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License Statistics for Certified Public Accountants

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Certified Public Accountant 2,626 3,092 2,580 2,121 2,004

 

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of July 1, 2025

 

Certified Public Accountants

 

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 589 Jefferson 56 Saratoga 534
Allegany 12 Kings 3870 Schenectady 290
Bronx 433 Lewis 9 Schoharie 17
Broome 167 Livingston 67 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 57 Madison 73 Seneca 9
Cayuga 50 Monroe 1599 Steuben 46
Chautauqua 78 Montgomery 26 St. Lawrence 33
Chemung 65 Nassau 8805 Suffolk 4820
Chenango 22 New York 6251 Sullivan 62
Clinton 51 Niagara 282 Tioga 28
Columbia 66 Oneida 173 Tompkins 86
Cortland 31 Onondaga 939 Ulster 165
Delaware 20 Ontario 185 Warren 86
Dutchess 420 Orange 461 Washington 26
Erie 2080 Orleans 15 Wayne 95
Essex 19 Oswego 66 Westchester 3632
Franklin 22 Otsego 39 Wyoming 26
Fulton 34 Putnam 265 Yates 16
Genesee 72 Queens 4663 NYS TOTAL 44208
Greene 42 Rensselaer 207 OTHER US 22204
Hamilton 1 Richmond 973 NON-US 933
Herkimer 17 Rockland 863 TOTAL 67345

* 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.