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

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

Currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, selected New York counties New York County (Manhattan)46.63Albany County11.88Westchester County7.26Nassau County6.92Erie County4.36Suffolk County3.81Wayne 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 County4.36Suffolk County3.81Wayne 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 County4.36Suffolk County3.81Wayne 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 County4.36Suffolk County3.81Wayne County0.69Orleans County0.56Tioga County0.48Statewide 6.68
The five highest counties, Suffolk (6th) 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.

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
Melville1,248
Hauppauge522
Central Islip356
Huntington315
Riverhead290
Islandia211
Smithtown207
Bay Shore109

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. Erie County4.36 currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, 5th of 62.
  2. Onondaga County3.67 currently registered attorneys per 1,000 residents, 7th of 62.
  3. Attorneys with an office in Melville1,248 currently registered, the most of any place in the county.
  4. Everyone who lists Lewis Johs Avallone Aviles, LLP52 of them give an office in Suffolk County.
  5. A complaint about a lawyer in Suffolk CountyIt goes to the Second Department’s Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District.
  6. All 62 counties by attorneys per residentSuffolk ranks 6th.
  7. Check another New York lawyerBy name, firm, city, school or registration number.

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