Percentage of adults who have not gone to the dentist in the past year by state

Arkansas has the highest percentage of adults who have not had a visit to the dentist in the past year, according to data from personal finance website WalletHub.

The data was collected as part of the site's "2023's Best & Worst States for Health Care" ranking, which was published July 31.  

Here is the percentage of adults who have not visited the dentist in the last year in every state and Washington, D.C.:

Alabama: 38.6 percent 

Alaska: 37.6 percent

Arizona: 39.3 percent

Arkansas: 42.9 percent

California: 35.7 percent

Colorado: 33.1 percent

Connecticut: 27.5 percent 

Delaware: 36.2 percent 

District of Columbia: 32.1 percent 

Florida: 39.5 percent

Georgia: 39.5 percent 

Hawaii: 26.2 percent 

Idaho: 32.8 percent 

Illinois: 31.6 percent 

Indiana: 37.2 percent 

Iowa: 32.2 percent 

Kansas: 32.8 percent 

Kentucky: 42.4 percent

Louisiana: 40.7 percent 

Maine: 34.2 percent 

Maryland: 34.5 percent 

Massachusetts: 27.1 percent 

Michigan: 31.3 percent 

Minnesota: 30.9 percent

Mississippi: 41.7 percent 

Missouri: 37 percent 

Montana: 36.2 percent 

Nebraska: 32.2 percent 

Nevada: 39.4 percent 

New Hampshire: 31.3 percent 

New Jersey: 32.3 percent

New Mexico: 36.5 percent 

New York: 33.8 percent 

North Carolina: 34.5 percent 

North Dakota: 33.8 percent 

Ohio: 34.9 percent 

Oklahoma: 40.2 percent 

Oregon: 32.3 percent 

Pennsylvania: 32.2 percent 

Rhode Island: 26.1 percent

South Carolina: 32 percent

South Dakota: 30.7 percent 

Tennessee: 40.6 percent

Texas: 42.6 percent 

Utah: 26.9 percent

Vermont: 32.1 percent 

Virginia: 30.4 percent  

Washington: 31 percent 

West Virginia: 41.8 percent 

Wisconsin: 28.8 percent 

Wyoming: 34.7 percent

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