The signature artifact
Where local law is free — and where it’s still dark
Every US county and incorporated place, scored by how accessible its law is. Brighter tiles hold more law we’ve already freed; dark tiles are the work ahead.
22,628
Total jurisdictions
Census places + counties
8,840
Lit (in Atlas)
13,788
Still dark
39.1%
Coverage
of the full universe
Lit law by state
Tap a state to filter the registry below.
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Most lit states
- 1 California 419
- 2 Texas 283
- 3 Illinois 274
- 4 Florida 235
- 5 Ohio 196
- 6 Georgia 195
- 7 New Jersey 149
- 8 North Carolina 144
By vendor
Municode 2130eCode360 926American Legal 843Code Publishing 137Sterling 126QCode 111Franklin 62encodeplus 55selfhosted:sandiego 1selfhosted:dc 1selfhosted:portland 1selfhosted:arlington 1selfhosted:worcester 1selfhosted:gresham 1
The registry
Filterable, live from the API. Coverage tier shows how free each jurisdiction’s law is.
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