The number of dentists per capita was slightly higher for the U.S. as a whole, with the national average being 60.77 dentists per capita.
Here are the 10 U.S. states that had the fewest dentists per capita in 2022, starting with the state with the least:
51. Alabama: 41.27
50. Arkansas: 42.06
49. Mississippi: 43.84
48. Delaware: 45.46
47. South Carolina: 46.87
46. Indiana: 47.01
45. Georgia: 47.12
44. Tennessee: 47.48
43. Louisiana: 47.84
42. New Mexico: 48.12
