Civil legal aid — who is federally funded to help, where, and how much, by service area.
Every organization below is an LSC-funded legal-aid provider, from the Legal Services Corporation Basic Field Grant allocation. This is the free-path referral backbone: the official, no-cost legal help for your area. Funding and poverty-population figures are provenanced federal facts.
| # | Legal Aid Organization | Service area | Allocation | Poverty served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lone Star Legal Aid | TX-13 | $18.1M | 1,525,433 |
| 2 | Legal Services NYC | NY-9 | $17.3M | 1,456,337 |
| 3 | Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. | TX-15 | $15.9M | 1,343,524 |
| 4 | Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. | NC-5 | $15.2M | 1,280,211 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc. | PR-1 | $14.5M | 1,226,156 |
| 6 | Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas | TX-14 | $13.2M | 1,113,549 |
| 7 | Georgia Legal Services Program | GA-2 | $11.4M | 964,104 |
| 8 | Indiana Legal Services, Inc. | IN-5 | $9.5M | 804,141 |
| 9 | Legal Services Alabama, Inc. | AL-4 | $8.8M | 737,945 |
| 10 | South Carolina Legal Services, Inc. | SC-8 | $8.3M | 699,838 |
| 11 | Northwest Justice Project | WA-1 | $8.2M | 693,407 |
| 12 | Legal Aid Chicago | IL-6 | $7.7M | 653,401 |
| 13 | Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles | CA-29 | $7.1M | 602,684 |
| 14 | Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | OK-3 | $7.1M | 597,040 |
| 15 | Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. | FL-15 | $6.9M | 581,707 |
| 16 | Community Legal Services, Inc. | AZ-3 | $6.7M | 565,659 |
| 17 | Maryland Legal Aid | MD-1 | $6.7M | 561,325 |
| 18 | California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. | CA-31 | $6.5M | 546,703 |
| 19 | Lakeshore Legal Aid | MI-13 | $6.2M | 523,954 |
| 20 | Inland Counties Legal Services, Inc. | CA-12 | $6.1M | 513,710 |
| 21 | Bay Area Legal Aid | CA-28 | $6.1M | 512,532 |
| 22 | Colorado Legal Services | CO-6 | $6.0M | 509,412 |
| 23 | Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. | FL-17 | $5.9M | 494,568 |
| 24 | Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County | CA-30 | $5.6M | 472,353 |
| 25 | Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. | WI-5 | $5.4M | 454,708 |
| 26 | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | OR-6 | $5.4M | 452,172 |
| 27 | Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. | IL-7 | $5.4M | 451,455 |
| 28 | Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. | FL-16 | $5.3M | 445,249 |
| 29 | Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio | OH-24 | $5.2M | 439,824 |
| 30 | Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. | GA-1 | $5.2M | 437,084 |
| 31 | Legal Services of Northern California, Inc. | CA-27 | $5.0M | 423,265 |
| 32 | Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation | LA-13 | $4.8M | 408,422 |
| 33 | Acadiana Legal Service Corporation | LA-15 | $4.8M | 402,592 |
| 34 | California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. | MCA | $4.6M | 385,500 |
| 35 | Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands | TN-10 | $4.5M | 378,323 |
| 36 | Community Legal Aid SoCal | CA-19 | $4.5M | 377,534 |
| 37 | Nevada Legal Services, Inc. | NV-1 | $4.5M | 377,505 |
| 38 | Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. | FL-5 | $4.3M | 365,586 |
| 39 | Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, Inc. | CT-1 | $4.2M | 355,256 |
| 40 | Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. | OH-23 | $4.2M | 350,812 |
| 41 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | NAZ-5 | $3.9M | 0 |
| 42 | New Mexico Legal Aid | NM-5 | $3.9M | 326,501 |
| 43 | Iowa Legal Aid | IA-3 | $3.9M | 325,060 |
