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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Nurse Practitioner 3,323 3,543 3,680 4,182 4,295

Geographic Distribution*

Nurse Practitioners (all specialties** combined) as of July 1, 2025

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 545 Jefferson 110 Saratoga 504
Allegany 44 Kings 2983 Schenectady 248
Bronx 1013 Lewis 21 Schoharie 26
Broome 418 Livingston 120 Schuyler 22
Cattaraugus 70 Madison 134 Seneca 27
Cayuga 133 Monroe 1952 Steuben 194
Chautauqua 116 Montgomery 55 St. Lawrence 145
Chemung 156 Nassau 3961 Suffolk 3214
Chenango 55 New York 2364 Sullivan 71
Clinton 117 Niagara

295

Tioga 99
Columbia

76

Oneida 450 Tompkins

136

Cortland 67 Onondaga 1356 Ulster 208
Delaware 56 Ontario 321 Warren 130
Dutchess 547 Orange 656 Washington 47
Erie 1877 Orleans 22 Wayne 207
Essex 29 Oswego 165 Westchester 2142
Franklin 60 Otsego 119 Wyoming 39
Fulton 58 Putnam 170 Yates

48

Genesee 98 Queens 2936 NYS TOTAL 33508*
Greene 45 Rensselaer 272 OTHER US 13431
Hamilton 3 Richmond 1010 NON-US 146
Herkimer 70 Rockland 876 TOTAL 47085

Nurse Practitioner Specialties**

Specialty New York State Other US Foreign Total
Acute Care 1963 913 7 2883
Adult Health 7250 2109 20 9379
College Health 0 0 0 0
Community Health 60 18 0 78
Family Health 16261 6819 94 23174
Gerontology 413 115 0 528
Holistic Nursing 27 17 1 45
Neonatology 267 122 1 390
Obstetrics & Gynecology 189 33 1 223
Oncology 24 10 0 34
Palliative Care 24 11 0 35
Pediatrics 2032 586 5 2623
Perinatology 17 0 0 17
Psychiatry 4086

2349

15 6450
School Health 2 0 0 2
Women's Health 893 329 2 1224
TOTAL 33508 13431 146 47085

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

** An RN may hold certification in more than one specialty. All nurse practitioners must also maintain current registration of their registered professional nurse license.