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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 2,501

 

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of July 1, 2026

 

Certified Public Accountants

 

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 593 Jefferson 57 Saratoga 537
Allegany 12 Kings 3928 Schenectady 296
Bronx 435 Lewis 9 Schoharie 14
Broome 157 Livingston 66 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 56 Madison 74 Seneca 7
Cayuga 53 Monroe 1609 Steuben 47
Chautauqua 79 Montgomery 27 St. Lawrence 32
Chemung 68 Nassau 8986 Suffolk 4905
Chenango 21 New York 6289 Sullivan 63
Clinton 50 Niagara 287 Tioga 31
Columbia 71 Oneida 174 Tompkins 85
Cortland 31 Onondaga 395 Ulster 171
Delaware 19 Ontario 190 Warren 90
Dutchess 421 Orange 466 Washington 24
Erie 2108 Orleans 16 Wayne 98
Essex 19 Oswego 66 Westchester 3675
Franklin 23 Otsego 40 Wyoming 25
Fulton 33 Putnam 267 Yates 16
Genesee 74 Queens 4715 NYS TOTAL 44766
Greene 45 Rensselaer 206 OTHER US 22791
Hamilton 1 Richmond 996 NON-US 984
Herkimer 18 Rockland 858 TOTAL 68541

* 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.