The Haus Research Briefing

Best California Real Estate Agent Counts 2026: ProfessionLens Reads 380,731 Licensees From the State List

We read the ProfessionLens page on California real estate licensees, built from the California Department of Real Estate's current licensee list (September 2026). Page read on 1 October 2026.

  • Individual licensees: 380,731 (289,907 salespersons, 90,824 brokers)
  • All records: 429,119, including officer and corporation licences
  • No broker affiliation: 88,166 records with status Licensed NBA
  • Largest counties: Los Angeles 112,770, Orange 57,085, San Diego 42,027
  • Citation: a ready citation line and a stated denominator on the page

Key topics: how many real estate agents in California, California realtor count, real estate licensees by county, DRE licensee list.

How the count sources for licensed professionals compare: Haus Research ranking of professional count sources

The count by county and licence type: California real estate agents on ProfessionLens

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