2013 Attorney Population Density by Metropolitan Statistical Area ATTORNEY POPULATION DENSITY BY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

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1 STATE BAR OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH & ANALYSIS ATTORNEY POPULATION DENSITY BY METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA For more information, contact: State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis P.O. Box Austin, TX (800) ext State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis

2 2013 Attorney Population Density by Metropolitan Statistical Area This report shows the active in-state attorney population growth from 2003 to 2013 by county for all 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and non-metropolitan counties as of December 31 of each corresponding year. Also provided is the 2013 geographical concentration of active attorneys licensed by the State Bar of. For comparison, information on attorneys is compared to the general population. Summary Findings 2003 to 2013 Population Growth: The active in-state attorney population grew by 28 percent between 2003 and 2013, growing from 66,358 in 2003 to 84,800 in This compares to a 20 percent growth in the general population (22,118,509 in 2003 to 26,448,193 in 2013). Attorney population growth in metropolitan areas grew by 28 percent, growing from 63,461 in 2003 to 81,426 in During the same time the non-metropolitan attorney population grew by 17 percent (2,894 in 2003 to 3,374 in 2013). The Austin-Round Rock MSA experienced the largest percent increase in both active attorneys and general population, growing by 44 percent (7,783 in 2003 to 11,173 in 2013) and 75 percent (1,074,0467 to 1,883,051 in 2013) respectively. Detailed information on population growth can be found on page Population Density: As of 2013, there was 1 attorney to every 312 citizens. In 2013, 90 percent of attorneys were located in the ten largest metropolitan areas. The four largest metropolitan areas contained 83 percent of all active in-state attorneys. The four largest metropolitan areas are Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA (32%), Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington MSA (30%), Austin-Round Rock MSA (13%), and San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA (8%). State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis

3 Table of Contents 2003 to 2013 Population Growth Population Density State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 1

4 2003 to 2013 Population Growth This information below shows the geographical concentration of active attorneys licensed by the State Bar of by county for all 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and non-metropolitan counties as of December 31 of each corresponding year. This concentration is expressed as a ratio of attorneys to the general population. It is also shown as a percent of total in-state Bar membership. For context, the county population is given both as a number and as a percent of the total population. Attorneys 2 Population 3 Attorneys 2 Population 3 Attorneys Population Attorneys Population In-State Attorneys 66,355 22,118,509 84,800 26,448,193 18,445 4,329,684 28% 20% All Metropolitan Stiatiscal Areas (MSAs) 63,461 18,919,600 81,426 23,424,600 17,965 4,505,000 28% 24% Non-Metropolitan Counties 2,894 2,873,937 3,374 3,023, ,656 17% 5% Metropolitan Statisitcal Areas (MSAs) 2003 Population 2013 Population 2003 to 2013 Difference 2003 to 2013 Percent Change Austin-Round Rock MSA 8,135 1,074,046 11,173 1,883,051 3, ,005 44% 75% College Station-Bryan MSA , , ,216 35% 23% Midland MSA , , ,556 34% 27% Killeen-Temple MSA , , ,928 32% 23% Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA 20,965 5,051,816 27,291 6,313,158 6,326 1,261,342 30% 25% Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA 19,950 5,636,596 25,794 6,810,913 5,844 1,174,317 29% 21% McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission MSA , , ,456 29% 28% San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA 5,043 1,820,719 6,456 2,277,550 1, ,831 28% 25% Laredo MSA , , ,880 22% 23% Long View MSA , , ,375 22% 9% Waco MSA , , ,307 21% 9% Tyler MSA , , ,065 21% 17% Lubbock MSA , , ,668 19% 14% El Paso MSA 1, ,629 1, , ,407 17% 17% Brownsville-Harlingen MSA , , ,184 15% 15% San Angelo MSA , , ,296 12% 11% Abilene MSA , , ,013 11% 6% Odessa MSA , , ,686 7% 22% Amarillo MSA , , ,806 7% 10% Wichita Falls MSA , , ,548 5% 1% Victoria MSA , , ,982 3% 5% Corpus Christi MSA 1, ,830 1, , ,770 3% 9% Texarkana MSA , , ,788 0% 4% Sherman-Denison MSA , , ,200-4% 6% Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA , , ,374-7% 2% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 2

