States ranked by shortage of dental providers in 2023

The U.S. is in need of 11,909 dental practitioners to relieve shortage areas, according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Here are the number of dental professional shortage areas in each state and Washington, D.C., in 2023 compared to 2022, starting with the state with the most shortage areas:

California 

2022: 513

2023: 529

Missouri 

2022: 341

2023: 344

Texas

2022: 317

2023: 320

Alaska

2022: 317

2023: 318

Florida

2022: 269

2023: 276

Arizona 

2022: 220

2023: 249

Michigan

2022: 246

2023: 248

Illinois

2022: 247

2023: 247

Minnesota

2022: 202

2023: 208

North Carolina

2022: 201

2023: 204

Washington

2022: 185

2023: 194

Kentucky

2022: 181

2023: 191

Georgia

2022: 190

2023: 190

Wisconsin

2022: 137

2023: 183

Kansas

2022: 179

2023: 177

Oklahoma

2022: 173

2023: 176

Mississippi

2022: 175

2023: 175

Ohio

2022: 172

2023: 175

Louisiana

2022: 166

2023: 171

Pennsylvania

2022: 158

2023: 163

Oregon

2022: 150

2023: 157

Iowa

2022: 144

2023: 154

Tennessee

2022: 144

2023: 147

New York

2022: 133

2023: 135

Montana

2022: 134

2023: 134

Virginia

2022: 127

2023: 132

West Virginia

2022: 112

2023: 120

Indiana

2022: 109

2023: 115

Arkansas

2022: 101

2023: 113 

New Mexico

2022: 112

2023: 112

Colorado

2022: 100

2023: 106

Idaho

2022: 105

2023: 106

South Carolina

2022: 94

2023: 99

Maine

2022: 93

2023: 96

Alabama

2022: 87

2023: 87

South Dakota

2022: 86

2023: 87

Nebraska

2022: 76

2023: 90

Nevada

2022: 69

2023: 71

North Dakota

2022: 69

2023: 71

Utah

2022: 64

2023: 64

Maryland

2022: 61

2023: 62

Massachusetts

2022: 59

2023: 61

Connecticut

2022: 39

2023: 40

New Jersey

2022: 36

2023: 37

Hawaii

2022: 33

2023: 33

Wyoming

2022: 30

2023: 29

New Hampshire

2022: 22

2023: 23

Vermont

2022: 14

2023: 15

Delaware

2022: 13

2023: 13

Rhode Island

2022: 13

2023: 13

Washington, D.C.

2022: 12

2023: 12

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