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Occasional pieces about US dental markets, built from the same public data the reports are built from. Every figure names its source and its vintage, and nothing here is behind a signup.

The most crowded dental markets in America

All 51 states ranked by patients per dental office rather than residents per dentist — because the share of adults who actually attend a dentist ranges from under 20% to over 80%, and the usual figure assumes it does not. California comes out most crowded.

Published 2026-08-04

Sources: US Census Bureau American Community Survey and ZIP Code Business Patterns; CDC PLACES tract-level dental-visit rates. Every figure on this page is computed from those files and nothing else. Built 2026-08-04. Full methodology.

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