Massachusetts has the lowest net migration rate for dentists of all experience levels, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The data looked at the number of professionally active U.S. dentists in 2019 and 2022, comparing the number who left and entered the state.
Here are the states that had a negative net migration with the percentage decrease from the 2019 dentist count:
Massachusetts: 3.8 percent
New Mexico: 3.5 percent
Louisiana: 3.1 percent
Pennsylvania: 3 percent
Kentucky: 2.9 percent
New York: 2.9 percent
Ohio: 2.5 percent
Rhode Island: 2.3 percent
Missouri: 1.9 percent
Iowa: 1.7 percent
Vermont: 1.6 percent
Illinois: 1.5 percent
West Virginia: 1.3 percent
Mississippi: 1.3 percent
Wisconsin: 1.1 percent
Nebraska: 1 percent
District of Columbia: 0.9 percent
Indiana: 0.9 percent
Connecticut: 0.8 percent
Maine: 0.8 percent
Oregon: 0.7 percent
Wyoming: 0.7 percent
Nevada: 0.7 percent
Oklahoma: 0.5 percent
Michigan: 0.2 percent
California: 0.0 percent (net loss migration of 9 dentists)