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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 January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 562 Jefferson 121 Saratoga 371
Allegany 27 Kings 3779 Schenectady 243
Bronx 1053 Lewis 18 Schoharie 23
Broome 334 Livingston 55 Schuyler 19
Cattaraugus 52 Madison 61 Seneca 30
Cayuga 75 Monroe 957 Steuben 93
Chautauqua 96 Montgomery 28 St. Lawrence 80
Chemung 95 Nassau 3001 Suffolk 3028
Chenango 44 New York 4732 Sullivan 92
Clinton 51 Niagara 136 Tioga 69
Columbia 127 Oneida 274 Tompkins 232
Cortland 53 Onondaga 611 Ulster 490
Delaware 48 Ontario 140 Warren 82
Dutchess 703 Orange 573 Washington 48
Erie 1118 Orleans 18 Wayne 76
Essex 27 Oswego 49 Westchester 2506
Franklin 31 Otsego 77 Wyoming 32
Fulton 24 Putnam 245 Yates 20
Genesee 56 Queens 2193 NYS TOTAL 30772
Greene 68 Rensselaer 199 OTHER US 6654
Hamilton 6 Richmond 551 NON-US 48
Herkimer 54 Rockland 716 TOTAL 37474

**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.