Summary of Statistics of Bar Exam Applicants Educated Outside the US: (It s Not Just About New York and California)

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Year Summary of Statistics of Bar Exam Applicants Educated Outside the US: 1992-2013 (It s Not Just About New York and California) Excerpts from National Conference of Bar Examiners, Bar Admission Statistics 1992-2013, http://www.ncbex.org/bar-admissions/bar-examination-and-admission-statistics/ Prepared by Laurel Terry (LTerry@psu.edu) April 30, 2013, Updated April 4, 2014 * Total Taking Total Passing Pass Rate Percent Taking (excluding NY & CA) Passing (excluding NY & CA) Pass Rate Percent (excluding NY & CA) Number of States in which foreigneducated candidates took a Bar Exam 1992 1080 -- -- 108 19 1993 1164 -- -- 107 16 1994 1269 -- -- 119 17 1995 1390 -- -- 107 18 1996 1539 504 32 109 37 34 15 1997 1840 747 41 136 39 29 18 1998 2160 843 39 108 28 26 17 1999 2385 994 42 77 12 16 14 2000 2793 1152 41 114 47 41 18 2001 3323 1468 44 107 46 43 19 2002 3299 1240 38 140 47 34 20 2003 3394 1433 42 243 126 52 18 2004 3490 1328 38 239 96 40 17 2005 3571 1183 33 234 64 27 20 2006 4505 1424 32 270 86 32 18 2007 4869 1559 32 260 70 27 21 2008 5247 2103 39 455 134 29 25 2009 5723 1771 31 465 124 27 27 2010 5761 1777 31 441 118 27 29 2011 5620 1708 30 429 139 32 29 2012 5916 1893 32 429 147 34 29 2013 5928 1866 31 415 124 30 28 The number of states in which a foreign-educated applicant sat for a bar exam has grown by approximately 50 since 1992. [19 29 for 2010-2012; 19 28 in 2013]. Since 2002, the number of foreign-educated applicants has approximately tripled in states other than New York and California. [140 429 in 2012; 140 415 in 2013]. * This is an Updated and Corrected Version of what was included as Appendix B in the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, Report of the Special Committee on International Issues (July 15, 2009) and Item #2 of Laurel Terry s Supporting Materials for the presentation entitled Globalization Comes to Main Street: U.S. Impact of Global Regulatory Trends at the National Conference of Bar Examiners meeting held April 20, 2012 in Savannah. For the years 1992-1996 and 2003-2005, California reported 0 foreign-educated applicants. Foreigneducated applicants may have been included in California s Non-ABA-Approved- columns.

2013 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2013 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved a Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama 426 356 84 264 87 33 4 2 50 Alaska 153 102 67 1 1 100 1 0 0 Arizona 1,008 733 73 3 0 0 Arkansas 366 238 65 California 9,242 b,c 5,645 b,c 61 2,110 b,c 380 b,c 19 911 154 17 13 3 23 Colorado 1,325 1,015 77 3 0 0 4 2 50 Connecticut 760 576 76 36 7 19 5 2 40 Delaware 212 152 72 District of Columbia 261 163 62 19 5 26 196 54 28 Florida 4,688 3,287 70 5 1 20 Georgia 1,869 1,453 78 38 1 3 6 1 17 Hawaii 316 232 73 Idaho 213 167 78 1 1 100 Illinois 3,545 2,930 83 32 15 47 Indiana 850 626 74 1 0 0 Iowa 375 330 88 2 1 50 Kansas 367 313 85 Kentucky 580 435 75 1 1 100 Louisiana 1,061 530 50 12 3 25 Maine 203 155 76 4 2 50 Maryland 2,124 1,564 74 1 1 100 16 6 38 Massachusetts 2,521 2,090 83 312 129 41 33 12 36 Michigan 1,721 1,068 62 1 0 0 7 1 14 Minnesota 943 798 85 1 1 100 Mississippi 345 261 76 Missouri 1,077 941 87 3 0 0 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. b California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (993 taking, 588 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. c Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (50 taking, 4 passing) are not included in either the ABAapproved or non-aba-approved category. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, March 2014

