In 2020, Medicaid reimbursement was, on average, 60.9 percent of private insurance reimbursement for child dental services, a slight dip from 61.8 percent in 2017, according to data from the American Dental Association.
Below, each state's reimbursement rates are listed for both 2017 and 2020, as well as the rate change between years.
Alabama
2017: 70.1 percent
2020: 65 percent
Difference: -5.1 percent
Alaska
2017: 70.5 percent
2020: 72.1 percent
Difference: 1.6 percent
Arizona
2017: 73.8 percent
2020: 82 percent
Difference: 8.2 percent
Arkansas
2017: 75.2 percent
2020: 72.2 percent
Difference: -3.0 percent
California
2017: 38.7 percent
2020: 37.3 percent
Difference: -1.4 percent
Colorado
2017: 55.7 percent
2020: 55.2 percent
Difference: -0.5 percent
Connecticut
2017: 72.4 percent
2020: 67.2 percent
Difference: -5.2 percent
Delaware
2017: 98.4 percent
2020: 79.8 percent
Difference: -18.6 percent
District of Columbia
2017: 82.3 percent
2020: 79.6 percent
Difference: -2.6 percent
Florida
2017: 46.6 percent
2020: 42.6 percent
Difference: -4.0 percent
Georgia
2017: 59.3 percent
2020: 63.1 percent
Difference: 3.8 percent
Hawaii
2017: 52.4 percent
2020: 51.4 percent
Difference: -1 percent
Idaho
2017: 57.8 percent
2020: 55.4 percent
Difference: -2.4 percent
Illinois
2017: 52.5 percent
2020: 46.8 percent
Difference: -5.7 percent
Indiana
2017: 69.2 percent
2020: 67.3 percent
Difference: -1.9 percent
Iowa
2017: 49.8 percent
2020: 47.3 percent
Difference: -2.5 percent
Kansas
2017: 62.2 percent
2020: 68.1 percent
Difference: 5.9 percent
Kentucky
2017: 107.1 percent
2020: 104.8 percent
Difference: -2.3 percent
Louisiana
2017: 72.5 percent
2020: 64.9 percent
Difference: -7.6 percent
Maine
2017: 49.8 percent
2020: 43.1 percent
Difference: -6.7 percent
Maryland
2017: 79.3 percent
2020: 76.3 percent
Difference: -3 percent
Massachusetts
2017: 74.0 percent
2020: 69.9 percent
Difference: -4.1 percent
Michigan
2017: 38.3 percent
2020: 37.7 percent
Difference: -0.6 percent
Minnesota
2017: 38.2 percent
2020: 27.8 percent
Difference: -10.4 percent
Mississippi
2017: 37.5 percent
2020: 52.6 percent
Difference: 15.1 percent
Missouri
2017: 50 percent
2020: 46.4 percent
Difference: -3.6 percent
Montana
2017: 63.1 percent
2020: 65 percent
Difference: 1.9 percent
Nebraska
2017: 59 percent
2020: 56.2 percent
Difference: -2.8 percent
Nevada
2017: 87.7 percent
2020: 90.5 percent
Difference: 2.8 percent
New Hampshire
2017: 56 percent
2020: 52.4 percent
Difference: -3.6 percent
New Jersey
2017: 60.8 percent
2020: 73.9 percent
Difference: 13.1 percent
New Mexico
2017: 58.9 percent
2020: 60.8 percent
Difference: 1.9 percent
New York
2017: 79.9 percent
2020: 82.5 percent
Difference: 2.6 percent
North Carolina
2017: 50.3 percent
2020: 53.7 percent
Difference: 3.4 percent
North Dakota
2017: 67.9 percent
2020: 64.6 percent
Difference: -3.3 percent
Ohio
2017: 46.8 percent
2020: 44.0 percent
Difference: -2.8 percent
Oklahoma
2017: 62.4 percent
2020: 60.8 percent
Difference: -1.6 percent
Oregon
2017: 37.5 percent
2020: 38.6 percent
Difference: 1.1 percent
Pennsylvania
2017: 64.8 percent
2020: 58.5 percent
Difference: -6.3 percent
Rhode Island
2017: 40.8 percent
2020: 38.1 percent
Difference: -2.7 percent
South Carolina
No data provided
South Dakota
2017: 66.1 percent
2020: 62.2 percent
Difference: -3.9 percent
Tennessee
2017: 71 percent
2020: 70.7 percent
Difference: -0.3 percent
Texas
2017: 72.1 percent
2020: 70.3 percent
Difference: -1.8 percent
Utah
2017: 75.3 percent
2020: 90.2 percent
Difference: 14.9 percent
Vermont
2017: 56.6 percent
2020: 49.9 percent
Difference: -6.7 percent
Virginia
2017: 63.3 percent
2020: 63.7 percent
Difference: 0.4 percent
Washington
2017: 40.4 percent
2020: 38.3 percent
Difference: -2.1 percent
West Virginia
2017: 85.1 percent
2020: 87 percent
Difference: 1.9 percent
Wisconsin
2017: 36.4 percent
2020: 33.6 percent
Difference: -2.8 percent
Wyoming
2017: 64.4 percent
2020: 64.6 percent
Difference: 0.2 percent
Click here for a list of 2020 Medicaid reimbursement rates for adult dental care.