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License Statistics for Mental Health Counselors

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Mental Health Counselor 1009 1050 1209 1212 1768

Geographic Distribution*

Mental Health Counselor as of January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 295 Jefferson 53 Saratoga 252
Allegany 38 Kings 1352 Schenectady 134
Bronx 335 Lewis 7 Schoharie 15
Broome 41 Livingston 45 Schuyler 6
Cattaraugus 52 Madison 41 Seneca 14
Cayuga 41 Monroe 712 Steuben 39
Chautauqua 74 Montgomery 26 St. Lawrence 63
Chemung 28 Nassau 1068 Suffolk 1001
Chenango 8 New York 1052 Sullivan 27
Clinton 91 Niagara 142 Tioga 16
Columbia 39 Oneida 65 Tompkins 48
Cortland 15 Onondaga 352 Ulster 168
Delaware 11 Ontario 85 Warren 63
Dutchess 231 Orange 238 Washington 25
Erie 834 Orleans 14 Wayne 64
Essex 26 Oswego 91 Westchester 709
Franklin 35 Otsego 29 Wyoming 19
Fulton 17 Putnam 70 Yates 3
Genesee 32 Queens 1038 YS TOTAL 12101
Greene 18 Rensselaer 132 OTHER US 2419
Hamilton 2 Richmond 312 NON-US 25
Herkimer 9 Rockland 239 TOTAL 14545

* 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 practice and use a professional title within New York State; being registered, however, does not necessarily mean the licensee is actively engaged in practice.