Here are the number of dental professional shortage areas in each state and Washington, D.C., in 2023 compared to 2022, starting with the state with the most shortage areas:
California
2022: 513
2023: 529
Missouri
2022: 341
2023: 344
Texas
2022: 317
2023: 320
Alaska
2022: 317
2023: 318
Florida
2022: 269
2023: 276
Arizona
2022: 220
2023: 249
Michigan
2022: 246
2023: 248
Illinois
2022: 247
2023: 247
Minnesota
2022: 202
2023: 208
North Carolina
2022: 201
2023: 204
Washington
2022: 185
2023: 194
Kentucky
2022: 181
2023: 191
Georgia
2022: 190
2023: 190
Wisconsin
2022: 137
2023: 183
Kansas
2022: 179
2023: 177
Oklahoma
2022: 173
2023: 176
Mississippi
2022: 175
2023: 175
Ohio
2022: 172
2023: 175
Louisiana
2022: 166
2023: 171
Pennsylvania
2022: 158
2023: 163
Oregon
2022: 150
2023: 157
Iowa
2022: 144
2023: 154
Tennessee
2022: 144
2023: 147
New York
2022: 133
2023: 135
Montana
2022: 134
2023: 134
Virginia
2022: 127
2023: 132
West Virginia
2022: 112
2023: 120
Indiana
2022: 109
2023: 115
Arkansas
2022: 101
2023: 113
New Mexico
2022: 112
2023: 112
Colorado
2022: 100
2023: 106
Idaho
2022: 105
2023: 106
South Carolina
2022: 94
2023: 99
Maine
2022: 93
2023: 96
Alabama
2022: 87
2023: 87
South Dakota
2022: 86
2023: 87
Nebraska
2022: 76
2023: 90
Nevada
2022: 69
2023: 71
North Dakota
2022: 69
2023: 71
Utah
2022: 64
2023: 64
Maryland
2022: 61
2023: 62
Massachusetts
2022: 59
2023: 61
Connecticut
2022: 39
2023: 40
New Jersey
2022: 36
2023: 37
Hawaii
2022: 33
2023: 33
Wyoming
2022: 30
2023: 29
New Hampshire
2022: 22
2023: 23
Vermont
2022: 14
2023: 15
Delaware
2022: 13
2023: 13
Rhode Island
2022: 13
2023: 13
Washington, D.C.
2022: 12
2023: 12
