Market data
Family law in Colorado: market data
What public records say about the market for family law in Colorado: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divorced residents | 537,887 ±5,536 people age 15+ | 2020-2024 | Colorado state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-co · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents divorced in the last 12 months | 35,863 ±1,543 people age 15+ | 2020-2024 | Colorado state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-co · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents with limited English (any language) | 309,938 ±5,639 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Colorado state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-co · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 1,311 lawyers a year | 2025 | Colorado state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record co-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 12 counties | 2026-Q1 | Colorado state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-08 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 12 counties | 2026-Q1 | Colorado state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-08 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 0.7 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Colorado state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-08 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 3,473 firms | 2022 | Colorado state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-co-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 5,981,270,000 US dollars | 2022 | Colorado state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-co-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 7.2 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Colorado state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-08 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 5,496 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Colorado state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-08 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 4,331 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Colorado state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-08 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 16,720 jobs | May 2025 | Colorado state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:CO:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 168,520 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Colorado state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:CO:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Colorado with the most divorced residents, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont County, CO | 6,534 ±550 record legal-need-08043 | 9 record law-offices-08043 | 726 |
| Logan County, CO | 2,242 ±289 record legal-need-08075 | 4 record law-offices-08075 | 561 |
| Morgan County, CO | 2,750 ±402 record legal-need-08087 | 6 record law-offices-08087 | 458 |
| Delta County, CO | 4,487 ±464 record legal-need-08029 | 10 record law-offices-08029 | 449 |
| Pueblo County, CO | 19,215 ±1,010 record legal-need-08101 | 46 record law-offices-08101 | 418 |
| Montezuma County, CO | 2,841 ±380 record legal-need-08083 | 7 record law-offices-08083 | 406 |
| Adams County, CO | 44,398 ±1,825 record legal-need-08001 | 121 record law-offices-08001 | 367 |
| Weld County, CO | 27,864 ±1,309 record legal-need-08123 | 76 record law-offices-08123 | 367 |
| Teller County, CO | 2,961 ±390 record legal-need-08119 | 10 record law-offices-08119 | 296 |
| Montrose County, CO | 5,180 ±527 record legal-need-08085 | 18 record law-offices-08085 | 288 |
Divorced residents (legal-need v1.0.0, 2020-2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = legal-need.divorced / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | 808 ±275 lawyers | 2020-2024 | Colorado state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:CO:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | 271 ±92.4 people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Colorado state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:CO:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 218,947 ±4,865 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Colorado state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:CO:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 218,947 ±4,867 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Colorado state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-co · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Colorado have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | No filing or pre-approval is required for advertising. A lawyer must keep a copy or recording of each targeted solicitation, and a sample envelope, for five years (Rule 7.3(f)(3)). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or firm responsible for its content (Rule 7.2(d)). Contact information means a website address, a telephone number, an email address or a physical office location (comment [12]). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | Targeted solicitation about personal injury or wrongful death is barred for 30 days after the incident, unless the lawyer has a family or prior business or professional relationship with the person (Rule 7.3(d); C.R.S. 13-93-111). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | No ad may contain a false or misleading statement (Rule 7.1). Reporting past results can mislead if it creates an unjustified expectation of the same result for other clients (7.1 cmt [3]); unsubstantiated comparisons of services or fees can mislead (7.1 cmt… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer's services, except to pay reasonable ad costs, the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or qualified lawyer referral service, the price of a practice sale,… official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | Recording a telephone or electronic communication without the consent of either a sender or a receiver is wiretapping, so the consent of one party is enough. official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | A violation of Colorado's no-call part (C.R.S. §§ 6-1-901 to 6-1-908) is a deceptive trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, and a residential subscriber who receives an unlawful telephone solicitation may sue under that act (§ 6-1-113(1)(a)). official source · rules v1.3.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744574 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Colorado: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | U open or withheld | Not verified: we could not read Colorado's official fee-division rule on 2026-10-27, so the fee-division cells are left blank. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: family legal services | 116 index | 2020-12 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411108:2020-12 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- state-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Colorado (it covers other places)
- ca-courts (demand): the dataset has no records for Colorado (it covers other places)
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/colorado/family-law/
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