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Visualization Details

South Carolina Healthcare Professional Supply Data

This interactive dashboard displays information about healthcare professionals actively practicing in South Carolina in 2021-2022.



Instructions

Use the filters on the left-hand side of the visualization to customize the view:

  1. To filter by healthcare profession, use the "Healthcare Profession" dropdown menu. You may select a profession from the dropdown menu, listed in alphabetical order, or use the "Enter search text" field to search for a profession.
  2. To filter by geographic area, use the “Region Type” dropdown menu. This will allow the table located below the map legend to show the number of healthcare professionals by the region you selected. When you have selected a region type, its definition will appear in the footnotes below the data table.
  3. Once you have selected a region type, you can filter further by that type using the “Region Type Filter” drop down menu. This allows the map and detailed data table to show the counties within the region type(s) that you select (e.g., “Non-Metropolitan” if you select a Region Type of MSA Status).
  4. To download data or graphics, or to share on social media, use the icons at the bottom of the dashboard.

What does this dashboard show?

This dashboard shows the number of healthcare professionals actively practicing in South Carolina in 2021-2022. Data are displayed by type of healthcare profession and geographic area (county, rural/urban, MSA status, AHEC regions, DHEC regions, perinatal regions, and workforce development areas). Data are displayed on a map of South Carolina, with the corresponding data table below.

Why is this information important, and how can it be used?

The number of currently practicing healthcare professionals is one of the key components that determines workforce supply. An adequate supply of healthcare workers is crucial to ensuring that South Carolinians' healthcare needs are met. The data in this dashboard can be used to:

  • Understand the distribution of practicing healthcare professionals across the state, especially in rural and urban areas;
  • Identify supply gaps in specific healthcare professions or geographic areas and devise strategies to address these gaps;
  • Develop plans to ensure there are enough healthcare professionals to meet current and future demands;
  • Support grant and funding proposals; and
  • Provide insights necessary for workforce planning and policy development.

The data in this dashboard can be used in conjunction with other data sources to more fully understand the supply of healthcare professionals in South Carolina.

About the Data

All data were collected during the license renewal process mandated by the regulatory boards within the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (LLR). The South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office, Data Integration and Analysis Division (RFA), cleans, maintains, and stores the licensure data provided by LLR. The South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce (SCOHW) obtained the deidentified data files from RFA used to create this visualization.

This visualization includes individuals who hold an active license to practice and report they are actively practicing in their field in a nonfederal setting within the state of South Carolina. Physicians include those currently in residency training.

For more detailed information and definitions, see the 2024 South Carolina Health Professions Data Book.

Suggested Citation

Campbell C. South Carolina Healthcare Professional Supply Data. Charleston, SC: South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce, South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium. July 2024. Retrieved from www.scahec.net/scohw/viz/SC-Healthcare-Workforce-Supply-Data.html.

For more information:

Contact Cate Campbell at the South Carolina Office for Healthcare Workforce at campcath@musc.edu.