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.
| # | County | Establishments | Per 10k residents | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 8,461 | 8.7 | 37.1% |
| 2 | Orange County | 2,869 | 9.1 | 12.6% |
| 3 | San Diego County | 2,536 | 7.7 | 11.1% |
| 4 | San Francisco County | 1,171 | 14.2 | 5.1% |
| 5 | Santa Clara County | 876 | 4.6 | 3.8% |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 869 | 5.4 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Alameda County | 710 | 4.3 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Riverside County | 546 | 2.1 | 2.4% |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 519 | 4.4 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Ventura County | 450 | 5.4 | 2.0% |
| 11 | San Bernardino County | 439 | 2.0 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Fresno County | 396 | 3.8 | 1.7% |
| 13 | San Mateo County | 358 | 4.8 | 1.6% |
| 14 | Santa Barbara County | 243 | 5.5 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Sonoma County | 241 | 5.0 | 1.1% |
| 16 | Marin County | 226 | 8.9 | 1.0% |
| 17 | Placer County | 223 | 5.0 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Kern County | 182 | 2.0 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Monterey County | 141 | 3.3 | 0.6% |
| 20 | San Joaquin County | 139 | 1.7 | 0.6% |
| 21 | San Luis Obispo County | 137 | 4.9 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Stanislaus County | 131 | 2.3 | 0.6% |
| 23 | Santa Cruz County | 103 | 4.0 | 0.5% |
| 24 | Butte County | 96 | 4.6 | 0.4% |
| 25 | Shasta County | 79 | 4.3 | 0.3% |
Counties in California
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
- 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.