First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2023

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	108	53	49%
2	Alabama	July	First-Time Takers	306	240	78%
3	Alabama	February	Repeaters	189	39	21%
4	Alabama	July	Repeaters	177	20	11%
5	Alabama	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	414	293	71%
6	Alabama	Total February and July	Repeaters	366	59	16%
7	Alaska	February	First-Time Takers	22	17	77%
8	Alaska	July	First-Time Takers	44	28	64%
9	Alaska	February	Repeaters	14	10	71%
10	Alaska	July	Repeaters	8	2	25%
11	Alaska	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	66	45	68%
12	Alaska	Total February and July	Repeaters	22	12	55%
13	Arizona	February	First-Time Takers	111	67	60%
14	Arizona	July	First-Time Takers	369	288	78%
15	Arizona	February	Repeaters	119	28	24%
16	Arizona	July	Repeaters	91	28	31%
17	Arizona	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	480	355	74%
18	Arizona	Total February and July	Repeaters	210	56	27%
19	Arkansas	February	First-Time Takers	44	26	59%
20	Arkansas	July	First-Time Takers	187	152	81%
21	Arkansas	February	Repeaters	55	22	40%
22	Arkansas	July	Repeaters	52	15	29%
23	Arkansas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	231	178	77%
24	Arkansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	107	37	35%
25	California	February	First-Time Takers	1,100	490	45%
26	California	July	First-Time Takers	2,665	735	28%
27	California	February	Repeaters	5,083	3,292	65%
28	California	July	Repeaters	2,472	598	24%
29	California	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	6,183	3,782	61%
30	California	Total February and July	Repeaters	5,137	1,333	26%
31	Colorado	February	First-Time Takers	111	60	54%
32	Colorado	July	First-Time Takers	619	498	80%
33	Colorado	February	Repeaters	153	65	42%
34	Colorado	July	Repeaters	100	35	35%
35	Colorado	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	730	558	76%
36	Colorado	Total February and July	Repeaters	253	100	40%
37	Connecticut	February	First-Time Takers	56	32	57%
38	Connecticut	July	First-Time Takers	297	200	67%
39	Connecticut	February	Repeaters	105	25	24%
40	Connecticut	July	Repeaters	80	13	16%
41	Connecticut	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	353	232	66%
42	Connecticut	Total February and July	Repeaters	185	38	21%
43	Delaware *	February	First-Time Takers	—	—	—
44	Delaware	July	First-Time Takers	183	125	68%
45	Delaware *	February	Repeaters	—	—	—
46	Delaware	July	Repeaters	79	42	53%
47	Delaware *	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	183	125	68%
48	Delaware *	Total February and July	Repeaters	79	42	53%
49	District of Columbia	February	First-Time Takers	297	163	55%
50	District of Columbia	July	First-Time Takers	1,926	1,620	84%
51	District of Columbia	February	Repeaters	309	108	35%
52	District of Columbia	July	Repeaters	264	90	34%
53	District of Columbia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,223	1,783	80%
54	District of Columbia	Total February and July	Repeaters	573	198	35%
55	Florida	February	First-Time Takers	678	371	55%
56	Florida	July	First-Time Takers	2,166	1,550	72%
57	Florida	February	Repeaters	816	208	25%
58	Florida	July	Repeaters	707	209	30%
59	Florida	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,844	1,921	68%
60	Florida	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,523	417	27%
61	Georgia	February	First-Time Takers	129	73	57%
62	Georgia	July	First-Time Takers	768	612	80%
63	Georgia	February	Repeaters	292	108	37%
64	Georgia	July	Repeaters	201	61	30%
65	Georgia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	897	685	76%
66	Georgia	Total February and July	Repeaters	493	169	34%
67	Hawaii	February	First-Time Takers	62	36	58%
68	Hawaii	July	First-Time Takers	114	85	75%
69	Hawaii	February	Repeaters	40	19	48%
70	Hawaii	July	Repeaters	28	5	18%
71	Hawaii	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	176	121	69%
72	Hawaii	Total February and July	Repeaters	68	24	35%
73	Idaho	February	First-Time Takers	26	14	54%
74	Idaho	July	First-Time Takers	93	71	76%
75	Idaho	February	Repeaters	46	9	20%
76	Idaho	July	Repeaters	40	16	40%
77	Idaho	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	119	85	71%
78	Idaho	Total February and July	Repeaters	86	25	29%
79	Illinois	February	First-Time Takers	235	146	62%
80	Illinois	July	First-Time Takers	1,651	1,304	79%
81	Illinois	February	Repeaters	518	181	35%
82	Illinois	July	Repeaters	347	92	27%
83	Illinois	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,886	1,450	77%
84	Illinois	Total February and July	Repeaters	865	273	32%
85	Indiana	February	First-Time Takers	65	40	62%
86	Indiana	July	First-Time Takers	341	262	77%
87	Indiana	February	Repeaters	104	44	42%
