License Statistics for Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Licensed Clinical Social Worker*	1,271	1,406	1,507	1,907	2,063

^*On September 1, 2004, all Certified Social Worker licenses, both active and inactive, were converted to the new professions of Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Geographic Distribution**

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) as of January 1, 2023

County	Number	County	Number	County	Number
Albany	518	Jefferson	101	Saratoga	306
Allegany	23	Kings	3,241	Schenectady	209
Bronx	933	Lewis	16	Schoharie	15
Broome	298	Livingston	47	Schuyler	17
Cattaraugus	47	Madison	54	Seneca	27
Cayuga	62	Monroe	829	Steuben	80
Chautauqua	87	Montgomery	18	St. Lawrence	63
Chemung	76	Nassau	2,858	Suffolk	2,682
Chenango	45	New York	4,750	Sullivan	76
Clinton	48	Niagara	124	Tioga	62
Columbia	98	Oneida	246	Tompkins	219
Cortland	37	Onondaga	520	Ulster	438
Delaware	46	Ontario	122	Warren	90
Dutchess	608	Orange	495	Washington	34
Erie	976	Orleans	17	Wayne	51
Essex	27	Oswego	49	Westchester	2,309
Franklin	29	Otsego	68	Wyoming	24
Fulton	23	Putnam	202	Yates	8
Genesee	51	Queens	1,913	NYS TOTAL	27,849
Greene	51	Rensselaer	181	OTHER US	4,502
Hamilton	3	Richmond	514	NON-US	32
Herkimer	44	Rockland	644	TOTAL	32,383

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