In 2023, the state with the highest number of lawyers in the Unites States was California with roughly 94,300 lawyers. The state with the second most numerous amount of lawyers was New York, with 7,300 lawyers fewer than California.
States with the highest employment level of lawyers in the United States in 2022 and 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 1, 2024). States with the highest employment level of lawyers in the United States in 2022 and 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333590/states-most-lawyers/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). States with the highest employment level of lawyers in the United States in 2022 and 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333590/states-most-lawyers/
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