How many lawyers are in the US?

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Number of Lawyers in the US

According to the American Bar Association, there were 1,128,729 resident and active attorneys in the United States in 2006 and 1,143,358 in 2007. A small percentage of the increase (actual number 352) is due to American Somoa and Guam being added to the survey in 2007.

The number of resident and active attorneys in each state is available at the link provided.

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