88	Indiana	July	Repeaters	67	22	33%
89	Indiana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	406	302	74%
90	Indiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	171	66	39%
91	Iowa	February	First-Time Takers	23	16	70%
92	Iowa	July	First-Time Takers	165	146	88%
93	Iowa	February	Repeaters	26	9	35%
94	Iowa	July	Repeaters	11	5	45%
95	Iowa	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	188	162	86%
96	Iowa	Total February and July	Repeaters	37	14	38%
97	Kansas	February	First-Time Takers	24	15	63%
98	Kansas	July	First-Time Takers	138	110	80%
99	Kansas	February	Repeaters	21	8	38%
100	Kansas	July	Repeaters	16	9	56%
101	Kansas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	162	125	77%
102	Kansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	37	17	46%
103	Kentucky	February	First-Time Takers	48	25	52%
104	Kentucky	July	First-Time Takers	267	213	80%
105	Kentucky	February	Repeaters	67	35	52%
106	Kentucky	July	Repeaters	48	25	52%
107	Kentucky	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	315	238	76%
108	Kentucky	Total February and July	Repeaters	115	60	52%
109	Louisiana	February	First-Time Takers	73	36	49%
110	Louisiana	July	First-Time Takers	424	319	75%
111	Louisiana	February	Repeaters	117	44	38%
112	Louisiana	July	Repeaters	78	31	40%
113	Louisiana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	497	355	71%
114	Louisiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	195	75	38%
115	Maine	February	First-Time Takers	39	20	51%
116	Maine	July	First-Time Takers	125	97	78%
117	Maine	February	Repeaters	30	5	17%
118	Maine	July	Repeaters	25	5	20%
119	Maine	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	164	117	71%
120	Maine	Total February and July	Repeaters	55	10	18%
121	Maryland	February	First-Time Takers	118	58	49%
122	Maryland	July	First-Time Takers	603	431	71%
123	Maryland	February	Repeaters	240	58	24%
124	Maryland	July	Repeaters	205	49	24%
125	Maryland	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	721	489	68%
126	Maryland	Total February and July	Repeaters	445	107	24%
127	Massachusetts	February	First-Time Takers	189	113	60%
128	Massachusetts	July	First-Time Takers	1,326	1,086	82%
129	Massachusetts	February	Repeaters	305	86	28%
130	Massachusetts	July	Repeaters	252	63	25%
131	Massachusetts	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,515	1,199	79%
132	Massachusetts	Total February and July	Repeaters	557	149	27%
133	Michigan	February	First-Time Takers	169	76	45%
134	Michigan	July	First-Time Takers	488	333	68%
135	Michigan	February	Repeaters	168	42	25%
136	Michigan	July	Repeaters	163	26	16%
137	Michigan	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	657	409	62%
138	Michigan	Total February and July	Repeaters	331	68	21%
139	Minnesota	February	First-Time Takers	81	50	62%
140	Minnesota	July	First-Time Takers	463	396	86%
141	Minnesota	February	Repeaters	84	24	29%
142	Minnesota	July	Repeaters	78	29	37%
143	Minnesota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	544	446	82%
144	Minnesota	Total February and July	Repeaters	162	53	33%
145	Mississippi	February	First-Time Takers	31	15	48%
146	Mississippi	July	First-Time Takers	121	96	79%
147	Mississippi	February	Repeaters	25	6	24%
148	Mississippi	July	Repeaters	29	13	45%
149	Mississippi	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	152	111	73%
150	Mississippi	Total February and July	Repeaters	54	19	35%
151	Missouri	February	First-Time Takers	97	57	59%
152	Missouri	July	First-Time Takers	571	501	88%
153	Missouri	February	Repeaters	123	45	37%
154	Missouri	July	Repeaters	89	33	37%
155	Missouri	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	668	558	84%
156	Missouri	Total February and July	Repeaters	212	78	37%
157	Montana	February	First-Time Takers	18	13	72%
158	Montana	July	First-Time Takers	96	84	88%
159	Montana	February	Repeaters	21	10	48%
160	Montana	July	Repeaters	14	6	43%
161	Montana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	114	97	85%
162	Montana	Total February and July	Repeaters	35	16	46%
163	Nebraska	February	First-Time Takers	31	13	42%
164	Nebraska	July	First-Time Takers	182	134	74%
165	Nebraska	February	Repeaters	35	14	40%
166	Nebraska	July	Repeaters	22	8	36%
167	Nebraska	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	213	147	69%
168	Nebraska	Total February and July	Repeaters	57	22	39%
169	Nevada	February	First-Time Takers	119	77	65%
170	Nevada	July	First-Time Takers	221	156	71%
171	Nevada	February	Repeaters	80	29	36%
172	Nevada	July	Repeaters	59	21	36%
173	Nevada	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	340	233	69%
174	Nevada	Total February and July	Repeaters	139	50	36%
175	New Hampshire	February	First-Time Takers	15	8	53%
