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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Registered Professional Nurse 18,607 21,513 23,611 26,348 30,458

Geographic Distribution*

Registered Professional Nurses as of January 1, 2023

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 5,110 Jefferson 1,308 Saratoga 4,151
Allegany 570 Kings 21,326 Schenectady 2,788
Bronx 9,966 Lewis 313 Schoharie 320
Broome 2,877 Livingston 1,038 Schuyler 250
Cattaraugus 858 Madison 1,198 Seneca 345
Cayuga 1,206 Monroe 12,614 Steuben 1,169
Chautauqua 1,387 Montgomery 759 St. Lawrence 1,526
Chemung 1,304 Nassau 27,588 Suffolk 24,731
Chenango 590 New York 10,594 Sullivan 986
Clinton 1,321 Niagara 3,256 Tioga 795
Columbia 936 Oneida 3,804 Tompkins 928
Cortland 623 Onondaga 8,780 Ulster 2,349
Delaware 460 Ontario 2,134 Warren 1,176
Dutchess 5,163 Orange 6,328 Washington 766
Erie 16,114 Orleans 472 Wayne 1,379
Essex 520 Oswego 1,504 Westchester 14,345
Franklin 758 Otsego 1,107 Wyoming 532
Fulton 658 Putnam 1,682 Yates 339
Genesee 983 Queens 25,087 NYS TOTAL 260,479
Greene 867 Rensselaer 2,669 OTHER US 95,952
Hamilton 59 Richmond 8,475 NON-US 17,692
Herkimer 868 Rockland 6,373 TOTAL 374,123

* 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.