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License Statistics for Respiratory Therapists

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Respiratory Therapist 430 508 501 352 338

Geographic Distribution

Respiratory Therapists as of January 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 108 Jefferson 37 Saratoga 104
Allegany 9 Kings 558 Schenectady 74
Bronx 262 Lewis 5 Schoharie 4
Broome 43 Livingston 19 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 8 Madison 30 Seneca 4
Cayuga 16 Monroe 246 Steuben 19
Chautauqua 25 Montgomery 19 St. Lawrence 13
Chemung 21 Nassau 806 Suffolk 528
Chenango 9 New York 118 Sullivan 32
Clinton 18 Niagara 70 Tioga 10
Columbia 19 Oneida 165 Tompkins 8
Cortland 8 Onondaga 245 Ulster 37
Delaware 4 Ontario 28 Warren 27
Dutchess 98 Orange 125 Washington 12
Erie 419 Orleans 19 Wayne 32
Essex 2 Oswego 31 Westchester 345
Franklin 6 Otsego 18 Wyoming 19
Fulton 14 Putnam 33 Yates 2
Genesee 48 Queens 572 NYS TOTAL 5978
Greene 16 Rensselaer 106 OTHER US 1705
Hamilton 0 Richmond 139 NON-US 7
Herkimer 40 Rockland 124 TOTAL 7690

* 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 and use a professional title within New York State; being registered, however, does not necessarily mean the licensee is actively engaged in practice.