There were 202,304 total dentists in the U.S. in 2023, compared to more than 1.1 million active physicians, according to data from the American Dental Association and KFF.
California had the highest number of dentists and physicians out of any state, with more than 30,000 dentists and 119,000 physicians.
Here is the number of dentists and physicians in all 50 states:
Alabama
Dentists: 2,129
Physicians: 13,050
Alaska
Dentists: 583
Physicians: 1,917
Arizona
Dentists: 4,368
Physicians: 19,814
Arkansas
Dentists: 1,265
Physicians: 8,162
California
Dentists: 30,280
Physicians: 119,087
Colorado
Dentists: 4,072
Physicians: 15,088
Connecticut
Dentists: 2,537
Physicians: 17,178
Delaware
Dentists: 466
Physicians: 3,357
Florida
Dentists: 12,350
Physicians: 62,346
Georgia
Dentists: 5,196
Physicians: 27,315
Hawaii
Dentists: 1,110
Physicians: 4,558
Idaho
Dentists: 1,058
Physicians: 3,327
Illinois
Dentists: 8,536
Physicians: 47,785
Indiana
Dentists: 3,265
Physicians: 17,875
Iowa
Dentists: 1,625
Physicians: 9,593
Kansas
Dentists: 1,483
Physicians: 8,235
Kentucky
Dentists: 2,492
Physicians: 12,663
Louisiana
Dentists: 2,188
Physicians: 14,673
Maine
Dentists: 761
Physicians: 5,030
Maryland
Dentists: 4,197
Physicians: 26,472
Massachusetts
Dentists: 5,617
Physicians: 39,417
Michigan
Dentists: 5,776
Physicians: 44,314
Minnesota
Dentists: 3,352
Physicians: 19,461
Mississippi
Dentists: 1,267
Physicians: 7,272
Missouri
Dentists: 3,035
Physicians: 23,236
Montana
Dentists: 640
Physicians: 2,389
Nebraska
Dentists: 1,295
Physicians: 5,987
Nevada
Dentists: 1,792
Physicians: 6,898
New Hampshire
Dentists: 867
Physicians: 4,506
New Jersey
Dentists: 7,227
Physicians: 33,406
New Mexico
Dentists: 1,008
Physicians: 6,260
New York
Dentists: 14,146
Physicians: 101,861
North Carolina
Dentists: 6,202
Physicians: 31,043
North Dakota
Dentists: 396
Physicians: 2,268
Ohio
Dentists: 5,836
Physicians: 46,816
Oklahoma
Dentists: 1,995
Physicians: 10,619
Oregon
Dentists: 2,693
Physicians: 12,885
Pennsylvania
Dentists: 7,036
Physicians: 56,570
Rhode Island
Dentists: 569
Physicians: 5,878
South Carolina
Dentists: 2,493
Physicians: 14,108
South Dakota
Dentists: 483
Physicians: 2,258
Tennessee
Dentists: 3,332
Physicians: 20,155
Texas
Dentists: 16,522
Physicians: 71,740
Utah
Dentists: 2,042
Physicians: 7,438
Vermont
Dentists: 343
Physicians: 2,489
Virginia
Dentists: 5,559
Physicians: 25,707
Washington
Dentists: 5,547
Physicians: 23,366
West Virginia
Dentists: 869
Physicians: 5,866
Wisconsin
Dentists: 3,323
Physicians: 18,805
Wyoming
Dentists: 306
Physicians: 1,245