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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.
District of Columbia has the highest published dentists in this comparison, at 92.8. The next states shown are New Jersey (73.6) and California (72.4).
The table orders 51 states by private-practice dentists per 100,000 residents. It describes one published measure, not an overall judgment about where to live.
Use the result as a starting point, then compare the underlying source, dates, and local county figures before making a decision. 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.
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<iframe src="https://movermath.com/embed/dentists" width="100%" height="420" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Private-practice dentists per 100,000 residents by state"></iframe>Source: HRSA Area Health Resources File (2024–2025 release; dentist data year 2023). · How this is built