California currently has the highest number of dental professional shortage areas, according to new data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The HRSA recently updated its dashboard showing data on health workforce shortage areas.
Here are the top five states with the most and fewest shortage areas:
Most
California: 565
Alaska: 333
Missouri: 329
Florida: 283
Texas: 275
Fewest
Delaware: 12
Vermont: 13
Rhode Island: 15
New Hampshire: 21
Wyoming: 30
