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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 July 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 307 Jefferson 55 Saratoga 263
Allegany 40 Kings 1410 Schenectady 138
Bronx 349 Lewis 8 Schoharie 16
Broome 45 Livingston 46 Schuyler 7
Cattaraugus 50 Madison 40 Seneca 14
Cayuga 45 Monroe 734 Steuben 43
Chautauqua 74 Montgomery 26 St. Lawrence 60
Chemung 26 Nassau 1108 Suffolk 1043
Chenango 8 New York 1075 Sullivan 28
Clinton 97 Niagara 143 Tioga 17
Columbia 41 Oneida 68 Tompkins 54
Cortland 15 Onondaga 367 Ulster 179
Delaware 11 Ontario 88 Warren 62
Dutchess 250 Orange 240 Washington 24
Erie 860 Orleans 15 Wayne 62
Essex 29 Oswego 98 Westchester 754
Franklin 36 Otsego 28 Wyoming 18
Fulton 22 Putnam 72 Yates 4
Genesee 31 Queens 1088 YS TOTAL 12574
Greene 21 Rensselaer 134 OTHER US 2654
Hamilton 1 Richmond 326 NON-US 24
Herkimer 10 Rockland 251 TOTAL 15252

* 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.