176	New Hampshire	July	First-Time Takers	77	50	65%
177	New Hampshire	February	Repeaters	15	7	47%
178	New Hampshire	July	Repeaters	7	3	43%
179	New Hampshire	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	92	58	63%
180	New Hampshire	Total February and July	Repeaters	22	10	45%
181	New Jersey	February	First-Time Takers	146	63	43%
182	New Jersey	July	First-Time Takers	713	502	70%
183	New Jersey	February	Repeaters	319	92	29%
184	New Jersey	July	Repeaters	222	68	31%
185	New Jersey	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	859	565	66%
186	New Jersey	Total February and July	Repeaters	541	160	30%
187	New Mexico	February	First-Time Takers	32	23	72%
188	New Mexico	July	First-Time Takers	121	102	84%
189	New Mexico	February	Repeaters	45	11	24%
190	New Mexico	July	Repeaters	49	19	39%
191	New Mexico	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	153	125	82%
192	New Mexico	Total February and July	Repeaters	94	30	32%
193	New York	February	First-Time Takers	1,355	756	56%
194	New York	July	First-Time Takers	7,733	5,883	76%
195	New York	February	Repeaters	2,305	709	31%
196	New York	July	Repeaters	2,046	598	29%
197	New York	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	9,088	6,639	73%
198	New York	Total February and July	Repeaters	4,351	1,307	30%
199	North Carolina	February	First-Time Takers	216	137	63%
200	North Carolina	July	First-Time Takers	645	500	78%
201	North Carolina	February	Repeaters	200	58	29%
202	North Carolina	July	Repeaters	140	41	29%
203	North Carolina	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	861	637	74%
204	North Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	340	99	29%
205	North Dakota	February	First-Time Takers	16	11	69%
206	North Dakota	July	First-Time Takers	36	24	67%
207	North Dakota	February	Repeaters	23	10	43%
208	North Dakota	July	Repeaters	7	2	29%
209	North Dakota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	52	35	67%
210	North Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	30	12	40%
211	Ohio	February	First-Time Takers	141	84	60%
212	Ohio	July	First-Time Takers	820	659	80%
213	Ohio	February	Repeaters	217	67	31%
214	Ohio	July	Repeaters	146	48	33%
215	Ohio	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	961	743	77%
216	Ohio	Total February and July	Repeaters	363	115	32%
217	Oklahoma	February	First-Time Takers	58	32	55%
218	Oklahoma	July	First-Time Takers	335	242	72%
219	Oklahoma	February	Repeaters	102	27	26%
220	Oklahoma	July	Repeaters	67	32	48%
221	Oklahoma	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	393	274	70%
222	Oklahoma	Total February and July	Repeaters	169	59	35%
223	Oregon	February	First-Time Takers	67	39	58%
224	Oregon	July	First-Time Takers	370	279	75%
225	Oregon	February	Repeaters	89	23	26%
226	Oregon	July	Repeaters	56	17	30%
227	Oregon	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	437	318	73%
228	Oregon	Total February and July	Repeaters	145	40	28%
229	Pennsylvania	February	First-Time Takers	208	114	55%
230	Pennsylvania	July	First-Time Takers	1,153	908	79%
231	Pennsylvania	February	Repeaters	329	122	37%
232	Pennsylvania	July	Repeaters	219	72	33%
233	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,361	1,022	75%
234	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	Repeaters	548	194	35%
235	Rhode Island	February	First-Time Takers	8	6	75%
236	Rhode Island	July	First-Time Takers	63	48	76%
237	Rhode Island	February	Repeaters	23	7	30%
238	Rhode Island	July	Repeaters	12	7	58%
239	Rhode Island	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	71	54	76%
240	Rhode Island	Total February and July	Repeaters	35	14	40%
241	South Carolina	February	First-Time Takers	87	57	66%
242	South Carolina	July	First-Time Takers	336	271	81%
243	South Carolina	February	Repeaters	87	25	29%
244	South Carolina	July	Repeaters	70	27	39%
245	South Carolina	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	423	328	78%
246	South Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	157	52	33%
247	South Dakota	February	First-Time Takers	10	9	90%
248	South Dakota	July	First-Time Takers	48	36	75%
249	South Dakota	February	Repeaters	19	7	37%
250	South Dakota	July	Repeaters	9	6	67%
251	South Dakota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	58	45	78%
252	South Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	28	13	46%
253	Tennessee	February	First-Time Takers	98	53	54%
254	Tennessee	July	First-Time Takers	574	439	76%
255	Tennessee	February	Repeaters	194	51	26%
256	Tennessee	July	Repeaters	139	40	29%
257	Tennessee	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	672	492	73%
258	Tennessee	Total February and July	Repeaters	333	91	27%
