California currently has the highest number of dental professional shortage areas, according to the most recent data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The HRSA recently updated its dashboard on health workforce shortage areas, showing that the U.S. has 7,982 dental shortage areas.
Here are the states with the most, fewest shortage areas:
Most
California: 598
Texas: 394
Missouri: 347
Alaska: 342
Illinois: 295
Fewest
Vermont: 14
Delaware: 15
Rhode Island: 16
New Hampshire: 24
Wyoming: 29
