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License Statistics for Optometry

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Optometrist 179 214 199 224 198

Geographic Distribution*

As of July 1, 2025 

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 45 Jefferson 11 Saratoga 45
Allegany 2 Kings 306 Schenectady 15
Bronx 61 Lewis 0 Schoharie 2
Broome 25 Livingston 3 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 6 Madison 7 Seneca 2
Cayuga 4 Monroe 141 Steuben 14
Chautauqua 21 Montgomery 8 St. Lawrence 6
Chemung 11 Nassau 407 Suffolk 229
Chenango 3 New York 352 Sullivan 7
Clinton 12 Niagara 21 Tioga 9
Columbia 3 Oneida 39 Tompkins 11
Cortland 8 Onondaga 67 Ulster 31
Delaware 2 Ontario 30 Warren 13
Dutchess 36 Orange 54 Washington 7
Erie 150 Orleans 0 Wayne 8
Essex 1 Oswego 8 Westchester 200
Franklin 5 Otsego 8 Wyoming 3
Fulton 2 Putnam 9 Yates 3
Genesee 3 Queens 398 NYS TOTAL 3035
Greene 8 Rensselaer 15 OTHER US 976
Hamilton 0 Richmond 66 NON-US 63
Herkimer 9 Rockland 61 TOTAL 4074

* 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.