California has the most oral surgeons in the country with 817 of these professionally active dental specialists. Listed are the 15 states with the most oral surgeons:
1. California — 817
2. New York — 615
3. Texas — 465
4. Florida — 414
5. Pennsylvania — 347
6. New Jersey — 291
7. Illinois — 274
8. Virginia — 228
9. Ohio — 222
10. Massachusetts — 198
11. North Carolina — 195
12. Georgia — 194
13. Michigan — 192
14. Maryland — 188
15. Tennessee — 164
In some states, however, oral surgeons are harder to come by. These 15 states have the fewest dental surgeons:
1. Wyoming — 10
2. Vermont— 19
3. South Dakota — 19
4. North Dakota — 19
5. Delaware — 24
6. Alaska — 24
7. Washington, D.C. — 25
8. Montana — 26
9. Rhode Island — 28
10. Idaho — 29
11. Hawaii — 29
12. Maine — 32
13. New Mexico — 34
14. West Virginia — 35
15. Oregon — 36
