Thirteen states have seen decreases in the number of Health Resources and Services Administration-designated dental shortage areas so far this year, according to recent data.
The HRSA updated its dashboard displaying the number of dental shortage areas in the U.S. Oct. 9.
Here is how the number of dental shortage areas compares between 2022 and 2023:
Alabama
2022: 87
February 2023: 87
October 2023: 140
Alaska
2022: 317
February 2023: 318
October 2023: 330
Arizona
2022: 220
February 2023: 249
October 2023: 245
Arkansas
2022: 101
February 2023: 113
October 2023: 124
California
2022: 513
February 2023: 529
October 2023: 539
Colorado
2022: 100
February 2023: 106
October 2023: 106
Connecticut
2022: 39
February 2023: 40
October 2023: 59
Delaware
2022: 13
February 2023: 13
October 2023: 13
District of Columbia
2022: 12
February 2023: 12
October 2023: 12
Florida
2022: 269
February 2023: 276
October 2023: 277
Georgia
2022: 190
February 2023: 190
October 2023: 188
Hawaii
2022: 33
February 2023: 33
October 2023: 33
Idaho
2022: 105
February 2023: 106
October 2023: 103
Illinois
2022: 247
February 2023: 247
October 2023: 244
Indiana
2022: 109
February 2023: 115
October 2023: 116
Iowa
2022: 144
February 2023: 154
October 2023: 161
Kansas
2022: 179
February 2023: 177
October 2023: 175
Kentucky
2022: 181
February 2023: 191
October 2023: 219
Louisiana
2022: 166
February 2023: 171
October 2023: 176
Maine
2022: 93
February 2023: 96
October 2023: 97
Maryland
2022: 61
February 2023: 62
October 2023: 62
Massachusetts
2022: 59
February 2023: 61
October 2023: 62
Michigan
2022: 246
February 2023: 248
October 2023: 250
Minnesota
2022: 202
February 2023: 208
October 2023: 211
Mississippi
2022: 175
February 2023: 175
October 2023: 172
Missouri
2022: 341
February 2023: 344
October 2023: 335
Montana
2022: 134
February 2023: 134
October 2023: 131
Nebraska
2022: 76
February 2023: 90
October 2023: 108
Nevada
2022: 69
February 2023: 71
October 2023: 71
New Hampshire
2022: 22
February 2023: 23
October 2023: 23
New Jersey
2022: 36
February 2023: 37
October 2023: 37
New Mexico
2022: 112
February 2023: 112
October 2023: 113
New York
2022: 133
February 2023: 135
October 2023: 156
North Dakota
2022: 69
February 2023: 71
October 2023: 70
North Carolina
2022: 201
February 2023: 204
October 2023: 210
Ohio
2022: 172
February 2023: 175
October 2023: 178
Oklahoma
2022: 173
February 2023: 176
October 2023: 181
Oregon
2022: 150
February 2023: 157
October 2023: 156
Pennsylvania
2022: 158
February 2023: 163
October 2023: 172
Rhode Island
2022: 13
February 2023: 13
October 2023: 14
South Carolina
2022: 94
February 2023: 99
October 2023: 94
South Dakota
2022: 86
February 2023: 87
October 2023: 94
Tennessee
2022: 144
February 2023: 147
October 2023: 152
Texas
2022: 317
February 2023: 320
October 2023: 317
Utah
2022: 64
February 2023: 64
October 2023: 65
Vermont
2022: 14
February 2023: 15
October 2023: 16
Virginia
2022: 127
February 2023: 132
October 2023: 145
Washington
2022: 185
February 2023: 194
October 2023: 201
West Virginia
2022: 112
February 2023: 120
October 2023: 120
Wisconsin
2022: 137
February 2023: 183
October 2023: 186
Wyoming
2022: 30
February 2023: 29
October 2023: 27