First-Time Exam Takers and Repeaters in 2018

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Administration:

First-Time Takers/Repeaters:

ID	Jurisdiction	Administration	First-Time Takers/Repeaters	Taking	Passing	% Passing
1	Alabama	February	First-Time Takers	126	74	59%
2	Alabama	July	First-Time Takers	355	265	75%
3	Alabama	February	Repeaters	185	27	15%
4	Alabama	July	Repeaters	175	25	14%
5	Alabama	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	481	339	70%
6	Alabama	Total February and July	Repeaters	360	52	14%
7	Alaska	February	First-Time Takers	24	18	75%
8	Alaska	July	First-Time Takers	36	24	67%
9	Alaska	February	Repeaters	15	6	40%
10	Alaska	July	Repeaters	7	0	0%
11	Alaska	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	60	42	70%
12	Alaska	Total February and July	Repeaters	22	6	27%
13	Arizona	February	First-Time Takers	192	112	58%
14	Arizona	July	First-Time Takers	424	316	75%
15	Arizona	February	Repeaters	189	50	26%
16	Arizona	July	Repeaters	156	27	17%
17	Arizona	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	616	428	69%
18	Arizona	Total February and July	Repeaters	345	77	22%
19	Arkansas	February	First-Time Takers	49	34	69%
20	Arkansas	July	First-Time Takers	155	108	70%
21	Arkansas	February	Repeaters	54	18	33%
22	Arkansas	July	Repeaters	50	4	8%
23	Arkansas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	204	142	70%
24	Arkansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	104	22	21%
25	California	February	First-Time Takers	1,267	498	39%
26	California	July	First-Time Takers	5,132	2,816	55%
27	California	February	Repeaters	3,434	784	23%
28	California	July	Repeaters	2,939	468	16%
29	California	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	6,399	3,314	52%
30	California	Total February and July	Repeaters	6,373	1,252	20%
31	Colorado	February	First-Time Takers	193	121	63%
32	Colorado	July	First-Time Takers	666	505	76%
33	Colorado	February	Repeaters	135	46	34%
34	Colorado	July	Repeaters	87	24	28%
35	Colorado	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	859	626	73%
36	Colorado	Total February and July	Repeaters	222	70	32%
37	Connecticut	February	First-Time Takers	95	45	47%
38	Connecticut	July	First-Time Takers	240	167	70%
39	Connecticut	February	Repeaters	100	29	29%
40	Connecticut	July	Repeaters	87	13	15%
41	Connecticut	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	335	212	63%
42	Connecticut	Total February and July	Repeaters	187	42	22%
43	Delaware *	February	First-Time Takers	0	0	—
44	Delaware	July	First-Time Takers	128	87	68%
45	Delaware *	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
46	Delaware	July	Repeaters	44	17	39%
47	Delaware *	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	128	87	68%
48	Delaware *	Total February and July	Repeaters	44	17	39%
49	District of Columbia	February	First-Time Takers	464	234	50%
50	District of Columbia	July	First-Time Takers	1,471	1,056	72%
51	District of Columbia	February	Repeaters	159	60	38%
52	District of Columbia	July	Repeaters	231	85	37%
53	District of Columbia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,935	1,290	67%
54	District of Columbia	Total February and July	Repeaters	390	145	37%
55	Florida	February	First-Time Takers	637	369	58%
56	Florida	July	First-Time Takers	2,228	1,497	67%
57	Florida	February	Repeaters	717	173	24%
58	Florida	July	Repeaters	622	126	20%
59	Florida	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,865	1,866	65%
60	Florida	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,339	299	22%
61	Georgia	February	First-Time Takers	149	84	56%
62	Georgia	July	First-Time Takers	882	639	72%
63	Georgia	February	Repeaters	351	105	30%
64	Georgia	July	Repeaters	270	50	19%
65	Georgia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,031	723	70%
