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How many dentists are in the US?

By Louis-Marie Giudicenti. Published . Updated . Data read .

There are 340,830 dentists and dental offices on Google Maps in the US as of November 9, 2026, one for every 998 residents. The American Dental Association counts 205,088 active dentists (2025), and the Census 135,665 dental offices with paid employees (2023): on Google Maps, an office and each of its dentists can have a listing.

340,830
dentists on Google Maps in the US
10.0
per 10,000 residentsone for every 998
48,408
in California, the most of any state
13.1
per 10,000 residents in Connecticut, the most of any state

Source: Primavera’s database of Google Maps listings, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. Population: Census 2024 estimates. See method.

Our count next to the Census and the official figures

Each source counts something different: Google Maps lists places, the Census counts businesses with or without paid staff, and federations count their members or their own definition. Here they are side by side.

Number of dentists in the US: Primavera’s Google Maps count next to official figures
Source and what it countsYearNumber
Primavera, Google Maps listings: dentists open on the map, service points left out2026340,830
American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Dentist Workforce: Professionally active dentists: people, not offices (60.0 per 100,000 residents)2025205,088
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023: Offices of dentists with paid employees (NAICS 621210)2023135,665
U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024: Offices of dentists with no employees (NAICS 6212)202457,079

Primavera’s count is 2.5 times the Census count of establishments with paid employees (135,665 in 2023).

Sources: Census national files and federation pages read on November 4, 2026; Primavera, snapshot 2026-11.

Why the numbers differ

  • People and places. The ADA counts dentists. Google Maps lists offices and, often, each dentist working in them.
  • Specialists. This count includes orthodontists, oral surgeons, periodontists and pediatric dentists, which have categories of their own.
  • Paid staff. County Business Patterns leaves out the 57,079 dental offices with no employees that Nonemployer Statistics counted in 2024.
  • Group practices. Chains list every office and sometimes every dentist: Aspen Dental alone has 4,745 listings.
  • Dates. The ADA figure describes 2025 and the Census 2023 and 2024; this count, November 9, 2026.

Which state has the most dentists?

California, with 48,408 listings, ahead of Texas (26,128). Per resident, the District of Columbia comes first (14.8 per 10,000 residents), then Connecticut (13.1), against 10.0 for the US.

Dentists per 10,000 residents, by state

Google Maps listings counted November 9, 2026. US: 10.0 per 10,000 residents.

