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Tattoo shops by state
Every state, every shop. 2,369 verified tattoo shops across 50 states and 948 cities. Pick yours and start browsing.
2,369 shops · 50 states · 948 cities
Heaviest hitters
States with the most tattoo shops
The biggest tattoo scenes in the country — start here if you're traveling for a piece or relocating.
Florida
178 shopsMost shops in Miami (11)★5.0 My Ink TattoosCustom Tattoo Designs · Piercing Services · Walk-ins WelcomeBrowse shopsTexas
152 shopsMost shops in Austin (37)★5.0 Hyper Inkers Tattoo and Piercing StudioCustom Tattoo Designs · Piercing Services · Walk-ins WelcomeBrowse shopsCalifornia
151 shopsMost shops in Los Angeles (34)★5.0 Paradise tattooCustom Tattoo Designs · Walk-ins Welcome · Piercing ServicesBrowse shopsNew York
117 shopsMost shops in New York (38)★5.0 HAR'D LIFE INKCustom Tattoo Designs · Piercing Services · Walk-ins WelcomeBrowse shopsOhio
108 shopsMost shops in Columbus (34)★4.9 Evolved Body ArtCustom Tattoo Designs · Piercing Services · Walk-ins WelcomeBrowse shopsArizona
89 shopsMost shops in Phoenix (34)★5.0 Ranger Tattoo & Piercing ShopCustom Tattoo Designs · Piercing Services · Walk-ins WelcomeBrowse shops
By state
An index of every state
All 50 states, sorted alphabetically — like an index in the back of a book.
2,369 shops · 50 states
ALAlabama37AKAlaska3AZArizona89ARArkansas21CACalifornia151COColorado62CTConnecticut29DEDelaware6DCDistrict of Columbia14FLFlorida178GAGeorgia81HIHawaii6IDIdaho21ILIllinois63INIndiana58IAIowa23KSKansas24KYKentucky30LALouisiana31MEMaine10MDMaryland35MAMassachusetts53MIMichigan73MNMinnesota68MSMississippi12
MOMissouri62MTMontana10NENebraska18NVNevada19NHNew Hampshire18NJNew Jersey63NMNew Mexico18NYNew York117NCNorth Carolina88NDNorth Dakota9OHOhio108OKOklahoma31OROregon58PAPennsylvania79RIRhode Island12SCSouth Carolina46SDSouth Dakota4TNTennessee89TXTexas152UTUtah39VAVirginia59WAWashington46WVWest Virginia5WIWisconsin37WYWyoming4
Popular cities
New YorkNY · 38AustinTX · 37ColumbusOH · 34Los AngelesCA · 34PhoenixAZ · 34NashvilleTN · 33PortlandOR · 33San FranciscoCA · 33MinneapolisMN · 32PhiladelphiaPA · 32San DiegoCA · 32BrooklynNY · 30
Shops near meHighly rated
Shops worth the drive
The 6 tattoo shops with the highest adjusted ratings in the directory — ranked by a published formula, not hand-picked.
Ranger Tattoo & Piercing Shop
5.0(5,300)Mesa, AZCustom Tattoo Designs · Piercing ServicesView shop
Aloha Tattoo
5.0(4,300)Honolulu, HIWalk-ins Welcome · Piercing Services · Flash Tattoos AvailableView shop
Royal Ink Tattoos And Piercings
5.0(3,900)Tulsa, OKPiercing ServicesView shop
My Ink Tattoos
5.0(3,300)Miami, FLWalk-ins Welcome · Piercing Services · Custom Tattoo DesignsView shop
Hyper Inkers Tattoo and Piercing Studio
5.0(3,100)San Antonio, TXWalk-ins Welcome · Aftercare Products · Piercing ServicesView shop
Golden Tarot Ink Club
5.0(2,600)Winter Park, FLAmerican Traditional · Geometric / Mandala · Walk-ins WelcomeView shop
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Frequently asked questions
LocalTattoos.com lists 2,369 verified tattoo shops across 50 states and 948 cities. Florida has the most with 178 tattoo shops, followed by Texas (152) and California (151). Every listing carries its Google rating and review count, and most include hours, phone and website.
Florida leads with 178 tattoo shops, followed by Texas (152) and California (151). Browse the full state index above to find tattoo shops in your area.
Shops are tagged by the styles their artists work in: realism, black & grey, fine line, American traditional, Japanese, script and lettering, minimalist and geometric. Most studios cover more than one — a realism specialist who also does black & grey, or a fine-line studio with a traditional flash wall. Shops are also tagged by service: piercing, implant-grade jewelry (as reviewers mention it), cover-ups and walk-ins. Use the best-by-style and best-by-service pages to find the shops that do the work you want, ranked by adjusted Google rating.
Use the Tattoo Shops Near Me page to see the closest studios to your current location, sorted by distance. You can also pick your state from the index above and drill down to your city, or start from a style page and filter to your state.
Many do. 1,428 shops in the directory are tagged as welcoming walk-ins, and the Walk-in Tattoos page lists them by state and city. Walk-in availability depends on the day and the artist's schedule, so call ahead for anything larger than a small flash piece.