There were 202,304 total dentists in the U.S. in 2023, a slight dip from 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association.
The ADA's Health Policy Institute released 2023 data on the supply of dentists in each state in January.
Here is the number of dentists each state had in 2023:
Alabama: 2,129
Alaska: 583
Arizona: 4,368
Arkansas: 1,265
California: 30,280
Colorado: 4,072
Connecticut: 2,537
Delaware: 466
Florida: 12,350
Georgia: 5,196
Hawaii: 1,110
Idaho: 1,058
Illinois: 8,536
Indiana: 3,265
Iowa: 1,625
Kansas: 1,483
Kentucky: 2,492
Louisiana: 2,188
Maine: 761
Maryland: 4,197
Massachusetts: 5,617
Michigan: 5,776
Minnesota: 3,352
Mississippi: 1,267
Missouri: 3,035
Montana: 640
Nebraska: 1,295
Nevada: 1,792
New Hampshire: 867
New Jersey: 7,227
New Mexico: 1,008
New York: 14,146
North Carolina: 6,202
North Dakota: 396
Ohio: 5,836
Oklahoma: 1,995
Oregon: 2,693
Pennsylvania: 7,036
Rhode Island: 569
South Carolina: 2,493
South Dakota: 483
Tennessee: 3,332
Texas: 16,522
Utah: 2,042
Vermont: 343
Virginia: 5,559
Washington: 5,547
West Virginia: 869
Wisconsin: 3,323
Wyoming: 306