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License Statistics for Massage Therapy

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Massage Therapist 395 340 286 283 307

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of July 1, 2026

Massage Therapists

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 266 Jefferson 60 Saratoga 252
Allegany 17 Kings 910 Schenectady 142
Bronx 304 Lewis 19 Schoharie 19
Broome 121 Livingston 39 Schuyler 17
Cattaraugus 46 Madison 53 Seneca 32
Cayuga 67 Monroe 562 Steuben 67
Chautauqua 60 Montgomery 43 St. Lawrence 42
Chemung 57 Nassau 765 Suffolk 1242
Chenango 37 New York 927 Sullivan 55
Clinton 43 Niagara 160 Tioga 79
Columbia 90 Oneida 125 Tompkins 131
Cortland 39 Onondaga 350 Ulster 308
Delaware 26 Ontario 106 Warren 75
Dutchess 287 Orange 203 Washington 50
Erie 726 Orleans 12 Wayne 49
Essex 37 Oswego 74 Westchester 526
Franklin 42 Otsego 49 Wyoming 39
Fulton 31 Putnam 82 Yates 13
Genesee 36 Queens 1031 NYS TOTAL 11578
Greene 83 Rensselaer 148 OTHER US 1383
Hamilton 2 Richmond 155 NON-US 20
Herkimer 36 Rockland 114 TOTAL 12981

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.