AHRQ Stats

Compared with the United States as a whole, the percentage of people with dental expenses in 2010 was lower in California and Texas, and higher in Illinois and Michigan. Overall, dental care represented 6.6 percent of all medical expenditures in 2010. (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Statistical Brief #415: Dental Expenditures in the 10 Largest States, 2010.)