There are 8,370 orthodontists practicing in the U.S., according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy nonprofit.
The foundation used September data from Redi-Data at the request of the American Dental Association.
The number of orthodontists per state and District of Columbia, in descending order:
California: 1,066
Texas: 732
New York: 579
Florida: 433
Pennsylvania: 376
Illinois: 352
New Jersey: 352
Ohio: 265
North Carolina: 247
Massachusetts: 243
Michigan: 241
Virginia: 239
Georgia: 236
Washington: 230
Maryland: 200
Colorado: 176
Arizona: 163
Missouri: 141
Tennessee: 138
Indiana: 123
Utah: 123
Connecticut: 119
Minnesota: 118
Wisconsin: 113
Kentucky: 111
Louisiana: 110
Alabama: 106
South Carolina: 103
Nevada: 98
Oklahoma: 74
Kansas: 70
Iowa: 67
Oregon: 61
Idaho: 58
Arkansas: 54
Mississippi: 54
New Hampshire: 43
Nebraska: 42
Hawaii: 41
New Mexico: 40
Maine: 30
Rhode Island: 30
West Virginia: 30
Montana: 29
District of Columbia: 21
Delaware: 19
Vermont: 18
Alaska: 17
North Dakota: 15
South Dakota: 13
Wyoming: 11