West Virginia is the most expensive state for dental insurance, according to a new ranking from LV Dental Braces.
LV Dental Braces is a four-location practice in Las Vegas. To create the ranking, the practice gathered dental insurance data from CMS and then calculated average premiums for each state, according to a June 3 email shared with Becker's.
Here is how each state ranked based on average premiums for dental insurance:
West Virginia: $79.08
New Mexico: $63.33
Vermont: $61.17
New Jersey: $55.58
South Dakota: $55
Nebraska: $53
Kentucky: $52.83
North Carolina: $52.17
Wisconsin: $51.17
New Hampshire: $50.33
Alaska: $50.08
Wyoming: $50
New York: $49.50
District of Columbia: $49.17
Connecticut: $47.83
Maine: $47.25
Florida: $46
Arizona: $45.67
Delaware: $45.67
Massachusetts: $45
Tennessee: $43.75
California: $43.17
Georgia: $43.17
Kansas: $42.50
Illinois: $42.17
Nevada: $42.08
Maryland: $41.83
Utah: $41.67
Colorado: $41.08
Oregon: $39.92
Washington: $39.92
Oklahoma: $39.42
Idaho: $38.92
Arkansas: $38.08
North Dakota: $37.25
Louisiana: $37.08
South Carolina: $36.83
Rhode Island: $36.75
Missouri: $35
Mississippi: $34.08
Alabama: $33.75
Iowa: $33.50
Minnesota: $33.08
Pennsylvania: $32.33
Montana: $31.83
Texas: $28.67
Ohio: $28.08
Indiana: $24.33
Hawaii: $24.25
Michigan: $9.92