New York has the lowest job resignation rate in the country, according to a survey from WalletHub.
The WalletHub survey, published March 17, examined the rate at which people quit their jobs in both the latest month and the last 12 months from the time of the survey. It ranked the states and Washington, D.C., by giving the resignation rate of the last 12 months full weight (33.33 points) and the resignation rate of the latest month double weight (66.67 points).
Becker's compared the study's findings with the amount of active general dentists in each state. This data comes from the Kaiser Family Foundation. It was pulled in January 2022 from Redi-Data.
In the next two years, 11 percent of dentists plan to retire. As the industry continues to battle staffing and recruitment issues, losing more dentists could pose an issue.
States from highest to lowest overall resignation rate:
Alaska
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.5 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.98 percent
Active dentists: 392
South Carolina
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.80 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.28 percent
Active dentists: 1,768
Georgia
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.60 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.66 percent
Active dentists: 3,507
Delaware
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.80 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.13 percent
Active dentists: 311
Kentucky
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.43 percent
Active dentists: 1,893
Mississippi
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.39 percent
Active dentists: 941
West Virginia
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.26 percent
Active dentists: 663
Arizona
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.21 percent
Active dentists: 3,140
Tennessee
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.13 percent
Active dentists: 2,354
Hawaii
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.20 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.41 percent
Active dentists: 718
Montana
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.20 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.33 percent
Active dentists: 433
Nevada
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.74 percent
Active dentists: 1,273
Oklahoma
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.30 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.07 percent
Active dentists: 1,499
Alabama
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.30 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.06 percent
Active dentists: 1,492
Indiana
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.20 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.20 percent
Active dentists: 2,411
Louisiana
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.10 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.25 percent
Active dentists: 1,588
Michigan
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.10 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.08 percent
Active dentists: 4,252
Wyoming
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.28 percent
Active dentists: 224
Texas
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.10 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.98 percent
Active dentists: 11,708
Idaho
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.28 percent
Active dentists: 715
North Carolina
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.24 percent
Active dentists: 4,266
Colorado
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.19 percent
Active dentists: 2,812
Utah
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.90 percent
Active dentists: 1,410
Arkansas
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.10 percent
Active dentists: 941
North Dakota
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.09 percent
Active dentists: 263
Virginia
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.78 percent
Active dentists: 3,867
Nebraska
Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.73 percent
Active dentists: 911
Florida
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.01 percent
Active dentists: 8,007
New Mexico
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.92 percent
Active dentists: 767
Maryland
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.42 percent
Active dentists: 3,082
Oregon
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.60 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.02 percent
Active dentists: 1,591
Missouri
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.60 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.92 percent
Active dentists: 2,283
Ohio
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.68 percent
Active dentists: 4,354
South Dakota
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.63 percent
Active dentists: 328
New Hampshire
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.76 percent
Active dentists: 561
Vermont
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.73 percent
Active dentists: 259
Maine
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.68 percent
Active dentists: 522
Rhode Island
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.62 percent
Active dentists: 384
Iowa
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.61 percent
Active dentists: 1,106
Kansas
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.60 percent
Active dentists: 1,122
Illinois
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.40 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.79 percent
Active dentists: 6,455
Wisconsin
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.40 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.73 percent
Active dentists: 2,346
California
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.42 percent
Active dentists: 23,728
New Jersey
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.40 percent
Active dentists: 5,407
Washington
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.40 percent
Active dentists: 3,894
District of Columbia
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.60 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 1.98 percent
Active dentists: 474
Pennsylvania
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.30 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.22 percent
Active dentists: 5,501
Massachusetts
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.20 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.27 percent
Active dentists: 561
Connecticut
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.20 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.17 percent
Active dentists: 1,745
Minnesota
Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.10 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.37 percent
Active dentists: 2,383
New York
Resignation rate (Latest month): 1.80 percent
Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 1.87 percent
Active dentists: 10,391