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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 July 1, 2023

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 512 Jefferson 113 Saratoga 440
Allegany 44 Kings 2,622 Schenectady 218
Bronx 917 Lewis 22 Schoharie 23
Broome 395 Livingston 102 Schuyler 20
Cattaraugus 71 Madison 115 Seneca 27
Cayuga 125 Monroe 1,774 Steuben 96
Chautauqua 112 Montgomery 49 St. Lawrence 121
Chemung 162 Nassau 3,472 Suffolk 2,968
Chenango 51 New York 2,196 Sullivan 71
Clinton 108 Niagara

270

Tioga 99
Columbia

80

Oneida 408 Tompkins

129

Cortland 62 Onondaga 1,259 Ulster 199
Delaware 49 Ontario 292 Warren 113
Dutchess 458 Orange 579 Washington 42
Erie 1,747 Orleans 25 Wayne 144
Essex 22 Oswego 150 Westchester 1,915
Franklin 54 Otsego 120 Wyoming 42
Fulton 56 Putnam 165 Yates

45

Genesee 96 Queens 2,566 NYS TOTAL 30,111*
Greene 45 Rensselaer 244 OTHER US 9,538
Hamilton 2 Richmond 866 NON-US 118
Herkimer 72 Rockland 750 TOTAL 39,767

Nurse Practitioner Specialties**

Specialty New York State Other US Foreign Total
Acute Care 1,661 695 6 2, 362
Adult Health 6,958 1,797 20 8,775
College Health 0 0 0 0
Community Health 58 20 0 78
Family Health 14,278 4,724 71 19,073
Gerontology 445 112 0 557
Holistic Nursing 28 17 1 46
Neonatology 278 111 1 390
Obstetrics & Gynecology 209 38 1 248
Oncology 22 6 0 28
Palliative Care 25 10 0 35
Pediatrics 2,019 512 4 2,535
Perinatology 21 1 0 22
Psychiatry 3,291

1,260

11 4,562
School Health 4 1 0 5
Women's Health 814 234 3 1,051
TOTAL 30,111 9,538 118 39,767

* 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.