66	Georgia	Total February and July	Repeaters	621	155	25%
67	Hawaii	February	First-Time Takers	70	56	80%
68	Hawaii	July	First-Time Takers	127	101	80%
69	Hawaii	February	Repeaters	34	10	29%
70	Hawaii	July	Repeaters	25	7	28%
71	Hawaii	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	197	157	80%
72	Hawaii	Total February and July	Repeaters	59	17	29%
73	Idaho	February	First-Time Takers	21	16	76%
74	Idaho	July	First-Time Takers	113	85	75%
75	Idaho	February	Repeaters	25	11	44%
76	Idaho	July	Repeaters	13	4	31%
77	Idaho	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	134	101	75%
78	Idaho	Total February and July	Repeaters	38	15	39%
79	Illinois	February	First-Time Takers	386	268	69%
80	Illinois	July	First-Time Takers	1,617	1,246	77%
81	Illinois	February	Repeaters	401	166	41%
82	Illinois	July	Repeaters	278	78	28%
83	Illinois	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,003	1,514	76%
84	Illinois	Total February and July	Repeaters	679	244	36%
85	Indiana	February	First-Time Takers	140	98	70%
86	Indiana	July	First-Time Takers	346	258	75%
87	Indiana	February	Repeaters	130	39	30%
88	Indiana	July	Repeaters	107	37	35%
89	Indiana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	486	356	73%
90	Indiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	237	76	32%
91	Iowa	February	First-Time Takers	37	27	73%
92	Iowa	July	First-Time Takers	159	137	86%
93	Iowa	February	Repeaters	28	10	36%
94	Iowa	July	Repeaters	26	11	42%
95	Iowa	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	196	164	84%
96	Iowa	Total February and July	Repeaters	54	21	39%
97	Kansas	February	First-Time Takers	33	16	48%
98	Kansas	July	First-Time Takers	82	70	85%
99	Kansas	February	Repeaters	17	9	53%
100	Kansas	July	Repeaters	16	2	13%
101	Kansas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	115	86	75%
102	Kansas	Total February and July	Repeaters	33	11	33%
103	Kentucky	February	First-Time Takers	89	58	65%
104	Kentucky	July	First-Time Takers	251	193	77%
105	Kentucky	February	Repeaters	83	38	46%
106	Kentucky	July	Repeaters	76	26	34%
107	Kentucky	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	340	251	74%
108	Kentucky	Total February and July	Repeaters	159	64	40%
109	Louisiana	February	First-Time Takers	129	92	71%
110	Louisiana	July	First-Time Takers	463	353	76%
111	Louisiana	February	Repeaters	118	59	50%
112	Louisiana	July	Repeaters	80	20	25%
113	Louisiana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	592	445	75%
114	Louisiana	Total February and July	Repeaters	198	79	40%
115	Maine	February	First-Time Takers	18	14	78%
116	Maine	July	First-Time Takers	102	65	64%
117	Maine	February	Repeaters	27	10	37%
118	Maine	July	Repeaters	15	0	0%
119	Maine	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	120	79	66%
120	Maine	Total February and July	Repeaters	42	10	24%
121	Maryland	February	First-Time Takers	166	77	46%
122	Maryland	July	First-Time Takers	565	400	71%
123	Maryland	February	Repeaters	305	103	34%
124	Maryland	July	Repeaters	217	63	29%
125	Maryland	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	731	477	65%
126	Maryland	Total February and July	Repeaters	522	166	32%
127	Massachusetts	February	First-Time Takers	145	77	53%
128	Massachusetts	July	First-Time Takers	1,189	938	79%
129	Massachusetts	February	Repeaters	281	77	27%
130	Massachusetts	July	Repeaters	237	49	21%
131	Massachusetts	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,334	1,015	76%
132	Massachusetts	Total February and July	Repeaters	518	126	24%
133	Michigan	February	First-Time Takers	209	144	69%
134	Michigan	July	First-Time Takers	546	414	76%
135	Michigan	February	Repeaters	183	76	42%
136	Michigan	July	Repeaters	132	43	33%
137	Michigan	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	755	558	74%
138	Michigan	Total February and July	Repeaters	315	119	38%
