This is a list of US state-level prosecutors, often known as district attorneys. In states which hold partisan elections for prosecutorial positions, the party affiliation of each prosecutor is noted.
Delaware and Rhode Island are the only U.S. states without locally elected or independently operated attorney offices; instead, all criminal prosecutions are centralized under the state attorney general.
District attorneys in Alabama are assigned by circuit. There are 41 circuits in the state.
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District attorneys in Alaska are based on the locations of district courts. Some districts share district attorneys, however. Alaskan district attorneys are appointed by the Alaska Attorney General, currently Treg Taylor.
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Each county in Arizona has its own prosecutor, called a county attorney.
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District attorneys are assigned to Arkansas's 23 judicial circuits. Arkansas's prosecutors are known as Prosecuting Attorneys. Their elections are non-partisan.
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Each county in California has its own prosecutor, known as a district attorney. Their elections are non-partisan.
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District attorneys are assigned to each of Colorado's 22 judicial districts.
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Prosecutors in Connecticut are known as state's attorneys. Each judicial district is assigned its own state's attorney. They are appointed by a state commission.
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All prosecutions in the state of Delaware are handled by the Attorney General of Delaware. The current Attorney General is Kathy Jennings (D).<nowiki/>
Florida prosecutors are known as state attorneys and are assigned by circuit.
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District attorneys in Georgia are assigned to its 50 circuits.
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Hawaii's prosecuting attorneys are assigned by county. Those in Hawaii, Honolulu, and Kauai Counties are elected on a non-partisan basis, while Maui's is appointed.
Prosecuting attorneys in Idaho are assigned by county.
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Illinois prosecutors are known as state's attorneys. They are assigned by county.
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Indiana's prosecutors, known as prosecuting attorneys, are elected to the state's 91 judicial circuits. Each circuit, with one exception, covers a single county.
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Iowa's prosecutors are known as county attorneys. Two county attorneys serve two counties, while the rest serve one.
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Kansas prosecutors are elected by county, although some prosecutors serve multiple counties. Most are called county attorneys, but six are designated as district attorneys.
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Kentucky prosecutors, known as Commonwealth's Attorneys, are assigned by circuit.
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Louisiana prosecutors are elected by district.
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Maine's prosecutors are elected by district.
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Maryland's prosecutors are known as state's attorneys and are assigned by county.
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Massachusetts's district attorneys are elected in districts, two of which include multiple counties.
Michigan's prosecuting attorneys are assigned by county.
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Minnesota prosecutors are assigned by county and known as county attorneys. Their elections are non-partisan.
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Mississippi prosecutors are assigned by circuit.
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Missouri's prosecutors are known as prosecuting attorneys and serve a single county.
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Montana prosecutors are known as county attorneys. 54 out of 56 counties elect their prosecutors, with 2/3 holding partisan elections.
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Nebraska prosecutors are known as county attorneys. Though each attorney technically serves a single county, attorneys elected in one county are sometimes appointed to serve in others
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Nevada district attorneys are elected by county.
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New Hampshire prosecutors are known as county attorneys.
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New Jersey prosecutors are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the state senate. They are assigned by county.
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New Mexico district attorneys are assigned by district.
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North Carolina elects its district attorneys in multi-county districts.
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North Dakota assigns state's attorneys by county. Their elections are non-partisan, while two counties (Golden Valley and Steele) appoint their prosecutors.
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Ohio assigns prosecuting attorneys by county.
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Oklahoma assigns its district attorneys by district.
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Oregon assigns district attorneys by county. Their elections are non-partisan.
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Pennsylvania assigns district attorneys by county.
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All prosecutions in the state of Rhode Island are handled by the Attorney General of Rhode Island. The current Attorney General is Peter Neronha (D).
South Carolina prosecutors are known as solicitors. They are assigned by judicial circuit.
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South Dakota assigns state's attorneys by county. Four pairs of counties share a state's attorney.
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Tennessee prosecutors are known as district attorneys general. Collectively they are form "The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference."
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Texas prosecutors cover districts that include multiple counties or single counties. Some district attorneys are assigned a district which may or may not cover multiple counties.
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Utah assigns district attorneys by county. They are called "County Attorneys."
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Vermont prosecutors are known as "State's Attorneys." They are assigned by county.
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Virginia prosecutors are known as "Commonwealth's Attorneys." Most are assigned by county or independent city, although some independent cities lack their own prosecutor.
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Washington assigns district attorneys by county. They are known as "Prosecuting Attorneys."
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West Virginia assigns district attorneys by county. They are known as "Prosecuting Attorneys."
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Wisconsin assigns district attorneys by county.
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Wyoming assigns district attorneys by county, who are thus known as "County Attorneys."
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