{"meta":{"dataset":"findings","title":"The US legal market in numbers: headline findings from Probative's open datasets","version":"1.1.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23748830","doiUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23748830","conceptDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23748016","license":"CC BY 4.0","licenseUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Source: Probative, The US legal market in numbers: headline findings from Probative's open datasets, version 1.1.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23748830, licensed CC BY 4.0.","citation":"Probative. (2026). The US legal market in numbers: headline findings from Probative's open datasets (Version 1.1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23748830","disclaimer":"Not legal advice. These are counts and rates computed from public data for marketing planning and reporting. Each figure has limits, listed with it, and none describes any one firm, case or person.","notice":"Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/findings/findings.json","humanUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/","statusCodes":{"P":"primary source","S":"secondary source","D":"ABA model default","U":"open question"}},"key":"finding","records":[{"id":"findings-f01","dataset":"findings","finding":"F01","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Legal deserts","topicEs":"Desiertos legales","display":"227","displayEs":"227","value":227,"unit":"counties","unitEs":"condados","denominator":3144,"denominatorLabel":"US counties and county equivalents","denominatorLabelEs":"condados y equivalentes de Estados Unidos","period":"2026-Q1","text":"227 of the 3,144 US counties and county equivalents have no private law office and no self-employed legal business on record.","textEs":"227 de los 3,144 condados y equivalentes de Estados Unidos no tienen ningún despacho de abogados privado ni ningún negocio legal por cuenta propia registrado.","limits":"Law offices are BLS establishment counts for 2026 Q1; self-employed businesses are the Census nonemployer count (NES 2024). Lawyers in a neighboring county, government lawyers and legal aid are not counted.","limitsEs":"Los despachos son conteos de establecimientos de la BLS de 2026 Q1; los negocios por cuenta propia, el conteo de empresas sin empleados del Censo (NES 2024). No cuenta abogados de un condado vecino, abogados del gobierno ni asistencia legal gratuita.","sourceDataset":"deserts; law-offices","sourceTitle":"Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county; Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics","sourceVersion":"1.0.0; 1.0.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721430; 10.5281/zenodo.23721415","sourceRecord":"deserts-us; law-offices-us","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/deserts/areas/US.json","sourcePage":"/research/legal-deserts/","uses":[{"dataset":"deserts","title":"Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721430","record":"deserts-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/deserts/areas/US.json","page":"/research/legal-deserts/"},{"dataset":"law-offices","title":"Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721415","record":"law-offices-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/law-offices/areas/US.json","page":"/research/law-firm-competition-by-county/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f01","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f01","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f01.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f01.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county, version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23721430, record deserts-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/deserts/areas/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Probative, Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics, version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23721415, record law-offices-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/law-offices/areas/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2026/1/industry/541110.csv","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f02","dataset":"findings","finding":"F02","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Crashes where no lawyer is","topicEs":"Choques donde no hay abogados","display":"235","displayEs":"235","value":235,"unit":"counties","unitEs":"condados","denominator":293,"denominatorLabel":"counties with no private law office","denominatorLabelEs":"condados sin despacho de abogados privado","period":"2016/2025","text":"235 of the 293 counties with no private law office had at least one death in a truck or bus crash from 2016 to 2025, 1,357 deaths in all.","textEs":"235 de los 293 condados sin despacho de abogados privado tuvieron al menos una muerte en un choque de camión o autobús entre 2016 y 2025, 1,357 muertes en total.","limits":"Crashes are those reported to FMCSA (federally reportable truck and bus crashes), counted in the county where the crash happened, not where the people lived. A county with no law office can still be served from a nearby town.","limitsEs":"Los choques son los reportados a la FMCSA (choques de camiones y autobuses reportables a nivel federal), contados en el condado donde ocurrieron, no donde vivían las personas. Un condado sin despacho puede recibir servicio desde un pueblo cercano.","sourceDataset":"deserts; truck-crashes","sourceTitle":"Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county; Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file)","sourceVersion":"1.0.0; 1.0.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721430; 10.5281/zenodo.23743677","sourceRecord":"deserts-us; truck-crashes:US","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/deserts/areas/US.json","sourcePage":"/research/legal-deserts/","uses":[{"dataset":"deserts","title":"Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721430","record":"deserts-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/deserts/areas/US.json","page":"/research/legal-deserts/"},{"dataset":"truck-crashes","title":"Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23743677","record":"truck-crashes:US","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/truck-crashes/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/data/truck-crashes/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f02","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f02","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f02.