Percentage of adults that do not visit the dentist in the worst states for dental health

More than 40 percent of adults in Mississippi, the worst state for dental health, have visited the dentist in the past year. 

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Data on the percentage of adults that have not seen a dentist in the last year was collected as part of personal finance site WalletHub’s “2023’s Best & Worst States for Health Care” ranking, which was published July 31. 

The rankings for the worst states for dental health were published by WalletHub on Feb. 1. 

Here is the percentage of adults that have not visited the dentist in the past year in the bottom 10 states for dental health:

51. Mississippi: 41.7 percent

50. Arkansas: 42.9 percent

49. West Virginia: 41.8 percent

48. Montana: 36.2 percent

47. Texas: 42.6 percent

46. Louisiana: 40.7 percent

45. Alaska: 37.6 percent

44. Alabama: 38.6 percent

43. California: 35.7 percent

42. Florida: 39.5 percent

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