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License Statistics for Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Licensed Clinical Social Worker* 1,507 1,907 2,063 2,095 2,419

*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, 2025

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 551 Jefferson 117 Saratoga 357
Allegany 27 Kings 3648 Schenectady 247
Bronx 1027 Lewis 20 Schoharie 21
Broome 324 Livingston 56 Schuyler 17
Cattaraugus 55 Madison 60 Seneca 30
Cayuga 73 Monroe 931 Steuben 94
Chautauqua 94 Montgomery 25 St. Lawrence 79
Chemung 94 Nassau 2964 Suffolk 2968
Chenango 45 New York 4682 Sullivan 90
Clinton 51 Niagara 129 Tioga 67
Columbia 118 Oneida 269 Tompkins 232
Cortland 50 Onondaga 588 Ulster 477
Delaware 48 Ontario 133 Warren 84
Dutchess 688 Orange 556 Washington 44
Erie 1094 Orleans 17 Wayne 71
Essex 25 Oswego 47 Westchester 2453
Franklin 31 Otsego 76 Wyoming 30
Fulton 25 Putnam 237 Yates 17
Genesee 54 Queens 2112 NYS TOTAL 30075
Greene 63 Rensselaer 199 OTHER US 6303
Hamilton 5 Richmond 536 NON-US 42
Herkimer 52 Rockland 701 TOTAL 36420

**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.