Persons Taking and Passing the 2013 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved a Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Montana 200 170 85 Nebraska 189 139 74 Nevada 551 342 62 8 1 13 New Hampshire 170 124 73 12 6 50 1 0 0 New Jersey 4,763 3,568 75 New Mexico 364 301 83 New York 11,219 8,572 76 9 0 0 4,602 1,588 35 16 3 19 North Carolina 1,809 1,068 59 North Dakota 145 104 72 Ohio 1,669 1,317 79 12 3 25 Oklahoma 495 400 81 Oregon 660 486 74 2 1 50 3 0 0 Pennsylvania 2,814 2,061 73 6 2 33 Rhode Island 246 176 72 1 0 0 South Carolina 808 609 75 South Dakota 104 90 87 Tennessee 799 625 78 294 174 59 15 5 33 Texas 4,187 3,343 80 7 5 71 14 5 36 Utah 522 426 82 1 1 100 Vermont 110 88 80 2 2 100 11 4 36 Virginia 2,166 1,544 71 19 4 21 11 1 9 Washington 1,273 966 76 9 6 67 West Virginia 277 188 68 Wisconsin 257 220 86 3 3 100 11 2 18 Wyoming 118 96 81 Guam 16 10 63 N. Mariana Islands 13 12 92 Palau 8 5 63 Puerto Rico 1,244 505 41 50 11 22 Virgin Islands 31 19 61 TOTALS 73,778 53,734 73 3,177 817 26 5,928 1,866 31 60 17 28 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. 2013 Statistics 11

2012 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2012 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved a Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama 478 400 84 256 78 30 31 13 42 Alaska 158 106 67 Arizona 976 731 75 3 2 67 Arkansas 367 249 68 California 9,178 b,c 5,578 b,c 61 2,041 b,c 395 b,c 19 812 142 17 5 1 20 Colorado 1,439 1,107 77 2 1 50 3 0 0 Connecticut 739 569 77 68 25 37 3 0 0 Delaware 223 140 63 District of Columbia 287 173 60 16 3 19 144 51 35 Florida 4,713 3,343 71 6 3 50 Georgia 1,804 1,378 76 31 1 3 3 1 33 Hawaii 294 199 68 Idaho 215 171 80 Illinois 3,484 2,853 82 33 12 36 Indiana 866 623 72 Iowa 401 354 88 1 0 0 Kansas 393 330 84 Kentucky 620 472 76 Louisiana 1,052 630 60 22 3 14 Maine 182 125 69 2 1 50 1 0 0 Maryland 2,157 1,524 71 6 4 67 14 7 50 Massachusetts 2,632 2,133 81 343 154 45 25 14 56 Michigan 1,490 859 58 2 1 50 Minnesota 969 828 85 Mississippi 336 241 72 Missouri 1,056 938 89 5 1 20 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. b California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (1,011 taking, 555 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. c Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (72 taking, 12 passing) are not included in either the ABAapproved or non-aba-approved category. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, March 2013

Persons Taking and Passing the 2012 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved a Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Montana 219 200 91 Nebraska 111 81 73 Nevada 543 348 64 2 0 0 4 1 25 New Hampshire 179 152 85 24 16 67 2 1 50 New Jersey 4,674 3,322 71 New Mexico 366 306 84 New York 11,038 8,071 73 10 1 10 4,675 1,604 34 22 4 18 North Carolina 1,666 1,083 65 North Dakota 134 104 78 Ohio 1,599 1,225 77 7 2 29 Oklahoma 541 432 80 Oregon 656 476 73 1 1 100 10 3 30 Pennsylvania 2,737 2,002 73 2 0 0 2 0 0 Rhode Island 253 198 78 1 0 0 2 1 50 South Carolina 756 503 67 South Dakota 109 90 83 Tennessee 766 571 75 211 104 49 16 1 6 Texas 3,964 2,987 75 8 5 63 15 10 67 Utah 477 369 77 1 1 100 Vermont 126 90 71 4 2 50 15 2 13 Virginia 2,003 1,419 71 47 9 19 11 2 18 Washington 1,305 845 65 10 5 50 20 7 35 13 11 85 West Virginia 323 233 72 Wisconsin 268 225 84 7 6 86 8 4 50 Wyoming 151 80 53 Guam 21 12 57 N. Mariana Islands 8 8 100 Palau 3 2 67 5 0 0 2 1 50 Puerto Rico 1,197 442 37 55 10 18 Virgin Islands 45 29 64 TOTALS 72,747 51,959 71 3,108 814 26 5,916 1,893 32 66 20 30 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. 2012 Statistics 11

