There are 159,562 general dentists in the U.S., according to new data from KFF.
KFF recently updated its database of professionally active dentists in the U.S.
Here are the number of general dentists in each state:
Alabama: 1,618
Alaska: 465
Arizona: 3,431
Arkansas: 1,029
California: 24,439
Colorado: 3,122
Connecticut: 1,884
Delaware: 380
Florida: 9,610
Georgia: 4,100
Hawaii: 862
Idaho: 875
Illinois: 6,982
Indiana: 2,677
Iowa: 1,226
Kansas: 1,211
Kentucky: 1,979
Louisiana: 1,708
Maine: 604
Maryland: 3,208
Massachusetts: 4,108
Michigan: 4,846
Minnesota: 2,763
Mississippi: 1,031
Missouri: 2,500
Montana: 518
Nebraska: 1,021
Nevada: 1,443
New Hampshire: 657
New Jersey: 5,445
New Mexico: 828
New York: 10,567
North Carolina: 5,060
North Dakota: 310
Ohio: 4,654
Oklahoma: 1,641
Oregon: 2,207
Pennsylvania: 5,289
Rhode Island: 428
South Carolina: 1,978
South Dakota: 401
Tennessee: 2,655
Texas: 13,051
Utah: 1,596
Vermont: 276
Virginia: 4,339
Washington: 4,358
West Virginia: 703
Wisconsin: 2,682
Wyoming: 248
