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License Statistics for Certified Public Accountants

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Certified Public Accountant 3,092 2,580 2,121 2,004 2,531

 

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of January 1, 2026

 

Certified Public Accountants

 

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 594 Jefferson 59 Saratoga 537
Allegany 12 Kings 3918 Schenectady 294
Bronx 425 Lewis 9 Schoharie 15
Broome 162 Livingston 68 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 59 Madison 72 Seneca 8
Cayuga 52 Monroe 1611 Steuben 47
Chautauqua 78 Montgomery 26 St. Lawrence 33
Chemung 65 Nassau 8916 Suffolk 4879
Chenango 21 New York 6304 Sullivan 62
Clinton 52 Niagara 291 Tioga 29
Columbia 71 Oneida 175 Tompkins 85
Cortland 32 Onondaga 944 Ulster 166
Delaware 19 Ontario 186 Warren 89
Dutchess 425 Orange 470 Washington 26
Erie 2112 Orleans 16 Wayne 95
Essex 18 Oswego 64 Westchester 3657
Franklin 23 Otsego 40 Wyoming 26
Fulton 33 Putnam 270 Yates 16
Genesee 72 Queens 4718 NYS TOTAL 44687
Greene 44 Rensselaer 208 OTHER US 22573
Hamilton 1 Richmond 1003 NON-US 954
Herkimer 16 Rockland 867 TOTAL 68214

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