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 positive net migration with the percentage increase from the 2019 dentist count:
Idaho: 7.6 percent
South Dakota: 7.2 percent
New Hampshire: 7.1 percent
Delaware: 5.5 percent
Utah: 4.6 percent
Arizona: 4.2 percent
Montana: 4 percent
North Carolina: 2.9 percent
Arkansas: 2.7 percent
Florida: 2.7 percent
Georgia: 2.6 percent
Tennessee: 2.5 percent
Hawaii: 1.9 percent
Washington: 1.8 percent
South Carolina: 1.3 percent
New Jersey: 1.2 percent
Virginia: 1 percent
Kansas: 0.8 percent
Alabama: 0.7 percent
Colorado: 0.6 percent
Texas: 0.6 percent
North Dakota: 0.6 percent
Alaska: 0.4 percent
Minnesota: 0.2 percent
Maryland: 0.1 percent
