West Virginia's behavioral health sector registered 78 providers in the latest CMS update, accounting for 1% of the national total. This small share reflects the state's more modest market size compared to larger states. The cohort consists of 77 individuals and just 1 organization, indicating growth is primarily driven by individual practitioners.
ABA Workforce
Within the ABA field, the update shows a very small footprint with 4 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 2 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). This creates a low 2-to-1 RBT-to-BCBA ratio, which allows for close supervision but also highlights the limited scale of the ABA workforce in this cohort. Some providers hold multiple credentials, as 19 providers in this update listed more than one taxonomy, so these counts are not mutually exclusive.
Provider Demographics
The new workforce is predominantly female, with women making up 86% of new individual providers, or 66 people. Men accounted for the remaining 11 providers. No single organization appeared as a notable employer in this week's data, suggesting hiring is dispersed across smaller or independent practices.
The minimal number of new ABA professionals suggests that while the broader behavioral health field is adding practitioners, the expansion of dedicated ABA service capacity in West Virginia remains limited.