| Rank | State | Lawyers per 10,000 Residents1 |
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 |
