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License Statistics for Optometry

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Optometrist 214 199 224 198 217

Geographic Distribution*

As of January 1, 2026 

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 43 Jefferson 12 Saratoga 43
Allegany 2 Kings 328 Schenectady 17
Bronx 59 Lewis 0 Schoharie 2
Broome 25 Livingston 3 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 5 Madison 7 Seneca 2
Cayuga 4 Monroe 142 Steuben 12
Chautauqua 22 Montgomery 8 St. Lawrence 6
Chemung 10 Nassau 415 Suffolk 233
Chenango 3 New York 354 Sullivan 7
Clinton 12 Niagara 22 Tioga 9
Columbia 3 Oneida 39 Tompkins 11
Cortland 8 Onondaga 70 Ulster 28
Delaware 2 Ontario 30 Warren 13
Dutchess 37 Orange 56 Washington 7
Erie 153 Orleans 0 Wayne 8
Essex 1 Oswego 7 Westchester 205
Franklin 5 Otsego 7 Wyoming 4
Fulton 2 Putnam 9 Yates 3
Genesee 3 Queens 414 NYS TOTAL 3091
Greene 7 Rensselaer 14 OTHER US 974
Hamilton 0 Richmond 68 NON-US 64
Herkimer 9 Rockland 59 TOTAL 4129

* 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.