California has the highest number of orthodontists in total and has 2.73 orthodontists per capita.
Data on the number of orthodontists in each state are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which updated employment data to reflect 2023 in April.
State populations are from World Population Review.
Here is the number of orthodontists for every 100,000 residents in 17 states:
Note: Data was not available for every state.
Alabama: 2.92
California: 2.73
Connecticut: 2.76
Indiana: 2.18
Maine: 8.56
Michigan: 2.09
New Jersey: 3.97
New York: 1.54
North Carolina: 1.64
Ohio: 1.52
Oregon: 4.02
South Carolina: 4.76
Texas: 0.55
Utah: 2.61
Virginia: 3.08
Washington: 1.53
Wisconsin: 1.01
