In 2022, the state with the highest number of lawyers in the United States was California, with a figure of approximately 88,000. 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 2022
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 6, 2023). States with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from 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 2022." Chart. September 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333518/states-with-most-lawyers-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2023). States with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 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 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2023, 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 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333518/states-with-most-lawyers-us/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
States with the highest levels of employment in lawyers in the United States 2022 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1333518/states-with-most-lawyers-us/