Delaware: 746 dentists, 7.1 per 10,000 residentsDE7.1District of Columbia: 1,041 dentists, 14.8 per 10,000 residentsDC14.8Florida: 23,678 dentists, 10.1 per 10,000 residentsFL10.1Georgia: 9,663 dentists, 8.6 per 10,000 residentsGA8.6Hawaii: 1,560 dentists, 10.8 per 10,000 residentsHI10.8Idaho: 1,800 dentists, 9.0 per 10,000 residentsID9.0Illinois: 14,159 dentists, 11.1 per 10,000 residentsIL11.1Indiana: 5,996 dentists, 8.7 per 10,000 residentsIN8.7Iowa: 2,868 dentists, 8.8 per 10,000 residentsIA8.8Kansas: 2,548 dentists, 8.6 per 10,000 residentsKS8.6Kentucky: 4,123 dentists, 9.0 per 10,000 residentsKY9.0Louisiana: 4,029 dentists, 8.8 per 10,000 residentsLA8.8Maine: 1,312 dentists, 9.3 per 10,000 residentsME9.3Maryland: 6,969 dentists, 11.1 per 10,000 residentsMD11.1Massachusetts: 8,285 dentists, 11.6 per 10,000 residentsMA11.6Michigan: 10,018 dentists, 9.9 per 10,000 residentsMI9.9Minnesota: 5,986 dentists, 10.3 per 10,000 residentsMN10.3Mississippi: 2,341 dentists, 8.0 per 10,000 residentsMS8.0Missouri: 5,369 dentists, 8.6 per 10,000 residentsMO8.6Montana: 1,044 dentists, 9.2 per 10,000 residentsMT9.2Nebraska: 2,129 dentists, 10.6 per 10,000 residentsNE10.6Nevada: 3,047 dentists, 9.3 per 10,000 residentsNV9.3New Hampshire: 1,390 dentists, 9.9 per 10,000 residentsNH9.9New Jersey: 11,723 dentists, 12.3 per 10,000 residentsNJ12.3New Mexico: 1,634 dentists, 7.7 per 10,000 residentsNM7.7New York: 24,182 dentists, 12.2 per 10,000 residentsNY12.2North Carolina: 8,794 dentists, 8.0 per 10,000 residentsNC8.0North Dakota: 675 dentists, 8.5 per 10,000 residentsND8.5Ohio: 10,297 dentists, 8.7 per 10,000 residentsOH8.7Oklahoma: 3,319 dentists, 8.1 per 10,000 residentsOK8.1Oregon: 4,348 dentists, 10.2 per 10,000 residentsOR10.2Pennsylvania: 13,796 dentists, 10.5 per 10,000 residentsPA10.5Rhode Island: 1,060 dentists, 9.5 per 10,000 residentsRI9.5South Carolina: 4,687 dentists, 8.6 per 10,000 residentsSC8.6South Dakota: 740 dentists, 8.0 per 10,000 residentsSD8.0Tennessee: 6,451 dentists, 8.9 per 10,000 residentsTN8.9Texas: 26,128 dentists, 8.4 per 10,000 residentsTX8.4Utah: 3,594 dentists, 10.3 per 10,000 residentsUT10.3Vermont: 695 dentists, 10.7 per 10,000 residentsVT10.7Virginia: 8,885 dentists, 10.1 per 10,000 residentsVA10.1Washington: 8,243 dentists, 10.4 per 10,000 residentsWA10.4West Virginia: 1,500 dentists, 8.5 per 10,000 residentsWV8.5Wisconsin: 5,553 dentists, 9.3 per 10,000 residentsWI9.3Wyoming: 576 dentists, 9.8 per 10,000 residentsWY9.8Alaska: 730 dentists, 9.9 per 10,000 residentsAK9.9Connecticut: 4,814 dentists, 13.1 per 10,000 residentsCT13.1California: 48,408 dentists, 12.3 per 10,000 residentsCA12.3Colorado: 6,357 dentists, 10.7 per 10,000 residentsCO10.7Arizona: 6,699 dentists, 8.8 per 10,000 residentsAZ8.8Arkansas: 2,371 dentists, 7.7 per 10,000 residentsAR7.7Alabama: 3,949 dentists, 7.7 per 10,000 residentsAL7.7
  • 7.1–8.5
  • 8.6–8.8
  • 8.9–9.9
  • 10.1–10.6
  • 10.7–14.8

Each square is a state, placed roughly where it is on a map. Darker means more per resident.

US states ranked by dentists per 10,000 residents, with the number of dentists and its rank
#StateDentistsRank by numberPer 10,000 residentsvs US
1District of Columbia1,0414514.8+4.8
2Connecticut4,8142313.1+3.1
3New Jersey11,723712.3+2.3
4California48,408112.3+2.3
5New York24,182312.2+2.2
6Massachusetts8,2851311.6+1.6
7Illinois14,159511.1+1.1
8Maryland6,9691511.1+1.1
9Hawaii1,5603910.8+0.8
10Vermont6954910.7+0.7
11Colorado6,3571810.7+0.7
12Nebraska2,1293610.6+0.6
13Pennsylvania13,796610.5+0.5
14Washington8,2431410.4+0.4
15Minnesota5,9862010.3+0.3
16Utah3,5942910.3+0.3
17Oregon4,3482510.2+0.2
18Florida23,678410.1+0.1
19Virginia8,8851110.1+0.1
20Michigan10,01899.9−0.1
21New Hampshire1,390419.9−0.1
22Alaska730489.9−0.1
23Wyoming576519.8−0.2
24Rhode Island1,060439.5−0.5
25Maine1,312429.3−0.7
26Nevada3,047319.3−0.7
27Wisconsin5,553219.3−0.7
28Montana1,044449.2−0.8
29Idaho1,800379.0−1.0
30Kentucky4,123269.0−1.0
31Tennessee6,451178.9−1.1
32Iowa2,868328.8−1.2
33Arizona6,699168.8−1.2
34Louisiana4,029278.8−1.2
35Ohio10,29788.7−1.3
36Indiana5,996198.7−1.3
37Georgia9,663108.6−1.4
38Missouri5,369228.6−1.4
39Kansas2,548338.6−1.4
40South Carolina4,687248.6−1.4
41West Virginia1,500408.5−1.5
42North Dakota675508.5−1.5
43Texas26,12828.4−1.6
44Oklahoma3,319308.1−1.9
45South Dakota740478.0−2.0
46North Carolina8,794128.0−2.0
47Mississippi2,341358.0−2.0
48Arkansas2,371347.7−2.3
49New Mexico1,634387.7−2.3
50Alabama3,949287.7−2.3
51Delaware746467.1−2.9

US: 10.0 per 10,000 residents

In number, California (48,408), Texas (26,128) and New York (24,182) lead. Per resident, the District of Columbia has 2.1 times as many dentists as Delaware, the lowest.

