Level densities for nuclei with $20<~A<~41$

Some commonly used level density compilations are compared with one another and with data in the mass range $20<~A<~41.$ A new formula is proposed which appears to be consistent with both low energy $(U<\mathrm{}5\mathrm{}\hspace{0.5em}\mathrm{MeV})$ and high energy $(U>~20\hspace{0.5em}\mathrm{MeV})$ data. This new compilation is used as a benchmark for testing theoretical calculations of level densities utilizing the two-body interaction with moment methods.