There are currently 7,067 dental professional shortage areas in the U.S., according to new data from the Health Resources & Services Administration.
The data, updated Dec. 16, also shows that the U.S. needs 10,153 practitioners in order to fill the shortage areas.
Here is the number of dental professional shortage areas in each state:
Alabama: 88
Alaska: 337
Arizona: 209
Arkansas: 133
California: 532
Colorado: 109
Connecticut: 40
Delaware: 11
Florida: 274
Georgia: 182
Hawaii: 32
Idaho: 98
Illinois: 228
Indiana: 123
Iowa: 139
Kansas: 131
Kentucky: 211
Louisiana: 164
Maine: 82
Maryland: 42
Massachusetts: 55
Michigan: 245
Minnesota: 194
Mississippi: 148
Missouri: 323
Montana: 115
Nebraska: 113
Nevada: 66
New Hampshire: 20
New Jersey: 37
New Mexico: 105
New York: 161
North Carolina: 190
North Dakota: 68
Ohio: 164
Oklahoma: 187
Oregon: 139
Pennsylvania: 149
Rhode Island: 13
South Carolina: 90
South Dakota: 87
Tennessee: 143
Texas: 261
Utah: 55
Vermont: 13
Virginia: 131
Washington: 180
West Virginia: 117
Wisconsin: 164
Wyoming: 26