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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 July 1, 2026

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 107 Jefferson 37 Saratoga 102
Allegany 4 Kings 549 Schenectady 76
Bronx 260 Lewis 5 Schoharie 4
Broome 43 Livingston 19 Schuyler 2
Cattaraugus 8 Madison 29 Seneca 4
Cayuga 16 Monroe 245 Steuben 17
Chautauqua 25 Montgomery 17 St. Lawrence 13
Chemung 20 Nassau 805 Suffolk 530
Chenango 11 New York 123 Sullivan 34
Clinton 18 Niagara 67 Tioga 10
Columbia 19 Oneida 163 Tompkins 7
Cortland 9 Onondaga 248 Ulster 39
Delaware 4 Ontario 31 Warren 29
Dutchess 96 Orange 128 Washington 11
Erie 421 Orleans 19 Wayne 32
Essex 3 Oswego 30 Westchester 351
Franklin 7 Otsego 18 Wyoming 18
Fulton 13 Putnam 32 Yates 2
Genesee 49 Queens 575 NYS TOTAL 5990
Greene 15 Rensselaer 109 OTHER US 1640
Hamilton 1 Richmond 140 NON-US 9
Herkimer 40 Rockland 127 TOTAL 7639

* 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.