States ranked by shortage of dental providers — California is No. 1

The U.S. is in need of 11,742 dental practitioners to relieve shortage areas, according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

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Here are all 50 states and Washington D.C. ranked by number of HRSA-designated shortage areas in 2022:

California: 513

Missouri: 341

Alaska: 317

Texas: 317

Florida: 269

Illinois: 247

Michigan: 246

Arizona: 220

Minnesota: 202

North Carolina: 201

Georgia: 190

Washington: 185

Kentucky: 181

Kansas: 179

Mississippi: 175

Oklahoma: 173

Ohio: 172

Louisiana: 166

Pennsylvania: 158

Oregon: 150

Iowa: 144

Tennessee: 144

Wisconsin: 137

Montana: 134

New York: 133

Virginia: 127

New Mexico: 112

West Virginia: 112

Indiana: 109

Idaho: 105

Arkansas: 101

Colorado: 100

South Carolina: 94

Maine 93

Alabama: 87

South Dakota: 86

Nebraska: 76

Nevada: 69

North Dakota: 69

Utah: 64

Maryland: 61

Massachusetts: 59

Connecticut: 39

New Jersey: 36

Hawaii: 33

Wyoming: 30

New Hampshire: 22

Vermont: 14

Delaware: 13

Rhode Island: 13

District of Columbia: 12

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