| 44 | Kansas Legal Services, Inc. | KS-1 | $3.8M | 319,650 |
| 45 | MidPenn Legal Services, Inc. | PA-25 | $3.8M | 317,563 |
| 46 | Central California Legal Services | CA-26 | $3.8M | 317,381 |
| 47 | Legal Aid of East Tennessee | TN-9 | $3.7M | 308,706 |
| 48 | Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center | PA-1 | $3.5M | 297,856 |
| 49 | Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc. | IL-3 | $3.5M | 297,299 |
| 50 | South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. | NJ-20 | $3.5M | 296,379 |
| 51 | Utah Legal Services, Inc. | UT-1 | $3.5M | 293,513 |
| 52 | Legal Aid Society of San Diego, Inc. | CA-14 | $3.5M | 291,884 |
| 53 | Mississippi Center for Legal Services | MS-10 | $3.4M | 289,521 |
| 54 | Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. | MSX-2 | $3.4M | 286,616 |
| 55 | Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. | WV-5 | $3.4M | 285,780 |
| 56 | Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. | FL-14 | $3.4M | 285,269 |
| 57 | Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida, Inc. | FL-18 | $3.3M | 281,389 |
| 58 | The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland | OH-21 | $3.2M | 268,062 |
| 59 | North Penn Legal Services, Inc. | PA-24 | $3.1M | 260,933 |
| 60 | Center for Arkansas Legal Services | AR-7 | $3.1M | 257,986 |
| 61 | Legal Services of the Hudson Valley | NY-20 | $3.0M | 253,130 |
| 62 | Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association | MA-11 | $3.0M | 251,179 |
| 63 | Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. | OH-20 | $2.9M | 248,221 |
| 64 | Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. | AZ-5 | $2.9M | 247,066 |
| 65 | Legal Aid of Western Michigan | MI-15 | $2.9M | 243,346 |
| 66 | Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation | NJ-18 | $2.8M | 237,350 |
| 67 | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | MO-3 | $2.7M | 230,286 |
| 68 | Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. | MO-4 | $2.7M | 228,804 |
| 69 | Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc. | NY-23 | $2.6M | 217,787 |
| 70 | Community Legal Aid, Inc. | MA-10 | $2.5M | 210,707 |
| 71 | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. | NY-22 | $2.5M | 210,171 |
| 72 | Michigan Advocacy Program | MI-12 | $2.4M | 206,228 |
| 73 | Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati | OH-18 | $2.4M | 199,773 |
| 74 | Central Minnesota Legal Services, Inc. | MN-6 | $2.4M | 198,294 |
| 75 | Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky | KY-5 | $2.3M | 192,463 |
| 76 | Legal Services of Eastern Michigan | MI-14 | $2.3M | 191,484 |
| 77 | North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Inc. | MS-9 | $2.3M | 191,014 |
| 78 | Legal Services of Northern Virginia, Inc. | VA-20 | $2.3M | 189,753 |
| 79 | Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania | PA-23 | $2.2M | 189,659 |
| 80 | Legal Services of Southern Missouri | MO-7 | $2.2M | 188,340 |
| 81 | Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. | FL-13 | $2.2M | 187,818 |
| 82 | Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. | NY-21 | $2.2M | 187,506 |
| 83 | Legal Aid Society | KY-2 | $2.2M | 182,708 |
| 84 | Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia | VA-16 | $2.2M | 182,636 |
| 85 | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. | MN-5 | $2.1M | 181,248 |
| 86 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | NE-4 | $2.1M | 181,205 |
| 87 | Neighborhood Legal Services Association | PA-8 | $2.1M | 179,368 |
| 88 | West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. | TN-4 | $2.1M | 178,022 |
| 89 | Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc. | NY-7 | $2.1M | 173,623 |
| 90 | Legal Aid of the Bluegrass | KY-10 | $2.0M | 171,999 |
