There were 202,304 total dentists in the U.S. in 2023, compared to more than 56,000 active surgeons, according to data from the American Dental Association and KFF, respectively.
California had the highest number of dentists and surgeons of any state, with more than 30,000 dentists and more than 5,400 surgeons.
Here is the number of dentists and surgeons in all 50 states:
Alabama
Dentists: 2,129
Surgeons: 772
Alaska
Dentists: 583
Surgeons: 84
Arizona
Dentists: 4,368
Surgeons: 1,080
Arkansas
Dentists: 1,265
Surgeons: 385
California
Dentists: 30,280
Surgeons: 5,403
Colorado
Dentists: 4,072
Surgeons: 694
Connecticut
Dentists: 2,537
Surgeons: 884
Delaware
Dentists: 466
Surgeons: 168
Florida
Dentists: 12,350
Surgeons: 3,020
Georgia
Dentists: 5,196
Surgeons: 1,509
Hawaii
Dentists: 1,110
Surgeons: 220
Idaho
Dentists: 1,058
Surgeons: 144
Illinois
Dentists: 8,536
Surgeons: 2,252
Indiana
Dentists: 3,265
Surgeons: 864
Iowa
Dentists: 1,625
Surgeons: 579
Kansas
Dentists: 1,483
Surgeons: 490
Kentucky
Dentists: 2,492
Surgeons: 813
Louisiana
Dentists: 2,188
Surgeons: 828
Maine
Dentists: 761
Surgeons: 280
Maryland
Dentists: 4,197
Surgeons: 1,397
Massachusetts
Dentists: 5,617
Surgeons: 2,032
Michigan
Dentists: 5,776
Surgeons: 2,419
Minnesota
Dentists: 3,352
Surgeons: 1,139
Mississippi
Dentists: 1,267
Surgeons: 406
Missouri
Dentists: 3,035
Surgeons: 1,183
Montana
Dentists: 640
Surgeons: 120
Nebraska
Dentists: 1,295
Surgeons: 342
Nevada
Dentists: 1,792
Surgeons: 313
New Hampshire
Dentists: 867
Surgeons: 249
New Jersey
Dentists: 7,227
Surgeons: 1,592
New Mexico
Dentists: 1,008
Surgeons: 269
New York
Dentists: 14,146
Surgeons: 4,686
North Carolina
Dentists: 6,202
Surgeons: 1,681
North Dakota
Dentists: 396
Surgeons: 173
Ohio
Dentists: 5,836
Surgeons: 2,748
Oklahoma
Dentists: 1,995
Surgeons: 495
Oregon
Dentists: 2,693
Surgeons: 737
Pennsylvania
Dentists: 7,036
Surgeons: 3,317
Rhode Island
Dentists: 569
Surgeons: 298
South Carolina
Dentists: 2,493
Surgeons: 878
South Dakota
Dentists: 483
Surgeons: 127
Tennessee
Dentists: 3,332
Surgeons: 1,182
Texas
Dentists: 16,522
Surgeons: 3,719
Utah
Dentists: 2,042
Surgeons: 333
Vermont
Dentists: 343
Surgeons: 135
Virginia
Dentists: 5,559
Surgeons: 1,256
Washington
Dentists: 5,547
Surgeons: 1,103
West Virginia
Dentists: 869
Surgeons: 318
Wisconsin
Dentists: 3,323
Surgeons: 945
Wyoming
Dentists: 306
Surgeons: 64