Law Firms in California: 22,821 law offices
California has 22,821 law offices (Census County Business Patterns 2023), 13.8% of the US total and the largest count of any state. In California, 72% of law offices have fewer than five employees, close to the national share of 72%. The average law firm location in California employs 6.5 people, against 6.6 nationally. Annual payroll per employee is $138,538 in California and $125,580 for the US as a whole. Los Angeles County alone has 8,461 of them (37% of the state), followed by Orange County with 2,869.
Law Firms in California by size
| Employees | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 16,528 | 72.4% |
| 5-9 | 3,182 | 13.9% |
| 10-19 | 1,698 | 7.4% |
| 20-49 | 981 | 4.3% |
| 50-99 | 278 | 1.2% |
| 100-249 | 122 | 0.5% |
| 250-499 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 500-999 | 7 | 0% |
| 1,000+ | withheld | – |
"Withheld" means the Census Bureau does not publish that cell, usually to protect the confidentiality of a few large employers.
Counties with the most law offices in California
| County | Locations | Share of state |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | 8,461 | 37.1% |
| Orange County | 2,869 | 12.6% |
| San Diego County | 2,536 | 11.1% |
| San Francisco County | 1,171 | 5.1% |
| Santa Clara County | 876 | 3.8% |
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Questions
How many law offices are in California?
22,821, according to County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 541110). 3,111 of them have 10 or more employees.
How does California compare with other states for law offices?
California ranks 1st by number of law offices. Florida has 17,261 and Texas has 13,833.
What would a California law firm list cost?
Covering every California law firm location with 10 or more employees once would be 3,111 records, about $28 at $9 per 1,000 delivered records.
About the numbers
Business counts: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. They count establishments (single physical locations) with paid employees, so firms with several locations count more than once and businesses with no employees are not included. Occupation and pay figures: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024. BLS counts employees only, so self-employed owners are not included in occupation figures. These are public statistics, not the size of the Evascrape database: list cost figures on these pages are upper bounds, because not every location has a matching contact, and you pay only for rows that are delivered. Evascrape prices are from the pricing page: $9 per 1,000 delivered contact records, smallest top-up $10 (about 1,100 records), optional email verification $5 per 1,000, no subscription.