License Statistics

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Optometrist 130 132 156 144 137

Geographic Distribution

As of Janury 7, 2013

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 47 Jefferson 16 Saratoga 36
Allegany 3 Kings 220 Schenectady 20
Bronx 56 Lewis 0 Schoharie 3
Broome 30 Livingston 6 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 6 Madison 8 Seneca 2
Cayuga 4 Monroe 131 Steuben 13
Chautauqua 23 Montgomery 5 St. Lawrence 6
Chemung 12 Nassau 334 Suffolk 208
Chenango 4 New York 306 Sullivan 5
Clinton 12 Niagara 22 Tioga 9
Columbia 3 Oneida 34 Tompkins 12
Cortland 5 Onondaga 86 Ulster 26
Delaware 3 Ontario 16 Warren 14
Dutchess 39 Orange 46 Washington 3
Erie 132 Orleans 0 Wayne 15
Essex 3 Oswego 7 Westchester 166
Franklin 7 Otsego 13 Wyoming 5
Fulton 1 Putnam 10 Yates 1
Genesee 4 Queens 277 NYS TOTAL 2,628
Greene 4 Rensselaer 7 OTHER US 583
Hamilton 0 Richmond 56 NON-US 16
Herkimer 9 Rockland 75 TOTAL 3,227

* 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.

Last Updated: January 15, 2013