Illinois was ranked as the state with the best dental health for the second year in a row, according to personal finance site WalletHub.
Arkansas finished at the bottom of the rankings for the second straight year, with a total score of 31.54 out of 100.
The site compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C., across two main categories: dental habits and health and oral health. In total, 25 different metrics were utilized to produce the rankings.
WalletHub published the rankings Jan. 30.
Here are the 10 states with the best and worst dental health in 2025, along with their scores out of 100:
Top 10:
- Illinois: 74.93
- Minnesota: 73.57
- Wisconsin: 73.23
- Michigan: 71.73
- Connecticut: 71.2
- Idaho: 71.02
- North Dakota: 68.98
- Washington, D.C.: 67.22
- Massachusetts: 66.92
- Ohio: 65.98
Bottom 10:
- Arkansas: 31.54
- Mississippi: 33.73
- West Virginia: 33.81
- Texas: 38.05
- Louisiana: 40.27
- Montana: 40.41
- Alaska: 41.24
- Kentucky: 42.57
- Alabama: 42.65
- Florida: 44.35