Where does this data come from?

Directly from the four state bar directories of record: The State Bar of California, The Florida Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and the State Bar of Texas. We pull active members weekly, SMTP-verify each email address, and dedupe against the prior week's snapshot.

Why only these four states?

These four hold roughly a third of all US attorneys and account for the majority of B2B legal-vendor demand we see. Adding additional states is a methodology question more than a scraping question - each bar publishes data on different cadences and in different formats.

How often is the benchmark refreshed?

Counts and practice-area distributions refresh weekly as the underlying catalog refreshes. The page header always reflects the latest pull date.

Can I cite this report?

Yes. Attribute to BarSourced with a link back to /report/2026-us-attorney-directory-benchmark. We keep the page updated and the figures stay current.

Benchmark report

2026 US Attorney Directory Benchmark

Name: 2026 US Attorney Directory Benchmark - CA, FL, GA, TX
Creator: BarSourced

California · Florida · Georgia · Texas · refreshed June 2026

State totals

Active attorneys by state

State	Active attorneys	Source directory
California	-	The State Bar of California
Florida	-	The Florida Bar
Georgia	-	State Bar of Georgia
Texas	-	State Bar of Texas

What the data shows

What we read from the 2026 numbers

California and Texas dominate raw volume. The two largest bars together account for more than two thirds of attorneys in the four-state set, which is why state-level lists from CA and TX are by far the most requested.
Personal injury is the highest-leverage vertical. Contingency-fee economics keep PI firms aggressively buying - case management, medical records, expert witnesses, and lead-gen vendors all see the strongest response from a focused PI list.
Family law and criminal defense skew small-firm. These two areas are dominated by solos and 2-to-5-attorney firms, which means decision cycles are short and pricing pressure is real.
Florida and Georgia over-index on real estate. Closing-attorney states produce a much higher share of real-estate-tagged attorneys than the western markets.

Methodology

How the benchmark is built

Counts are pulled from each state bar's official attorney lookup. We filter to active members, SMTP-verify each published email address, and dedupe against the prior week's snapshot. Practice-area distribution reflects each state bar's published taxonomy as it appears on the public profile.

Numbers should be treated as directional benchmarks for B2B planning, not legal census data. Bar membership and licensing status change daily; the figures here are accurate as of the refresh date shown above.

For the deeper methodology that governs the underlying catalog see the methodology page.

Frequently asked questions

Where does this data come from?: Directly from the four state bar directories of record: The State Bar of California, The Florida Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, and the State Bar of Texas. We pull active members weekly, SMTP-verify each email address, and dedupe against the prior week's snapshot.
Why only these four states?: These four hold roughly a third of all US attorneys and account for the majority of B2B legal-vendor demand we see. Adding additional states is a methodology question more than a scraping question - each bar publishes data on different cadences and in different formats.
How often is the benchmark refreshed?: Counts and practice-area distributions refresh weekly as the underlying catalog refreshes. The page header always reflects the latest pull date.
Can I cite this report?: Yes. Attribute to BarSourced with a link back to /report/2026-us-attorney-directory-benchmark. We keep the page updated and the figures stay current.

Cite this report as: BarSourced, "2026 US Attorney Directory Benchmark," updated June 2026. Glossary · Methodology