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Business Formation Statistics, August 2026 Released

Released Friday, 11 September 2026, 10:00 ET.

Result

The business applications in the United States fell to 531,728 in August 2026 from 576,512 in July 2026 (-7.8%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Actual, August 2026, count531,728
Previous, July 2026576,512
Change-7.8%

Revised since: the August 2026 figure is now 532,051.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11. The figure as Invokely stored it on 2026-10-10.

Recent history

350K400K450K500K550K600K2023-102024-042024-102025-042025-102026-042026-092023-10: 470,393 count2023-11: 455,805 count2023-12: 454,137 count2024-01: 450,041 count2024-02: 443,944 count2024-03: 431,289 count2024-04: 431,531 count2024-05: 427,923 count2024-06: 436,016 count2024-07: 424,927 count2024-08: 436,267 count2024-09: 427,221 count2024-10: 426,875 count2024-11: 446,146 count2024-12: 464,450 count2025-01: 385,618 count2025-02: 432,820 count2025-03: 461,056 count2025-04: 456,024 count2025-05: 448,815 count2025-06: 462,692 count2025-07: 467,687 count2025-08: 477,591 count2025-09: 512,569 count2025-10: 498,416 count2025-11: 537,266 count2025-12: 496,139 count2026-01: 526,115 count2026-02: 496,121 count2026-03: 493,792 count2026-04: 506,807 count2026-05: 528,929 count2026-06: 533,453 count2026-07: 576,264 count2026-08: 532,051 count2026-09: 534,947 count350K400K450K500K550K600K2023-102024-102025-102026-092023-10: 470,393 count2023-11: 455,805 count2023-12: 454,137 count2024-01: 450,041 count2024-02: 443,944 count2024-03: 431,289 count2024-04: 431,531 count2024-05: 427,923 count2024-06: 436,016 count2024-07: 424,927 count2024-08: 436,267 count2024-09: 427,221 count2024-10: 426,875 count2024-11: 446,146 count2024-12: 464,450 count2025-01: 385,618 count2025-02: 432,820 count2025-03: 461,056 count2025-04: 456,024 count2025-05: 448,815 count2025-06: 462,692 count2025-07: 467,687 count2025-08: 477,591 count2025-09: 512,569 count2025-10: 498,416 count2025-11: 537,266 count2025-12: 496,139 count2026-01: 526,115 count2026-02: 496,121 count2026-03: 493,792 count2026-04: 506,807 count2026-05: 528,929 count2026-06: 533,453 count2026-07: 576,264 count2026-08: 532,051 count2026-09: 534,947 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Revisions to earlier periods

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How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/csv/bfs_monthly.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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