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f02.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county, version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23721430, record deserts-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/deserts/areas/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Probative, Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file), version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23743677, record truck-crashes:US","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/truck-crashes/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2026/1/industry/541110.csv","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Crash-File/aayw-vxb3","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f03","dataset":"findings","finding":"F03","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Spanish speakers and lawyers","topicEs":"Hispanohablantes y abogados","display":"13.6% / 5.2%","displayEs":"13.6% / 5.2%","value":13.6,"unit":"percent of residents aged 5 and over who speak Spanish at home","unitEs":"por ciento de los residentes de 5 años o más que hablan español en casa","denominator":316142548,"denominatorLabel":"residents aged 5 and over","denominatorLabelEs":"residentes de 5 años o más","period":"2020-2024","text":"13.6% of US residents aged 5 and over speak Spanish at home, but only 5.2% of lawyers, judges and judicial workers do (67,037 of 1,284,045).","textEs":"El 13.6% de los residentes de Estados Unidos de 5 años o más habla español en casa, pero solo el 5.2% de los abogados, jueces y trabajadores judiciales lo hace (67,037 de 1,284,045).","limits":"American Community Survey 2020-2024 estimates with margins of error. The census occupation group includes judges and court workers, and speaking Spanish at home does not mean practicing law in Spanish.","limitsEs":"Estimaciones de la Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense 2020-2024, con márgenes de error. El grupo de ocupación del censo incluye jueces y trabajadores de tribunales, y hablar español en casa no significa ejercer el derecho en español.","sourceDataset":"language","sourceTitle":"Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro","sourceVersion":"1.1.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23656758","sourceRecord":"language:us:US:spanish-speakers-5plus; language:us:US:lawyers-spanish","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/language/areas/US.json","sourcePage":"/data/language/","uses":[{"dataset":"language","title":"Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro","version":"1.1.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23656758","record":"language:us:US:spanish-speakers-5plus","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/language/areas/US.json","page":"/data/language/"},{"dataset":"language","title":"Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro","version":"1.1.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23656758","record":"language:us:US:lawyers-spanish","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/language/areas/US.json","page":"/data/language/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f03","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f03","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f03.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f03.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-25","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro, version 1.1.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23656758, record language:us:US:spanish-speakers-5plus","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/language/areas/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Probative, Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro, version 1.1.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23656758, record language:us:US:lawyers-spanish","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/language/areas/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5/groups/C16001.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-25"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5/pums/variables.html","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f04","dataset":"findings","finding":"F04","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Waiting periods","topicEs":"Periodos de espera","display":"20","displayEs":"20","value":20,"unit":"jurisdictions","unitEs":"jurisdicciones","denominator":51,"denominatorLabel":"jurisdictions (50 states and DC)","denominatorLabelEs":"jurisdicciones (50 estados y DC)","period":"2026-10-28","text":"20 of 51 jurisdictions make lawyers wait a set time before sending targeted contact to people after an accident or injury.","textEs":"20 de 51 jurisdicciones obligan a los abogados a esperar un plazo fijo antes de contactar directamente a personas después de un accidente o una lesión.","limits":"The length and reach differ by state: some cover only written contact, some only certain accidents or disasters. Each state page quotes the rule. Not legal advice.","limitsEs":"El plazo y el alcance cambian por estado: algunos solo cubren el contacto por escrito, otros solo ciertos accidentes o desastres. La página de cada estado cita la regla. No es asesoría legal.","sourceDataset":"rules","sourceTitle":"Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC)","sourceVersion":"1.3.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23744574","sourceRecord":"topics/waitingPeriod.json","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/rules/topics/waitingPeriod.json","sourcePage":"/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/","uses":[{"dataset":"rules","title":"Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC)","version":"1.3.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23744574","record":"topics/waitingPeriod.json","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/rules/topics/waitingPeriod.json","page":"/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f04","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f04","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f04.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f04.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC), version 1.3.