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License Statistics for Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Licensed Clinical Social Worker* 1,907 2,063 2,095 2,419 2,636

*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, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 584 Jefferson 126 Saratoga 385
Allegany 27 Kings 3927 Schenectady 251
Bronx 1069 Lewis 17 Schoharie 24
Broome 343 Livingston 55 Schuyler 21
Cattaraugus 54 Madison 64 Seneca 30
Cayuga 77 Monroe 990 Steuben 95
Chautauqua 103 Montgomery 30 St. Lawrence 83
Chemung 95 Nassau 3036 Suffolk 3108
Chenango 44 New York 4792 Sullivan 95
Clinton 54 Niagara 136 Tioga 70
Columbia 128 Oneida 277 Tompkins 241
Cortland 54 Onondaga 627 Ulster 502
Delaware 51 Ontario 150 Warren 87
Dutchess 720 Orange 597 Washington 49
Erie 1177 Orleans 20 Wayne 78
Essex 31 Oswego 52 Westchester 2543
Franklin 33 Otsego 75 Wyoming 32
Fulton 24 Putnam 250 Yates 20
Genesee 57 Queens 2257 NYS TOTAL 31553
Greene 70 Rensselaer 200 OTHER US 7084
Hamilton 4 Richmond 558 NON-US 47
Herkimer 56 Rockland 741 TOTAL 38684

**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.