California has 56,870 active dental assistants, the most of any state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The agency released updated compensation data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available.
Here is the number of dental assistants in every state and Washington, D.C.:
Alabama: 4,630
Alaska: 940
Arizona: 7,550
Arkansas: 2,970
California: 56,870
Colorado: 6,710
Connecticut: 3,700
Delaware: 900
District of Columbia: 590
Florida: 25,370
Georgia: 10,050
Hawaii: 1,350
Idaho: 3,060
Illinois: 14,370
Indiana: 6,300
Iowa: 3,400
Kansas: 3,190
Kentucky: 4,300
Louisiana: 4,740
Maine: 1,390
Maryland: 5,700
Massachusetts: 9,200
Michigan: 10,750
Minnesota: 6,000
Mississippi: 2,530
Missouri: 6,530
Montana: 1,480
Nebraska: 2,200
Nevada: 3,860
New Hampshire: 1,350
New Jersey: 10,170
New Mexico: 2,220
New York: 17,840
North Carolina: 10,930
North Dakota: 800
Ohio: 11,230
Oklahoma: 4,430
Oregon: 5,180
Pennsylvania: 10,330
Rhode Island: 1,080
South Carolina: 5,000
South Dakota: 1,140
Tennessee: 6,390
Texas: 34,490
Utah: 6,250
Vermont: 580
Virginia: 9,580
Washington: 12,270
West Virginia: 1,430
Wisconsin: 6,670
Wyoming: 680