139	Minnesota	February	First-Time Takers	97	64	66%
140	Minnesota	July	First-Time Takers	511	412	81%
141	Minnesota	February	Repeaters	116	50	43%
142	Minnesota	July	Repeaters	74	25	34%
143	Minnesota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	608	476	78%
144	Minnesota	Total February and July	Repeaters	190	75	39%
145	Mississippi	February	First-Time Takers	40	26	65%
146	Mississippi	July	First-Time Takers	134	82	61%
147	Mississippi	February	Repeaters	51	11	22%
148	Mississippi	July	Repeaters	44	10	23%
149	Mississippi	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	174	108	62%
150	Mississippi	Total February and July	Repeaters	95	21	22%
151	Missouri	February	First-Time Takers	154	121	79%
152	Missouri	July	First-Time Takers	565	466	82%
153	Missouri	February	Repeaters	90	33	37%
154	Missouri	July	Repeaters	74	18	24%
155	Missouri	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	719	587	82%
156	Missouri	Total February and July	Repeaters	164	51	31%
157	Montana	February	First-Time Takers	24	10	42%
158	Montana	July	First-Time Takers	78	63	81%
159	Montana	February	Repeaters	10	10	100%
160	Montana	July	Repeaters	5	3	60%
161	Montana	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	102	73	72%
162	Montana	Total February and July	Repeaters	15	13	87%
163	Nebraska	February	First-Time Takers	17	13	76%
164	Nebraska	July	First-Time Takers	143	112	78%
165	Nebraska	February	Repeaters	21	9	43%
166	Nebraska	July	Repeaters	14	2	14%
167	Nebraska	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	160	125	78%
168	Nebraska	Total February and July	Repeaters	35	11	31%
169	Nevada	February	First-Time Takers	117	75	64%
170	Nevada	July	First-Time Takers	219	152	69%
171	Nevada	February	Repeaters	96	34	35%
172	Nevada	July	Repeaters	68	11	16%
173	Nevada	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	336	227	68%
174	Nevada	Total February and July	Repeaters	164	45	27%
175	New Hampshire	February	First-Time Takers	59	23	39%
176	New Hampshire	July	First-Time Takers	89	60	67%
177	New Hampshire	February	Repeaters	27	7	26%
178	New Hampshire	July	Repeaters	30	4	13%
179	New Hampshire	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	148	83	56%
180	New Hampshire	Total February and July	Repeaters	57	11	19%
181	New Jersey	February	First-Time Takers	266	168	63%
182	New Jersey	July	First-Time Takers	673	485	72%
183	New Jersey	February	Repeaters	287	86	30%
184	New Jersey	July	Repeaters	220	39	18%
185	New Jersey	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	939	653	70%
186	New Jersey	Total February and July	Repeaters	507	125	25%
187	New Mexico	February	First-Time Takers	98	69	70%
188	New Mexico	July	First-Time Takers	156	116	74%
189	New Mexico	February	Repeaters	20	8	40%
190	New Mexico	July	Repeaters	26	12	46%
191	New Mexico	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	254	185	73%
192	New Mexico	Total February and July	Repeaters	46	20	43%
193	New York	February	First-Time Takers	1,410	827	59%
194	New York	July	First-Time Takers	7,728	5,702	74%
195	New York	February	Repeaters	2,349	594	25%
196	New York	July	Repeaters	1,951	393	20%
197	New York	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	9,138	6,529	71%
198	New York	Total February and July	Repeaters	4,300	987	23%
199	North Carolina	February	First-Time Takers	210	101	48%
200	North Carolina	July	First-Time Takers	485	352	73%
201	North Carolina	February	Repeaters	295	66	22%
202	North Carolina	July	Repeaters	212	48	23%
203	North Carolina	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	695	453	65%
204	North Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	507	114	22%
205	North Dakota	February	First-Time Takers	6	5	83%
206	North Dakota	July	First-Time Takers	51	38	75%
207	North Dakota	February	Repeaters	16	5	31%
208	North Dakota	July	Repeaters	11	1	9%
