The District of Columbia has the highest number of dentists per capita of any state, with 55.05 dentists per capita, according to data from personal finance website WalletHub.
Dentists per capita was one of more than 40 metrics that the company used to create their rankings of the best and worst states for healthcare in 2025, which was published July 28.
Colorado and Connecticut joined Washington, D.C., as the only state with more than 50 dentists per capita.
Kentucky is the only state with less than 21 dentists per capita, according to data shared with Becker’s.
Here is the dentists per capita in each state:
Alabama: 22.56
Alaska: 35.42
Arizona: 40.31
Arkansas: 32.64
California: 37.61
Colorado: 51.63
Connecticut: 51.13
Delaware: 35.79
District of Columbia: 55.05
Florida: 38.31
Georgia: 30.12
Hawaii: 39.43
Idaho: 36.44
Illinois: 37.97
Indiana: 39.64
Iowa: 26.60
Kansas: 42.21
Kentucky: 20.17
Louisiana: 24.67
Maine: 32.67
Maryland: 35.49
Massachusetts: 38.76
Michigan: 39.00
Minnesota: 43.75
Mississippi: 28.12
Missouri: 32.10
Montana: 43.44
Nebraska: 37.64
Nevada: 33.11
New Hampshire: 33.15
New Jersey: 29.24
New Mexico: 31.21
New York: 37.54
North Carolina: 41.67
North Dakota: 26.95
Ohio: 25.38
Oklahoma: 28.78
Oregon: 27.84
Pennsylvania: 24.72
Rhode Island: 44.73
South Carolina: 44.51
South Dakota: 30.03
Tennessee: 21.04
Texas: 25.94
Utah: 22.21
Vermont: 34.10
Virginia: 44.93
Washington: 40.05
West Virginia: 22.42
Wisconsin: 36.66
Wyoming: 44.85
