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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Registered Professional Nurse 18,607 21,513 23,611 26,348 30,458

Geographic Distribution*

Registered Professional Nurses as of July 1, 2023

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 5,092 Jefferson 1,330 Saratoga 4,208
Allegany 579 Kings 21,394 Schenectady 2,821
Bronx 10,015 Lewis 316 Schoharie 335
Broome 2,896 Livingston 1,036 Schuyler 255
Cattaraugus 879 Madison 1,208 Seneca 359
Cayuga 1,190 Monroe 12,770 Steuben 1,179
Chautauqua 1,382 Montgomery 769 St. Lawrence 1,560
Chemung 1,296 Nassau 27,588 Suffolk 25,002
Chenango 599 New York 10,579 Sullivan 1,007
Clinton 1,317 Niagara 3,278 Tioga 798
Columbia 939 Oneida 3,817 Tompkins 927
Cortland 626 Onondaga 8,880 Ulster 2,341
Delaware 457 Ontario 2,127 Warren 1,205
Dutchess 5,167 Orange 6,369 Washington 776
Erie 16,169 Orleans 477 Wayne 1,420
Essex 530 Oswego 1,501 Westchester 14,477
Franklin 758 Otsego 1,108 Wyoming 542
Fulton 660 Putnam 1,714 Yates 333
Genesee 969 Queens 25,334 NYS TOTAL 262,388
Greene 852 Rensselaer 2,678 OTHER US 102,741
Hamilton 57 Richmond 8,552 NON-US 28,795
Herkimer 870 Rockland 6,384 TOTAL 393,924

* 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.

** An RN may hold certification in more than one specialty. All nurse practitioners must also maintain current registration of their registered professional nurse license.