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License Statistics for Licensed Master Social Worker

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Licensed Master Social Worker* 3,637 3,377 3,890 3,530 4,018

*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 Master Social Worker (LMSW) as of July 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 550 Jefferson 152 Saratoga 338
Allegany 21 Kings 5110 Schenectady 253
Bronx 2038 Lewis 23 Schoharie 23
Broome 350 Livingston 77 Schuyler 16
Cattaraugus 56 Madison 55 Seneca 33
Cayuga 81 Monroe 1457 Steuben 100
Chautauqua 115 Montgomery 40 St. Lawrence 71
Chemung 121 Nassau 2876 Suffolk 2987
Chenango 35 New York 3582 Sullivan 74
Clinton 72 Niagara 184 Tioga 76
Columbia 75 Oneida 258 Tompkins 172
Cortland 67 Onondaga 812 Ulster 302
Delaware 28 Ontario 169 Warren 64
Dutchess 564 Orange 587 Washington 41
Erie 1484 Orleans 33 Wayne 139
Essex 30 Oswego 83 Westchester 1975
Franklin 30 Otsego 50 Wyoming 31
Fulton 30 Putnam 176 Yates 25
Genesee 69 Queens 3060 NYS TOTAL 33114
Greene 49 Rensselaer 242 OTHER US 4756
Hamilton 3 Richmond 708 NON-US 77
Herkimer 57 Rockland 735 TOTAL 37947

**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.