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License Statistics


Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years


Profession Title 2004¹ 2005 2006 2007 2008
Certified Social Worker 1,301 0 0 0 0
Licensed Master Social Worker 50,220 2,132 2,637 1,932 2,115
Licensed Clinical Social Worker 19,471 3,898 2,477 477 454

¹ On September 1, 2004, all Certified Social Worker licenses, both active and inactive, were converted to the new professions of Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Geographic Distribution of Active Registrations

As of July 6, 2009

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)²

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 412 Jefferson 59 Saratoga 197
Allegany 13 Kings 2,487 Schenectady 189
Bronx 1,050 Lewis 8 Schoharie 22
Broome 222 Livingston 40 Schuyler 15
Cattaraugus 37 Madison 42 Seneca 20
Cayuga 36 Monroe 913 Steuben 57
Chautauqua 100 Montgomery 23 St. Lawrence 35
Chemung 70 Nassau 1,883 Suffolk 1,804
Chenango 39 New York 3,145 Sullivan 55
Clinton 35 Niagara 118 Tioga 32
Columbia 54 Oneida 155 Tompkins 144
Cortland 25 Onondaga 489 Ulster 215
Delaware 24 Ontario 87 Warren 47
Dutchess 358 Orange 321 Washington 26
Erie 694 Orleans 18 Wayne 72
Essex 16 Oswego 39 Westchester 1,589
Franklin 19 Otsego 28 Wyoming 22
Fulton 33 Putnam 125 Yates 17
Genesee 35 Queens 1,755 NYS TOTAL 20,643
Greene 41 Rensselaer 155 OTHER US 2,314
Hamilton 5 Richmond 410 NON-US 41
Herkimer 32 Rockland 435 TOTAL 22,998

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)²

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 419 Jefferson 31 Saratoga 229
Allegany 11 Kings 1,854 Schenectady 171
Bronx 759 Lewis 8 Schoharie 22
Broome 237 Livingston 34 Schuyler 16
Cattaraugus 27 Madison 45 Seneca 26
Cayuga 28 Monroe 569 Steuben 50
Chautauqua 45 Montgomery 20 St. Lawrence 57
Chemung 65 Nassau 2,413 Suffolk 2,174
Chenango 31 New York 4,567 Sullivan 81
Clinton 38 Niagara 73 Tioga 49
Columbia 67 Oneida 183 Tompkins 163
Cortland 27 Onondaga 413 Ulster 350
Delaware 33 Ontario 90 Warren 57
Dutchess 469 Orange 381 Washington 28
Erie 719 Orleans 13 Wayne 34
Essex 27 Oswego 29 Westchester 1,985
Franklin 24 Otsego 59 Wyoming 15
Fulton 21 Putnam 173 Yates 6
Genesee 32 Queens 1,446 NYS TOTAL 22,144
Greene 40 Rensselaer 142 OTHER US 2,170
Hamilton 3 Richmond 422 NON-US 25
Herkimer 29 Rockland 515 TOTAL 24,339

² 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 use the professional title within New York State; being registered, however, does not necessarily mean the licensee is actively engaged in practice.


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