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License Statistics for Creative Arts Therapists

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Creative Arts Therapist 109 136 156 131 165

Geographic Distribution*

As of January 1, 2026

Creative Arts Therapist

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 11 Jefferson 3 Saratoga 10
Allegany 1 Kings 397 Schenectady 10
Bronx 30 Lewis 1 Schoharie 1
Broome 10 Livingston 3 Schuyler 0
Cattaraugus 0 Madison 0 Seneca 2
Cayuga 1 Monroe 129 Steuben 2
Chautauqua 1 Montgomery 1 St. Lawrence 1
Chemung 2 Nassau 199 Suffolk 180
Chenango 0 New York 279 Sullivan 8
Clinton 3 Niagara 6 Tioga 2
Columbia 6 Oneida 4 Tompkins 9
Cortland 0 Onondaga 29 Ulster 42
Delaware 6 Ontario 17 Warren 2
Dutchess 40 Orange 19 Washington 1
Erie 39 Orleans 1 Wayne 8
Essex 0 Oswego 4 Westchester 152
Franklin 0 Otsego 2 Wyoming 1
Fulton 0 Putnam 25 Yates 2
Genesee 4 Queens 178 NYS TOTAL 1942
Greene 4 Rensselaer 4 OTHER US 434
Hamilton 1 Richmond 16 NON-US 12
Herkimer 0 Rockland 33 TOTAL 2388

* 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.