Data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute provides the percentage of publicly insured children in each state who live within 15 minutes of a Medicaid dentist. Here is a list of all 50 states, ranked from the highest percentage to the lowest.
Note: States with the same percentage number are listed in alphabetical order.
Connecticut: 99 percent
Massachusetts: 99 percent
New Jersey: 99 percent
Delaware: 98 percent
Michigan: 98 percent
California: 97 percent
Maryland: 97 percent
New York: 97 percent
Utah: 97 percent
Pennsylvania: 97 percent
Rhode Island: 97 percent
Florida: 96 percent
Indiana: 96 percent
Nevada: 96 percent
Ohio: 96 percent
Texas: 96 percent
Colorado: 95 percent
Georgia: 94 percent
Nebraska: 94 percent
Illinois: 93 percent
Iowa: 93 percent
Minnesota: 93 percent
Alabama: 92 percent
Tennessee: 92 percent
Oregon: 91 percent
Arizona: 90 percent
Louisiana: 90 percent
North Carolina: 90 percent
South Carolina: 90 percent
Washington: 89 percent
Idaho: 88 percent
Kansas: 88 percent
Kentucky: 88 percent
Virginia: 88 percent
Wisconsin: 88 percent
Oklahoma: 87 percent
Arkansas: 85 percent
Wyoming: 84 percent
Hawaii: 83 percent
New Mexico: 83 percent
West Virginia: 82 percent
Missouri: 80 percent
Mississippi: 79 percent
Montana: 79 percent
Vermont: 78 percent
Maine: 74 percent
New Hampshire: 74 percent
North Dakota: 68 percent
South Dakota: 68 percent
Alaska: 66 percent