9.5 |
Pacific |
17 |
Texas |
9.5 |
Southwest |
17 |
Virginia |
9.5 |
East |
20 |
Alabama |
9.4 |
South |
20 |
Maryland |
9.4 |
East |
22 |
Rhode Island |
9.1 |
East |
22 |
Utah |
9.1 |
West |
24 |
Maine |
9.0 |
Northeast |
25 |
West Virginia |
8.8 |
Midwest |
26 |
Washington |
8.7 |
Northwest |
27 |
Ohio |
8.6 |
Midwest |
28 |
Montana |
8.5 |
West |
29 |
South Carolina |
8.4 |
Southeast |
30 |
Nebraska |
8.3 |
Midwest |
30 |
Wyoming |
8.3 |
West |
32 |
North Carolina |
8.2 |
Southeast |
32 |
Tennessee |
8.2 |
South |
32 |
Vermont |
8.2 |
Northeast |
35 |
Oklahoma |
8.1 |
Midwest |
36 |
Alaska |
8.0 |
Northwest |
36 |
Arizona |
8.0 |
West |
38 |
Oregon |
7.9 |
Northwest |
39 |
Michigan |
7.8 |
Midwest |
40 |
New Hampshire |
7.7 |
Northeast |
41 |
Mississippi |
7.6 |
South |
42 |
Kentucky |
7.1 |
Midwest |
43 |
Indiana |
6.9 |
Midwest |
43 |
New Mexico |
6.9 |
West |
45 |
Wisconsin |
6.8 |
Midwest |
46 |
Iowa |
6.2 |
Midwest |
47 |
Idaho |
6.1 |
West |
48 |
Kansas |
5.8 |
Midwest |
48 |
South Dakota |
5.8 |
Midwest |
50 |
Arkansas |
5.3 |
South |
51 |
North Dakota |
4.4 |
Midwest |