259	Texas	February	First-Time Takers	486	287	59%
260	Texas	July	First-Time Takers	2,418	1,950	81%
261	Texas	February	Repeaters	661	226	34%
262	Texas	July	Repeaters	580	182	31%
263	Texas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,904	2,237	77%
264	Texas	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,241	408	33%
265	Utah	February	First-Time Takers	57	42	74%
266	Utah	July	First-Time Takers	240	226	94%
267	Utah	February	Repeaters	22	9	41%
268	Utah	July	Repeaters	30	22	73%
269	Utah	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	297	268	90%
270	Utah	Total February and July	Repeaters	52	31	60%
271	Vermont	February	First-Time Takers	25	18	72%
272	Vermont	July	First-Time Takers	47	30	64%
273	Vermont	February	Repeaters	10	5	50%
274	Vermont	July	Repeaters	10	3	30%
275	Vermont	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	72	48	67%
276	Vermont	Total February and July	Repeaters	20	8	40%
277	Virginia	February	First-Time Takers	83	58	70%
278	Virginia	July	First-Time Takers	485	375	77%
279	Virginia	February	Repeaters	90	42	47%
280	Virginia	July	Repeaters	60	32	53%
281	Virginia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	568	433	76%
282	Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	150	74	49%
283	Washington	February	First-Time Takers	135	83	61%
284	Washington	July	First-Time Takers	584	476	82%
285	Washington	February	Repeaters	129	55	43%
286	Washington	July	Repeaters	115	45	39%
287	Washington	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	719	559	78%
288	Washington	Total February and July	Repeaters	244	100	41%
289	West Virginia	February	First-Time Takers	14	7	50%
290	West Virginia	July	First-Time Takers	105	80	76%
291	West Virginia	February	Repeaters	41	23	56%
292	West Virginia	July	Repeaters	14	6	43%
293	West Virginia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	119	87	73%
294	West Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	55	29	53%
295	Wisconsin	February	First-Time Takers	42	28	67%
296	Wisconsin	July	First-Time Takers	94	65	69%
297	Wisconsin	February	Repeaters	41	7	17%
298	Wisconsin	July	Repeaters	48	17	35%
299	Wisconsin	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	136	93	68%
300	Wisconsin	Total February and July	Repeaters	89	24	27%
301	Wyoming	February	First-Time Takers	12	7	58%
302	Wyoming	July	First-Time Takers	40	34	85%
303	Wyoming	February	Repeaters	17	8	47%
304	Wyoming	July	Repeaters	9	5	56%
305	Wyoming	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	52	41	79%
306	Wyoming	Total February and July	Repeaters	26	13	50%
307	Guam	February	First-Time Takers	3	2	67%
308	Guam	July	First-Time Takers	5	4	80%
309	Guam	February	Repeaters	3	0	0%
310	Guam	July	Repeaters	2	0	0%
311	Guam	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	8	6	75%
312	Guam	Total February and July	Repeaters	5	0	0%
313	Northern Mariana Islands	February	First-Time Takers	2	1	50%
314	Northern Mariana Islands	July	First-Time Takers	2	0	0%
315	Northern Mariana Islands	February	Repeaters	—	—	—
316	Northern Mariana Islands	July	Repeaters	—	—	—
317	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	4	1	25%
318	Northern Mariana Islands	Total February and July	Repeaters	—	—	—
319	Palau *	February	First-Time Takers	—	—	—
320	Palau	July	First-Time Takers	2	1	50%
321	Palau *	February	Repeaters	—	—	—
322	Palau	July	Repeaters	3	0	0%
323	Palau *	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2	1	50%
324	Palau *	Total February and July	Repeaters	3	0	0%
325	Puerto Rico †	February	First-Time Takers	108	38	35%
326	Puerto Rico †	July	First-Time Takers	252	135	54%
327	Puerto Rico †	February	Repeaters	202	68	34%
328	Puerto Rico †	July	Repeaters	179	53	30%
329	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	360	173	48%
330	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	Repeaters	381	121	32%
331	Virgin Islands	February	First-Time Takers	6	6	100%
332	Virgin Islands	July	First-Time Takers	11	4	36%
333	Virgin Islands	February	Repeaters	2	0	0%
334	Virgin Islands	July	Repeaters	1	1	100%
335	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	17	10	59%
336	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	Repeaters	3	1	33%
337	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	First-Time Takers	7,534	4,141	55%
338	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	First-Time Takers	36,646	27,752	76%
339	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	Repeaters	11,952	3,675	31%
340	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	Repeaters	10,042	2,917	29%
341	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	44,180	31,893	72%
342	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	Repeaters	21,994	6,592	30%