Suffolk County: attorneys per resident
Currently registered attorneys with an office in the county
- Currently registered
- 5,823
- Per 1,000 residents
- 3.81
- Rank
- 6th of 62
5,823 currently registered attorneys list an office in Suffolk County on the register file of Sep 29, 2026: 3.81 per 1,000 residents, against 6.68 statewide. That ranks Suffolk 6th of New York’s 62 counties.
Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents
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
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
| Place | Currently registered |
|---|---|
| Melville | 1,248 |
| Hauppauge | 522 |
| Central Islip | 356 |
| Huntington | 315 |
| Riverhead | 290 |
| Islandia | 211 |
| Smithtown | 207 |
| Bay Shore | 109 |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026.
Looking for a lawyer for a matter?
The register lists who is admitted and where their office is, not what kind of law anyone practises, so this page cannot suggest a lawyer for a problem. The New York State Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service matches people with lawyers by area of law; once you have a name, its record here shows whether the lawyer is registered.