In 2024, there were 59.5 dentists for every 100,000 individuals in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association.
After peaking at 61.1 dentists for every 100,000 people in 2017, the ratio of dentists to individuals has slowly decreased due a surge of dentists retiring.
The ratio of dentists to people has increased from 57.3 dentists for every 100,000 people in 2001.
Here is the number of dentists to 100,000 people in the U.S. for each year since 2001, according to the ADA’s Health Policy Institute.
2001: 57.3
2002: 57.6
2003: 57.7
2004: 58
2005: 58.1
2006: 57.9
2007: 58.5
2008: 58.7
2009: 59.1
2010: 59.3
2011: 59.7
2012: 60.2
2013: 60.6
2014: 60.4
2015: 61
2016: 60.8
2017: 61.1
2018: 61
2019: 61
2020: 60.7
2021: 60.8
2022: 60.6
2023: 60.1
2024: 59.5
