California has the most practicing dentists and physicians in the U.S.
Data on the number of active general dentists in each state comes from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Data on the number of active physicians in each state comes from the Association of American Medical Colleges State Physician Workforce Data Report.
Here are the number of active general dentists and physicians in each state:
Alabama
General dentists: 1,603
Physicians: 10,983
Alaska
General dentists: 470
Physicians: 2,101
Arizona
General dentists: 3,344
Physicians: 18,343
Arkansas
General dentists: 1,043
Physicians: 6,500
California
General dentists: 25,205
Physicians: 113,718
Colorado
General dentists: 3,078
Physicians: 16,956
Connecticut
General dentists: 1,981
Physicians: 12,977
Delaware
General dentists: 350
Physicians: 2,850
Florida
General dentists: 9,055
Physicians: 58,822
Georgia
General dentists: 3,896
Physicians: 25,072
Hawaii
General dentists: 847
Physicians: 4,557
Idaho
General dentists: 814
Physicians: 3,504
Illinois
General dentists: 7,154
Physicians: 37,122
Indiana
General dentists: 2,623
Physicians: 15,918
Iowa
General dentists: 1,328
Physicians: 7,056
Kansas
General dentists: 1,199
Physicians: 6,874
Kentucky
General dentists: 1,977
Physicians: 10,528
Louisiana
General dentists: 1,752
Physicians: 12,557
Maine
General dentists: 612
Physicians: 4,459
Maryland
General dentists: 3,213
Physicians: 23,791
Massachusetts
General dentists: 4,201
Physicians: 32,116
Michigan
General dentists: 4,763
Physicians: 30,040
Minnesota
General dentists: 2,719
Physicians: 17,617
Mississippi
General dentists: 1,028
Physicians: 5,857
Missouri
General dentists: 2,486
Physicians: 18,297
Montana
General dentists: 502
Physicians: 2,750
Nebraska
General dentists: 1,007
Physicians: 4,820
Nevada
General dentists: 1,367
Physicians: 6,731
New Hampshire
General dentists: 645
Physicians: 4,391
New Jersey
General dentists: 5,506
Physicians: 27,832
New Mexico
General dentists: 843
Physicians: 5,269
New York
General dentists: 10,727
Physicians: 75,749
North Carolina
General dentists: 4,595
Physicians: 27,650
North Dakota
General dentists: 325
Physicians: 1,826
Ohio
General dentists: 4,818
Physicians: 35,333
Oklahoma
General dentists: 1,616
Physicians: 8,293
Oregon
General dentists: 2,245
Physicians: 13,127
Pennsylvania
General dentists: 5,819
Physicians: 42,051
Rhode Island
General dentists: 427
Physicians: 4,063
South Carolina
General dentists: 1,945
Physicians: 12,197
South Dakota
General dentists: 385
Physicians: 2,214
Tennessee
General dentists: 2,521
Physicians: 17,687
Texas
General dentists: 12,541
Physicians: 67,182
Utah
General dentists: 1,582
Physicians: 7,198
Vermont
General dentists: 288
Physicians: 2,410
Virginia
General dentists: 4,226
Physicians: 22,874
Washington
General dentists: 4,253
Physicians: 21,731
West Virginia
General dentists: 729
Physicians: 4,914
Wisconsin
General dentists: 2,753
Physicians: 15,975
Wyoming
General dentists: 261
Physicians: 1,225