Nevada has the highest percentage of dentists that are affiliated with a DSO with 23 percent, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Thirteen percent of all U.S. dentists are affiliated with a DSO, according to the data, which reflects 2022 information.
Here is the percentage of affiliated dentists by state:
Alaska: 2 percent
Alabama: 10 percent
Arkansas: 17 percent
Arizona: 21 percent
California: 9 percent
Colorado: 21 percent
Connecticut: 12 percent
District of Columbia: 8 percent
Delaware: 5 percent
Florida: 19 percent
Georgia: 20 percent
Hawaii: 3 percent
Iowa: 8 percent
Idaho: 5 percent
Illinois: 13 percent
Indiana: 14 percent
Kansas: 10 percent
Kentucky: 13 percent
Louisiana: 8 percent
Massachusetts: 13 percent
Maryland: 10 percent
Maine: 4 percent
Michigan: 12 percent
Minnesota: 10 percent
Missouri: 14 percent
Mississippi: 14 percent
Montana: 4 percent
North Carolina: 12 percent
North Dakota: 3 percent
Nebraska: 8 percent
New Hampshire: 12 percent
New Jersey: 10 percent
New Mexico: 19 percent
Nevada: 23 percent
New York: 7 percent
Ohio: 10 percent
Oklahoma: 17 percent
Oregon: 9 percent
Pennsylvania: 12 percent
Rhode Island: 4 percent
South Carolina: 17 percent
South Dakota: 2 percent
Tennessee: 15 percent
Texas: 21 percent
Utah: 10 percent
Virginia: 13 percent
Vermont: 5 percent
Washington: 11 percent
Wisconsin: 20 percent
West Virginia: 4 percent
Wyoming: 6 percent