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License Statistics for Physical Therapy

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

PROFESSION TITLE 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Physical Therapist 1,502 1,503 1,877 1,992 1,754

Geographic Distribution*

Physical Therapists as of January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 302 Jefferson 86 Saratoga 475
Allegany 33 Kings 1773 Schenectady 189
Bronx 423 Lewis 21 Schoharie 18
Broome 190 Livingston 73 Schuyler 13
Cattatagus 57 Madison 83 Seneca 27
Cayuga 56 Monroe 1075 Steuben 99
Chautauqua 85 Montgomery 45 St. Lawrence 124
Chemung 76 Nassau 2879 Suffolk 2196
Chenango 39 New York 1461 Sullivan 58
Clinton 71 Niagara 229 Tioga 78
Columbia 43 Oneida 315 Tompkins 122
Cortland 48 Onondaga 714 Ulster 152
Delaware 28 Ontario 201 Warren 83
Dutchess 383 Orange 406 Washington 31
Erie 1526 Orleans 23 Wayne 99
Essex 45 Oswego 91 Westchester 1506
Franklin 49 Otsego 57 Wyoming 39
Fulton 36 Putnam 181 Yates 15
Genesee 64 Queens 2541 NYS TOTAL 22730
Greene 58 Rensselaer 188 OTHER US 6279
Hamilton 5 Richmond 781 NON-US 985
Herkimer 57 Rockland 509 TOTAL 29993

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.

** Physical therapist assistants practice only under the supervision of licensed physical therapists.