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23744574, record topics/waitingPeriod.json","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/rules/topics/waitingPeriod.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"confidence":"medium","confidenceBasis":"one primary source, no second check"},{"id":"findings-f05","dataset":"findings","finding":"F05","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Filing ads","topicEs":"Presentar anuncios","display":"7","displayEs":"7","value":7,"unit":"jurisdictions","unitEs":"jurisdicciones","denominator":51,"denominatorLabel":"jurisdictions (50 states and DC)","denominatorLabelEs":"jurisdicciones (50 estados y DC)","period":"2026-10-25","text":"Only seven of 51 jurisdictions make lawyers file their ads with a bar or court office, and Florida charges the most, $250 per ad.","textEs":"Solo siete de 51 jurisdicciones obligan a los abogados a presentar sus anuncios ante un colegio de abogados o un tribunal, y Florida cobra la tarifa más alta, $250 por anuncio.","limits":"Counts states where advertisements in general must be filed; a few more require filing only for targeted solicitations. Fees are the standard per-ad fee before late or rush fees.","limitsEs":"Cuenta los estados donde los anuncios en general deben presentarse; algunos más lo exigen solo para solicitaciones dirigidas. Las tarifas son la tarifa ordinaria por anuncio, sin recargos por mora o urgencia.","sourceDataset":"filing","sourceTitle":"What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising","sourceVersion":"1.2.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721409","sourceRecord":"fl-ad-filing","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/filing/jurisdictions/FL.json","sourcePage":"/research/lawyer-ad-filing-fees/","uses":[{"dataset":"filing","title":"What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising","version":"1.2.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23721409","record":"fl-ad-filing","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/filing/jurisdictions/FL.json","page":"/research/lawyer-ad-filing-fees/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f05","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f05","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f05.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f05.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-25","sources":[{"label":"Probative, What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising, version 1.2.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23721409, record fl-ad-filing","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/filing/jurisdictions/FL.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/06/2026_12-JUNE-Chapter-4-RRTFB-1.pdf","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-25"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f06","dataset":"findings","finding":"F06","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Truck and bus crashes","topicEs":"Choques de camiones y autobuses","display":"4,579","displayEs":"4,579","value":4579,"unit":"deaths","unitEs":"muertes","denominator":365,"denominatorLabel":"days in 2025","denominatorLabelEs":"días de 2025","period":"2025","text":"Truck and bus crashes reported to federal safety regulators killed 4,579 people in 2025, about 13 a day, in 4,114 fatal crashes.","textEs":"Los choques de camiones y autobuses reportados a la autoridad federal de seguridad mataron a 4,579 personas en 2025, unas 13 al día, en 4,114 choques mortales.","limits":"FMCSA's crash file holds federally reportable crashes involving a truck or bus; late reports can still be added. NHTSA's FARS counts large-truck crashes a different way.","limitsEs":"El archivo de choques de la FMCSA reúne los choques reportables a nivel federal con un camión o autobús; aún pueden llegar reportes tardíos. El FARS de la NHTSA cuenta los choques de camiones grandes de otra manera.","sourceDataset":"truck-crashes","sourceTitle":"Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file)","sourceVersion":"1.0.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23743677","sourceRecord":"truck-crashes:US","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/truck-crashes/jurisdictions/US.json","sourcePage":"/data/truck-crashes/","uses":[{"dataset":"truck-crashes","title":"Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23743677","record":"truck-crashes:US","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/truck-crashes/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/data/truck-crashes/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f06","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f06","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f06.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f06.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Truck and bus crashes by county, state and year (FMCSA crash file), version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23743677, record truck-crashes:US","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/truck-crashes/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://data.transportation.gov/Trucking-and-Motorcoaches/Crash-File/aayw-vxb3","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f07","dataset":"findings","finding":"F07","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Workplace charges","topicEs":"Cargos laborales","display":"61.6%","displayEs":"61.6%","value":54350,"unit":"charges naming retaliation","unitEs":"cargos que alegan represalias","denominator":88201,"denominatorLabel":"EEOC charges, fiscal year 2025","denominatorLabelEs":"cargos ante la EEOC, año fiscal 2025","period":"FY2025","text":"Retaliation was named in 54,350 of the 88,201 charges filed with the EEOC in fiscal year 2025 (61.6%), more than any other basis.","textEs":"Las represalias aparecieron en 54,350 de los 88,201 cargos presentados ante la EEOC en el año fiscal 2025 (61.6%), más que cualquier otro motivo.","limits":"A charge can name more than one basis, so the bases add up to more than the total. Charges are allegations, not findings, and state and local agencies take more.","limitsEs":"Un cargo puede alegar más de un motivo, así que los motivos suman más que el total. Los cargos son alegaciones, no conclusiones, y las agencias estatales y locales reciben otros.","sourceDataset":"eeoc-charges","sourceTitle":"Employment discrimination charges to the EEOC, by state and basis, FY 2009 to FY 2025","sourceVersion":"1.0.