5 2013 Population Density The information below shows the geographical concentration of active attorneys licensed by the State Bar of by county for all 25 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and non-metropolitan counties as of December 31, This concentration is expressed as a ratio of attorneys to the general population. It is also shown as a percent of total in-state Bar membership. For context, the county population is given both as a number and as a percent of the total population. Attorneys 2 Population 4 Top Ten Metropolitan Statistical Areas with the Most Attorneys Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA 27,291 6,313,158 1: % 23.87% Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA 25,794 6,810,913 1: % 25.75% Austin-Round Rock MSA 11,173 1,883,051 1: % 7.12% San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA 6,456 2,277,550 1: % 8.61% El Paso MSA 1, ,036 1: % 3.14% Corpus Christi MSA 1, ,600 1: % 1.67% McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission MSA ,996 1: % 3.09% Lubbock MSA ,038 1: % 1.14% Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA ,872 1: % 1.53% Tyler MSA ,080 1: % 0.82% Sum of Top Ten MSAs 76,253 20,296,294 1: % 76.74% Abilene MSA ,501 1: % 0.63%.Callahan County 5 13,525 1:2, % 0.05%.Jones County 12 19,859 1:1, % 0.08%.Taylor County ,117 1: % 0.51% Amarillo MSA ,196 1: % 0.98%.Armstrong County 2 1,949 1: % 0.01%.Carson County 3 6,010 1:2, % 0.02% Oldham County 0 2,102 1: % 0.01%.Potter County ,661 1: % 0.46%.Randall County ,474 1: % 0.48% Austin-Round Rock MSA 11,173 1,883,051 1: % 7.12%.Bastrop County ,825 1: % 0.29%.Caldwell County 40 39,232 1: % 0.15%.Hays County ,026 1: % 0.67%.Travis County 9,748 1,120,954 1: % 4.24%.Williamson County ,014 1: % 1.78% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 3

6 Attorneys 2 Population 4 Beaumont-Port Arthur MSA ,872 1: % 1.53%.Hardin County 57 55,417 1: % 0.21%.Jefferson County ,358 1: % 0.95% Newton County 6 14,140 1:2, % 0.05%.Orange County 82 82,957 1:1, % 0.31% Brownsville-Harlingen MSA ,276 1: % 1.58%.Cameron County ,276 1: % 1.58% College Station-Bryan MSA ,819 1: % 0.90%.Brazos County ,164 1: % 0.77%.Burleson County 13 17,169 1:1, % 0.06%.Robertson County 22 16,486 1: % 0.06% Corpus Christi MSA 1, ,600 1: % 1.67%.Aransas County 40 24,356 1: % 0.09%.Nueces County ,107 1: % 1.33%.San Patricio County 66 66,137 1:1, % 0.25% Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington MSA 25,794 6,810,913 1: % 25.75%.Collin County 2, ,778 1: % 3.23%.Dallas County 15,889 2,480,331 1: % 9.38%.Denton County 1, ,799 1: % 2.76%.Ellis County ,976 1: % 0.59% Hood County 88 52,905 1: % 0.20%.Hunt County 72 87,048 1:1, % 0.33%.Johnson County ,707 1: % 0.58%.Kaufman County ,568 1: % 0.41%.Parker County ,418 1: % 0.46%.Rockwall County ,245 1: % 0.32% Somervell County 6 8,658 1:1, % 0.03%.Tarrant County 5,003 1,911,541 1: % 7.23%.Wise County 57 60,939 1:1, % 0.23% El Paso MSA 1, ,036 1: % 3.14%.El Paso County 1, ,718 1: % 3.13% Hudspeth County 1 3,318 1:3, % 0.01% Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA 27,291 6,313,158 1: % 23.87%.Austin County 47 28,847 1: % 0.11%.Brazoria County ,242 1: % 1.25%.Chambers County 25 36,812 1:1, % 0.14%.Fort Bend County 1, ,365 1: % 2.47%.Galveston County ,782 1: % 1.16%.Harris County 22,824 4,336,853 1: % 16.40%.Liberty County 66 76,907 1:1, % 0.29%.Montgomery County 1, ,137 1: % 1.89%.Waller County 50 45,213 1: % 0.17% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 4

