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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Nurse Practitioner 2,583 2,664 3,323 3,543 3,680

Geographic Distribution*

Nurse Practitioners (all specialties** combined) as of January 1, 2023

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 499 Jefferson 106 Saratoga 407
Allegany 41 Kings 2,564 Schenectady 212
Bronx 888 Lewis 23 Schoharie 21
Broome 390 Livingston 99 Schuyler 20
Cattaraugus 61 Madison 112 Seneca 27
Cayuga 115 Monroe 1,739 Steuben 98
Chautauqua 110 Montgomery 47 St. Lawrence 118
Chemung 153 Nassau 3,295 Suffolk 2,839
Chenango 51 New York 2,152 Sullivan 68
Clinton 93 Niagara

249

Tioga 86
Columbia

71

Oneida 387 Tompkins

129

Cortland 61 Onondaga 1,205 Ulster 185
Delaware 50 Ontario 283 Warren 105
Dutchess 445 Orange 564 Washington 39
Erie 1,681 Orleans 24 Wayne 133
Essex 23 Oswego 140 Westchester 1,847
Franklin 51 Otsego 106 Wyoming 40
Fulton 53 Putnam 157 Yates

43

Genesee 93 Queens 2,473 NYS TOTAL 28,963*
Greene 42 Rensselaer 226 OTHER US 8,693
Hamilton 3 Richmond 841 NON-US 112
Herkimer 70 Rockland 712 TOTAL 37,768

Nurse Practitioner Specialties**

Specialty New York State Other US Foreign Total
Acute Care 1,551 638 6 2,195
Adult Health 6,905 1,691 18 8,614
College Health 0 0 0 0
Community Health 60 20 0 80
Family Health 13,550 4,271 70 17,891
Gerontology 458 112 1 571
Holistic Nursing 29 17 1 47
Neonatology 277 118 1 396
Obstetrics & Gynecology 215 36 1 252
Oncology 22 6 0 28
Palliative Care 25 10 0 35
Pediatrics 1,984 484 4 2,385
Perinatology 23 1 0 38
Psychiatry 3,033

1,069

8 4,110
School Health 6 1 0 8
Women's Health 825 219 2 1,046
TOTAL 28,963 8,693 112 37,768

* 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.