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License Statistics for Respiratory Therapists

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Respiratory Therapist 352 435 430 508 501

Geographic Distribution

Respiratory Therapists as of January 1, 2024

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 112 Jefferson 34 Saratoga 101
Allegany 9 Kings 564 Schenectady 74
Bronx 262 Lewis 6 Schoharie 4
Broome 51 Livingston 18 Schuyler 1
Cattaraugus 9 Madison 31 Seneca 3
Cayuga 19 Monroe 240 Steuben 24
Chautauqua 26 Montgomery 18 St. Lawrence 14
Chemung 21 Nassau 775 Suffolk 517
Chenango 12 New York 119 Sullivan 29
Clinton 22 Niagara 66 Tioga 11
Columbia 20 Oneida 159 Tompkins 11
Cortland 8 Onondaga 267 Ulster 38
Delaware 6 Ontario 31 Warren 28
Dutchess 92 Orange 117 Washington 14
Erie 430 Orleans 24 Wayne 36
Essex 2 Oswego 28 Westchester 332
Franklin 5 Otsego 20 Wyoming 22
Fulton 16 Putnam 36 Yates 1
Genesee 53 Queens 571 NYS TOTAL 5965
Greene 17 Rensselaer 93 OTHER US 1717
Hamilton 0 Richmond 132 NON-US 3
Herkimer 42 Rockland 122 TOTAL 7685

* 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.