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License Statistics for Respiratory Therapists

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Respiratory Therapist 435 430 508 501 352

Geographic Distribution

Respiratory Therapists as of July 1, 2025

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 109 Jefferson 35 Saratoga 103
Allegany 9 Kings 546 Schenectady 69
Bronx 249 Lewis 5 Schoharie 4
Broome 44 Livingston 18 Schuyler 1
Cattaraugus 9 Madison 28 Seneca 4
Cayuga 17 Monroe 243 Steuben 18
Chautauqua 23 Montgomery 17 St. Lawrence 13
Chemung 20 Nassau 773 Suffolk 516
Chenango 9 New York 118 Sullivan 30
Clinton 19 Niagara 69 Tioga 9
Columbia 19 Oneida 161 Tompkins 8
Cortland 9 Onondaga 243 Ulster 37
Delaware 4 Ontario 31 Warren 29
Dutchess 90 Orange 122 Washington 13
Erie 410 Orleans 19 Wayne 32
Essex 2 Oswego 31 Westchester 335
Franklin 6 Otsego 20 Wyoming 19
Fulton 15 Putnam 35 Yates 2
Genesee 49 Queens 555 NYS TOTAL 5840
Greene 16 Rensselaer 102 OTHER US 1739
Hamilton 0 Richmond 135 NON-US 7
Herkimer 40 Rockland 124 TOTAL 7586

* 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.