Introduction
The Center for Public Integrity gathered the total number of lobbyists in each state and divided it by the total number of legislators. On average nationwide, there are five lobbyists for every state legislator.
| State | Total Lobbyists | Total Legislators |
Lobbyists Per Legislator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 603 | 140 | 4 |
| Alaska | 342 | 60 | 5 |
| Arizona | 800 | 90 | 8 |
| Arkansas | 452 | 135 | 3 |
| California | 1267 | 120 | 10 |
| Colorado | 670 | 100 | 6 |
| Connecticut | 635 | 187 | 3 |
| Delaware | 270 | 62 | 4 |
| Florida | 2029 | 160 | 12 |
| Georgia | 1506 | 236 | 6 |
| Hawaii | 312 | 76 | 4 |
| Idaho | 392 | 105 | 3 |
| Illinois | 2195 | 177 | 12 |
| Indiana | 684 | 150 | 4 |
| Iowa | 849 | 150 | 5 |
| Kansas | 560 | 165 | 3 |
| Kentucky | 653 | 138 | 4 |
| Louisiana | 531 | 144 | 3 |
| Maine | 279 | 186 | 1 |
| Maryland | 637 | 188 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 569 | 200 | 2 |
| Michigan | 1283 | 148 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 1385 | 201 | 6 |
| Mississippi | 422 | 174 | 2 |
| Missouri | 1116 | 197 | 5 |
| Montana | 536 | 150 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 345 | 49 | 7 |
| Nevada | No Total | 63 | N/A |
| New Hampshire | 227 | 424 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 935 | 120 | 7 |
| New Mexico | 855 | 112 | 7 |
| New York | 5117 | 212 | 24 |
| North Carolina | 726 | 170 | 4 |
| North Dakota | 154 | 141 | 1 |
| Ohio | 1401 | 132 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 362 | 149 | 2 |
| Oregon | 629 | 90 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania | 355 | 253 | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 201 | 113 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 385 | 170 | 2 |
| South Dakota | 625 | 105 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 512 | 132 | 3 |
| Texas | 1489 | 181 | 8 |
| Utah | 351 | 104 | 3 |
| Vermont | 425 | 180 | 2 |
| Virginia | 987 | 140 | 7 |
| Washington | 964 | 147 | 6 |
| West Virginia | 458 | 134 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 815 | 132 | 6 |
| Wyoming | 365 | 90 | 4 |
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