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Highest dentists by state

Private-practice dentists per 100,000 residents.

Active private-practice dentists per 100,000 residents. This is local professional supply, not a measure of appointment availability, insurance acceptance, price, dental-health outcomes, or the distance to the nearest office.

  1. 1District of Columbia92.8
  2. 2New Jersey73.6
  3. 3California72.4
  4. 4Massachusetts71.9
  5. 5Hawaii69.1
  6. 6New York65.6
  7. 7Washington65.0
  8. 8Alaska64.0
  9. 9Colorado63.9
  10. 10Connecticut63.9
  11. 11Illinois63.6
  12. 12Maryland61.5
  13. 13New Hampshire58.9
  14. 14Oregon58.4
  15. 15Nebraska58.0
  16. 16Virginia57.9
  17. 17Utah55.6
  18. 18Michigan53.8
  19. 19Arizona53.7
  20. 20Minnesota53.2
  21. 21North Carolina52.8
  22. 22Wisconsin52.5
  23. 23Idaho52.2
  24. 24Montana52.0
  25. 25Nevada52.0
  26. 26Florida51.3
  27. 27Maine50.8
  28. 28Texas50.7
  29. 29Vermont49.8
  30. 30Pennsylvania49.5
  31. 31Wyoming48.8
  32. 32Kentucky48.5
  33. 33South Dakota48.4
  34. 34Rhode Island47.7
  35. 35Kansas47.3
  36. 36North Dakota46.9
  37. 37Ohio46.3
  38. 38Iowa46.2
  39. 39Oklahoma45.2
  40. 40Indiana45.1
  41. 41Georgia44.6
  42. 42Louisiana44.6
  43. 43Missouri44.6
  44. 44West Virginia43.9
  45. 45Tennessee43.8
  46. 46Delaware43.0
  47. 47South Carolina43.0
  48. 48New Mexico41.3
  49. 49Arkansas39.7
  50. 50Mississippi39.4
  51. 51Alabama39.0
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Source: HRSA Area Health Resources File (2024–2025 release; dentist data year 2023). · How this is built