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How states stack up based on job resignation rates, general dentist supply

New York has the lowest job resignation rate in the country, according to a survey from WalletHub.

The WalletHub survey, published March 17, examined the rate at which people quit their jobs in both the latest month and the last 12 months from the time of the survey. It ranked the states and Washington, D.C., by giving the resignation rate of the last 12 months full weight (33.33 points) and the resignation rate of the latest month double weight (66.67 points).

Becker's compared the study's findings with the amount of active general dentists in each state. This data comes from the Kaiser Family Foundation. It was pulled in January 2022 from Redi-Data.

In the next two years, 11 percent of dentists plan to retire. As the industry continues to battle staffing and recruitment issues, losing more dentists could pose an issue.

States from highest to lowest overall resignation rate:

Alaska

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.5 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.98 percent

Active dentists: 392

South Carolina

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.80 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.28 percent

Active dentists: 1,768

Georgia

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.60 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.66 percent

Active dentists: 3,507

Delaware

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.80 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.13 percent

Active dentists: 311

Kentucky

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.43 percent

Active dentists: 1,893

Mississippi

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.39 percent

Active dentists: 941

West Virginia

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.26 percent

Active dentists: 663

Arizona

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.21 percent

Active dentists: 3,140

Tennessee

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.13 percent

Active dentists: 2,354

Hawaii

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.20 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.41 percent

Active dentists: 718

Montana

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.20 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.33 percent

Active dentists: 433

Nevada

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.74 percent

Active dentists: 1,273

Oklahoma

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.30 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.07 percent

Active dentists: 1,499

Alabama

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.30 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.06 percent

Active dentists: 1,492

Indiana

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.20 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.20 percent

Active dentists: 2,411

Louisiana

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.10 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.25 percent

Active dentists: 1,588

Michigan

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.10 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.08 percent

Active dentists: 4,252

Wyoming

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.28 percent

Active dentists: 224

Texas

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3.10 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.98 percent

Active dentists: 11,708

Idaho

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.28 percent

Active dentists: 715

North Carolina

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.24 percent

Active dentists: 4,266

Colorado

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.19 percent

Active dentists: 2,812

Utah

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.90 percent

Active dentists: 1,410

Arkansas

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.10 percent

Active dentists: 941

North Dakota

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.09 percent

Active dentists: 263

Virginia

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.78 percent

Active dentists: 3,867

Nebraska

Resignation rate (Latest month): 3 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.73 percent

Active dentists: 911

Florida

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.01 percent

Active dentists: 8,007

New Mexico

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.92 percent

Active dentists: 767

Maryland

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.90 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.42 percent

Active dentists: 3,082

Oregon

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.60 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 3.02 percent

Active dentists: 1,591

Missouri

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.60 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.92 percent

Active dentists: 2,283

Ohio

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.68 percent

Active dentists: 4,354

South Dakota

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.70 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.63 percent

Active dentists: 328

New Hampshire

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.76 percent

Active dentists: 561

Vermont

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.73 percent

Active dentists: 259

Maine

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.68 percent

Active dentists: 522

Rhode Island

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.62 percent

Active dentists: 384

Iowa

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.61 percent

Active dentists: 1,106

Kansas

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.60 percent

Active dentists: 1,122

Illinois

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.40 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.79 percent

Active dentists: 6,455

Wisconsin

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.40 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.73 percent

Active dentists: 2,346

California

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.42 percent

Active dentists: 23,728

New Jersey

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.40 percent

Active dentists: 5,407

Washington

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.50 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.40 percent

Active dentists: 3,894

District of Columbia

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.60 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 1.98 percent

Active dentists: 474

Pennsylvania

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.30 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.22 percent

Active dentists: 5,501

Massachusetts

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.20 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.27 percent

Active dentists: 561

Connecticut

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.20 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.17 percent

Active dentists: 1,745

Minnesota

Resignation rate (Latest month): 2.10 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 2.37 percent

Active dentists: 2,383

New York

Resignation rate (Latest month): 1.80 percent

Resignation rate (Last 12 months): 1.87 percent

Active dentists: 10,391

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