| 91 | Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. | NY-24 | $2.0M | 171,386 |
| 92 | Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc. | AR-6 | $2.0M | 171,385 |
| 93 | Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | HI-1 | $2.0M | 165,889 |
| 94 | Micronesian Legal Services Corporation | MP-1 | $1.9M | 158,094 |
| 95 | Central Jersey Legal Services, Inc. | NJ-17 | $1.9M | 157,647 |
| 96 | Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. | ID-1 | $1.9M | 156,117 |
| 97 | Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | VA-18 | $1.8M | 150,823 |
| 98 | Kentucky Legal Aid | KY-9 | $1.7M | 146,821 |
| 99 | Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance, Inc. | CA-2 | $1.7M | 143,068 |
| 100 | Summit Legal Aid | PA-27 | $1.6M | 137,645 |
| 101 | South Coastal Counties Legal Services | MA-12 | $1.6M | 133,218 |
| 102 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | ME-1 | $1.6M | 131,063 |
| 103 | Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc. | NSD-1 | $1.4M | 0 |
| 104 | Essex-Newark Legal Services Project, Inc. | NJ-8 | $1.4M | 116,220 |
| 105 | Judicare Legal Aid | WI-2 | $1.4M | 115,311 |
| 106 | Montana Legal Services Association | MT-1 | $1.4M | 114,631 |
| 107 | Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. | RI-1 | $1.3M | 113,657 |
| 108 | California Indian Legal Services, Inc. | NCA-1 | $1.3M | 0 |
| 109 | Blue Ridge Legal Services, Inc. | VA-19 | $1.3M | 108,847 |
| 110 | Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | VA-17 | $1.2M | 104,233 |
| 111 | Northeast Legal Aid, Inc. | MA-4 | $1.2M | 104,139 |
| 112 | Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. | NOK-1 | $1.2M | 0 |
| 113 | Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc. | DE-1 | $1.2M | 103,180 |
| 114 | Legal Services of Northern Michigan, Inc. | MI-9 | $1.2M | 101,120 |
| 115 | Northwest Justice Project | MWA | $1.2M | 101,018 |
| 116 | Alaska Legal Services Corporation | AK-1 | $1.2M | 98,225 |
| 117 | Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | VA-15 | $1.2M | 97,256 |
| 118 | 603 Legal Aid | NH-1 | $1.1M | 94,820 |
| 119 | Neighborhood Legal Services Program of the District of Columbia | DC-1 | $1.1M | 91,070 |
| 120 | West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. | TN-7 | $1.1M | 91,051 |
| 121 | Florida Rural Legal Services, Inc. | MFL | $1.0M | 87,929 |
| 122 | Laurel Legal Services, Inc. | PA-5 | $1.0M | 82,578 |
| 123 | Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. | TN-4 | $990K | 0 |
| 124 | Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc. | NAZ-6 | $961K | 0 |
| 125 | Northwestern Legal Services | PA-26 | $912K | 76,935 |
| 126 | Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. | MNC | $819K | 69,089 |
| 127 | Alaska Legal Services Corporation | NAK-1 | $815K | 0 |
| 128 | Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc. | WY-4 | $763K | 64,310 |
| 129 | Legal Services of Northwest Jersey, Inc. | NJ-15 | $758K | 63,953 |
| 130 | Legal Services of North Dakota | ND-3 | $731K | 61,645 |
| 131 | Michigan Advocacy Program | MMI | $719K | 60,607 |
| 132 | Georgia Legal Services Program | MGA | $713K | 60,127 |
| 133 | New Mexico Legal Aid | NNM-4 | $701K | 0 |
| 134 | East River Legal Services | SD-2 | $664K | 56,035 |
| 135 | Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation | MO-5 | $650K | 54,791 |
| 136 | Legal Services Vermont | VT-1 | $649K | 54,718 |
| 137 | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | MOR | $645K | 54,373 |
| 138 | Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services, Inc. | PA-11 | $641K | 52,621 |
| 139 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | AZ-2 | $611K | 51,556 |
| 140 | Justice North | MN-1 | $590K | 49,757 |
