Tulare County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117. The county seat is Visalia. The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. Drained for agricultural development, the site is now in Kings County, which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County. Tulare County comprises the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located south of Fresno, spanning from the San Joaquin Valley east to the Sierra Nevada. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as is part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner, and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117, up from 442,179 at the 2010 census.

Country: United States
State: California
Regions: San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada
Metro area: Visalia-Porterville Metropolitan Area
Incorporated: 1852
Named for: Tulare Lake, which is named for the tule rush that lined its shores
County seat: Visalia
Largest city: Visalia
Incorporated cities: 8
Type: Council–CAO
Body: Board of Supervisors
Chair: Eddie Valero
Vice Chair: Dennis Townsend
Administrative Officer: Jason Britt
Population (2020): 473,117
Time zone: Pacific (UTC−8)
Summer (DST): PDT (UTC−7)
Area code: 559, 661
FIPS code: 06-107
GNIS feature ID: 277318
Congressional districts: 20th, 21st, 22nd
Website: [tularecounty.ca.gov]
Twitter profile: countyoftulare
Wikidata description: county in California, United States
Wikidata id: Q109686
Wikidata label: Tulare County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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