| Summary Rank Order Tables |
| Table A5, part 1: Paid full-time Equivalent (FTE) staff per 25,000 population |
| 1992-2002 |
| state |
Rank in 1992 |
Rank in 1993 |
Rank in 1994 |
Rank in 1995 |
Rank in 1996 |
Rank in 1997 |
Rank in 1998 |
Rank in 1999 |
Rank in 2000 |
Rank in 2001 |
Rank in 2002 |
Total paid FTE staff per 25,000 population* in 2002 |
| AK | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 12.44 |
| AL | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 8.97 |
| AR | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 7.89 |
| AZ | 34 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 9.14 |
| CA | 39 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 8.76 |
| CO | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14.47 |
| CT | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18.61 |
| DC | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18.44 |
| DE | 50 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 44 | 50 | 50 | 7.96 |
| FL | 33 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 36 | 9.75 |
| GA | 38 | 35 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 8.87 |
| HI | 12 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 10.74 |
| IA | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13.55 |
| ID | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12.70 |
| IL | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16.64 |
| IN | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19.87 |
| KS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18.28 |
| KY | 43 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 10.14 |
| LA | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 11.96 |
| MA | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15.53 |
| MD | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14.91 |
| ME | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14.48 |
| MI | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 12.01 |
| MN | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 12.58 |
| MO | 21 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 16 | 14.14 |
| MS | 48 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 11.03 |
| MT | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 9.01 |
| NC | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 8.65 |
| ND | 35 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 9.42 |
| NE | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 13.87 |
| NH | 16 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14.35 |
| NJ | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15.43 |
| NM | 29 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 9.28 |
| NV | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 9.65 |
| NY | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16.42 |
| OH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22.22 |
| OK | 40 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 10.11 |
| OR | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 13.89 |
| PA | 37 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 10.99 |
| RI | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 15.50 |
| SC | 46 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 9.60 |
| SD | 26 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 22 | 13.32 |
| TN | 49 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 49 | 8.05 |
| TX | 45 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 8.33 |
| UT | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 11.60 |
| VA | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 12.08 |
| VT | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 13.19 |
| WA | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 13.83 |
| WI | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 13.64 |
| WV | 47 | 48 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 38 | 44 | 8.87 |
| WY | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18.71 |
| * Based on unduplicated population of legal service areas |