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License Statistics


Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years


Profession Title 2003 2004¹ 2005 2006 2007
Certified Social Worker 1,653 1,301 0 0 0
Licensed Master Social Worker 0 50,220 2,132 2,637 1,932
Licensed Clinical Social Worker 0 19,471 3,898 2,477 477

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 January 7, 2008

Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)²

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 398 Jefferson 53 Saratoga 197
Allegany 10 Kings 2,285 Schenectady 189
Bronx 1,020 Lewis 7 Schoharie 18
Broome 216 Livingston 35 Schuyler 14
Cattaraugus 32 Madison 37 Seneca 20
Cayuga 35 Monroe 875 Steuben 53
Chautauqua 84 Montgomery 18 St. Lawrence 30
Chemung 59 Nassau 1,873 Suffolk 1,723
Chenango 35 New York 3,187 Sullivan 61
Clinton 35 Niagara 105 Tioga 35
Columbia 60 Oneida 147 Tompkins 134
Cortland 21 Onondaga 470 Ulster 228
Delaware 19 Ontario 74 Warren 47
Dutchess 347 Orange 317 Washington 27
Erie 671 Orleans 16 Wayne 64
Essex 17 Oswego 33 Westchester 1,544
Franklin 17 Otsego 24 Wyoming 21
Fulton 30 Putnam 139 Yates 17
Genesee 37 Queens 1,742 NYS TOTAL 20,047
Greene 36 Rensselaer 148 OTHER US 2,225
Hamilton 4 Richmond 397 NON-US 36
Herkimer 32 Rockland 428 TOTAL 22,308

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)²

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 415 Jefferson 29 Saratoga 229
Allegany 11 Kings 1,870 Schenectady 172
Bronx 768 Lewis 7 Schoharie 21
Broome 233 Livingston 32 Schuyler 16
Cattaraugus 28 Madison 45 Seneca 25
Cayuga 30 Monroe 575 Steuben 52
Chautauqua 46 Montgomery 21 St. Lawrence 57
Chemung 64 Nassau 2,407 Suffolk 2,188
Chenango 28 New York 4,559 Sullivan 81
Clinton 35 Niagara 72 Tioga 41
Columbia 70 Oneida 183 Tompkins 163
Cortland 26 Onondaga 409 Ulster 347
Delaware 33 Ontario 88 Warren 51
Dutchess 478 Orange 383 Washington 29
Erie 721 Orleans 12 Wayne 32
Essex 25 Oswego 30 Westchester 1,981
Franklin 23 Otsego 56 Wyoming 16
Fulton 19 Putnam 176 Yates 6
Genesee 30 Queens 1,457 NYS TOTAL 22,157
Greene 44 Rensselaer 136 OTHER US 2,110
Hamilton 4 Richmond 421 NON-US 26
Herkimer 30 Rockland 521 TOTAL 24,293

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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