7 Attorneys 2 Population 4 Killeen-Temple MSA ,257 1:1, % 1.60%.Bell County ,843 1: % 1.24%.Coryell County 45 76,192 1:1, % 0.29%.Lampasas County 20 20,222 1:1, % 0.08% Laredo MSA ,495 1: % 0.99%.Webb County ,495 1: % 0.99% Long View MSA ,530 1: % 0.82%.Gregg County ,024 1: % 0.47%.Rusk County 31 53,622 1:1, % 0.20%.Upshur County 33 39,884 1:1, % 0.15% Lubbock MSA ,038 1: % 1.14%.Crosby County 5 5,991 1:1, % 0.02%.Lubbock County ,324 1: % 1.09% Lynn County 8 5,723 1: % 0.02% McAllen-Edinburgh-Mission MSA ,996 1: % 3.09%.Hidalgo County ,996 1: % 3.09% Midland MSA ,780 1: % 0.59% Martin County 1 5,312 1:5, % 0.02%.Midland County ,468 1: % 0.57% Odessa MSA ,378 1: % 0.56%.Ector County ,378 1: % 0.56% San Angelo MSA ,566 1: % 0.44%.Irion County 0 1,612 1: % 0.01%.Tom Green County ,954 1: % 0.43% San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA 6,456 2,277,550 1: % 8.61%.Atascosa County 36 47,093 1:1, % 0.18%.Bandera County 31 20,601 1: % 0.08%.Bexar County 5,745 1,817,610 1: % 6.87%.Comal County ,480 1: % 0.45%.Guadalupe County ,183 1:1, % 0.54%.Kendall County ,766 1: % 0.14%.Medina County 46 47,399 1:1, % 0.18%.Wilson County 30 45,418 1:1, % 0.17% Sherman-Denison MSA ,353 1: % 0.46%.Grayson County ,353 1: % 0.46% Texarkana MSA ,487 1: % 0.35%.Bowie County ,487 1: % 0.35% Tyler MSA ,080 1: % 0.82%.Smith County ,080 1: % 0.82% Victoria MSA ,493 1: % 0.37%.Goliad County 7 7,465 1:1, % 0.03%.Victoria County ,028 1: % 0.34% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 5

8 Attorneys 2 Population 4 Waco MSA ,974 1: % 0.98% Falls County 11 17,493 1:1, % 0.07%.McLennan County ,481 1: % 0.91% Wichita Falls MSA ,201 1: % 0.57%.Archer County 7 8,681 1:1, % 0.03%.Clay County 5 10,473 1:2, % 0.04%.Wichita County ,047 1: % 0.50% Non-Metropolitan Counties 3,374 3,023,593 1: % 11.43%.Anderson County 57 57,938 1:1, % 0.22%.Andrews County 10 16,799 1:1, % 0.06%.Angelina County ,441 1: % 0.33%.Bailey County 3 7,114 1:2, % 0.03%.Baylor County 3 3,614 1:1, % 0.01%.Bee County 27 32,799 1:1, % 0.12%.Blanco County 29 10,723 1: % 0.04%.Borden County : % 0.00%.Bosque County 24 17,855 1: % 0.07%.Brewster County 30 9,286 1: % 0.04%.Briscoe County 1 1,537 1:1, % 0.01%.Brooks County 3 7,237 1:2, % 0.03%.Brown County 51 37,749 1: % 0.14%.Burnet County 73 43,823 1: % 0.17% Calhoun County 18 21,806 1:1, % 0.08%.Camp County 9 12,413 1:1, % 0.05%.Cass County 20 30,331 1:1, % 0.11%.Castro County 5 8,030 1:1, % 0.03%.Cherokee County 55 50,878 1: % 0.19%.Childress County 8 7,095 1: % 0.03%.Cochran County 1 3,016 1:3, % 0.01%.Coke County 1 3,210 1:3, % 0.01%.Coleman County 9 8,543 1: % 0.03%.Collingsworth County 2 3,099 1:1, % 0.01%.Colorado County 23 20,752 1: % 0.08%.Comanche County 16 13,623 1: % 0.05%.Concho County 2 4,043 1:2, % 0.02%.Cooke County 52 38,467 1: % 0.15%.Cottle County 2 1,452 1: % 0.01%.Crane County 3 4,773 1:1, % 0.02%.Crockett County 11 3,807 1: % 0.01%.Culberson County 1 2,277 1:2, % 0.01% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 6

