License Statistics


Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Pharmacist 509 565 662 702 867
Pharmacist, 3-year limited license 27 25 55 72 2



Geographic Distribution

Pharmacists* (as of January 7, 2008)

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 372 Jefferson 91 Saratoga 369
Allegany 26 Kings 1,422 Schenectady 220
Bronx 279 Lewis 15 Schoharie 8
Broome 162 Livingston 40 Schuyler 16
Cattaraugus 46 Madison 51 Seneca 20
Cayuga 44 Monroe 673 Steuben 53
Chautauqua 88 Montgomery 35 St. Lawrence 78
Chemung 80 Nassau 2,345 Suffolk 1,189
Chenango 32 New York 618 Sullivan 35
Clinton 71 Niagara 187 Tioga 30
Columbia 41 Oneida 243 Tompkins 45
Cortland 24 Onondaga 472 Ulster 87
Delaware 17 Ontario 84 Warren 63
Dutchess 250 Orange 261 Washington 48
Erie 1,197 Orleans 27 Wayne 56
Essex 26 Oswego 74 Westchester 843
Franklin 33 Otsego 61 Wyoming 30
Fulton 30 Putnam 84 Yates 12
Genesee 38 Queens 2,174 NYS TOTAL 16,219
Greene 54 Rensselaer 171 OTHER US 4,051
Hamilton 2 Richmond 527 NON-US 33
Herkimer 58 Rockland 392 TOTAL 20,303
* County of location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the State Education Department. This address may either be the licensee's home or practice address. Licensees must be registered in order to practice within New York State; being registered, however, does not necessarily mean the licensee is actively engaged in practice. Includes a total of 108 licensees who hold a three-year limited license.

Pharmacies (as of February 5, 2008)

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 82 Jefferson 32 Saratoga 36
Allegany 13 Kings 681 Schenectady 39
Bronx 334 Lewis 5 Schoharie 6
Broome 49 Livingston 12 Schuyler 4
Cattaraugus 23 Madison 15 Seneca 6
Cayuga 15 Monroe 154 Steuben 22
Chautauqua 40 Montgomery 13 St. Lawrence 31
Chemung 26 Nassau 340 Suffolk 332
Chenango 14 New York 581 Sullivan 17
Clinton 19 Niagara 49 Tioga 6
Columbia 11 Oneida 71 Tompkins 19
Cortland 13 Onondaga 113 Ulster 35
Delaware 14 Ontario 30 Warren 20
Dutchess 73 Orange 83 Washington 16
Erie 250 Orleans 11 Wayne 22
Essex 13 Oswego 25 Westchester 226
Franklin 14 Otsego 15 Wyoming 9
Fulton 15 Putnam 19 Yates 7
Genesee 13 Queens 510
Greene 10 Rensselaer 30 NYS TOTAL 4,855
Hamilton 0 Richmond 94 OUT-OF-STATE 387
Herkimer 15 Rockland 63 TOTAL 5,242

Manufacturers (as of February 5, 2008)

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 3 Jefferson 0 Saratoga 0
Allegany 0 Kings 1 Schenectady 1
Bronx 2 Lewis 0 Schoharie 0
Broome 1 Livingston 0 Schuyler 0
Cattaraugus 0 Madison 1 Seneca 0
Cayuga 0 Monroe 2 Steuben 0
Chautauqua 0 Montgomery 0 St. Lawrence 0
Chemung 1 Nassau 15 Suffolk 43
Chenango 4 New York 1 Sullivan 1
Clinton 1 Niagara 2 Tioga 0
Columbia 1 Oneida 1 Tompkins 0
Cortland 0 Onondaga 3 Ulster 2
Delaware 1 Ontario 0 Warren 1
Dutchess 0 Orange 2 Washington 0
Erie 11 Orleans 0 Wayne 0
Essex 0 Oswego 0 Westchester 4
Franklin 0 Otsego 1 Wyoming 0
Fulton 1 Putnam 2 Yates 0
Genesee 0 Queens 3
Greene 1 Rensselaer 2 NYS TOTAL 122
Hamilton 0 Richmond 0 OUT-OF-STATE 100
Herkimer 0 Rockland 7 TOTAL 222

Repackers (as of February 5, 2008)

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 7 Jefferson 2 Saratoga 2
Allegany 0 Kings 8 Schenectady 2
Bronx 7 Lewis 0 Schoharie 2
Broome 4 Livingston 1 Schuyler 0
Cattaraugus 1 Madison 0 Seneca 0
Cayuga 0 Monroe 10 Steuben 2
Chautauqua 1 Montgomery 0 St. Lawrence 2
Chemung 2 Nassau 14 Suffolk 13
Chenango 0 New York 4 Sullivan 1
Clinton 3 Niagara 0 Tioga 0
Columbia 0 Oneida 3 Tompkins 1
Cortland 0 Onondaga 10 Ulster 3
Delaware 0 Ontario 0 Warren 2
Dutchess 2 Orange 2 Washington 1
Erie 13 Orleans 0 Wayne 2
Essex 0 Oswego 0 Westchester 8
Franklin 1 Otsego 1 Wyoming 0
Fulton 2 Putnam 0 Yates 0
Genesee 0 Queens 5
Greene 1 Rensselaer 0 NYS TOTAL 147
Hamilton 0 Richmond 1 OUT-OF-STATE 18
Herkimer 0 Rockland 1 TOTAL 165

Wholesalers (as of February 5, 2008)

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 8 Jefferson 2 Saratoga 2
Allegany 0 Kings 28 Schenectady 2
Bronx 5 Lewis 0 Schoharie 0
Broome 2 Livingston 0 Schuyler 0
Cattaraugus 1 Madison 0 Seneca 0
Cayuga 0 Monroe 14 Steuben 0
Chautauqua 1 Montgomery 2 St. Lawrence 1
Chemung 1 Nassau 44 Suffolk 39
Chenango 0 New York 19 Sullivan 1
Clinton 0 Niagara 2 Tioga 0
Columbia 0 Oneida 5 Tompkins 0
Cortland 0 Onondaga 11 Ulster 0
Delaware 1 Ontario 0 Warren 0
Dutchess 0 Orange 6 Washington 0
Erie 17 Orleans 0 Wayne 0
Essex 0 Oswego 0 Westchester 9
Franklin 0 Otsego 1 Wyoming 0
Fulton 0 Putnam 3 Yates 0
Genesee 0 Queens 23
Greene 0 Rensselaer 1 NYS TOTAL 262
Hamilton 0 Richmond 2 OUT-OF-STATE 600
Herkimer 1 Rockland 8 TOTAL 862


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