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License Statistics for Ophthalmic Dispensing

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Ophthalmic Dispenser 70 58 78 65 122

Geographic Distribution

As of July 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 51 Jefferson 24 Saratoga 72
Allegany 7 Kings 332 Schenectady 51
Bronx 57 Lewis 3 Schoharie 11
Broome 41 Livingston 16 Schuyler 3
Cattaraugus 13 Madison 15 Seneca 3
Cayuga 15 Monroe 200 Steuben 22
Chautauqua 33 Montgomery 16 St. Lawrence 30
Chemung 25 Nassau 280 Suffolk 304
Chenango 13 New York 98 Sullivan 7
Clinton 13 Niagara 62 Tioga 11
Columbia 10 Oneida 49 Tompkins 10
Cortland 8 Onondaga 135 Ulster 34
Delaware 5 Ontario 44 Warren 15
Dutchess 56 Orange 65 Washington 16
Erie 357 Orleans 5 Wayne 31
Essex 4 Oswego 37 Westchester 95
Franklin 5 Otsego 14 Wyoming 6
Fulton 10 Putnam 12 Yates 3
Genesee 12 Queens 358 NYS TOTAL 3413
Greene 11 Rensselaer 30 OTHER US 330
Hamilton 0 Richmond 102 NON-US 4
Herkimer 16 Rockland 30 TOTAL 3747

* 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.