209	North Dakota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	57	43	75%
210	North Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	27	6	22%
211	Ohio	February	First-Time Takers	147	99	67%
212	Ohio	July	First-Time Takers	712	562	79%
213	Ohio	February	Repeaters	227	96	42%
214	Ohio	July	Repeaters	151	41	27%
215	Ohio	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	859	661	77%
216	Ohio	Total February and July	Repeaters	378	137	36%
217	Oklahoma	February	First-Time Takers	51	42	82%
218	Oklahoma	July	First-Time Takers	255	202	79%
219	Oklahoma	February	Repeaters	36	13	36%
220	Oklahoma	July	Repeaters	21	4	19%
221	Oklahoma	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	306	244	80%
222	Oklahoma	Total February and July	Repeaters	57	17	30%
223	Oregon	February	First-Time Takers	125	87	70%
224	Oregon	July	First-Time Takers	362	284	78%
225	Oregon	February	Repeaters	76	39	51%
226	Oregon	July	Repeaters	59	23	39%
227	Oregon	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	487	371	76%
228	Oregon	Total February and July	Repeaters	135	62	46%
229	Pennsylvania	February	First-Time Takers	258	173	67%
230	Pennsylvania	July	First-Time Takers	1,093	863	79%
231	Pennsylvania	February	Repeaters	257	96	37%
232	Pennsylvania	July	Repeaters	200	55	28%
233	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	1,351	1,036	77%
234	Pennsylvania	Total February and July	Repeaters	457	151	33%
235	Rhode Island	February	First-Time Takers	32	22	69%
236	Rhode Island	July	First-Time Takers	50	30	60%
237	Rhode Island	February	Repeaters	22	9	41%
238	Rhode Island	July	Repeaters	11	1	9%
239	Rhode Island	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	82	52	63%
240	Rhode Island	Total February and July	Repeaters	33	10	30%
241	South Carolina	February	First-Time Takers	160	111	69%
242	South Carolina	July	First-Time Takers	319	232	73%
243	South Carolina	February	Repeaters	95	30	32%
244	South Carolina	July	Repeaters	79	22	28%
245	South Carolina	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	479	343	72%
246	South Carolina	Total February and July	Repeaters	174	52	30%
247	South Dakota	February	First-Time Takers	21	13	62%
248	South Dakota	July	First-Time Takers	51	43	84%
249	South Dakota	February	Repeaters	20	5	25%
250	South Dakota	July	Repeaters	25	4	16%
251	South Dakota	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	72	56	78%
252	South Dakota	Total February and July	Repeaters	45	9	20%
253	Tennessee	February	First-Time Takers	93	56	60%
254	Tennessee	July	First-Time Takers	501	385	77%
255	Tennessee	February	Repeaters	188	44	23%
256	Tennessee	July	Repeaters	118	19	16%
257	Tennessee	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	594	441	74%
258	Tennessee	Total February and July	Repeaters	306	63	21%
259	Texas	February	First-Time Takers	552	331	60%
260	Texas	July	First-Time Takers	2,318	1,701	73%
261	Texas	February	Repeaters	628	204	32%
262	Texas	July	Repeaters	570	167	29%
263	Texas	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	2,870	2,032	71%
264	Texas	Total February and July	Repeaters	1,198	371	31%
265	Utah	February	First-Time Takers	67	49	73%
266	Utah	July	First-Time Takers	226	196	87%
267	Utah	February	Repeaters	35	10	29%
268	Utah	July	Repeaters	30	11	37%
269	Utah	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	293	245	84%
270	Utah	Total February and July	Repeaters	65	21	32%
271	Vermont	February	First-Time Takers	34	28	82%
272	Vermont	July	First-Time Takers	64	47	73%
273	Vermont	February	Repeaters	12	2	17%
274	Vermont	July	Repeaters	7	3	43%
275	Vermont	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	98	75	77%
276	Vermont	Total February and July	Repeaters	19	5	26%
277	Virginia	February	First-Time Takers	145	88	61%
278	Virginia	July	First-Time Takers	656	523	80%
279	Virginia	February	Repeaters	192	80	42%