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733005","sourceRecord":"eeoc-us-retaliation; eeoc-us-all","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/eeoc-charges/jurisdictions/US.json","sourcePage":"/research/eeoc-charges-by-state/","uses":[{"dataset":"eeoc-charges","title":"Employment discrimination charges to the EEOC, by state and basis, FY 2009 to FY 2025","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733005","record":"eeoc-us-retaliation","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/eeoc-charges/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/research/eeoc-charges-by-state/"},{"dataset":"eeoc-charges","title":"Employment discrimination charges to the EEOC, by state and basis, FY 2009 to FY 2025","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23733005","record":"eeoc-us-all","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/eeoc-charges/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/research/eeoc-charges-by-state/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f07","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f07","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f07.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f07.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-27","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Employment discrimination charges to the EEOC, by state and basis, FY 2009 to FY 2025, version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23733005, record eeoc-us-retaliation","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/eeoc-charges/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Probative, Employment discrimination charges to the EEOC, by state and basis, FY 2009 to FY 2025, version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23733005, record eeoc-us-all","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/eeoc-charges/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2026-04/Table_E1a._Charge_Receipts_by_Basis_or_Statute_%28All_Statutes%29_FY_1997_-_FY_2025_0.xlsx","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-27"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f08","dataset":"findings","finding":"F08","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Immigration court backlog","topicEs":"Rezago en los tribunales de inmigración","display":"3,469,569","displayEs":"3,469,569","value":3469569,"unit":"cases pending","unitEs":"casos pendientes","denominator":73371,"denominatorLabel":"completions a month this fiscal year","denominatorLabelEs":"casos terminados al mes en este año fiscal","period":"2026-06-30","text":"Immigration courts had 3,469,569 cases pending on June 30, 2026, about 47 months of work at this fiscal year’s pace of 73,371 completed cases a month.","textEs":"Los tribunales de inmigración tenían 3,469,569 casos pendientes el 30 de junio de 2026, unos 47 meses de trabajo al ritmo de este año fiscal, 73,371 casos terminados al mes.","limits":"EOIR counts are preliminary and subject to change. The months figure divides the backlog by the current pace; it is not a forecast, since new cases keep arriving and the pace changes.","limitsEs":"Los conteos de la EOIR son preliminares y pueden cambiar. Los meses dividen el rezago entre el ritmo actual; no es un pronóstico, porque siguen llegando casos nuevos y el ritmo cambia.","sourceDataset":"immigration-courts","sourceTitle":"Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data)","sourceVersion":"1.0.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23739986","sourceRecord":"eoir-us-pending; eoir-us-completions","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","sourcePage":"/research/immigration-court-backlog/","uses":[{"dataset":"immigration-courts","title":"Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23739986","record":"eoir-us-pending","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/research/immigration-court-backlog/"},{"dataset":"immigration-courts","title":"Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23739986","record":"eoir-us-completions","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/research/immigration-court-backlog/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f08","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f08","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f08.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f08.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data), version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23739986, record eoir-us-pending","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Probative, Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data), version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23739986, record eoir-us-completions","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1344791/dl?inline","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1395636/dl?inline","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f09","dataset":"findings","finding":"F09","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Immigration representation","topicEs":"Representación en inmigración","display":"45.4%","displayEs":"45.4%","value":119519,"unit":"completed cases with no representative","unitEs":"casos terminados sin representante","denominator":263133,"denominatorLabel":"completed cases, fiscal year 2025","denominatorLabelEs":"casos terminados, año fiscal 2025","period":"FY2025","text":"In fiscal year 2025, 119,519 of 263,133 completed immigration court cases had no representative on record (45.4%).","textEs":"En el año fiscal 2025, 119,519 de 263,133 casos terminados en los tribunales de inmigración no tenían representante registrado (45.4%).","limits":"EOIR leaves out in absentia orders, terminations and dismissals from this count. A representative can be a lawyer or an accredited representative.","limitsEs":"La EOIR deja fuera de este conteo las órdenes en ausencia, las terminaciones y los sobreseimientos. Un representante puede ser un abogado o un representante acreditado.","sourceDataset":"immigration-courts","sourceTitle":"Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data)","sourceVersion":"1.0.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23739986","sourceRecord":"eoir-us-representation","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","sourcePage":"/research/immigration-court-backlog/","uses":[{"dataset":"immigration-courts","title":"Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data)","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23739986","record":"eoir-us-representation","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/research/immigration-court-backlog/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f09","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f09","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f09.