The U.S. is in need of 11,742 dental practitioners to relieve shortage areas, according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
Here are all 50 states and Washington D.C. ranked by number of HRSA-designated shortage areas in 2022:
California: 513
Missouri: 341
Alaska: 317
Texas: 317
Florida: 269
Illinois: 247
Michigan: 246
Arizona: 220
Minnesota: 202
North Carolina: 201
Georgia: 190
Washington: 185
Kentucky: 181
Kansas: 179
Mississippi: 175
Oklahoma: 173
Ohio: 172
Louisiana: 166
Pennsylvania: 158
Oregon: 150
Iowa: 144
Tennessee: 144
Wisconsin: 137
Montana: 134
New York: 133
Virginia: 127
New Mexico: 112
West Virginia: 112
Indiana: 109
Idaho: 105
Arkansas: 101
Colorado: 100
South Carolina: 94
Maine 93
Alabama: 87
South Dakota: 86
Nebraska: 76
Nevada: 69
North Dakota: 69
Utah: 64
Maryland: 61
Massachusetts: 59
Connecticut: 39
New Jersey: 36
Hawaii: 33
Wyoming: 30
New Hampshire: 22
Vermont: 14
Delaware: 13
Rhode Island: 13
District of Columbia: 12