First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2020

NOTE: First-time exam and repeat test taker data supplied by the jurisdictions in this chart are based on those examinees’ testing experience in the reporting jurisdiction only and do not account for possible previous attempts at the bar examination in other jurisdictions. It is therefore possible that examinees counted as first-time test takers in this chart have previously taken the bar examination one or more times in another jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction:

2020 Administration:

First-Timers/Repeaters:

ID	Jurisdiction	2020 Administration	First-Timers/Repeaters	Taking	Passing	% Passing
1	Alabama	February	First-Timers	107	48	45%
2	Alabama	July	First-Timers	250	214	86%
3	Alabama	July exam #2	First-Timers	73	35	48%
4	Alabama	February	Repeaters	175	25	14%
5	Alabama	July	Repeaters	72	15	21%
6	Alabama	July exam #2	Repeaters	78	9	12%
7	Alabama	Total February and July	First-Timers	430	297	69%
8	Alabama	Total February and July	Repeaters	325	49	15%
9	Alaska	February	First-Timers	34	20	59%
10	Alaska	July	First-Timers	45	40	89%
11	Alaska	February	Repeaters	15	3	20%
12	Alaska	July	Repeaters	5	0	0%
13	Alaska	Total February and July	First-Timers	79	60	76%
14	Alaska	Total February and July	Repeaters	20	3	15%
15	Arizona	February	First-Timers	154	101	66%
16	Arizona	July	First-Timers	347	300	86%
17	Arizona	July exam #2	First-Timers	107	63	59%
18	Arizona	February	Repeaters	111	25	23%
19	Arizona	July	Repeaters	51	21	41%
20	Arizona	July exam #2	Repeaters	79	20	25%
21	Arizona	Total February and July	First-Timers	608	464	76%
22	Arizona	Total February and July	Repeaters	241	66	27%
23	Arkansas	February	First-Timers	34	24	71%
24	Arkansas	July	First-Timers	193	167	87%
25	Arkansas	February	Repeaters	62	20	32%
26	Arkansas	July	Repeaters	27	10	37%
27	Arkansas	Total February and July	First-Timers	227	191	84%
28	Arkansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	89	30	34%
29	California	February	First-Timers	1,192	457	38%
30	California	July	First-Timers	4,990	3,699	74%
31	California	February	Repeaters	3,013	671	22%
32	California	July	Repeaters	3,733	1,593	43%
33	California	Total February and July	First-Timers	6,182	4,156	67%
34	California	Total February and July	Repeaters	6,746	2,264	34%
35	Colorado	February	First-Timers	148	95	64%
36	Colorado	July	First-Timers	583	484	83%
37	Colorado	February	Repeaters	119	55	46%
38	Colorado	July	Repeaters	59	15	25%
39	Colorado	Total February and July	First-Timers	731	579	79%
40	Colorado	Total February and July	Repeaters	178	70	39%
41	Connecticut	February	First-Timers	46	23	50%
42	Connecticut	July	First-Timers	335	252	75%
43	Connecticut	February	Repeaters	91	23	25%
44	Connecticut	July	Repeaters	65	18	28%
45	Connecticut	Total February and July	First-Timers	381	275	72%
46	Connecticut	Total February and July	Repeaters	156	41	26%
47	Delaware *	February	First-Timers	0	0	—
48	Delaware ‡	July	First-Timers	0	0	—
49	Delaware *	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
50	Delaware ‡	July	Repeaters	0	0	—
51	Delaware **	Total February and July	First-Timers	0	0	—
52	Delaware **	Total February and July	Repeaters	0	0	—
53	District of Columbia	February	First-Timers	471	214	45%
54	District of Columbia	July	First-Timers	1,358	1,119	82%
55	District of Columbia	February	Repeaters	340	94	28%
56	District of Columbia	July	Repeaters	324	171	53%
57	District of Columbia	Total February and July	First-Timers	1,829	1,333	73%
58	District of Columbia	Total February and July	Repeaters	664	265	40%
59	Florida	February	First-Timers	567	341	60%
60	Florida	July	First-Timers	2,186	1,567	72%
61	Florida	February	Repeaters	648	154	24%
62	Florida	July	Repeaters	951	234	25%
63	Florida	Total February and July	First-Timers	2,753	1,908	69%
64	Florida	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,599	388	24%
65	Georgia	February	First-Timers	251	124	49%
66	Georgia	July	First-Timers	873	721	83%
67	Georgia	February	Repeaters	204	41	20%
68	Georgia	July	Repeaters	361	108	30%
69	Georgia	Total February and July	First-Timers	1,124	845	75%
70	Georgia	Total February and July	Repeaters	565	149	26%
71	Hawaii	February	First-Timers	61	45	74%
72	Hawaii	July	First-Timers	94	79	84%
73	Hawaii	February	Repeaters	49	18	37%
74	Hawaii	July	Repeaters	17	9	53%
75	Hawaii	Total February and July	First-Timers	155	124	80%
76	Hawaii	Total February and July	Repeaters	66	27	41%
77	Idaho	February	First-Timers	27	22	81%
78	Idaho	July	First-Timers	103	84	82%
79	Idaho	July exam #2	First-Timers	14	5	36%
80	Idaho	February	Repeaters	36	10	28%
81	Idaho	July	Repeaters	14	7	50%
82	Idaho	July exam #2	Repeaters	13	3	23%
83	Idaho	Total February and July	First-Timers	144	111	77%
84	Idaho	Total February and July	Repeaters	63	20	32%
85	Illinois	February	First-Timers	294	174	59%
86	Illinois	July	First-Timers	1,764	1,477	84%
87	Illinois	February	Repeaters	442	129	29%
88	Illinois	July	Repeaters	393	138	35%
89	Illinois	Total February and July	First-Timers	2,058	1,651	80%
90	Illinois	Total February and July	Repeaters	835	267	32%
91	Indiana	February	First-Timers	118	73	62%
92	Indiana	July	First-Timers	343	295	86%
93	Indiana	February	Repeaters	128	46	36%
94	Indiana	July	Repeaters	168	103	61%
95	Indiana	Total February and July	First-Timers	461	368	80%
96	Indiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	296	149	50%
97	Iowa	February	First-Timers	39	23	59%
98	Iowa	July	First-Timers	152	133	88%
99	Iowa	February	Repeaters	21	5	24%
100	Iowa	July	Repeaters	10	1	10%
101	Iowa	Total February and July	First-Timers	191	156	82%
102	Iowa	Total February and July	Repeaters	31	6	19%
103	Kansas	February	First-Timers	31	29	94%
104	Kansas	July	First-Timers	103	93	90%
105	Kansas	July exam #2	First-Timers	17	13	76%
106	Kansas	February	Repeaters	9	2	22%
107	Kansas	July	Repeaters	8	3	38%
108	Kansas	July exam #2	Repeaters	6	4	67%
109	Kansas	Total February and July	First-Timers	151	135	89%
110	Kansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	23	9	39%
111	Kentucky	February	First-Timers	91	66	73%
112	Kentucky	July	First-Timers	251	210	84%
113	Kentucky	February	Repeaters	90	35	39%
114	Kentucky	July	Repeaters	72	30	42%
115	Kentucky	Total February and July	First-Timers	342	276	81%
116	Kentucky	Total February and July	Repeaters	162	65	40%
117	Louisiana	February	First-Timers	104	60	58%
118	Louisiana	July	First-Timers	35	28	80%
119	Louisiana	July exam #2	First-Timers	62	32	52%
120	Louisiana	February	Repeaters	110	61	55%
121	Louisiana	July	Repeaters	59	47	80%
122	Louisiana	July exam #2	Repeaters	114	40	35%
123	Louisiana	Total February and July	First-Timers	201	120	60%
124	Louisiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	283	148	52%
125	Maine	February	First-Timers	35	23	66%
126	Maine	July	First-Timers	111	100	90%
127	Maine	February	Repeaters	25	7	28%
128	Maine	July	Repeaters	14	8	57%
129	Maine	Total February and July	First-Timers	146	123	84%
130	Maine	Total February and July	Repeaters	39	15	38%
131	Maryland	February	First-Timers	110	61	55%
132	Maryland	July	First-Timers	650	516	79%
133	Maryland	February	Repeaters	192	56	29%
134	Maryland	July	Repeaters	154	48	31%
135	Maryland	Total February and July	First-Timers	760	577	76%
136	Maryland	Total February and July	Repeaters	346	104	30%
137	Massachusetts	February	First-Timers	129	69	53%
138	Massachusetts	July	First-Timers	1,092	929	85%
139	Massachusetts	February	Repeaters	300	89	30%
140	Massachusetts	July	Repeaters	231	86	37%
141	Massachusetts	Total February and July	First-Timers	1,221	998	82%
142	Massachusetts	Total February and July	Repeaters	531	175	33%
143	Michigan	February	First-Timers	170	118	69%
144	Michigan	July	First-Timers	533	430	81%
145	Michigan	February	Repeaters	184	93	51%
146	Michigan	July	Repeaters	190	78	41%
147	Michigan	Total February and July	First-Timers	703	548	78%
148	Michigan	Total February and July	Repeaters	374	171	46%
149	Minnesota	February	First-Timers	100	66	66%
150	Minnesota	July	First-Timers	340	312	92%
151	Minnesota	July exam #2	First-Timers	153	118	77%
152	Minnesota	February	Repeaters	101	37	37%
153	Minnesota	July	Repeaters	14	10	71%
154	Minnesota	July exam #2	Repeaters	39	12	31%
155	Minnesota	Total February and July	First-Timers	593	496	84%
156	Minnesota	Total February and July	Repeaters	154	59	38%
157	Mississippi	February	First-Timers	27	18	67%
158	Mississippi	July	First-Timers	97	80	82%
159	Mississippi	February	Repeaters	22	9	41%
160	Mississippi	July	Repeaters	20	11	55%
161	Mississippi	Total February and July	First-Timers	124	98	79%
162	Mississippi	Total February and July	Repeaters	42	20	48%
163	Missouri	February	First-Timers	125	83	66%
164	Missouri	July	First-Timers	552	491	89%
165	Missouri	February	Repeaters	99	29	29%
166	Missouri	July	Repeaters	49	15	31%
167	Missouri	Total February and July	First-Timers	677	574	85%
168	Missouri	Total February and July	Repeaters	148	44	30%
169	Montana	February	First-Timers	26	14	54%
170	Montana	July	First-Timers	78	71	91%
171	Montana	February	Repeaters	11	6	55%
172	Montana	July	Repeaters	5	0	0%
173	Montana	Total February and July	First-Timers	104	85	82%
174	Montana	Total February and July	Repeaters	16	6	38%
175	Nebraska	February	First-Timers	19	11	58%
176	Nebraska	July	First-Timers	137	124	91%
177	Nebraska	July exam #2	First-Timers	17	12	71%
178	Nebraska	February	Repeaters	34	14	41%
179	Nebraska	July	Repeaters	5	2	40%
180	Nebraska	July exam #2	Repeaters	7	1	14%
181	Nebraska	Total February and July	First-Timers	173	147	85%
182	Nebraska	Total February and July	Repeaters	46	17	37%
183	Nevada	February	First-Timers	94	63	67%
184	Nevada	July	First-Timers	237	171	72%
185	Nevada	February	Repeaters	96	35	36%
186	Nevada	July	Repeaters	67	24	36%
187	Nevada	Total February and July	First-Timers	331	234	71%
188	Nevada	Total February and July	Repeaters	163	59	36%
189	New Hampshire	February	First-Timers	21	14	67%
190	New Hampshire	July	First-Timers	83	65	78%
191	New Hampshire	February	Repeaters	17	6	35%
192	New Hampshire	July	Repeaters	5	1	20%
193	New Hampshire	Total February and July	First-Timers	104	79	76%
194	New Hampshire	Total February and July	Repeaters	22	7	32%
195	New Jersey	February	First-Timers	209	138	66%
196	New Jersey	July	First-Timers	1,208	863	71%
197	New Jersey	February	Repeaters	246	67	27%
198	New Jersey	July	Repeaters	199	68	34%
199	New Jersey	Total February and July	First-Timers	1,417	1,001	71%
200	New Jersey	Total February and July	Repeaters	445	135	30%
201	New Mexico	February	First-Timers	97	69	71%
202	New Mexico	July	First-Timers	319	289	91%
203	New Mexico	February	Repeaters	35	19	54%
204	New Mexico	July	Repeaters	18	12	67%
205	New Mexico	Total February and July	First-Timers	416	358	86%
206	New Mexico	Total February and July	Repeaters	53	31	58%
207	New York	February	First-Timers	1,309	805	61%
208	New York	July	First-Timers	5,004	4,255	85%
209	New York	February	Repeaters	2,254	625	28%
210	New York	July	Repeaters	146	65	45%
211	New York	Total February and July	First-Timers	6,313	5,060	80%
212	New York	Total February and July	Repeaters	2,400	690	29%
213	North Carolina	February	First-Timers	216	148	69%
214	North Carolina	July	First-Timers	570	511	90%
215	North Carolina	February	Repeaters	186	56	30%
216	North Carolina	July	Repeaters	98	44	45%
217	North Carolina	Total February and July	First-Timers	786	659	84%
218	North Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	284	100	35%
219	North Dakota	February	First-Timers	5	2	40%
220	North Dakota	July	First-Timers	54	44	81%
221	North Dakota	February	Repeaters	11	8	73%
222	North Dakota	July	Repeaters	4	0	0%
223	North Dakota	Total February and July	First-Timers	59	46	78%
224	North Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	15	8	53%
225	Ohio	February	First-Timers	81	60	74%
226	Ohio	July	First-Timers	810	690	85%
227	Ohio	February	Repeaters	171	64	37%
228	Ohio	July	Repeaters	148	51	34%
229	Ohio	Total February and July	First-Timers	891	750	84%
230	Ohio	Total February and July	Repeaters	319	115	36%
231	Oklahoma	February	First-Timers	47	44	94%
232	Oklahoma	July	First-Timers	245	209	85%
233	Oklahoma	February	Repeaters	63	32	51%
234	Oklahoma	July	Repeaters	23	6	26%
235	Oklahoma	Total February and July	First-Timers	292	253	87%
236	Oklahoma	Total February and July	Repeaters	86	38	44%
237	Oregon	February	First-Timers	94	65	69%
238	Oregon	July	First-Timers	202	192	95%
239	Oregon	July exam #2	First-Timers	22	18	82%
240	Oregon	February	Repeaters	74	35	47%
241	Oregon	July	Repeaters	8	3	38%
242	Oregon	July exam #2	Repeaters	49	30	61%
243	Oregon	Total February and July	First-Timers	318	275	86%
244	Oregon	Total February and July	Repeaters	131	68	52%
245	Pennsylvania	February	First-Timers	230	159	69%
246	Pennsylvania	July	First-Timers	1,060	873	82%
247	Pennsylvania	February	Repeaters	276	105	38%
248	Pennsylvania	July	Repeaters	192	76	40%
249	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	First-Timers	1,290	1,032	80%
250	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	Repeaters	468	181	39%
251	Rhode Island	February	First-Timers	17	6	35%
252	Rhode Island	July	First-Timers	63	42	67%
253	Rhode Island	February	Repeaters	22	8	36%
254	Rhode Island	July	Repeaters	9	6	67%
255	Rhode Island	Total February and July	First-Timers	80	48	60%
256	Rhode Island	Total February and July	Repeaters	31	14	45%
257	South Carolina	February	First-Timers	109	73	67%
258	South Carolina	July	First-Timers	334	249	75%
259	South Carolina	February	Repeaters	84	34	40%
260	South Carolina	July	Repeaters	50	27	54%
261	South Carolina	Total February and July	First-Timers	443	322	73%
262	South Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	134	61	46%
263	South Dakota	February	First-Timers	13	6	46%
264	South Dakota	July	First-Timers	51	39	76%
265	South Dakota	February	Repeaters	11	3	27%
266	South Dakota	July	Repeaters	10	4	40%
267	South Dakota	Total February and July	First-Timers	64	45	70%
268	South Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	21	7	33%
269	Tennessee	February	First-Timers	128	82	64%
270	Tennessee	July	First-Timers	567	467	82%
271	Tennessee	February	Repeaters	159	51	32%
272	Tennessee	July	Repeaters	110	40	36%
273	Tennessee	Total February and July	First-Timers	695	549	79%
274	Tennessee	Total February and July	Repeaters	269	91	34%
275	Texas	February	First-Timers	433	245	57%
276	Texas	July	First-Timers	840	712	85%
277	Texas	July exam #2	First-Timers	768	544	71%
278	Texas	February	Repeaters	560	210	38%
279	Texas	July	Repeaters	197	83	42%
280	Texas	July exam #2	Repeaters	347	127	37%
281	Texas	Total February and July	First-Timers	2,041	1,501	74%
282	Texas	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,104	420	38%
283	Utah	February	First-Timers	54	43	80%
284	Utah	July	First-Timers	48	37	77%
285	Utah	February	Repeaters	25	6	24%
286	Utah	July	Repeaters	11	4	36%
287	Utah	Total February and July	First-Timers	102	80	78%
288	Utah	Total February and July	Repeaters	36	10	28%
289	Vermont	February	First-Timers	87	72	83%
290	Vermont	July	First-Timers	52	32	62%
291	Vermont	February	Repeaters	13	3	23%
292	Vermont	July	Repeaters	4	0	0%
293	Vermont	Total February and July	First-Timers	139	104	75%
294	Vermont	Total February and July	Repeaters	17	3	18%
295	Virginia	February	First-Timers	93	56	60%
296	Virginia	July	First-Timers	381	350	92%
297	Virginia	July exam #2	First-Timers	149	117	79%
298	Virginia	February	Repeaters	117	60	51%
299	Virginia	July	Repeaters	23	10	43%
300	Virginia	July exam #2	Repeaters	47	31	66%
301	Virginia	Total February and July	First-Timers	623	523	84%
302	Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	187	101	54%
303	Washington	February	First-Timers	160	88	55%
304	Washington	July	First-Timers	57	53	93%
305	Washington	July exam #2	First-Timers	19	11	58%
306	Washington	February	Repeaters	136	53	39%
307	Washington	July	Repeaters	14	8	57%
308	Washington	July exam #2	Repeaters	18	3	17%
309	Washington	Total February and July	First-Timers	236	152	64%
310	Washington	Total February and July	Repeaters	168	64	38%
311	West Virginia	February	First-Timers	40	28	70%
312	West Virginia	July	First-Timers	131	111	85%
313	West Virginia	February	Repeaters	40	9	23%
314	West Virginia	July	Repeaters	19	5	26%
315	West Virginia	Total February and July	First-Timers	171	139	81%
316	West Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	59	14	24%
317	Wisconsin	February	First-Timers	52	32	62%
318	Wisconsin	July	First-Timers	101	82	81%
319	Wisconsin	February	Repeaters	32	6	19%
320	Wisconsin	July	Repeaters	31	9	29%
321	Wisconsin	Total February and July	First-Timers	153	114	75%
322	Wisconsin	Total February and July	Repeaters	63	15	24%
323	Wyoming	February	First-Timers	13	6	46%
324	Wyoming	July	First-Timers	43	38	88%
325	Wyoming	July exam #2	First-Timers	9	4	44%
326	Wyoming	February	Repeaters	14	10	71%
327	Wyoming	July	Repeaters	4	2	50%
328	Wyoming	July exam #2	Repeaters	2	0	0%
329	Wyoming	Total February and July	First-Timers	65	48	74%
330	Wyoming	Total February and July	Repeaters	20	12	60%
331	Guam	February	First-Timers	5	4	80%
332	Guam ‡	July	First-Timers	0	0	—
333	Guam	February	Repeaters	3	0	0%
334	Guam ‡	July	Repeaters	0	0	—
335	Guam	Total February and July	First-Timers	5	4	80%
336	Guam	Total February and July	Repeaters	3	0	0%
337	Northern Mariana Islands	February	First-Timers	4	4	100%
338	Northern Mariana Islands	July	First-Timers	1	1	100%
339	Northern Mariana Islands	February	Repeaters	1	0	0%
340	Northern Mariana Islands	July	Repeaters	0	0	—
341	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	First-Timers	5	5	100%
342	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	Repeaters	1	0	0%
343	Palau *	February	First-Timers	0	0	—
344	Palau ‡	July	First-Timers	0	0	—
345	Palau *	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
346	Palau ‡	July	Repeaters	0	0	—
347	Palau **	Total February and July	First-Timers	0	0	—
348	Palau **	Total February and July	Repeaters	0	0	—
349	Puerto Rico †	February	First-Timers	0	0	—
350	Puerto Rico	July	First-Timers	362	128	35%
351	Puerto Rico †	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
352	Puerto Rico	July	Repeaters	268	81	30%
353	Puerto Rico	Total February and July	First-Timers	362	128	35%
354	Puerto Rico	Total February and July	Repeaters	268	81	30%
355	Virgin Islands	February	First-Timers	5	1	20%
356	Virgin Islands	July	First-Timers	14	8	57%
357	Virgin Islands	February	Repeaters	6	5	83%
358	Virgin Islands	July	Repeaters	5	0	0%
359	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	First-Timers	19	9	47%
360	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	Repeaters	11	5	45%
361	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	First-Timers	8,126	4,715	58%
362	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	First-Timers	31,842	25,498	80%
363	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	Repeaters	11,283	3,267	29%
364	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	Repeaters	9,533	3,690	39%
365	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	First-Timers	39,968	30,213	76%
366	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	Repeaters	20,816	6,957	33%