License Statistics for Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Licensed Clinical Social Worker*	1,271	1,406	1,507	1,907	2,063

^*On September 1, 2004, all Certified Social Worker licenses, both active and inactive, were converted to the new professions of Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Geographic Distribution**

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as of July 1, 2023

County	Number	County	Number	County	Number
Albany	522	Jefferson	105	Saratoga	317
Allegany	23	Kings	3298	Schenectady	216
Bronx	953	Lewis	16	Schoharie	15
Broome	305	Livingston	47	Schuyler	17
Cattaraugus	48	Madison	56	Seneca	26
Cayuga	66	Monroe	839	Steuben	83
Chautauqua	90	Montgomery	19	St. Lawrence	65
Chemung	80	Nassau	2871	Suffolk	2728
Chenango	45	New York	4700	Sullivan	81
Clinton	48	Niagara	121	Tioga	59
Columbia	102	Oneida	248	Tompkins	227
Cortland	40	Onondaga	526	Ulster	434
Delaware	46	Ontario	122	Warren	89
Dutchess	629	Orange	501	Washington	36
Erie	990	Orleans	16	Wayne	55
Essex	26	Oswego	48	Westchester	2323
Franklin	30	Otsego	72	Wyoming	26
Fulton	23	Putnam	209	Yates	9
Genesee	50	Queens	1921	NYS TOTAL	28112
Greene	54	Rensselaer	181	OTHER US	4853
Hamilton	4	Richmond	514	NON-US	36
Herkimer	50	Rockland	652	TOTAL	33001

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