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There were 345 lawyers in good standing in cities within Peoria County as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the ARDC of the Supreme Court of Illinois .

This is a decrease from the previous quarter, when there were 353 lawyers with active licenses.

The highest number of licenses were granted in Peoria (298).

According to the ABA’s 2024 Profile of the Legal Profession, Illinois had the fourth-highest number of lawyers per capita in the United States, with nearly five lawyers per 1,000 residents.

Illinois is home to the fifth-largest lawyer population in the U.S. , with over 62,000 attorneys, according to the ABA’s 2024 Profile of the Legal Profession.

As of March 2025, average lawyer sal

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