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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 July 1, 2026 

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 45 Jefferson 13 Saratoga 44
Allegany 2 Kings 339 Schenectady 17
Bronx 54 Lewis 0 Schoharie 2
Broome 25 Livingston 4 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 6 Madison 7 Seneca 2
Cayuga 5 Monroe 139 Steuben 12
Chautauqua 20 Montgomery 7 St. Lawrence 6
Chemung 11 Nassau 416 Suffolk 229
Chenango 3 New York 359 Sullivan 6
Clinton 12 Niagara 22 Tioga 9
Columbia 2 Oneida 41 Tompkins 12
Cortland 8 Onondaga 69 Ulster 29
Delaware 2 Ontario 30 Warren 15
Dutchess 39 Orange 57 Washington 7
Erie 156 Orleans 0 Wayne 8
Essex 1 Oswego 7 Westchester 206
Franklin 5 Otsego 7 Wyoming 4
Fulton 1 Putnam 9 Yates 4
Genesee 3 Queens 407 NYS TOTAL 3100
Greene 7 Rensselaer 12 OTHER US 977
Hamilton 0 Richmond 68 NON-US 61
Herkimer 9 Rockland 57 TOTAL 4138

* 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.