I need to know the percentage of lawyers on a state-by-state basis. 
Preferably sorted from highest to lowest.

Hello  Curiousmatty,


Below you will find the National Lawyer Population  2005 and the  percentage.

State             # ATTYS      Percent 
New York           142538      12.90
California         139371      12.62
Texas               69405       6.28
Illinois            63866       5.78
Massachusetts       49824       4.51
Florida             48453       4.39
Dist. of Columbia   42596       3.86
Pennsylvania        38460       3.48
New Jersey          38104       3.45
Ohio                36063       3.26
Michigan            31034       2.81
Georgia             24930       2.26
Minnesota           21886       1.98
Missouri            21680       1.96
Washington          21485       1.94
Virginia            20852       1.89
Maryland            20177       1.83
Connecticut         17975       1.63
Colorado            17599       1.59
North Carolina      17308       1.56
Louisiana           16872       1.53
Wisconsin           14123       1.28
Tennessee           14058       1.27
Indiana             13185       1.19
Arizona             12369       1.12
Puerto Rico         11805       1.07
Oklahoma            11756       1.06
Kentucky            11084       1.00
Oregon              10698       0.97
South Carolina       8360       0.76
Kansas               7466       0.68
Iowa                 6820       0.62
Mississippi          6500       0.59
Utah                 5760       0.52
Nevada               5517       0.50
Arkansas             5280       0.48
Nebraska             4975       0.45
New Mexico           4960       0.45
Rhode Island         4791       0.43
West Virginia        4426       0.40
Hawaii               3931       0.35
Maine                3452       0.31
New Hampshire        3186       0.29
Idaho                3109       0.28  
Montana              2746       0.25
Alabama              2382       0.22
Delaware             2329       0.21
Alaska               2309       0.21
Vermont              2161       0.20
South Dakota         1661       0.15
Wyoming WY           1393       0.13
North Dakota         1302       0.12
Virgin Islands        394       0.04

TOTAL             1104766 

American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org/marketresearch/2005nbroflawyersbystate.pdf


Search terms used: 
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I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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