I am interested in finding out the number of lawyers per capita by
state rated from the most to the least.

geolise...

The American Bar Association has publised a listing of the number of
attorneys per state at:

http://www.abanet.org/marketresearch/2004nbroflawyersbystate.pdf

You can use this and cross reference the population for each state to
determine the number of lawyers per capita for each state.  You will
need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file which can be downloaded at
http://www.adobe.com.

Thank you for your question and if you need any additional
clarification, please let me know.

Regards,

THV

Search Strategy:

American Bar Assocation website

I received the answer in a very quick and timely fashion, and the
information was exactly what I needed to finish researching my
question.  The best teachers always leave you room to find out on your
own what you need to know.

You can find the number of resident attorneys per state at 

http://www.abanet.org/marketresearch/2004nbroflawyersbystate.pdf

Thank you for your quick response!  Now I can figure it out for myself
by cross-referencing the states' populations.  I really do appreciate
your help, I was googling my brains out trying to find this
information.  Again, thanks!

May I place this as an official answer?

Yes, you may and thank you again!