Hawaii was ranked as the worst state for dentists to live and work in by career website Zippa, and it was also ranked as the worst state for physicians to practice in by personal finance website WalletHub.
In Zippa's rankings, each state was ranked using dentists' median salary, as well as each state's cost of living and location quotient, a measurement created by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read more about the methodology here.
WalletHub ranked each state based on two major metrics: opportunity and competition and medical environment. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the bottom 10 states for dentists and physicians:
51. Dentists: Hawaii; Physicians: Hawaii
50. Dentists: West Virginia; Physicians: Rhode Island
49. Dentists: Utah; Physicians: Alaska
48. Dentists: Kentucky; Physicians: New Jersey
47. Dentists: Wyoming; Physicians: District of Columbia
46. Dentists: Tennessee; Physicians: New Mexico
45. Dentists: Pennsylvania; Physicians: Massachusetts
44. Dentists: New York; Physicians: New York
43. Dentists: Louisiana; Physicians: Pennsylvania
42. Dentists: Washington; Physicians: Oregon