| 141 | Dakota Plains Legal Services, Inc. | SD-4 | $577K | 48,650 |
| 142 | Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. | MWI | $556K | 46,856 |
| 143 | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. | MMN | $552K | 46,571 |
| 144 | Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota Corporation | MN-4 | $530K | 44,730 |
| 145 | Community Legal Services, Inc. | MAZ | $488K | 41,134 |
| 146 | Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center | MPA | $486K | 40,996 |
| 147 | Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. | MID | $445K | 37,518 |
| 148 | Northwest Justice Project | NWA-1 | $429K | 0 |
| 149 | Legal Services of North Dakota | NND-3 | $406K | 0 |
| 150 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | MMX-1 | $394K | 33,224 |
| 151 | Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc. | MNY | $391K | 33,014 |
| 152 | Central Virginia Legal Aid Society, Inc. | MVA | $366K | 30,848 |
| 153 | Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc. | NMN-1 | $360K | 0 |
| 154 | Micronesian Legal Services Corporation | GU-1 | $349K | 29,408 |
| 155 | Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | MOK | $346K | 29,145 |
| 156 | Legal Aid Society of Hawaii | NHI-1 | $345K | 0 |
| 157 | Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. | NNC-1 | $329K | 0 |
| 158 | Colorado Legal Services | MCO | $321K | 27,093 |
| 159 | South Carolina Legal Services, Inc. | MSC | $320K | 26,962 |
| 160 | American Samoa Legal Aid | AS-1 | $314K | 26,480 |
| 161 | Iowa Legal Aid | MIA | $310K | 26,165 |
| 162 | Community Law Office, Inc. | PR-2 | $300K | 25,326 |
| 163 | Legal Aid Chicago | MIL | $289K | 24,365 |
| 164 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | NM-1 | $284K | 23,991 |
| 165 | Legal Aid Services of Oregon | NOR-1 | $278K | 0 |
| 166 | Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc. | NWY-1 | $261K | 0 |
| 167 | Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. | MOH | $252K | 21,209 |
| 168 | Michigan Indian Legal Services, Inc. | NMI-1 | $248K | 0 |
| 169 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | MNE | $248K | 20,875 |
| 170 | Montana Legal Services Association | NMT-1 | $240K | 0 |
| 171 | Judicare Legal Aid | NWI-1 | $234K | 0 |
| 172 | Legal Services of the Virgin Islands, Inc. | VI-1 | $229K | 19,338 |
| 173 | New Mexico Legal Aid | MNM | $216K | 18,178 |
| 174 | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | MMO | $213K | 17,989 |
| 175 | Indiana Legal Services, Inc. | MIN | $205K | 17,259 |
| 176 | Nevada Legal Services, Inc. | NNV-1 | $200K | 0 |
| 177 | South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. | MNJ | $181K | 15,222 |
| 178 | Montana Legal Services Association | MMT | $180K | 15,174 |
| 179 | Maryland Legal Aid | MMD | $152K | 12,835 |
| 180 | Colorado Legal Services | NCO-1 | $145K | 0 |
| 181 | Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc. | MND | $145K | 12,195 |
| 182 | Utah Legal Services, Inc. | MUT | $127K | 10,737 |
| 183 | Mississippi Center for Legal Services | NMS-1 | $125K | 0 |
| 184 | Utah Legal Services, Inc. | NUT-1 | $124K | 0 |
| 185 | Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. | NID-1 | $98K | 0 |
| 186 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | NME-1 | $97K | 0 |
| 187 | Puerto Rico Legal Services, Inc. | MPR | $73K | 6,123 |
| 188 | Legal Aid of Nebraska | NNE-1 | $50K | 0 |
| 189 | Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. | NTX-1 | $47K | 0 |
| 190 | DNA-Peoples Legal Services, Inc. | NNM-2 | $34K | 0 |
| 191 | Maryland Legal Aid | MDE | $34K | 2,845 |
| 192 | California Indian Legal Services, Inc. | CA-1 | $24K | 2,066 |
| 193 | Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. | NCT-1 | $24K | 0 |