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License Statistics for Midwifery

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Midwife 76 75 70 96 91

Geographic Distribution*

As of January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 15 Jefferson 8 Saratoga 16
Allegany 3 Kings 226 Schenectady 4
Bronx 31 Lewis 0 Schoharie 2
Broome 6 Livingston 4 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 5 Madison 4 Seneca 0
Cayuga 2 Monroe 50 Steuben 6
Chautauqua 5 Montgomery 2 St. Lawrence 5
Chemung 6 Nassau 68 Suffolk 68
Chenango 2 New York 128 Sullivan 2
Clinton 4 Niagara 5 Tioga 5
Columbia 5 Oneida 7 Tompkins 18
Cortland 2 Onondaga 32 Ulster 26
Delaware 2 Ontario 14 Warren 16
Dutchess 29 Orange 20 Washington 3
Erie 27 Orleans 0 Wayne 3
Essex 2 Oswego 5 Westchester 66
Franklin 3 Otsego 13 Wyoming 1
Fulton 4 Putnam 11 Yates 1
Genesee 7 Queens 63 NYS TOTAL 1138
Greene 6 Rensselaer 11 OTHER US 314
Hamilton 0 Richmond 14 NON-US 6
Herkimer 2 Rockland 41 TOTAL 1458

* County of location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the State Education Department. Licensees must be registered in order to practice or use the professional title within New York State; being registered, however, does not necessarily mean the licensee is actively engaged in practice.