Original Data
California Bail Agents by the Numbers
By Bail Bonds Person. Checked against state sources November 2026.
California has 2,029 active bail agents on the state list, for about 5.2 per 100,000 people. Five bail brands cover about 23 percent of them, and 12 counties have no agent address at all.1
- Los Angeles County alone has 517 agents.
- 29 percent are the only agent we can find at their address.
- Five bail brands cover about 23 percent of all agents.
- All counts come from the state list pulled October 26, 2026.
Where California's Agents Work
Agents cluster where the people and the jails are. Here are the ten counties with the most agents.
The Most And Fewest Per Person
Raw counts mostly show which county is big. Rates tell you something else. These tables only include counties with at least 100,000 people, so a tiny county with one agent does not skew them. Population is from the Census Bureau estimate for July 1, 2023.2
Most Agents Per 100,000 People
| County | Agents | People | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 277 | 2,492,442 | 11.1 |
| Stanislaus | 45 | 551,430 | 8.2 |
| Placer | 33 | 423,561 | 7.8 |
| Shasta | 14 | 180,366 | 7.8 |
| Sacramento | 121 | 1,584,288 | 7.6 |
Fewest Agents Per 100,000 People
| County | Agents | People | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | 808,988 | 0.5 |
| Marin | 2 | 254,407 | 0.8 |
| Santa Cruz | 5 | 261,547 | 1.9 |
| San Joaquin | 17 | 800,965 | 2.1 |
| Contra Costa | 25 | 1,155,025 | 2.2 |
Counties With No Agent Address
12 of California's 58 counties had no active bail agent with a business address there on the day we pulled the list. Those counties are Alpine, Colusa, Del Norte, Inyo, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity.
That does not mean nobody will help. It means a family there will likely deal with an agent from another county, and it may pay extra travel or posting costs, which the rules allow within limits.3
Cities With The Most Agents
| City | County | Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Riverside | Riverside | 212 |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 159 |
| Sacramento | Sacramento | 115 |
| San Diego | San Diego | 89 |
| San Jose | Santa Clara | 81 |
| Van Nuys | Los Angeles | 62 |
| Santa Ana | Orange | 53 |
| Fresno | Fresno | 53 |
| Modesto | Stanislaus | 39 |
| Vista | San Diego | 38 |
Big Offices And One Person Shops
The five bail brands with the most agents, counted by shared website, cover 467 agents, or 23 percent of the state's total. The ten single offices with the most agents hold 261, or 13 percent. On the other end, 596 agents, or 29 percent, are the only agent we can tie to their address. We show only a city for many of those people, because a single use address may be a home.
| Office | City | Agents |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty Immigration Bonds | Riverside | 66 |
| DMCG, Inc. | Riverside | 39 |
| Bail offices at 965 N Vignes St | Los Angeles | 36 |
| Espinoza Bail Bonds Inc | Sacramento | 22 |
| Bail offices at 45100 Yucca Ave | Lancaster | 20 |
| Bailco Bail Bonds, Inc. | Sacramento | 17 |
| Abba Bail Bonds, Inc. | Los Angeles | 16 |
| Bail offices at 410 Vernon St | Roseville | 16 |
| All - Pro Bail Bonds Inc. | Vista | 15 |
| BBBB Bonding Corporation | San Jose | 14 |
What Bail Company Websites Say
We read 166 California bail company websites in November 2026 and counted what each one mentions. 156 mention 24 hour service. 118 mention payment plans. 53 mention a language beyond English. Only 76 of the 2,029 agents have their exact license number printed on a company website we could read. That is why a search for the license number on the state lookup still matters.
How We Built This
The base is the Department of Insurance Bail Report for County Clerk, all counties, bail agent report.1 It lists name, license number, business address, city, ZIP and county. We count each license once, using the county the state gives. We group agents into offices by matching the street number, street name and ZIP. Company names come from the state's list of licensed agencies and from public business listings. You can check any agent yourself with the agent lookup.
Fast Answers
How many bail agents are in California?
2,029 individual bail agents were active on the state list on October 26, 2026. The state's own page says approximately 2,300 bail agents and organizations in total.4
Can a bail agent work in a county that has no agent address?
An agent's address on the state list is only a business address. It does not limit where they work, so people in small counties often use an agent from a nearby one. Ask when you call.
May I use these numbers?
Yes. Please link back to this page and name the California Department of Insurance as the source of the raw list.
This guide explains state rules in plain words. It is not legal advice, and this site is not a bail agent.