Nationwide, 6,473 pediatric dentists are actively practicing, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Data comes from a special request by the American Dental Association. Data was pulled in September 2021 from Redi-Data.
Below are the number of active pedodontists, ranked from greatest to least by state:
Editor's note: This list contains ties.
1. California — 677
2. Texas — 676
3. New York — 529
4. Florida — 323
5. New Jersey — 294
6. Pennsylvania — 231
7. Georgia — 225
8. North Carolina — 217
9. Illinois — 209
10. Ohio — 183
11. Virginia — 182
12. Massachusetts — 177
13. Washington — 172
14. Arizona — 161
15. Maryland — 159
16. Michigan — 152
17. Tennessee — 144
18. Colorado — 142
19. Indiana — 104
20. Utah — 100
21. South Carolina — 99
22. Kentucky — 90
23. Alabama — 87
23. Wisconsin — 87
25. Connecticut — 85
26. Missouri — 79
27. Louisiana — 74
28. Hawaii — 60
29. Oregon — 59
30. Minnesota — 58
31. Nevada — 57
32. Iowa — 55
32. Mississippi — 55
34. Arkansas — 53
35. Oklahoma — 52
36. Idaho — 44
37. Nebraska — 41
38. Kansas — 34
39. New Hampshire — 33
40. Montana — 29
41. New Mexico — 27
42. Alaska — 23
42. District of Columbia — 23
44. Delaware — 20
44. Maine — 20
46. Rhode Island — 16
47. West Virginia — 15
48. South Dakota — 13
49. North Dakota — 11
50. Vermont — 10
51. Wyoming — 7