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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 January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 556 Jefferson 146 Saratoga 336
Allegany 19 Kings 5033 Schenectady 258
Bronx 2024 Lewis 22 Schoharie 25
Broome 360 Livingston 76 Schuyler 16
Cattaraugus 58 Madison 57 Seneca 33
Cayuga 80 Monroe 1427 Steuben 92
Chautauqua 122 Montgomery 41 St. Lawrence 70
Chemung 120 Nassau 2857 Suffolk 2986
Chenango 35 New York 3563 Sullivan 72
Clinton 72 Niagara 182 Tioga 76
Columbia 67 Oneida 241 Tompkins 175
Cortland 65 Onondaga 805 Ulster 298
Delaware 30 Ontario 172 Warren 59
Dutchess 574 Orange 571 Washington 39
Erie 1481 Orleans 31 Wayne 138
Essex 31 Oswego 81 Westchester 1965
Franklin 28 Otsego 49 Wyoming 32
Fulton 28 Putnam 180 Yates 24
Genesee 68 Queens 3057 NYS TOTAL 32908
Greene 48 Rensselaer 243 OTHER US 4578
Hamilton 3 Richmond 713 NON-US 78
Herkimer 55 Rockland 743 TOTAL 37564

**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.