The United States has 7,192 dental professional shortage areas, according to data from KFF.
The health policy research organization tracks the number of health professional shortage areas in each state every year.
Here is the number of dental professional shortage areas in each state in 2023:
California: 517
Missouri: 344
Alaska: 318
Texas: 316
Florida: 274
Michigan: 248
Illinois: 245
Arizona: 242
Minnesota: 204
North Carolina: 203
Georgia: 190
Washington: 186
Kentucky: 182
Kansas: 177
Mississippi: 175
Oklahoma: 174
Wisconsin: 173
Ohio: 171
Louisiana: 168
Pennsylvania: 158
Iowa: 153
Oregon: 151
Tennessee: 144
Montana: 134
New York: 133
Virginia: 127
West Virginia: 116
Indiana: 115
New Mexico: 112
Idaho: 105
Colorado: 104
Arkansas: 101
South Carolina: 95
Maine: 94
Alabama: 87
South Dakota: 86
Nebraska: 81
North Dakota: 70
Nevada: 70
Utah: 64
Maryland: 62
Massachusetts: 59
Connecticut: 40
New Jersey: 37
Hawaii: 33
Wyoming: 29
New Hampshire: 22
Vermont: 14
Delaware: 13
Rhode Island: 13