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78,162 licensed contractors in New York

Businesses holding a current New York license on Nov 15, 2026, counted by business name from the state license file. Each name links to its license record.

By trade

• Trucking and hauling 59,114
• General contracting 12,538
• Other trades 5,269
• Plumbing 1,058
• Electrical 882
• Crane, hoist and rigging 621
• Concrete, masonry and tile 289
• HVAC 86
• Welding 5

Largest cities

• Brooklyn 4,166
• New York 2,571
• Bronx 1,449
• Rochester 1,280
• Staten Island 1,258
• Buffalo 828
• Flushing 642
• Jamaica 549
• Yonkers 539
• Long Island City 520
• Syracuse 478
• Albany 433
• Schenectady 422
• Astoria 403
• Bay Shore 397
• Brentwood 385
• Westbury 375
• Poughkeepsie 371
• New Rochelle 340
• Middletown 340
• Maspeth 334
• Medford 315
• Lockport 313
• Hicksville 295
• Farmingdale 291
• Ronkonkoma 281
• White Plains 274
• Deer Park 272
• Newburgh 265
• Freeport 263
• West Babylon 256
• Hempstead 251
• Valley Stream 247
• Ossining 239
• Central Islip 239
• Riverhead 237
• Lindenhurst 230
• Woodside 227
• Kingston 225
• Huntington Station 224

Every city in New York with licensed businesses

Currently licensed, by city

This list shows the first 10,000. Pick a trade or city above for a shorter list, or search by name.

Where these records come from

New York City Department of Buildings (DOB): licensed trades and contractors. Tradesfile holds 73,003 business records and 18,941 records for individual license holders, read on Nov 15, 2026. The file gives a license status but no expiry date. The file does not include insurance. This is a New York City file. It does not cover licenses issued elsewhere in New York State.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): construction haulers with insurance filings. Tradesfile holds 59,733 business records, read on Nov 15, 2026. The file gives a license status but no expiry date. Insurance is on file for 59,733 of them. This is a federal file of motor carriers. It is not a state contractor license.

The agency's own record is the authority. Individual license holders are not listed on these pages. How to verify a contractor license in New York · All sources and gaps

Other states

• California 268,871
• Texas 104,902
• Washington 92,204
• Oregon 55,945
• Florida 54,597
• Georgia 37,568
• Pennsylvania 37,194
• Minnesota 33,811
• Michigan 30,502
• Wisconsin 30,147
• Colorado 25,180
• Maryland 20,162
• North Carolina 19,833
• Massachusetts 19,829
• Indiana 18,451
• Ohio 17,539
• Kentucky 17,152
• Illinois 15,592
• New Jersey 15,528
• Alabama 15,059
• Nebraska 14,191
• Oklahoma 12,584
• Utah 12,403
• Arizona 11,982
• Connecticut 10,347
• Missouri 10,242
• Iowa 9,365
• Kansas 8,889
• South Carolina 8,610
• Maine 8,389
• Virginia 8,321
• Tennessee 8,125
• Idaho 7,132
• West Virginia 5,611
• Montana 5,050
• New Mexico 4,604
• Louisiana 4,210
• Mississippi 3,936
• Alaska 3,877
• Wyoming 3,546
• Arkansas 3,509
• Nevada 3,499
• New Hampshire 3,305
• South Dakota 2,881
• North Dakota 2,867
• Hawaii 2,477
• Rhode Island 1,860
• Delaware 1,844
• Vermont 1,328
• Puerto Rico 1,018
• District of Columbia 261

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