South Carolina Ranks 6th Among the Worst States for Mental Health Care – Report

May 2, 2023

11:22 PM

A new study done by Forbes Advisor compared all 50 states and Washington, D.C. across seven key metrics and found that South Carolina ranks 6th among the worst states for mental health care.

Here’s what Forbes Advisor had to say about South Carolina’s ranking:

South Carolina has the lowest number of mental health treatment centers compared to all other states (only 30.87 per 10,000 businesses). The state is home to the sixth highest percentage of youth who had a major depressive episode in the past year who didn't receive mental health services (67.6%). Lastly, South Carolina had the seventh highest percentage of children with private health insurance that does not cover mental or emotional problems (12.4%).

The 5 Worst States for Mental Health Care:

Texas
- Texas has the highest percentage of adults with a cognitive disability who could not see a doctor due to cost (40.65%), and the highest percentage of youth who had a major depressive episode in the past year and did not receive treatment (73.1%).
Mississippi
- Mississippi ranked second worst in the nation for number of mental health treatment centers (36.33 per 10,000 businesses) and percentage of youth who had a major depressive episode in the past year and did not receive treatment (71.7%).
Alabama
- Alabama has the second highest percentage of adults with a mental illness who are uninsured (19.3%, tied with Missouri) and the third lowest number of mental health treatment centers nationwide (38.33 per 10,000 businesses).
Georgia
- Georgia has the second highest percentage of adults with a cognitive disability who could not see a doctor due to cost (39.18%), and tied with Florida for having the second highest percentage of adults with a mental illness who didn't receive treatment (63.5%).
Florida
- Florida has the sixth highest percentage of adults with a mental illness who are uninsured (17.8%).

You can see the rankings here.