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License Statistics for Physician Assistants

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Physician Assistant 1,574 1,665 1,583 1,726 2,113

Geographic Distribution*

Physician Assistant** as of July 1, 2025

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 375 Jefferson 99 Saratoga 327
Allegany 25 Kings 1513 Schenectady 154
Bronx 330 Lewis 14 Schoharie 11
Broome 137 Livingston 53 Schuyler 8
Cattaraugus 46 Madison 65 Seneca 10
Cayuga 28 Monroe 1037 Steuben 48
Chautauqua 75 Montgomery 25 St. Lawrence 75
Chemung 54 Nassau 2748 Suffolk 2196
Chenango 9 New York 1473 Sullivan 24
Clinton 61 Niagara 139 Tioga 26
Columbia 38 Oneida 143 Tompkins 88
Cortland 24 Onondaga 613 Ulster 95
Delaware 21 Ontario 132 Warren 87
Dutchess 260 Orange 245 Washington 21
Erie 1337 Orleans 10 Wayne 63
Essex 30 Oswego 50 Westchester 835
Franklin 32 Otsego 88 Wyoming 19
Fulton 22 Putnam 80 Yates 6
Genesee 34 Queens 1811 NYS TOTAL 18461
Greene 27 Rensselaer 119 OTHER US 6206
Hamilton 2 Richmond 612 NON-US 28
Herkimer 14 Rockland 318 TOTAL 24695

* 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.