In 2021, 46.2 percent of dentists in the U.S. practiced solo, according to the American Dental Association.
This data comes from the ADA's Health Policy Institute and was published in March. The results refer to dentists in private practices only.
Percentage of dentists in solo practice by state, from highest to lowest:
Utah — 60.6 percent
Oklahoma — 59.2 percent
Nevada — 55.1 percent
Louisiana — 54.2 percent
Alabama — 53.6 percent
Hawaii — 53.1 percent
Oregon — 53 percent
California — 51.2 percent
New Mexico — 50 percent
Tennessee — 49.6 percent
Kansas — 49.5 percent
Mississippi — 49.2 percent
Pennsylvania — 49.1 percent
Indiana — 48.8 percent
Kentucky — 48.7 percent
Florida — 48.2 percent
Arizona — 48.1 percent
Idaho — 48.1 percent
West Virginia — 48.1 percent
Washington — 47.6 percent
New Jersey — 47.6 percent
Colorado — 46.6 percent
Arkansas — 46.4 percent
Ohio — 46.4 percent
Missouri — 46.4 percent
Alaska — 46.4 percent
Montana — 46.2 percent
Georgia — 46.1 percent
Rhode Island — 45.6 percent
South Carolina — 44.5 percent
Texas — 44.5 percent
Nebraska — 44.2 percent
Illinois — 44 percent
New York — 43.9 percent
Maryland — 43.5 percent
Michigan — 42.9 percent
Wyoming — 42.5 percent
Connecticut — 41.6 percent
North Carolina — 40.4 percent
Maine — 40.3 percent
Virginia — 40.3 percent
Vermont — 39.3 percent
North Dakota — 38.9 percent
Massachusetts — 37.8 percent
Iowa — 37.4 percent
New Hampshire — 36.8 percent
Wisconsin — 34.7 percent
District of Columbia — 31.8 percent
South Dakota — 31.6 percent
Minnesota — 28 percent
Delaware — 27.9 percent