SW Arkansas Times

There was no change in the number of lawyers with active licenses in cities within Lafayette County in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter, according to the Arkansas Judiciary.

In total, there were two active legal licenses recorded in the county at the time.

Arkansas has one of the fewest lawyers per capita in the country, with an average of 2.2 legal professionals for every 1,000 residents or almost half the national ratio of 4 per 1000.

As of June 2024, the average salary for a lawyer in the state is around $93,406 per year, which is below the national average.

The United States has around 1.3 million attorneys, with the lawyer population projected to grow by 8% between 2022 and 2032.

Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this period.

Lawyer Name	Bar Number	Date of Admission
David L. Beatty	78015	08/30/1978
Edward Franklin Cochran	75020	09/03/1975