Dentists per capita in Tulare County

Tulare County has 4.8 licensed dentists for every 10,000 residents, 3.8 below the California figure of 8.6. That puts it 38 of 58 counties. License data: November 2026.

Dentists per 10,000 residents: 4.8
Rank among California counties: 38 of 58
Dentists with a current license: 232
Residents per dentist: 2,091

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

How Tulare County compares

County	Dentists	Per 10,000	Rank
Tulare	232	4.8	38
Fresno	683	6.6	22
Kern	373	4.0	42
Inyo	7	3.9	44
Kings	51	3.3	48
California	33,828	8.6

Shown with the counties that border it.

Sedation and anesthesia

24 dentists on record in Tulare County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit: 4.9 for every 100,000 residents, against 7.6 statewide. Our guide explains what each permit allows.

Finding a dentist in Tulare County

Our directory does not list individual dentists in Tulare 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 Tulare County

How many dentists are there in Tulare County?

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

How does Tulare County compare with the rest of California?

Tulare County has 4.8 dentists per 10,000 residents, 3.8 below the statewide figure of 8.6. It ranks 38 of 58 counties.

How many dentists in Tulare County can provide sedation?

24 dentists on record in Tulare County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit, which is 4.9 for every 100,000 residents. The statewide figure is 7.6.