Though only 16.1% of dentists in the U.S. were affiliated with a dental services organization in 2024, the share represents an 8.9-percentage point increase from 7.2% in 2015, according to data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute.
Nevada and Colorado are tied for the highest percentage of dentists who are DSO-affiliated, both with 27% of dentists in the state being so affiliated.
The four states where less than 5% of dentists are affiliated with a DSO are Hawaii at 2%, North Dakota at 3%, and Alaska and South Dakota at 4% each.
Here is the percentage of dentists who are affiliated with a DSO in all 50 states and the District of Columbia:
Alabama: 19%
Alaska: 4%
Arizona: 25%
Arkansas: 19%
California: 11%
Colorado: 27%
Connecticut: 16%
Delaware: 14%
District of Columbia: 11%
Florida: 23%
Georgia: 25%
Hawaii: 2%
Idaho: 12%
Illinois: 15%
Indiana: 16%
Iowa: 8%
Kansas: 15%
Kentucky: 19%
Louisiana: 11%
Maine: 5%
Maryland: 14%
Massachusetts: 15%
Michigan: 15%
Minnesota: 14%
Mississippi: 17%
Missouri: 16%
Montana: 11%
Nebraska: 11%
Nevada: 27%
New Hampshire: 15%
New Jersey: 13%
New Mexico: 16%
New York: 9%
North Carolina: 17%
North Dakota: 3%
Ohio: 12%
Oklahoma: 26%
Oregon: 13%
Pennsylvania: 14%
Rhode Island: 8%
South Carolina: 21%
South Dakota: 4%
Tennessee: 18%
Texas: 25%
Utah: 16%
Vermont: 15%
Virginia: 16%
Washington: 14%
West Virginia: 7%
Wisconsin: 20%
Wyoming: 6%
