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Education, Economic Status and Race/Ethnicity in the United States

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  Lawyers Law Students U.S. pop. 25+
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High School Diploma 1,027,000 131,000 146,500,000
Bachelor's Degree 1,027,000 131,000 44,460,000   Current U.S. Population
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 The above table shows the number of U.S. lawyers and law students according to the ABA. About 1/267 Americans are either lawyers or law students in the United States, which is close to 0.375% of the total population, or roughly 1,158,000 people. This is compared to figures from the 2000 U.S. Census, which shows 80.4% of Americans over the age of 25 have received a high school degree, while 24.4% have attained a bachelors degree. Also shown are current (as of Feb 7 2010) U.S. Census Bureau Population Clock projections. Of all those in the U.S. currently holding bachelor degrees, 2.6% are either a lawyer or J.D. candidate.
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