In 2022, around ten percent of survey respondents from rural areas in the United States reported experiencing discrimination in oral health. Furthermore, 14 percent of rural respondents said that they had been denied oral health care due to discrimination, whereas this figure was 27 percent among urban respondents.
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Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care or were denied care due to discrimination in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity
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CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. (November 13, 2023). Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care or were denied care due to discrimination in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550644/discrimination-in-dental-care-us-by-urbanicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. "Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care or were denied care due to discrimination in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity." Chart. November 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550644/discrimination-in-dental-care-us-by-urbanicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. (2023). Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care or were denied care due to discrimination in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550644/discrimination-in-dental-care-us-by-urbanicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. "Share of People Who Faced Discrimination in Oral Health Care or Were Denied Care Due to Discrimination in The United States in 2022, by Urbanicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550644/discrimination-in-dental-care-us-by-urbanicity/
CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care or were denied care due to discrimination in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550644/discrimination-in-dental-care-us-by-urbanicity/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Share of people who faced discrimination in oral health care or were denied care due to discrimination in the United States in 2022, by urbanicity [Graph], CareQuest Institute for Oral Health, November 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1550644/discrimination-in-dental-care-us-by-urbanicity/