How many lawyers are there in the U.S? How about the total number of lawyers in each state?
I thought it would be a fun exercise to see just how many lawyers there in each state. This is a list of what my research revealed:
California: Approximately 190,000 active lawyers.
New York: Approximately 180,000 active lawyers.
Texas: Over 110,000 active lawyers.
Florida: Over 107,000 active lawyers.
Illinois: Around 66,000 active lawyers.
District of Columbia: Around 60,000 active lawyers.
Pennsylvania: Approximately 54,000 active lawyers.
Massachusetts: Around 43,000 active lawyers.
New Jersey: Approximately 38,000 active lawyers.
Ohio: Around 36,000 active lawyers.
Michigan: Approximately 34,000 active lawyers.
Georgia: Around 33,000 active lawyers.
Virginia: Approximately 32,000 active lawyers.
North Carolina: Around 31,000 active lawyers.
Washington: Approximately 28,000 active lawyers.
Maryland: Around 26,000 active lawyers.
Minnesota: Approximately 25,000 active lawyers.
Colorado: Around 24,000 active lawyers.
Arizona: Approximately 22,000 active lawyers.
Connecticut: Around 19,000 active lawyers.
Tennessee: Approximately 18,000 active lawyers.
Missouri: Around 18,000 active lawyers.
Wisconsin: Approximately 17,000 active lawyers.
Alabama: Around 17,000 active lawyers.
Louisiana: Approximately 16,000 active lawyers.
Oregon: Around 15,000 active lawyers.
Indiana: Approximately 15,000 active lawyers.
Kentucky: Around 14,000 active lawyers.
South Carolina: Approximately 14,000 active lawyers.
Iowa: Around 12,000 active lawyers.
How many of these are personal injury lawyers? The internet doesn’t say. But considering the amount of billboards popping up, I’d say a large percentage of those lawyers are ambulance chasers.
