10 worst states for dentists to live, work in 2023

West Virginia was ranked as the worst state for dentists to live and work in by career website Zippia.

The site ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to metrics such as location quotient, median salary and cost of living. Read more about the methodology here

Here are the bottom 10 states for dentists to live and work in for 2023:

51. West Virginia

50. Kentucky

49. Utah 

48. Wyoming

47. Hawaii

46. Pennsylvania

45. Tennessee

44. Delaware

43. Louisiana

42. California

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