NAICS 541110

Law Offices in California

Offices of lawyers primarily engaged in the practice of law, including sole practitioners and small partnerships.

Establishments (2023)
22,821
Statewide, California
Employees
148,867
Mid-March employment
Annual payroll
$21B
All establishments
Avg. establishment size
6.5
Employees per establishment

What acquirers look at

Ownership is restricted to licensed attorneys in California. Relevant to the index as a succession signal and a referral source rather than as an acquisition target.

Law Firm by county

Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.

#CountyEstablishmentsPer 10k residentsShare of state
1Los Angeles County8,4618.737.1%
2Orange County2,8699.112.6%
3San Diego County2,5367.711.1%
4San Francisco County1,17114.25.1%
5Santa Clara County8764.63.8%
6Sacramento County8695.43.8%
7Alameda County7104.33.1%
8Riverside County5462.12.4%
9Contra Costa County5194.42.3%
10Ventura County4505.42.0%
11San Bernardino County4392.01.9%
12Fresno County3963.81.7%
13San Mateo County3584.81.6%
14Santa Barbara County2435.51.1%
15Sonoma County2415.01.1%
16Marin County2268.91.0%
17Placer County2235.01.0%
18Kern County1822.00.8%
19Monterey County1413.30.6%
20San Joaquin County1391.70.6%
21San Luis Obispo County1374.90.6%
22Stanislaus County1312.30.6%
23Santa Cruz County1034.00.5%
24Butte County964.60.4%
25Shasta County794.30.3%

Counties in California

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.