Source: Primavera, snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026. 521 dentists without a public address could not be placed in a state and are only in the US total.

How dentists show up online

Dentists in the United States, by kind of contact listed

Share of all 340,830 listings.

Website link59.7%
Phone number96.2%
Email address36.4%
Dentists next to all US businesses: website builders, links, ad tags, ratings and chains
MeasureDentistsAll US businesses
Websites read172,19012,846,647
Built with WordPress48.7%29.2%
Built with Wix4.2%7.1%
Built with Squarespace3.5%5.6%
Site links to Instagram43.7%35.1%
Site links to Facebook68.7%45.2%
Meta Pixel or other Meta script12.2%8.8%
Google Ads tag9.9%6.1%
Average Google rating4.554.44
Rated under 4 stars12.8%17.4%
Median Google reviews2511
Part of a chain3.6%7.9%

Dentists invest in their websites more than most trades: 48.7% of their sites run on WordPress, against 29.2% for all US businesses, and 9.9% carry a Google Ads tag, against 6.1%.

Note: Builders, links and tags are shares of the websites Primavera could read (172,190 for dentists), social pages and booking platforms excluded. The Meta figure is an upper bound: Meta’s like buttons and chat load the same script as its ad pixel. Sites made with GoDaddy, Weebly or Duda are counted under none of these builders. Ratings: listings with at least one review.

Which chains have the most dentists?

3.6% of dental listings belong to a group practice our rules recognize. Aspen Dental has the most.

Chains with the most dentists listings on Google Maps in the US
ChainListingsShare of dentists
Aspen Dental4,7451.4%
Affordable Dentures & Implants5880.2%
Great Expressions5200.2%
Western Dental4430.1%
Comfort Dental3600.1%
ClearChoice3030.1%

Note: These are listings, not offices: a group practice can have one listing per dentist.

To build a list of these dentists with their contact details, see the dentists email list.

What these figures don’t say

  • How many dentists practice. For people, use the ADA’s count; this page counts places on the map.
  • Which offices take new patients, or which insurance they accept.
  • Dental labs and supply stores, which are not in these categories.
  • How many companies own these places. A company with several locations counts once per listing.

Questions

Which state has the most dentists?

California, with 48,408 listings, ahead of Texas (26,128). Per resident, the District of Columbia comes first (14.8 per 10,000 residents), then Connecticut (13.1), against 10.0 for the US.

What percentage of Americans are dentists?

About 0.06%: the ADA counts 205,088 active dentists, for 340,110,988 residents (Census 2024 estimates). That is about 6 dentists for every 10,000 people.

How many dental offices are there in the US?

The Census counted 135,665 offices of dentists with paid employees in 2023 and 57,079 with none in 2024. Google Maps lists 340,830 dentists and dental offices, many of them a dentist’s own listing inside a shared office.

Method and data

Snapshot 2026-11, read November 9, 2026
What is counted
Open listings on Google Maps in the United States whose main Google category is one of the categories below, or whose main category is generic and another of its categories is: 340,830 listings, counted on October 29, 2026 and read on November 9, 2026. Service points (lockers, charging stations) are left out.
Categories
16 Google Maps categories: Endodontist, Dental implants periodontist, Dental radiology, Dental implants provider, Dental hygienist, Periodontist, Orthodontist, Pediatric dentist, Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, Dental clinic, Dentist, Dental, Oral surgeon, Prosthodontist, Cosmetic dentist, Emergency dental service.
Per resident
Listings for 10,000 residents, with each state’s population from the Census 2024 estimates. States are ranked on the exact ratio.
Official figures
Census County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2024, read in their national files on November 4, 2026; federation pages read the same day. Links are in the table above.
Chains
A listing belongs to a chain when its name starts with the chain’s name and its website matches. Agents or franchisees who put their own name first are not tied to the chain.
Cite and download
Louis-Marie Giudicenti (2026). “How many dentists are in the US?” Primavera. Data: snapshot 2026-11, November 9, 2026. https://primaverapp.com/en/data/dentists-in-the-us

Permanent link: https://primaverapp.com/en/data/dentists-in-the-us

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More on how the database is built: all trade counts and how Primavera builds its data.

Written by Louis-Marie Giudicenti

Founder of Primavera. Primavera sells lists of local businesses built from the same database.

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