Opening a dental practice: the numbers, by state

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• Alabama 67 counties
• Alaska 30 counties
• Arizona 15 counties
• Arkansas 75 counties
• California 58 counties
• Colorado 64 counties
• Connecticut 9 counties
• Delaware 3 counties
• Florida 67 counties
• Georgia 159 counties
• Hawaii 5 counties
• Idaho 44 counties
• Illinois 102 counties
• Indiana 92 counties
• Iowa 99 counties
• Kansas 105 counties
• Kentucky 120 counties
• Louisiana 64 counties
• Maine 16 counties
• Maryland 24 counties
• Massachusetts 14 counties
• Michigan 83 counties
• Minnesota 87 counties
• Mississippi 82 counties
• Missouri 115 counties
• Montana 56 counties
• Nebraska 93 counties
• Nevada 17 counties
• New Hampshire 10 counties
• New Jersey 21 counties
• New Mexico 33 counties
• New York 62 counties
• North Carolina 100 counties
• North Dakota 53 counties
• Ohio 88 counties
• Oklahoma 77 counties
• Oregon 36 counties
• Pennsylvania 67 counties
• Rhode Island 5 counties
• South Carolina 46 counties
• South Dakota 66 counties
• Tennessee 95 counties
• Texas 254 counties
• Utah 29 counties
• Vermont 14 counties
• Virginia 133 counties
• Washington 39 counties
• West Virginia 55 counties
• Wisconsin 72 counties
• Wyoming 23 counties

Figures come from public federal sources (US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year and Population Estimates 2024, USDA ERS Rural-Urban Continuum Codes 2023, the CMS NPPES provider enumeration, and HRSA Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas 2026-Q3), compiled September 30, 2026. The evidence and coverage ledger documents each layer. The District of Columbia and US territories are not included.