Dental Market Saturation Map
See which US states and counties are packed with dentists and which are underserved. Saturation comes from ADA dentist counts per 100,000 residents. Practice coverage comes from our verified database of 67,989 dental practices.
202,485
Practicing dentists (2024)
59.5
Dentists per 100k residents
67,989
Practices in our list
Dentist saturation by state
Ranked by practicing dentists per 100,000 residents (ADA Health Policy Institute, 2024). Washington, D.C. is the most saturated at 103.2 per 100k, followed by Alaska (78.4) and Massachusetts (78.2). Arkansas (40.2) and Alabama (40.4) are the least saturated.
| Rank | State | Dentists / 100k | Dentists | Practices in our list | Practices / 10k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, D.C. | 103.2 | 725 | 150 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Alaska | 78.4 | 580 | 158 | 2.13 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 78.2 | 5,583 | 2,325 | 3.26 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 78.1 | 1,130 | 363 | 2.51 |
| 5 | California | 76.6 | 30,201 | 9,138 | 2.32 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 75.2 | 7,140 | 2,240 | 2.36 |
| 7 | New York | 71.3 | 14,159 | 3,594 | 1.81 |
| 8 | Washington | 70.3 | 5,597 | 1,776 | 2.23 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 68.7 | 2,526 | 923 | 2.51 |
| 10 | Colorado | 67.8 | 4,042 | 1,472 | 2.47 |
| 11 | Maryland | 67.8 | 4,246 | 1,369 | 2.19 |
| 12 | Illinois | 66.6 | 8,464 | 2,986 | 2.35 |
| 13 | Oregon | 64.4 | 2,750 | 837 | 1.96 |
| 14 | Virginia | 64 | 5,635 | 1,913 | 2.17 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 63.4 | 1,272 | 347 | 1.73 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 62.4 | 879 | 397 | 2.82 |
| 17 | Utah | 59.4 | 2,080 | 739 | 2.11 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 58.8 | 3,404 | 1,169 | 2.02 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 57.8 | 6,384 | 2,122 | 1.92 |
| 20 | Michigan | 57.7 | 5,850 | 2,288 | 2.26 |
| 21 | Montana | 57.2 | 650 | 214 | 1.88 |
| 22 | Arizona | 56.9 | 4,317 | 1,595 | 2.1 |
| 23 | Nevada | 56.2 | 1,836 | 612 | 1.87 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 55.1 | 3,282 | 953 | 1.6 |
| 25 | Idaho | 54.5 | 1,090 | 464 | 2.32 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 53.7 | 2,465 | 635 | 1.38 |
| 27 | Texas | 53.3 | 16,692 | 6,321 | 2.02 |
| 28 | Maine | 53.3 | 749 | 295 | 2.1 |
| 29 | South Dakota | 52.8 | 488 | 193 | 2.09 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 52.6 | 6,877 | 2,248 | 1.72 |
| 31 | Florida | 52.4 | 12,252 | 4,306 | 1.84 |
| 32 | Vermont | 52.4 | 340 | 137 | 2.11 |
| 33 | Rhode Island | 50.6 | 563 | 207 | 1.86 |
| 34 | Kansas | 49.9 | 1,483 | 539 | 1.81 |
| 35 | Missouri | 49.1 | 3,066 | 927 | 1.48 |
| 36 | Ohio | 48.7 | 5,787 | 1,802 | 1.52 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 48.7 | 286 | 131 | 2.23 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 48.4 | 1,982 | 815 | 1.99 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 48.4 | 856 | 263 | 1.49 |
| 40 | North Dakota | 48.3 | 385 | 150 | 1.88 |
| 41 | Indiana | 47.8 | 3,311 | 1,252 | 1.81 |
| 42 | Iowa | 47.8 | 1,551 | 512 | 1.58 |
| 43 | Georgia | 47.6 | 5,320 | 1,749 | 1.56 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 47.5 | 3,434 | 1,196 | 1.65 |
| 45 | Louisiana | 46.9 | 2,156 | 587 | 1.28 |
| 46 | New Mexico | 46.8 | 997 | 362 | 1.7 |
| 47 | South Carolina | 46.2 | 2,532 | 1,132 | 2.07 |
| 48 | Delaware | 45.8 | 482 | 179 | 1.7 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 43.6 | 1,282 | 469 | 1.59 |
| 50 | Alabama | 40.4 | 2,085 | 867 | 1.68 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 40.2 | 1,242 | 571 | 1.85 |
Methodology and sources
Two different measures appear on this page and they should not be combined. The state map and state table show practicing dentists per 100,000 residents, the standard measure of market saturation, sourced from the ADA Health Policy Institute (2024) and divided by US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates. These are the numbers a journalist or analyst can cite.
The county table shows dental practices in our verified database per 10,000 residents. Because authoritative dentist counts are only published at the state level, county figures use our own practice records instead. Treat this as a coverage and targeting metric, not an official saturation rate. Our database holds 67,989 verified practices, a clean subset of the roughly 178,000 active US dental practice locations, so county coverage varies with our data collection.
ZIP codes are mapped to counties with the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file (dominant county by land area). Counties with fewer than 5 practices or under 20,000 residents are hidden from the ranking so a single practice in a tiny county cannot top the list. Connecticut uses its legacy county definitions (2020) because the ZIP crosswalk predates the 2022 planning-region change.
- Dentist counts: ADA Health Policy Institute, Supply of Dentists in the U.S. (2024), cross-checked against KFF.
- Population and geography: US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file.
- Practice counts: DentistEmailList verified database (67,989 practices), refreshed monthly.
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FAQ
Dentist density questions
How is dentist saturation measured on this map?
The state map uses practicing dentists per 100,000 residents from the ADA Health Policy Institute's 2024 supply data, divided by US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates. A higher number means more dentists competing for the same residents. Nationally there are about 59.5 dentists per 100,000 people.
Which states are the most and least saturated with dentists?
Washington, D.C. leads every jurisdiction at 103.2 dentists per 100,000 residents, followed by Alaska (78.4) and Massachusetts (78.2). Arkansas (40.2) and Alabama (40.4) are the least saturated, meaning each dentist there serves the most people.
What does the county 'practices per 10,000 residents' number mean?
That county figure counts verified dental practices in our database per 10,000 residents. It is a coverage and outreach-targeting metric, not an official saturation rate, because authoritative dentist counts are only published at the state level. Use the state map for saturation and the county table for where our contact data is concentrated.
Where does the data come from?
Dentist counts are from the ADA Health Policy Institute (2024), cross-checked against KFF. Population is from US Census Bureau 2024 estimates, and ZIP codes are matched to counties using the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file. Practice counts come from our verified database of 67,989 US dental practices, refreshed monthly.
Is my area oversaturated for opening a dental practice?
Compare your state's dentists per 100,000 on the map to the national 59.5. States well above that (much of the Northeast and West Coast) are more competitive, while the South and parts of the Midwest have fewer dentists per resident. County figures below show where practice density is highest within each state.
Can I get the actual practice contact list?
Yes. Our verified database includes practice name, address, phone, email, website, and specialty for 67,989 US dental practices. Buy the full US list, a single state, or build a custom slice with the TAM calculator.