9 Attorneys 2 Population 4.Dallam County 7 7,057 1:1, % 0.03%.Dawson County 9 13,810 1:1, % 0.05%.Deaf Smith County 16 19,177 1:1, % 0.07%.DeWitt County 17 20,503 1:1, % 0.08% Delta County 4 5,238 1:1, % 0.02%.Dickens County 1 2,291 1:2, % 0.01%.Dimmit County 14 10,897 1: % 0.04%.Donley County 5 3,522 1: % 0.01%.Duval County 10 11,640 1:1, % 0.04%.Eastland County 29 18,245 1: % 0.07%.Edwards County 2 1,884 1: % 0.01%.Erath County 60 39,658 1: % 0.15%.Fannin County 22 33,659 1:1, % 0.13%.Fayette County 44 24,821 1: % 0.09%.Fisher County 2 3,856 1:1, % 0.01%.Floyd County 5 6,230 1:1, % 0.02%.Foard County 2 1,277 1: % 0.00%.Franklin County 7 10,660 1:1, % 0.04%.Freestone County 22 19,646 1: % 0.07%.Frio County 13 18,065 1:1, % 0.07%.Gaines County 5 18,921 1:3, % 0.07%.Garza County 2 6,317 1:3, % 0.02%.Gillespie County 72 25,357 1: % 0.10%.Glasscock County 1 1,251 1:1, % 0.00%.Gonzales County 18 20,312 1:1, % 0.08%.Gray County 23 23,043 1:1, % 0.09%.Grimes County 29 26,859 1: % 0.10%.Hale County 31 35,764 1:1, % 0.14%.Hall County 1 3,239 1:3, % 0.01%.Hamilton County 14 8,310 1: % 0.03%.Hansford County 6 5,555 1: % 0.02%.Hardeman County 3 4,016 1:1, % 0.02%.Harrison County 93 66,886 1: % 0.25%.Hartley County 0 6,100 1: % 0.02%.Haskell County 5 5,875 1:1, % 0.02%.Hemphill County 5 4,158 1: % 0.02%.Henderson County 95 78,675 1: % 0.30%.Hill County 36 34,823 1: % 0.13%.Hockley County 17 23,530 1:1, % 0.09%.Hopkins County 38 35,565 1: % 0.13%.Houston County 22 22,911 1:1, % 0.09%.Howard County 22 36,147 1:1, % 0.14% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 7

10 Attorneys 2 Population 4.Hutchinson County 19 21,819 1:1, % 0.08%.Jack County 8 8,957 1:1, % 0.03%.Jackson County 11 14,591 1:1, % 0.06%.Jasper County 27 35,649 1:1, % 0.13%.Jeff Davis County 7 2,253 1: % 0.01%.Jim Hogg County 2 5,245 1:2, % 0.02%.Jim Wells County 49 41,680 1: % 0.16%.Karnes County 16 15,081 1: % 0.06%.Kenedy County : % 0.00%.Kent County : % 0.00%.Kerr County ,953 1: % 0.19%.Kimble County 12 4,481 1: % 0.02%.King County : % 0.00%.Kinney County 4 3,586 1: % 0.01%.Kleberg County 29 32,101 1:1, % 0.12%.Knox County 2 3,767 1:1, % 0.01%.Lamar County 56 49,426 1: % 0.19%.Lamb County 11 13,775 1:1, % 0.05%.La Salle County 3 7,369 1:2, % 0.03%.Lavaca County 24 19,581 1: % 0.07%.Lee County 16 16,628 1:1, % 0.06%.Leon County 15 16,742 1:1, % 0.06%.Limestone County 28 23,326 1: % 0.09%.Lipscomb County 3 3,485 1:1, % 0.01%.Live Oak County 13 11,867 1: % 0.04%.Llano County 68 19,444 1: % 0.07%.Loving County : % 0.00%.McCulloch County 6 8,330 1:1, % 0.03%.McMullen County : % 0.00%.Madison County 13 13,781 1:1, % 0.05%.Marion County 6 10,235 1:1, % 0.04%.Mason County 14 4,128 1: % 0.02%.Matagorda County 41 36,592 1: % 0.14%.Maverick County 49 55,932 1:1, % 0.21%.Menard County 2 2,148 1:1, % 0.01%.Milam County 29 24,167 1: % 0.09%.Mills County 6 4,907 1: % 0.02%.Mitchell County 6 9,402 1:1, % 0.04%.Montague County 21 19,503 1: % 0.07%.Moore County 17 22,141 1:1, % 0.08%.Morris County 13 12,834 1: % 0.05%.Motley County 1 1,196 1:1, % 0.00% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 8

