Dentists per capita in Kings County

Kings County has 3.3 licensed dentists for every 10,000 residents, 5.3 below the California figure of 8.6. That puts it 48 of 58 counties. License data: November 2026.

Dentists per 10,000 residents: 3.3
Rank among California counties: 48 of 58
Dentists with a current license: 51
Residents per dentist: 3,026

Select a county for its figures. License data: November 2026.

How Kings County compares

County	Dentists	Per 10,000	Rank
Kings	51	3.3	48
San Luis Obispo	219	7.8	15
Fresno	683	6.6	22
Monterey	254	5.9	26
Tulare	232	4.8	38
Kern	373	4.0	42
California	33,828	8.6

Shown with the counties that border it.

Sedation and anesthesia

3 dentists on record in Kings County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit: 1.9 for every 100,000 residents, against 7.6 statewide. Our guide explains what each permit allows.

Finding a dentist in Kings County

Our directory does not list individual dentists in Kings County yet. Until it does, you can confirm any dentist’s license yourself: our guide shows how to check a dentist’s license in California in about two minutes.

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Where the figures come from

Dentists are counted from the Dental Board of California license file for November 2026, in the county of each dentist’s address of record. For some dentists that is a home or mailing address, not an office. Population is from the US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (1 July 2025). The statewide map explains the method and its limits in full, and has the data for all 58 counties.

Questions about dentists in Kings County

How many dentists are there in Kings County?

51 dentists with a current California license have an address of record in Kings County, according to the Dental Board of California file for November 2026.

How does Kings County compare with the rest of California?

Kings County has 3.3 dentists per 10,000 residents, 5.3 below the statewide figure of 8.6. It ranks 48 of 58 counties.

How many dentists in Kings County can provide sedation?

3 dentists on record in Kings County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit, which is 1.9 for every 100,000 residents. The statewide figure is 7.6.