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License Statistics for Acupuncture

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Acupuncturist 171 192 214 197 199

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of July 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 34 Jefferson 3 Saratoga 27
Allegany 1 Kings 507 Schenectady 5
Bronx 47 Lewis 1 Schoharie 1
Broome 8 Livingston 2 Schuyler 3
Cattaraugus 1 Madison 2 Seneca 9
Cayuga 7 Monroe 70 Steuben 1
Chautauqua 5 Montgomery 1 St. Lawrence 6
Chemung 3 Nassau 510 Suffolk 432
Chenango 2 New York 728 Sullivan 16
Clinton 8 Niagara 7 Tioga 5
Columbia 23 Oneida 13 Tompkins 34
Cortland 3 Onondaga 30 Ulster 95
Delaware 6 Ontario 22 Warren 10
Dutchess 62 Orange 45 Washington 2
Erie 44 Orleans 0 Wayne 6
Essex 5 Oswego 3 Westchester 208
Franklin 0 Otsego 8 Wyoming 0
Fulton 2 Putnam 18 Yates 5
Genesee 1 Queens 886 NYS TOTAL 4170
Greene 13 Rensselaer 9 OTHER US 1022
Hamilton 0 Richmond 89 NON-US 29
Herkimer 3 Rockland 73 TOTAL 5221

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.