2011 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2011 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved a Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama 465 386 83 196 60 31 65 28 43 Alaska 116 68 59 2 2 100 Arizona 879 613 70 2 2 100 1 1 100 Arkansas 370 264 71 California 8,874 b,c 5,423 b,c 61 2,210 b,c 377 b,c 17 764 127 17 5 2 40 Colorado 1,421 1,123 79 2 0 0 6 1 17 Connecticut 714 548 77 100 36 36 8 0 0 Delaware 211 141 67 District of Columbia 304 175 58 20 2 10 94 24 26 Florida 4,577 3,291 72 1 0 0 Georgia 1,561 1,206 77 36 3 8 4 2 50 Hawaii 284 214 75 1 1 100 Idaho 183 144 79 Illinois 3,337 2,808 84 37 9 24 Indiana 799 595 74 Iowa 405 340 84 1 0 0 Kansas 383 330 86 Kentucky 692 553 80 Louisiana 1,103 738 67 29 7 24 Maine 214 146 68 5 3 60 Maryland 2,044 1,507 74 4 4 100 15 9 60 Massachusetts 2,378 1,986 84 313 159 51 23 17 74 Michigan 1,346 1,026 76 4 0 0 Minnesota 888 782 88 Mississippi 343 248 72 Missouri 977 878 90 10 3 30 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. b California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (910 taking, 548 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. c Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (57 taking, 6 passing) are not included in either the ABAapproved or non-aba-approved category. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, March 2012

Persons Taking and Passing the 2011 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved a Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Montana 192 173 90 Nebraska 134 104 78 Nevada 537 349 65 5 2 40 New Hampshire 179 142 79 17 12 71 1 0 0 New Jersey 4,639 3,582 77 New Mexico 360 295 82 1 1 100 New York 10,611 8,163 77 5 0 0 4,427 1,442 33 20 2 10 North Carolina 1,493 1,047 70 North Dakota 90 75 83 Ohio 1,560 1,231 79 13 5 38 Oklahoma 496 414 83 Oregon 784 539 69 5 4 80 8 1 13 Pennsylvania 2,798 2,165 77 4 1 25 Rhode Island 266 191 72 11 3 27 4 1 25 South Carolina 707 514 73 South Dakota 84 79 94 Tennessee 831 625 75 198 100 51 17 0 0 Texas 3,862 3,106 80 6 4 67 22 10 45 Utah 490 411 84 1 1 100 Vermont 104 73 70 1 1 100 1 0 0 6 2 33 Virginia 1,975 1,458 74 38 7 18 9 0 0 Washington 1,338 893 67 7 2 29 15 6 40 West Virginia 291 216 74 Wisconsin 310 262 85 3 3 100 9 6 67 1 0 0 Wyoming 160 99 62 Guam 21 14 67 N. Mariana Islands 6 5 83 Palau 4 1 25 Puerto Rico 1,145 524 46 99 29 29 Virgin Islands 47 23 49 TOTALS 70,382 52,306 74 3,236 804 25 5,620 1,708 30 56 12 21 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. 2011 Statistics 11

2010 Statistics a Outside the USA Jurisdiction Alabama 389 81 212 73 5 3 60 137 97 71 1 1 100 821 603 73 3 2 67 2 50 356 233 65 California 8,692 b,c b,c 60 2,337 b,c b,c 18 13 7 2 29 Colorado 1,305 972 2 1 50 8 50 Connecticut 730 559 77 90 29 32 8 0 0 Delaware 213 66 District of Columbia 366 173 19 2 11 76 18 Florida 3,011 69 3 1 33 2 0 0 Georgia 1,631 77 5 11 5 2 Hawaii 170 69 1 1 100 1 0 0 180 78 2,952 17 635 75 327 87 2 50 Kansas 363 629 77 1,067 665 62 6 15 Maine 197 172 87 3 3 100 Maryland 1,957 1,391 71 5 2 12 8 67 Massachusetts 2,060 85 328 53 22 11 50 Michigan 1,216 972 80 1 1 100 6 1 17 Minnesota 985 852 86 260 76 Missouri 997 863 87 10 3 30 Montana 186 166 89 117 81 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. b California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (962 taking, 539 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. c Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (66 taking, 9 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-aba-approved category. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, March 2011

