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License Statistics for Massage Therapy

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Massage Therapist 388 395 340 286 283

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of July 1, 2025

Massage Therapists

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 266 Jefferson 63 Saratoga 248
Allegany 17 Kings 899 Schenectady 142
Bronx 298 Lewis 21 Schoharie 19
Broome 117 Livingston 42 Schuyler 18
Cattaraugus 43 Madison 55 Seneca 34
Cayuga 68 Monroe 583 Steuben 69
Chautauqua 59 Montgomery 41 St. Lawrence 41
Chemung 60 Nassau 776 Suffolk 1278
Chenango 38 New York 920 Sullivan 56
Clinton 44 Niagara 164 Tioga 79
Columbia 89 Oneida 126 Tompkins 135
Cortland 43 Onondaga 360 Ulster 297
Delaware 27 Ontario 113 Warren 76
Dutchess 282 Orange 203 Washington 57
Erie 727 Orleans 10 Wayne 52
Essex 38 Oswego 75 Westchester 533
Franklin 43 Otsego 47 Wyoming 35
Fulton 35 Putnam 87 Yates 13
Genesee 39 Queens 1061 NYS TOTAL 11701
Greene 82 Rensselaer 149 OTHER US 1394
Hamilton 2 Richmond 154 NON-US 19
Herkimer 35 Rockland 118 TOTAL 13114

* 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.