Dentists per capita in Plumas County

Plumas County has 5.4 licensed dentists for every 10,000 residents, 3.2 below the California figure of 8.6. That puts it 29 of 58 counties. License data: November 2026.

Dentists per 10,000 residents: 5.4
Rank among California counties: 29 of 58
Dentists with a current license: 10
Residents per dentist: 1,858

Plumas County has fewer than 50,000 residents. In a county this small the rate moves a lot when one dentist arrives or leaves.

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

How Plumas County compares

County	Dentists	Per 10,000	Rank
Plumas	10	5.4	29
Lassen	19	6.8	20
Butte	118	5.6	27
Shasta	98	5.4	28
Tehama	25	3.9	43
Yuba	9	1.0	55
Sierra	0	0.0	57
California	33,828	8.6

Shown with the counties that border it.

Sedation and anesthesia

2 dentists on record in Plumas County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit: 10.8 for every 100,000 residents, against 7.6 statewide. Our guide explains what each permit allows.

Finding a dentist in Plumas County

Our directory does not list individual dentists in Plumas 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 Plumas County

How many dentists are there in Plumas County?

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

How does Plumas County compare with the rest of California?

Plumas County has 5.4 dentists per 10,000 residents, 3.2 below the statewide figure of 8.6. It ranks 29 of 58 counties.

How many dentists in Plumas County can provide sedation?

2 dentists on record in Plumas County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit, which is 10.8 for every 100,000 residents. The statewide figure is 7.6.