Number of dental care HPSAs across 50 states

There are 5,493 areas designated as a dental care health professional shortage region.


Here is the number of designated dental care HPSA regions across 50 states, according to Kaiser Family Foundation data.

Note: The following list is ranked from highest to lowest.

1. California: 424
2. Texas: 309
3. Michigan: 270
4. Florida: 232
5. Georgia: 189
6. Missouri: 184
7. Arizona: 177
8: Illinois: 166
9: Pennsylvania: 164
10. Oklahoma: 162
11. Tennessee: 145
12. North Carolina: 140
13. New York: 139
14. Ohio: 134
15. Kansas: 133
16. Minnesota: 126
17. Wisconsin: 124
18. Iowa: 120
19. Washington: 114
20. Louisiana: 112
21. Mississippi: 110
22. Oregon: 102
23. Kentucky: 100
24. West Virginia: 99
25. Colorado: 97
26. Idaho: 95
27. Virginia: 87
28. Montana: 85
29. South Carolina: 83
30. Arkansas: 82
31. New Mexico: 82
32. Nebraska: 80
33. Maine: 75
34. Nevada: 65
35. South Dakota: 64
36. Alabama: 63
37. Alaska: 62
38. Massachusetts: 61
39. Indiana: 55
40. Utah: 52
41. Maryland: 42
42. New Jersey: 38
43. Connecticut: 36
44. North Dakota: 36
45. Wyoming: 29
46. Vermont: 28
47. New Hampshire: 23
48. Hawaii: 19
49. Rhode Island: 17
50. Delaware: 8

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