The U.S. is in need of 11,909 dental practitioners to relieve shortage areas, according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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