NCJ Number
309440
Date Published
November 2024
Length
16 pages
Abstract
This report presents a summary of findings from the 2020 National Survey of Prosecutors (NSP), the most recent iteration. The NSP collects data on prosecutorial activities nationwide and on a variety of administrative and legal issues facing prosecutors who handle felony cases in state courts.
Findings in this report generally exclude federal, tribal, and municipal prosecutors as well as county prosecutors who operate in courts of limited jurisdiction. Population data describing the populations served by state court prosecutors are based on the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.
Highlights:
- In 2020, more than 35,000 attorneys were employed by state prosecutor offices across the United States.
- About 80% of full-time attorneys employed at state prosecutor offices were white, and half were female.
- State prosecutor offices reported a 44% increase in staff from 1992 to 2020.
- State prosecutor offices reported more than $6 billion in operating expenditures in 2020.