South Carolina registered **96 behavioral health providers** in the latest CMS NPI update, accounting for **1% of the national weekly total**. This cohort includes **80 individuals** and **16 organizations**, indicating a consistent, if modest, expansion of the state's behavioral health infrastructure and workforce.
ABA Workforce Dynamics
Within the applied behavior analysis sector, the data reveals **24 new RBT credentials** and **9 BCBA credentials**. It is important to note these categories have some overlap, as **2 individuals** held both credentials, a common marker of career advancement from a technician role to a supervisory position. This creates a workforce ratio of nearly three RBTs for every BCBA, a balance that is essential for maintaining quality supervision and expanding capacity for direct client services.
Demographics and Sector Growth
The gender distribution among the **80 individual providers** is heavily skewed toward female practitioners, with **66 (83%)** identifying as female, **13 (16%)** as male, and **1** as nonbinary. This demographic profile is typical for the behavioral health industry nationwide. No single large employer dominated the new registrations, suggesting that growth is distributed across a diverse landscape of smaller clinics and independent practices. The continued influx of both RBTs and their BCBA supervisors signals a strengthening foundation for meeting the demand for ABA services in South Carolina.