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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 January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 737 Jefferson 102 Saratoga 340
Allegany 28 Kings 1554 Schenectady 159
Bronx 336 Lewis 14 Schoharie 11
Broome 142 Livingston 55 Schuyler 9
Cattaraugus 47 Madison 62 Seneca 11
Cayuga 31 Monroe 1071 Steuben 49
Chautauqua 75 Montgomery 25 St. Lawrence 77
Chemung 55 Nassau 2845 Suffolk 2243
Chenango 9 New York 1533 Sullivan 25
Clinton 62 Niagara 150 Tioga 27
Columbia 38 Oneida 148 Tompkins 87
Cortland 21 Onondaga 640 Ulster 97
Delaware 22 Ontario 136 Warren 86
Dutchess 269 Orange 254 Washington 22
Erie 1370 Orleans 9 Wayne 62
Essex 31 Oswego 46 Westchester 866
Franklin 31 Otsego 85 Wyoming 19
Fulton 22 Putnam 85 Yates 6
Genesee 36 Queens 1877 NYS TOTAL 19021
Greene 27 Rensselaer 118 OTHER US 6560
Hamilton 2 Richmond 646 NON-US 28
Herkimer 17 Rockland 326 TOTAL 25609

* 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.