280	Virginia	July	Repeaters	111	40	36%
281	Virginia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	801	611	76%
282	Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	303	120	40%
283	Washington	February	First-Time Takers	161	103	64%
284	Washington	July	First-Time Takers	582	438	75%
285	Washington	February	Repeaters	156	53	34%
286	Washington	July	Repeaters	107	35	33%
287	Washington	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	743	541	73%
288	Washington	Total February and July	Repeaters	263	88	33%
289	West Virginia	February	First-Time Takers	55	39	71%
290	West Virginia	July	First-Time Takers	132	90	68%
291	West Virginia	February	Repeaters	38	13	34%
292	West Virginia	July	Repeaters	24	7	29%
293	West Virginia	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	187	129	69%
294	West Virginia	Total February and July	Repeaters	62	20	32%
295	Wisconsin	February	First-Time Takers	36	28	78%
296	Wisconsin	July	First-Time Takers	117	81	69%
297	Wisconsin	February	Repeaters	31	12	39%
298	Wisconsin	July	Repeaters	18	7	39%
299	Wisconsin	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	153	109	71%
300	Wisconsin	Total February and July	Repeaters	49	19	39%
301	Wyoming	February	First-Time Takers	6	5	83%
302	Wyoming	July	First-Time Takers	61	45	74%
303	Wyoming	February	Repeaters	11	6	55%
304	Wyoming	July	Repeaters	6	2	33%
305	Wyoming	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	67	50	75%
306	Wyoming	Total February and July	Repeaters	17	8	47%
307	Guam	February	First-Time Takers	3	1	33%
308	Guam	July	First-Time Takers	3	2	67%
309	Guam	February	Repeaters	2	1	50%
310	Guam	July	Repeaters	4	2	50%
311	Guam	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	6	3	50%
312	Guam	Total February and July	Repeaters	6	3	50%
313	N. Mariana Islands	February	First-Time Takers	2	1	50%
314	N. Mariana Islands	July	First-Time Takers	3	3	100%
315	N. Mariana Islands	February	Repeaters	1	1	100%
316	N. Mariana Islands	July	Repeaters	0	0	—
317	N. Mariana Islands	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	5	4	80%
318	N. Mariana Islands	Total February and July	Repeaters	1	1	100%
319	Palau *	February	First-Time Takers	0	0	—
320	Palau	July	First-Time Takers	5	2	40%
321	Palau *	February	Repeaters	0	0	—
322	Palau	July	Repeaters	4	2	50%
323	Palau *	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	5	2	40%
324	Palau *	Total February and July	Repeaters	4	2	50%
325	Puerto Rico †	February	First-Time Takers	164	64	39%
326	Puerto Rico †	July	First-Time Takers	357	135	38%
327	Puerto Rico †	February	Repeaters	193	52	27%
328	Puerto Rico †	July	Repeaters	221	81	37%
329	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	521	199	38%
330	Puerto Rico †	Total February and July	Repeaters	414	133	32%
331	Virgin Islands	February	First-Time Takers	3	3	100%
332	Virgin Islands	July	First-Time Takers	10	7	70%
333	Virgin Islands	February	Repeaters	1	1	100%
334	Virgin Islands	July	Repeaters	5	2	40%
335	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	13	10	77%
336	Virgin Islands	Total February and July	Repeaters	6	3	50%
337	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	Repeaters	12,570	3,586	29%
338	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	Repeaters	10,390	2,273	22%
339	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	Repeaters	22,960	5,859	26%
340	Total for All Jurisdictions	February	First-Time Takers	9,252	5,377	58%
341	Total for All Jurisdictions	July	First-Time Takers	35,986	25,651	71%
342	Total for All Jurisdictions	Total February and July	First-Time Takers	45,238	31,028	69%

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.

* No February Examination† Examinations in Puerto Rico are administered in March and September.

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