1,108 California Electrical Contractors Are Working on an Expired License
An analysis of all 29,048 electrical contractor licenses published by the California Contractors State License Board, as of August 18, 2026.
CSLB republishes its full licensee file daily. We loaded every electrical contractor record and compared the expiration date on each against today's date. 1,108 licenses, 3.8% of the trade, have already lapsed.
Counties with the highest expiry rate
Ranked among counties with at least 50 licensed electrical contractors.
| County | Licensed | Expired | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter County | 51 | 3 | 5.9% |
| Merced County | 87 | 5 | 5.7% |
| Shasta County | 124 | 7 | 5.6% |
| Butte County | 130 | 7 | 5.4% |
| Santa Barbara County | 260 | 14 | 5.4% |
| Stanislaus County | 265 | 13 | 4.9% |
| Fresno County | 369 | 18 | 4.9% |
| Tulare County | 167 | 8 | 4.8% |
| Mendocino County | 85 | 4 | 4.7% |
| Monterey County | 260 | 12 | 4.6% |
Method
Source file: CSLB public license listing, downloaded
August 18, 2026. A license counts as expired when its published expiration
date is earlier than the date of analysis. We do not adjust for grace periods, so a licensee
who renewed today may still appear here until the next daily file. Counties with fewer than
50 licensees are excluded from the ranking to avoid small-sample noise.