Most businesses are aware that California is a hotbed of TCPA litigation, but this is in part due to California having the largest population of any state in the country. When you compare the number of known litigants in each state (and D.C.) with the state/district’s population, the results may surprise you. See below for the top five states with the most total known litigants, as well as the top five states with the highest ratio of known litigants compared to the state/district’s population.
Top five in terms of total number of known litigants:
- California
- Florida
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- Top five with population factored in:
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Nevada
Keep in mind that the risk of calling into these states (and D.C.) can be greatly reduced by making sure that your company is fully compliant with all relevant state and federal laws, and is actively scrubbing against the known litigator database.