The following eight metropolitan areas boast the highest employment of dentists in the nation, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics 2016 data.
1. New York-Jersey City-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J. Metropolitan Division: 6,010
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. Metropolitan Division: 3,790
3. Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Ill. Metropolitan Division: 2,650
4. Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas Metropolitan Division: 2,040
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Washington, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.V. Metropolitan Division: 1,980
6. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.: 1,840
7. Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif., Metropolitan Division: 1,780
8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass. Division: 1,610
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1. New York-Jersey City-White Plains, N.Y.-N.J. Metropolitan Division: 6,010
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. Metropolitan Division: 3,790
3. Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, Ill. Metropolitan Division: 2,650
4. Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas Metropolitan Division: 2,040
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, Washington, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.V. Metropolitan Division: 1,980
6. Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.: 1,840
7. Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, Calif., Metropolitan Division: 1,780
8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass. Division: 1,610
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