In 2023, the state with the highest number of lawyers in the United States was California, with a figure of approximately 94,300. In the same year, roughly 86,000 lawyers were employed in the state of New York.
States with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 1, 2024). States with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333518/states-with-most-lawyers-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). States with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333518/states-with-most-lawyers-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with The Highest Levels of Employment in Lawyers in The United States 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333518/states-with-most-lawyers-us/
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States with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2023 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333518/states-with-most-lawyers-us/