11 Attorneys 2 Population 4.Nacogdoches County 92 65,330 1: % 0.25%.Navarro County 57 48,038 1: % 0.18%.Nolan County 23 15,037 1: % 0.06%.Ochiltree County 12 10,806 1: % 0.04%.Palo Pinto County 29 27,889 1: % 0.11%.Panola County 22 23,870 1:1, % 0.09%.Parmer County 4 9,965 1:2, % 0.04%.Pecos County 10 15,697 1:1, % 0.06%.Polk County 45 45,790 1:1, % 0.17%.Presidio County 9 7,201 1: % 0.03%.Rains County 5 11,065 1:2, % 0.04%.Reagan County 4 3,601 1: % 0.01%.Real County 6 3,350 1: % 0.01%.Red River County 7 12,470 1:1, % 0.05%.Reeves County 6 13,965 1:2, % 0.05%.Refugio County 8 7,305 1: % 0.03%.Roberts County : % 0.00%.Runnels County 11 10,309 1: % 0.04%.Sabine County 8 10,361 1:1, % 0.04%.San Augustine County 6 8,769 1:1, % 0.03% San Jacinto County 18 26,856 1:1, % 0.10%.San Saba County 14 6,012 1: % 0.02%.Schleicher County 2 3,206 1:1, % 0.01%.Scurry County 9 17,302 1:1, % 0.07%.Shackelford County 3 3,375 1:1, % 0.01%.Shelby County 26 25,792 1: % 0.10%.Sherman County 0 3,093 1: % 0.01%.Starr County 42 61,963 1:1, % 0.23%.Stephens County 6 9,247 1:1, % 0.03%.Sterling County 1 1,219 1:1, % 0.00%.Stonewall County 0 1,432 1: % 0.01%.Sutton County 8 4,006 1: % 0.02%.Swisher County 5 7,763 1:1, % 0.03%.Terrell County : % 0.00%.Terry County 9 12,743 1:1, % 0.05%.Throckmorton County 1 1,600 1:1, % 0.01%.Titus County 26 32,581 1:1, % 0.12%.Trinity County 8 14,393 1:1, % 0.05%.Tyler County 18 21,464 1:1, % 0.08%.Upton County 2 3,372 1:1, % 0.01% State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 9

12 Attorneys 2 Population 4.Uvalde County 34 26,926 1: % 0.10%.Val Verde County 67 48,623 1: % 0.18%.Van Zandt County 41 52,481 1:1, % 0.20%.Walker County ,817 1: % 0.26%.Ward County 7 11,244 1:1, % 0.04%.Washington County 79 34,147 1: % 0.13%.Wharton County 53 41,216 1: % 0.16%.Wheeler County 4 5,751 1:1, % 0.02%.Wilbarger County 11 13,131 1:1, % 0.05%.Willacy County 8 21,921 1:2, % 0.08%.Winkler County 4 7,606 1:1, % 0.03%.Wood County 46 42,306 1: % 0.16%.Yoakum County 5 8,184 1:1, % 0.03%.Young County 26 18,341 1: % 0.07%.Zapata County 2 14,390 1:7, % 0.05%.Zavala County 5 12,156 1:2, % 0.05% For more information, contact: State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis P.O. Box Austin, TX (800) ext research@texasbar.com Footnotes 1 State Data Center and Office of the State Demographer. County Cross-Reference (Online), 2 Attorney population data is from the State Bar of membership database and is current as of December 31 of each corresponding year. All data represent active attorney bar members in good standing. Bar geography, such as county membership and various district memberships, is based on members official address. 3 Source: U.S. Census Bureau; Population Estimates; ; (01 July 2013) 4 Percents may not sum to one hundred percent due to rounding. State Bar of Department of Research and Analysis 10