How many insurance agents are in California?

41,160
insurance agents employed in California in May 2025 (BLS estimate for Insurance Sales Agents, SOC 41-3021).

41,160 insurance agents were employed in California in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 104.1 per 100,000 residents and ranks California 3 of 50 states with data. California accounts for 8.6% of the 479,030 insurance agents counted across all states.

3 of 50rank by headcount
104.1per 100,000 residents (rank 45)
50,381with a published business email
39,538,223California residents (2020 Census)

California compared with the states around it

#StateInsurance AgentsPer 100,000
1Florida47,560220.8
2Texas47,060161.5
3California41,160104.1
4New York22,420111
5North Carolina20,540196.8

The full ranking of all 50 states is on the insurance agents page. Largest: Florida with 47,560. Highest per capita: Nebraska at 314 per 100,000.

How many publish a business email?

50,381 insurance agents in California have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, as counted by Email Lists USA's California insurance agents list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.

Questions

How many insurance agents are in California?

41,160 insurance agents were employed in California in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 104.1 per 100,000 residents and ranks California 3 of 50 states with data.

Is that the number of licensed insurance agents in California?

No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.

When is this updated?

The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS060000000000041302101 (Insurance Sales Agents, California), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 50 published state estimates.