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License Statistics for Physician Assistants

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Physician Assistant 1,665 1,583 1,726 2,113 1,973

Geographic Distribution*

Physician Assistant** as of July 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 372 Jefferson 107 Saratoga 342
Allegany 27 Kings 1589 Schenectady 161
Bronx 347 Lewis 14 Schoharie 11
Broome 145 Livingston 54 Schuyler 11
Cattaraugus 47 Madison 60 Seneca 11
Cayuga 31 Monroe 1075 Steuben 50
Chautauqua 78 Montgomery 24 St. Lawrence 77
Chemung 55 Nassau 2896 Suffolk 2314
Chenango 9 New York 1613 Sullivan 25
Clinton 63 Niagara 150 Tioga 26
Columbia 36 Oneida 153 Tompkins 83
Cortland 20 Onondaga 652 Ulster 101
Delaware 22 Ontario 141 Warren 85
Dutchess 266 Orange 256 Washington 22
Erie 1395 Orleans 9 Wayne 63
Essex 30 Oswego 47 Westchester 882
Franklin 32 Otsego 85 Wyoming 21
Fulton 25 Putnam 88 Yates 6
Genesee 37 Queens 1896 NYS TOTAL 19368
Greene 27 Rensselaer 123 OTHER US 6835
Hamilton 1 Richmond 640 NON-US 32
Herkimer 17 Rockland 323 TOTAL 26234

* 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.

** Physician assistants and registered specialist assistants practice only under the supervision of licensed physicians.