New York attorneys, state by state
Where the attorneys admitted in New York have their office
- Office outside New York
- 98,118
- States and territories
- 61
98,118 living attorneys on the New York register file of Sep 29, 2026 give an office outside New York State in 61 other states and territories, against 163,330 in New York. New Jersey has the most (17,127), then California (13,010) and District of Columbia (12,650).
Every state and territory on the register
| State | Attorneys | Currently registered |
|---|---|---|
| New York (by county) | 163,330 | 81% |
| New Jersey | 17,127 | 73% |
| California | 13,010 | 76% |
| District of Columbia | 12,650 | 81% |
| Florida | 7,916 | 76% |
| Connecticut | 5,628 | 75% |
| Massachusetts | 5,603 | 76% |
| Texas | 4,547 | 77% |
| Pennsylvania | 4,204 | 77% |
| Virginia | 3,286 | 79% |
| Illinois | 2,951 | 78% |
| Maryland | 2,371 | 76% |
| North Carolina | 1,971 | 77% |
| Georgia | 1,887 | 76% |
| Washington | 1,527 | 76% |
| Colorado | 1,525 | 76% |
| Ohio | 1,161 | 77% |
| Michigan | 893 | 75% |
| Arizona | 839 | 76% |
| Minnesota | 714 | 75% |
| Tennessee | 652 | 81% |
| Delaware | 516 | 82% |
| Oregon | 496 | 73% |
| South Carolina | 488 | 78% |
| Missouri | 481 | 79% |
| Nevada | 438 | 75% |
| Vermont | 405 | 72% |
| New Hampshire | 398 | 80% |
| Utah | 391 | 76% |
| Rhode Island | 384 | 73% |
| Louisiana | 361 | 78% |
| Maine | 345 | 80% |
| Indiana | 344 | 77% |
| Wisconsin | 313 | 75% |
| Hawaii | 234 | 81% |
| New Mexico | 218 | 73% |
| Alabama | 213 | 78% |
| Puerto Rico | 193 | 69% |
| Kentucky | 181 | 76% |
| Kansas | 158 | 75% |
| Oklahoma | 150 | 76% |
| Iowa | 110 | 78% |
| Arkansas | 107 | 77% |
| Nebraska | 93 | 69% |
| Alaska | 90 | 67% |
| Montana | 79 | 76% |
| Wyoming | 79 | 76% |
| Idaho | 78 | 76% |
| Mississippi | 68 | 60% |
| West Virginia | 60 | 78% |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 41 | 83% |
| South Dakota | 37 | 73% |
| Armed Forces Europe | 34 | 91% |
| North Dakota | 23 | 74% |
| Armed Forces Pacific | 17 | 88% |
| Guam | 14 | 86% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 10 | 70% |
| Armed Forces Americas | 3 | 100% |
| American Samoa | 2 | 100% |
| Palau | 2 | 50% |
| Micronesia | 1 | 100% |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 0% |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants.