First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2022

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.

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First-Time Takers/Repeaters:

ID	Jurisdiction	Administration	First-Time Takers/Repeaters	Taking	Passing	% Passing
1	Alabama	February	First-Time Takers	85	55	65%
2	Alabama	July	First-Time Takers	351	277	79%
3	Alabama	February	Repeaters	197	44	22%
4	Alabama	July	Repeaters	175	15	9%
5	Alabama	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	436	332	76%
6	Alabama	Total February and July	Repeaters	372	59	16%
7	Alaska	February	First-Time Takers	28	18	64%
8	Alaska	July	First-Time Takers	47	28	60%
9	Alaska	February	Repeaters	15	6	40%
10	Alaska	July	Repeaters	12	2	17%
11	Alaska	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	75	46	61%
12	Alaska	Total February and July	Repeaters	27	8	30%
13	Arizona	February	First-Time Takers	110	64	58%
14	Arizona	July	First-Time Takers	423	311	74%
15	Arizona	February	Repeaters	98	30	31%
16	Arizona	July	Repeaters	92	10	11%
17	Arizona	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	533	375	70%
18	Arizona	Total February and July	Repeaters	190	40	21%
19	Arkansas	February	First-Time Takers	37	24	65%
20	Arkansas	July	First-Time Takers	191	143	75%
21	Arkansas	February	Repeaters	56	32	57%
22	Arkansas	July	Repeaters	25	8	32%
23	Arkansas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	228	167	73%
24	Arkansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	81	40	49%
25	California	February	First-Time Takers	1,090	575	53%
26	California	July	First-Time Takers	5,001	3,340	67%
27	California	February	Repeaters	2,023	481	24%
28	California	July	Repeaters	2,163	414	19%
29	California	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	6,091	3,915	64%
30	California	Total February and July	Repeaters	4,186	895	21%
31	Colorado	February	First-Time Takers	137	90	66%
32	Colorado	July	First-Time Takers	629	471	75%
33	Colorado	February	Repeaters	114	37	32%
34	Colorado	July	Repeaters	80	22	28%
35	Colorado	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	766	561	73%
36	Colorado	Total February and July	Repeaters	194	59	30%
37	Connecticut	February	First-Time Takers	49	29	59%
38	Connecticut	July	First-Time Takers	284	202	71%
39	Connecticut	February	Repeaters	77	27	35%
40	Connecticut	July	Repeaters	52	11	21%
41	Connecticut	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	333	231	69%
42	Connecticut	Total February and July	Repeaters	129	38	29%
43	Delaware *	February	First-Time Takers	0	0	—
44	Delaware	July	First-Time Takers	181	116	64%
45	Delaware *	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
46	Delaware	July	Repeaters	78	21	27%
47	Delaware *	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	181	116	64%
48	Delaware *	Total February and July	Repeaters	78	21	27%
49	District of Columbia	February	First-Time Takers	187	105	56%
50	District of Columbia	July	First-Time Takers	1,408	1,111	79%
51	District of Columbia	February	Repeaters	197	57	29%
52	District of Columbia	July	Repeaters	214	55	26%
53	District of Columbia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,595	1,216	76%
54	District of Columbia	Total February and July	Repeaters	411	112	27%
55	Florida	February	First-Time Takers	690	425	62%
56	Florida	July	First-Time Takers	2,225	1,432	64%
57	Florida	February	Repeaters	658	174	26%
58	Florida	July	Repeaters	569	123	22%
59	Florida	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,915	1,857	64%
60	Florida	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,227	297	24%
61	Georgia	February	First-Time Takers	118	84	71%
62	Georgia	July	First-Time Takers	776	602	78%
63	Georgia	February	Repeaters	289	92	32%
64	Georgia	July	Repeaters	236	51	22%
65	Georgia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	894	686	77%
66	Georgia	Total February and July	Repeaters	525	143	27%
67	Hawaii	February	First-Time Takers	67	54	81%
68	Hawaii	July	First-Time Takers	127	90	71%
69	Hawaii	February	Repeaters	32	12	38%
70	Hawaii	July	Repeaters	29	8	28%
71	Hawaii	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	194	144	74%
72	Hawaii	Total February and July	Repeaters	61	20	33%
73	Idaho	February	First-Time Takers	47	27	57%
74	Idaho	July	First-Time Takers	143	104	73%
75	Idaho	February	Repeaters	37	14	38%
76	Idaho	July	Repeaters	34	10	29%
77	Idaho	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	190	131	69%
78	Idaho	Total February and July	Repeaters	71	24	34%
79	Illinois	February	First-Time Takers	263	146	56%
80	Illinois	July	First-Time Takers	1,692	1,310	77%
81	Illinois	February	Repeaters	429	153	36%
82	Illinois	July	Repeaters	311	62	20%
83	Illinois	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,955	1,456	74%
84	Illinois	Total February and July	Repeaters	740	215	29%
85	Indiana	February	First-Time Takers	83	59	71%
86	Indiana	July	First-Time Takers	376	285	76%
87	Indiana	February	Repeaters	78	29	37%
88	Indiana	July	Repeaters	72	20	28%
89	Indiana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	459	344	75%
90	Indiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	150	49	33%
91	Iowa	February	First-Time Takers	27	22	81%
92	Iowa	July	First-Time Takers	169	141	83%
93	Iowa	February	Repeaters	29	14	48%
94	Iowa	July	Repeaters	16	5	31%
95	Iowa	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	196	163	83%
96	Iowa	Total February and July	Repeaters	45	19	42%
97	Kansas	February	First-Time Takers	23	18	78%
98	Kansas	July	First-Time Takers	140	113	81%
99	Kansas	February	Repeaters	21	12	57%
100	Kansas	July	Repeaters	12	1	8%
101	Kansas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	163	131	80%
102	Kansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	33	13	39%
103	Kentucky	February	First-Time Takers	48	25	52%
104	Kentucky	July	First-Time Takers	225	167	74%
105	Kentucky	February	Repeaters	61	24	39%
106	Kentucky	July	Repeaters	49	20	41%
107	Kentucky	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	273	192	70%
108	Kentucky	Total February and July	Repeaters	110	44	40%
109	Louisiana	February	First-Time Takers	67	37	55%
110	Louisiana	July	First-Time Takers	418	316	76%
111	Louisiana	February	Repeaters	62	16	26%
112	Louisiana	July	Repeaters	69	24	35%
113	Louisiana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	485	353	73%
114	Louisiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	131	40	31%
115	Maine	February	First-Time Takers	33	17	52%
116	Maine	July	First-Time Takers	150	114	76%
117	Maine	February	Repeaters	30	8	27%
118	Maine	July	Repeaters	21	5	24%
119	Maine	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	183	131	72%
120	Maine	Total February and July	Repeaters	51	13	25%
121	Maryland	February	First-Time Takers	157	89	57%
122	Maryland	July	First-Time Takers	858	669	78%
123	Maryland	February	Repeaters	181	48	27%
124	Maryland	July	Repeaters	145	28	19%
125	Maryland	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,015	758	75%
126	Maryland	Total February and July	Repeaters	326	76	23%
127	Massachusetts	February	First-Time Takers	171	106	62%
128	Massachusetts	July	First-Time Takers	1,248	1,010	81%
129	Massachusetts	February	Repeaters	225	68	30%
130	Massachusetts	July	Repeaters	178	36	20%
131	Massachusetts	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,419	1,116	79%
132	Massachusetts	Total February and July	Repeaters	403	104	26%
133	Michigan	February	First-Time Takers	108	71	66%
134	Michigan	July	First-Time Takers	457	349	76%
135	Michigan	February	Repeaters	184	85	46%
136	Michigan	July	Repeaters	131	39	30%
137	Michigan	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	565	420	74%
138	Michigan	Total February and July	Repeaters	315	124	39%
139	Minnesota	February	First-Time Takers	72	56	78%
140	Minnesota	July	First-Time Takers	516	453	88%
141	Minnesota	February	Repeaters	102	53	52%
142	Minnesota	July	Repeaters	58	21	36%
143	Minnesota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	588	509	87%
144	Minnesota	Total February and July	Repeaters	160	74	46%
145	Mississippi	February	First-Time Takers	35	26	74%
146	Mississippi	July	First-Time Takers	122	92	75%
147	Mississippi	February	Repeaters	19	6	32%
148	Mississippi	July	Repeaters	15	5	33%
149	Mississippi	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	151	112	74%
150	Mississippi	Total February and July	Repeaters	34	11	32%
151	Missouri	February	First-Time Takers	118	77	65%
152	Missouri	July	First-Time Takers	542	435	80%
153	Missouri	February	Repeaters	113	58	51%
154	Missouri	July	Repeaters	81	11	14%
155	Missouri	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	660	512	78%
156	Missouri	Total February and July	Repeaters	194	69	36%
157	Montana	February	First-Time Takers	31	17	55%
158	Montana	July	First-Time Takers	105	86	82%
159	Montana	February	Repeaters	20	12	60%
160	Montana	July	Repeaters	10	2	20%
161	Montana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	136	103	76%
162	Montana	Total February and July	Repeaters	30	14	47%
163	Nebraska	February	First-Time Takers	12	8	67%
164	Nebraska	July	First-Time Takers	197	161	82%
165	Nebraska	February	Repeaters	34	20	59%
166	Nebraska	July	Repeaters	8	3	38%
167	Nebraska	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	209	169	81%
168	Nebraska	Total February and July	Repeaters	42	23	55%
169	Nevada	February	First-Time Takers	157	94	60%
170	Nevada	July	First-Time Takers	259	161	62%
171	Nevada	February	Repeaters	46	25	54%
172	Nevada	July	Repeaters	52	14	27%
173	Nevada	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	416	255	61%
174	Nevada	Total February and July	Repeaters	98	39	40%
175	New Hampshire	February	First-Time Takers	14	5	36%
176	New Hampshire	July	First-Time Takers	79	52	66%
177	New Hampshire	February	Repeaters	14	2	14%
178	New Hampshire	July	Repeaters	13	5	38%
179	New Hampshire	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	93	57	61%
180	New Hampshire	Total February and July	Repeaters	27	7	26%
181	New Jersey	February	First-Time Takers	207	141	68%
182	New Jersey	July	First-Time Takers	716	504	70%
183	New Jersey	February	Repeaters	294	108	37%
184	New Jersey	July	Repeaters	206	45	22%
185	New Jersey	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	923	645	70%
186	New Jersey	Total February and July	Repeaters	500	153	31%
187	New Mexico	February	First-Time Takers	32	25	78%
188	New Mexico	July	First-Time Takers	117	92	79%
189	New Mexico	February	Repeaters	35	22	63%
190	New Mexico	July	Repeaters	21	11	52%
191	New Mexico	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	149	117	79%
192	New Mexico	Total February and July	Repeaters	56	33	59%
193	New York	February	First-Time Takers	1,458	890	61%
194	New York	July	First-Time Takers	7,999	5,977	75%
195	New York	February	Repeaters	1,610	488	30%
196	New York	July	Repeaters	1,610	373	23%
197	New York	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	9,457	6,867	73%
198	New York	Total February and July	Repeaters	3,220	861	27%
199	North Carolina	February	First-Time Takers	210	130	62%
200	North Carolina	July	First-Time Takers	690	521	76%
201	North Carolina	February	Repeaters	138	45	33%
202	North Carolina	July	Repeaters	145	47	32%
203	North Carolina	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	900	651	72%
204	North Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	283	92	33%
205	North Dakota	February	First-Time Takers	13	11	85%
206	North Dakota	July	First-Time Takers	57	37	65%
207	North Dakota	February	Repeaters	12	6	50%
208	North Dakota	July	Repeaters	9	2	22%
209	North Dakota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	70	48	69%
210	North Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	21	8	38%
211	Ohio	February	First-Time Takers	130	87	67%
212	Ohio	July	First-Time Takers	847	680	80%
213	Ohio	February	Repeaters	174	56	32%
214	Ohio	July	Repeaters	123	23	19%
215	Ohio	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	977	767	79%
216	Ohio	Total February and July	Repeaters	297	79	27%
217	Oklahoma	February	First-Time Takers	74	37	50%
218	Oklahoma	July	First-Time Takers	314	228	73%
219	Oklahoma	February	Repeaters	67	29	43%
220	Oklahoma	July	Repeaters	62	18	29%
221	Oklahoma	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	388	265	68%
222	Oklahoma	Total February and July	Repeaters	129	47	36%
223	Oregon	February	First-Time Takers	79	57	72%
224	Oregon	July	First-Time Takers	366	286	78%
225	Oregon	February	Repeaters	52	32	62%
226	Oregon	July	Repeaters	34	10	29%
227	Oregon	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	445	343	77%
228	Oregon	Total February and July	Repeaters	86	42	49%
229	Pennsylvania	February	First-Time Takers	120	67	56%
230	Pennsylvania	July	First-Time Takers	1,261	947	75%
231	Pennsylvania	February	Repeaters	216	58	27%
232	Pennsylvania	July	Repeaters	229	61	27%
233	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,381	1,014	73%
234	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	Repeaters	445	119	27%
235	Rhode Island	February	First-Time Takers	26	13	50%
236	Rhode Island	July	First-Time Takers	77	47	61%
237	Rhode Island	February	Repeaters	9	1	11%
238	Rhode Island	July	Repeaters	11	6	55%
239	Rhode Island	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	103	60	58%
240	Rhode Island	Total February and July	Repeaters	20	7	35%
241	South Carolina	February	First-Time Takers	97	71	73%
242	South Carolina	July	First-Time Takers	298	231	78%
243	South Carolina	February	Repeaters	89	34	38%
244	South Carolina	July	Repeaters	64	18	28%
245	South Carolina	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	395	302	76%
246	South Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	153	52	34%
247	South Dakota	February	First-Time Takers	16	13	81%
248	South Dakota	July	First-Time Takers	66	52	79%
249	South Dakota	February	Repeaters	17	5	29%
250	South Dakota	July	Repeaters	13	3	23%
251	South Dakota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	82	65	79%
252	South Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	30	8	27%
253	Tennessee	February	First-Time Takers	105	57	54%
254	Tennessee	July	First-Time Takers	621	432	70%
255	Tennessee	February	Repeaters	168	54	32%
256	Tennessee	July	Repeaters	114	26	23%
257	Tennessee	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	726	489	67%
258	Tennessee	Total February and July	Repeaters	282	80	28%
259	Texas	February	First-Time Takers	465	278	60%
260	Texas	July	First-Time Takers	2,528	1,923	76%
261	Texas	February	Repeaters	575	249	43%
262	Texas	July	Repeaters	548	127	23%
263	Texas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,993	2,201	74%
264	Texas	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,123	376	33%
265	Utah	February	First-Time Takers	56	48	86%
266	Utah	July	First-Time Takers	260	232	89%
267	Utah	February	Repeaters	16	4	25%
268	Utah	July	Repeaters	20	3	15%
269	Utah	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	316	280	89%
270	Utah	Total February and July	Repeaters	36	7	19%
271	Vermont	February	First-Time Takers	29	17	59%
272	Vermont	July	First-Time Takers	52	31	60%
273	Vermont	February	Repeaters	20	6	30%
274	Vermont	July	Repeaters	10	0	0%
275	Vermont	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	81	48	59%
276	Vermont	Total February and July	Repeaters	30	6	20%
277	Virginia	February	First-Time Takers	90	64	71%
278	Virginia	July	First-Time Takers	468	371	79%
279	Virginia	February	Repeaters	102	53	52%
280	Virginia	July	Repeaters	67	32	48%
281	Virginia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	558	435	78%
282	Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	169	85	50%
283	Washington	February	First-Time Takers	120	81	68%
284	Washington	July	First-Time Takers	561	442	79%
285	Washington	February	Repeaters	123	43	35%
286	Washington	July	Repeaters	84	23	27%
287	Washington	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	681	523	77%
288	Washington	Total February and July	Repeaters	207	66	32%
289	West Virginia	February	First-Time Takers	26	19	73%
290	West Virginia	July	First-Time Takers	105	66	63%
291	West Virginia	February	Repeaters	37	16	43%
292	West Virginia	July	Repeaters	17	3	18%
293	West Virginia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	131	85	65%
294	West Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	54	19	35%
295	Wisconsin	February	First-Time Takers	43	24	56%
296	Wisconsin	July	First-Time Takers	89	59	66%
297	Wisconsin	February	Repeaters	28	5	18%
298	Wisconsin	July	Repeaters	27	9	33%
299	Wisconsin	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	132	83	63%
300	Wisconsin	Total February and July	Repeaters	55	14	25%
301	Wyoming	February	First-Time Takers	9	5	56%
302	Wyoming	July	First-Time Takers	49	30	61%
303	Wyoming	February	Repeaters	5	4	80%
304	Wyoming	July	Repeaters	7	1	14%
305	Wyoming	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	58	35	60%
306	Wyoming	Total February and July	Repeaters	12	5	42%
307	Guam	February	First-Time Takers	6	4	67%
308	Guam	July	First-Time Takers	5	3	60%
309	Guam	February	Repeaters	2	1	50%
310	Guam	July	Repeaters	3	1	33%
311	Guam	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	11	7	64%
312	Guam	Total February and July	Repeaters	5	2	40%
313	Northern Mariana Islands	February	First-Time Takers	0	0	—
314	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	July	First-Time Takers	1	1	100%
315	Northern Mariana Islands	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
316	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	July	Repeaters	0	0	—
317	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1	1	100%
318	Northern Mariana Islands ‡	Total February and July	Repeaters	1	1	100%
319	Palau *	February	First-Time Takers	0	0	—
320	Palau	July	First-Time Takers	8	5	63%
321	Palau *	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
322	Palau	July	Repeaters	4	1	25%
323	Palau *	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	8	5	63%
324	Palau *	Total February and July	Repeaters	4	1	33%
325	Puerto Rico †	February	First-Time Takers	94	26	28%
326	Puerto Rico †	July	First-Time Takers	299	155	52%
327	Puerto Rico †	February	Repeaters	272	129	47%
328	Puerto Rico †	July	Repeaters	243	111	46%
329	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	393	181	46%
330	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	Repeaters	515	240	47%
331	Virgin Islands	February	First-Time Takers	6	5	83%
332	Virgin Islands	July	First-Time Takers	3	2	67%
333	Virgin Islands	February	Repeaters	1	0	0%
334	Virgin Islands	July	Repeaters	5	3	60%
335	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	9	7	78%
336	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	Repeaters	6	3	50%
337	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	First-Time Takers	7,576	4,594	61%
338	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	First-Time Takers	37,195	27,494	74%
339	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	Repeaters	9,504	3,088	32%
340	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	Repeaters	8,676	2,008	23%
341	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	44,771	32,088	72%
342	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	Repeaters	18,180	5,096	28%