Market Data

Best Cities to Open a Law Firm in 2026 (Market Data)

There are 152,970 law firms across the 387 U.S. metros we track — an average of 52.9 per 100,000 residents (the typical metro has 39.4). The least-saturated markets have the most room for a well-marketed law firm. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2022) and Population Estimates (2023).

Most underserved · law firms per 100k

Merced, CA13Killeen, TX13.8Visalia, CA14.2Sierra Vista, AZ14.4Lebanon, PA14.6El Centro, CA15.1Janesville, WI15.2Yuba City, CA15.2Greeley, CO15.3Fond du Lac, WI15.4

Most saturated · law firms per 100k

Miami, FL137.6Cheyenne, WY132.7Missoula, MT118.2New Orleans, LA108.3Lafayette, LA104Boulder, CO90Los Angeles, CA87.7Tallahassee, FL83.8Charleston, WV82.7Bozeman, MT82.3

All 387 law firms markets by state

Number shown is law firms per 100,000 residents. Lower = less saturated.