PlainAttorney Register file of Sep 29, 2026 · NY Office of Court Administration, via data.ny.gov

New York County: attorneys per resident

Currently registered attorneys with an office in the county

Currently registered
75,989
Per 1,000 residents
46.63
Rank
1st of 62

75,989 currently registered attorneys list an office in New York County on the register file of Sep 29, 2026: 46.63 per 1,000 residents, against 6.68 statewide. That ranks New York 1st of New York’s 62 counties.

Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents

Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
The five highest counties and the three lowest; the New York County bar is broken to keep the rest readable. Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B01003.

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B01003.

Firms with the most attorneys in the county

FirmAttorneys
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1,050
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP1,015
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP970
Kirkland & Ellis LLP960
Latham & Watkins LLP926
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP676

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants, employer spellings merged.

Cities and towns

PlaceCurrently registered
New York75,587
Albany38
New York City32
Brooklyn32
White Plains24
Bronx21
NY19
Syracuse10

Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.

Questions this county leads to

  1. Albany County11.88 currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, 2nd of 62.
  2. Attorneys with an office in New York75,587 currently registered, the most of any place in the county.
  3. Everyone who lists Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP1,050 of them give an office in New York County.
  4. A complaint about a lawyer in New York CountyIt goes to the First Department’s grievance committee.
  5. All 62 counties by attorneys per residentNew York ranks 1st.
  6. Check another New York lawyerBy name, firm, city, school or registration number.

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