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f09.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","sources":[{"label":"Probative, Immigration court backlog, representation and asylum outcomes (EOIR workload statistics and case data), version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23739986, record eoir-us-representation","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/immigration-courts/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1344931/dl?inline","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f10","dataset":"findings","finding":"F10","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Veterans’ claims help","topicEs":"Ayuda a veteranos","display":"2,333","displayEs":"2,333","value":2333,"unit":"counties","unitEs":"condados","denominator":3135,"denominatorLabel":"counties","denominatorLabelEs":"condados","period":"2026-10-28","text":"2,333 of 3,135 counties have no VA-accredited attorney or claims agent with a business address there, and about 4,066,000 veterans live in them.","textEs":"2,333 de 3,135 condados no tienen ningún abogado ni agente de reclamaciones acreditado por el VA con dirección comercial allí, y en ellos viven unos 4,066,000 veteranos.","limits":"Counted by business address on the VA lists; an accredited attorney or agent can help a veteran anywhere. Veterans service organizations’ representatives are not counted, and veteran counts are VA projections.","limitsEs":"Se cuenta por la dirección comercial en las listas del VA; un abogado o agente acreditado puede ayudar a un veterano en cualquier lugar. No se cuentan los representantes de organizaciones de veteranos, y los conteos de veteranos son proyecciones del VA.","sourceDataset":"veterans-representation","sourceTitle":"VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents per veteran, by state, with county counts and Board of Veterans' Appeals outcomes by type of representation","sourceVersion":"1.0.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23740008","sourceRecord":"varep-us","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/veterans-representation/jurisdictions/US.json","sourcePage":"/research/veterans-disability-representation/","uses":[{"dataset":"veterans-representation","title":"VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents per veteran, by state, with county counts and Board of Veterans' Appeals outcomes by type of representation","version":"1.0.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23740008","record":"varep-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/veterans-representation/jurisdictions/US.json","page":"/research/veterans-disability-representation/"}],"anchor":"https://probativegrowth.com/research/us-legal-market-in-numbers/#f10","anchorEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/es/investigacion/el-mercado-legal-de-ee-uu-en-cifras/#f10","ogImage":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/f10.png","ogImageEs":"https://probativegrowth.com/og/findings/es/f10.png","computed":"2026-10-28","lastChecked":"2026-10-28","sources":[{"label":"Probative, VA-accredited attorneys and claims agents per veteran, by state, with county counts and Board of Veterans' Appeals outcomes by type of representation, version 1.0.0, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23740008, record varep-us","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/veterans-representation/jurisdictions/US.json","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"},{"label":"Original public source","url":"https://www.va.gov/ogc/apps/accreditation/","kind":"primary","accessed":"2026-10-28"}],"confidence":"high","confidenceBasis":"primary source; checked within 105 days; two primary sources"},{"id":"findings-f11","dataset":"findings","finding":"F11","edition":"2026-Q4","status":"P","topic":"Veterans’ appeals","topicEs":"Apelaciones de veteranos","display":"42.7% / 29.7%","displayEs":"42.7% / 29.7%","value":42.7,"unit":"percent of attorney-represented Legacy appeals allowed","unitEs":"por ciento de apelaciones Legacy con abogado concedidas","denominator":14500,"denominatorLabel":"attorney-represented Legacy appeals decided","denominatorLabelEs":"apelaciones Legacy con abogado decididas","period":"FY2024","text":"In fiscal year 2024, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals allowed 42.7% of 14,500 Legacy appeals with an attorney and 29.7% of 4,544 with no representative.","textEs":"En el año fiscal 2024, la Junta de Apelaciones de Veteranos concedió el 42.7% de 14,500 apelaciones Legacy con abogado y el 29.7% de 4,544 sin representante.","limits":"Board-wide counts of decided Legacy-system appeals. They do not show that representation changed the outcome: the cases each group brings can differ in many ways.","limitsEs":"Conteos de toda la Junta de apelaciones decididas en el sistema Legacy. 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Not legal advice; a lawyer in the state decides a real deadline.","limitsEs":"Solo la regla general: las excepciones por choques de auto, descubrimiento del daño, menores, reclamos contra el gobierno y otras pueden cambiar el plazo. No es asesoría legal; un abogado del estado define el plazo real.","sourceDataset":"limitations","sourceTitle":"Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage","sourceVersion":"1.1.0","sourceDoi":"10.5281/zenodo.23743673","sourceRecord":"limitations-ky-pi; limitations-tn-pi; limitations-me-pi; limitations-mn-pi; limitations-nd-pi","sourceRecordUrl":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/limitations/jurisdictions/KY.json","sourcePage":"/research/statute-of-limitations-by-state/","uses":[{"dataset":"limitations","title":"Statutes of limitations by state: personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, product liability and property damage","version":"1.1.0","doi":"10.5281/zenodo.23743673","record":"limitations-ky-pi","url":"https://probativegrowth.com/data/v1/limitations/jurisdictions/KY.json","page":"/research/statute-of-limitations-by-state/"},{"dataset":"limitations","title":"Statutes of limitations by 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