A PUBLIC RESEARCH LIBRARY
The numbers
behind autism.
Autism, ABA therapy, and education data you can check, compare, and cite. Every report opens the door to its sources.
IN THE DATA01 / FUNDING
How much does Medicaid
spend on ABA therapy?
$10.11B
reported payments in 2025
Medicaid and CHIP · CMS
Reported national payments, 2021–2025US$ billions
BUILT FROM PUBLISHED DATA
CDCCMSHHS-OIGBACBUS CensusUS Dept. of Education
THE RESEARCH LIBRARY
Find the figure.
Understand what it means.
Five reports on how autism is identified, how services are funded, and who receives support. Browse the data without losing the context.
5 reports
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Funding · 2021–2025
Medicaid spending on ABA therapy
Source: CMS
$10.11Breported ABA payments in 2025
02
Funding · 2019–2023 claims
Federal audits of autism-service payments
Source: HHS-OIG
$198.6Msum of four improper-payment estimates
03
Prevalence · 2022 surveillance
Autism rates across CDC monitoring sites
Source: CDC ADDM
1 in 31identified in the combined CDC monitoring sample
04
Workforce · October 2026 snapshot
BCBA workforce density by state
Source: BACB + Census
81,570BCBAs in 50 states and DC in the saved snapshot
05
Education · Fall 2012–2024
Autism in US special education
Source: US Department of Education
1.03Mstudents ages 6–21 in the autism category, fall 2024
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