How many dentists are in Michigan?
3,620 dentists were employed in Michigan in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 35.9 per 100,000 residents and ranks Michigan 9 of 49 states with data. Michigan accounts for 3% of the 121,960 dentists counted across all states.
Michigan compared with the states around it
| # | State | Dentists | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | North Carolina | 4,140 | 39.7 |
| 8 | Virginia | 4,140 | 48 |
| 9 | Michigan | 3,620 | 35.9 |
| 10 | Arizona | 3,470 | 48.5 |
| 11 | Washington | 3,240 | 42 |
The full ranking of all 49 states is on the dentists page. Largest: California with 16,770. Highest per capita: Hawaii at 57 per 100,000.
How many publish a business email?
18,124 dentists in Michigan have a business email address published on a licence register, a practice website or a professional directory, as counted by Email Lists USA's Michigan dentists list on September 21, 2026. That figure measures who publishes a work address, not the size of the profession, and it changes with each rebuild of that list.
Questions
How many dentists are in Michigan?
3,620 dentists were employed in Michigan in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational survey. That is 35.9 per 100,000 residents and ranks Michigan 9 of 49 states with data.
Is that the number of licensed dentists in Michigan?
No. It is the number employed in the occupation, estimated from an employer survey. Licence rolls are usually larger, because they include people who hold a licence but are retired, inactive, working in another field or licensed in more than one state.
When is this updated?
The BLS releases state occupational estimates once a year, in spring, for the previous May. This page shows the May 2025 release, read on September 21, 2026, and is rebuilt when the next release is published.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), via api.bls.gov v2, May 2025, series OEUS260000000000029102101 (Dentists, General, Michigan), read September 21, 2026. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census resident population. Rank and share computed from the 49 published state estimates.