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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, 2025

Massage Therapists

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 266 Jefferson 63 Saratoga 248
Allegany 17 Kings 910 Schenectady 143
Bronx 300 Lewis 20 Schoharie 19
Broome 120 Livingston 39 Schuyler 17
Cattaraugus 43 Madison 55 Seneca 32
Cayuga 67 Monroe 573 Steuben 70
Chautauqua 58 Montgomery 42 St. Lawrence 43
Chemung 58 Nassau 770 Suffolk 1260
Chenango 37 New York 921 Sullivan 55
Clinton 43 Niagara 162 Tioga 79
Columbia 89 Oneida 126 Tompkins 137
Cortland 41 Onondaga 357 Ulster 300
Delaware 26 Ontario 110 Warren 76
Dutchess 288 Orange 205 Washington 54
Erie 725 Orleans 12 Wayne 50
Essex 37 Oswego 74 Westchester 529
Franklin 44 Otsego 46 Wyoming 38
Fulton 34 Putnam 83 Yates 15
Genesee 36 Queens 1038 NYS TOTAL 11641
Greene 80 Rensselaer 152 OTHER US 1388
Hamilton 2 Richmond 155 NON-US 19
Herkimer 36 Rockland 116 TOTAL 13048

* 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.