continued a Outside the USA Jurisdiction 626 372 59 1 0 0 7 1 170 137 81 16 13 81 2 1 50 New Jersey 3,292 76 New Mexico 279 81 10,970 77 5 1 20 1,565 17 2 12 North Carolina 991 68 73 78 Ohio 1,595 1,256 79 10 2 20 82 Oregon 515 68 3 1 33 9 2 22 2,632 1,956 2 1 50 202 77 8 0 0 South Carolina 665 73 87 82 Tennessee 772 608 79 150 89 59 123 35 28 Texas 3,856 76 9 7 78 15 5 33 Utah 375 83 1 25 Vermont 97 77 79 1 1 100 10 Virginia 2,037 71 35 8 23 6 2 33 Washington 1,372 991 72 19 0 0 West Virginia 301 196 65 Wisconsin 297 270 91 1 1 100 5 1 20 Wyoming 100 71 Guam 15 12 80 8 5 63 5 80 1 0 0 1 0 0 1,000 150 33 22 59 71 69,710 51,252 3,395 861 25 5,761 1,777 31 59 10 17 a See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. 2010 Statistics 11

2009 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2009 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved c Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama 450 379 84 244 75 31 5 1 20 Alaska 111 66 59 2 0 0 Arizona 829 604 73 3 2 67 4 1 25 Arkansas 338 227 67 California 8,732 a,b 5,280 a,b 60 2,330 a,b 382 a,b 16 732 114 16 9 3 33 Colorado 1,295 966 75 6 1 17 Connecticut 1,066 845 79 91 33 36 15 2 13 Delaware 225 141 63 District of Columbia 456 249 55 21 2 10 78 22 28 Florida 4,077 2,780 68 4 2 50 1 0 0 Georgia 1,565 1,213 78 24 2 8 4 2 50 Hawaii 231 178 77 3 1 33 1 0 0 Idaho 193 157 81 Illinois 3,641 3,066 84 32 7 22 Indiana 804 602 75 Iowa 329 290 88 Kansas 430 351 82 Kentucky 622 477 77 1 1 100 Louisiana 1,013 723 71 51 8 16 Maine 199 153 77 Maryland 1,836 1,268 69 1 1 100 18 8 44 Massachusetts 2,356 1,990 84 363 165 45 21 10 48 Michigan 1,256 1,021 81 1 1 100 6 2 33 Minnesota 1,043 888 85 Mississippi 345 268 78 Missouri 1,079 942 87 6 1 17 Montana 188 163 87 Nebraska 139 109 78 a California does not recognize U.S. attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (924 taking, 477 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. b Applicants under California s four-year qualification rule who did not earn J.D. degrees (24 taking, 2 passing) are not included in either the ABA-approved or non-aba-approved categories. California s four-year qualification rule allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, February 2010

Persons Taking and Passing the 2009 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved c Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Nevada 643 391 61 1 0 0 6 1 17 New Hampshire 164 141 86 18 12 67 2 1 50 New Jersey 3,942 3,037 77 New Mexico 354 298 84 New York 10,544 8,250 78 5 2 40 4,526 1,533 34 17 2 12 North Carolina 1,541 1,032 67 North Dakota 79 63 80 Ohio 1,551 1,189 77 13 5 38 Oklahoma 483 387 80 Oregon 853 592 69 2 2 100 3 0 0 Pennsylvania 2,553 1,941 76 2 2 100 Rhode Island 275 207 75 4 1 25 3 1 33 South Carolina 703 506 72 South Dakota 100 83 83 Tennessee 778 593 76 186 111 60 113 31 27 Texas 3,874 3,039 78 7 3 43 28 10 36 Utah 485 401 83 1 0 0 Vermont 74 53 72 16 2 13 Virginia 1,943 1,366 70 45 8 18 8 1 13 Washington 1,352 914 68 29 18 62 8 3 38 West Virginia 261 191 73 Wisconsin 274 245 89 3 3 100 1 0 0 Wyoming 150 113 75 Guam 21 11 52 N. Mariana Islands 3 3 100 Palau 6 1 17 Puerto Rico 982 429 44 166 42 25 Virgin Islands 51 33 65 TOTALS 68,887 50,905 74 3,509 861 25 5,723 1,771 31 58 11 19 c See page 20 for a breakdown of exam takers and passers from non-aba-approved law schools by type of school. 2009 Statistics 11

2008 Statistics Persons Taking and Passing the 2008 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Alabama 435 373 86 260 95 37 8 4 50 Alaska 96 67 70 Arizona 1,066 816 77 5 1 20 2 0 0 Arkansas 348 252 72 California 9,161 a 5,913 a 65 2,393 a,b 488 a,b 20 586 112 19 9 2 22 Colorado 1,376 1,003 73 2 2 100 8 3 38 Connecticut 1,089 884 81 64 28 44 24 5 21 1 1 100 Delaware 253 185 73 District of Columbia 477 291 61 19 0 0 74 27 36 Florida 4,175 2,953 71 6 2 33 Georgia 1,760 1,427 81 46 2 4 2 1 50 Hawaii 253 193 76 1 0 0 2 1 50 Idaho 202 145 72 Illinois 3,804 3,233 85 18 6 33 Indiana 745 583 78 Iowa 315 269 85 Kansas 413 356 86 Kentucky 656 502 77 Louisiana 1,027 663 65 54 5 9 Maine 188 162 86 1 1 100 Maryland 1,890 1,418 75 12 6 50 Massachusetts 2,366 2,049 87 394 167 42 23 16 70 Michigan 1,303 936 72 5 2 40 Minnesota 1,003 869 87 Mississippi 365 298 82 Missouri 1,043 919 88 32 12 38 Montana 163 149 91 Nebraska 140 117 84 a California does not recognize attorneys taking the general bar examination as being from either ABA-approved or non-aba-approved law schools. This number of applicants (1,021 taking, 612 passing) is therefore omitted from either category. California s U.S. Attorneys Taking the General Bar Exam category is composed of attorneys admitted in other jurisdictions less than four years who must take, and those admitted four or more years who have elected to take, the general bar examination. b California s non-aba-approved law school applicants include 67 applicants taking and 8 applicants passing who did not earn J.D. degrees. These applicants were admitted under California s four-year qualification rule, which allows applicants to take the general bar examination through a combination of four years of law study without graduating from a law school. 10 The Bar Examiner, May 2009

Persons Taking and Passing the 2008 Bar Examination by Source of Legal Education (continued) ABA-Approved Non-ABA-Approved Outside the USA Law Office Study Jurisdiction Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Taking Passing Passing Nevada 740 475 64 9 4 44 New Hampshire 171 150 88 16 14 88 New Jersey 4,076 3,124 77 New Mexico 396 337 85 New York 10,355 8,267 80 6 1 17 4,386 1,857 42 18 3 17 North Carolina 1,496 1,063 71 North Dakota 79 61 77 Ohio 1,617 1,291 80 21 8 38 Oklahoma 451 402 89 Oregon 828 590 71 6 3 50 4 0 0 Pennsylvania 2,563 1,977 77 Rhode Island 279 212 76 5 1 20 3 1 33 South Carolina 677 510 75 South Dakota 97 85 88 Tennessee 754 634 84 176 109 62 67 16 24 Texas 3,785 2,951 78 13 11 85 26 9 35 Utah 492 410 83 1 0 0 Vermont 81 57 70 11 3 27 Virginia 1,912 1,446 76 68 12 18 15 3 20 Washington 1,412 1,030 73 26 16 62 8 3 38 West Virginia 300 201 67 Wisconsin 306 272 89 3 3 100 Wyoming 154 98 64 Guam 12 9 75 N. Mariana Islands 12 10 83 Palau 2 1 50 1 1 100 Puerto Rico 955 454 48 184 49 27 2 0 0 Virgin Islands 58 44 76 1 1 100 TOTALS 70,172 53,186 76 3,638 999 27 5,427 2,103 39 62 15 24 2008 Statistics 11