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Business applications in Alabama

Business applications in Alabama was 6,206 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 12.5% from August 2025. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count6,206
Change on August 2025+12.5%
Rank28th of 51US states ranked
Series high9,126November 2025
Series low1,890May 2011

Business applications in Alabama, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,962 count2004-08: 2,255 count2004-09: 2,376 count2004-10: 2,267 count2004-11: 2,642 count2004-12: 2,411 count2005-01: 2,497 count2005-02: 2,571 count2005-03: 2,494 count2005-04: 2,610 count2005-05: 2,449 count2005-06: 2,614 count2005-07: 2,542 count2005-08: 2,673 count2005-09: 1,969 count2005-10: 2,986 count2005-11: 2,952 count2005-12: 3,034 count2006-01: 2,815 count2006-02: 2,863 count2006-03: 2,911 count2006-04: 2,802 count2006-05: 2,883 count2006-06: 2,782 count2006-07: 2,919 count2006-08: 2,863 count2006-09: 2,652 count2006-10: 2,583 count2006-11: 2,519 count2006-12: 3,262 count2007-01: 2,585 count2007-02: 2,878 count2007-03: 2,873 count2007-04: 2,686 count2007-05: 2,873 count2007-06: 2,831 count2007-07: 2,869 count2007-08: 2,757 count2007-09: 2,875 count2007-10: 2,902 count2007-11: 2,606 count2007-12: 3,129 count2008-01: 2,702 count2008-02: 2,580 count2008-03: 2,708 count2008-04: 2,838 count2008-05: 2,778 count2008-06: 2,612 count2008-07: 2,606 count2008-08: 2,744 count2008-09: 2,731 count2008-10: 2,534 count2008-11: 2,532 count2008-12: 2,374 count2009-01: 2,712 count2009-02: 2,371 count2009-03: 2,409 count2009-04: 2,455 count2009-05: 2,395 count2009-06: 2,464 count2009-07: 2,437 count2009-08: 2,432 count2009-09: 2,433 count2009-10: 2,461 count2009-11: 2,489 count2009-12: 2,444 count2010-01: 2,554 count2010-02: 2,420 count2010-03: 2,537 count2010-04: 2,499 count2010-05: 2,467 count2010-06: 2,478 count2010-07: 2,484 count2010-08: 2,361 count2010-09: 2,514 count2010-10: 2,619 count2010-11: 2,698 count2010-12: 2,571 count2011-01: 2,541 count2011-02: 2,577 count2011-03: 2,333 count2011-04: 2,383 count2011-05: 1,890 count2011-06: 2,525 count2011-07: 2,530 count2011-08: 2,468 count2011-09: 2,525 count2011-10: 2,286 count2011-11: 2,513 count2011-12: 2,714 count2012-01: 2,535 count2012-02: 2,506 count2012-03: 2,550 count2012-04: 2,505 count2012-05: 2,633 count2012-06: 2,379 count2012-07: 2,485 count2012-08: 2,458 count2012-09: 2,223 count2012-10: 2,304 count2012-11: 2,240 count2012-12: 3,149 count2013-01: 2,687 count2013-02: 2,440 count2013-03: 2,412 count2013-04: 2,389 count2013-05: 2,149 count2013-06: 2,477 count2013-07: 2,329 count2013-08: 2,446 count2013-09: 2,535 count2013-10: 2,540 count2013-11: 2,530 count2013-12: 2,593 count2014-01: 2,379 count2014-02: 2,528 count2014-03: 2,538 count2014-04: 2,500 count2014-05: 2,398 count2014-06: 2,453 count2014-07: 2,462 count2014-08: 2,453 count2014-09: 2,448 count2014-10: 2,541 count2014-11: 2,429 count2014-12: 2,126 count2015-01: 3,137 count2015-02: 2,515 count2015-03: 2,516 count2015-04: 2,541 count2015-05: 2,432 count2015-06: 2,546 count2015-07: 2,675 count2015-08: 2,730 count2015-09: 2,797 count2015-10: 2,719 count2015-11: 2,632 count2015-12: 2,616 count2016-01: 3,074 count2016-02: 2,688 count2016-03: 2,650 count2016-04: 2,794 count2016-05: 2,939 count2016-06: 2,553 count2016-07: 3,129 count2016-08: 2,887 count2016-09: 2,963 count2016-10: 2,854 count2016-11: 3,020 count2016-12: 3,178 count2017-01: 3,048 count2017-02: 3,072 count2017-03: 2,994 count2017-04: 2,971 count2017-05: 3,007 count2017-06: 3,117 count2017-07: 3,000 count2017-08: 3,087 count2017-09: 3,136 count2017-10: 3,201 count2017-11: 3,322 count2017-12: 3,139 count2018-01: 3,353 count2018-02: 3,315 count2018-03: 3,448 count2018-04: 3,483 count2018-05: 3,623 count2018-06: 3,665 count2018-07: 3,560 count2018-08: 3,730 count2018-09: 3,384 count2018-10: 3,424 count2018-11: 3,660 count2018-12: 3,588 count2019-01: 3,638 count2019-02: 3,811 count2019-03: 3,622 count2019-04: 3,440 count2019-05: 3,201 count2019-06: 3,238 count2019-07: 3,364 count2019-08: 3,236 count2019-09: 3,524 count2019-10: 3,613 count2019-11: 3,480 count2019-12: 3,442 count2020-01: 3,248 count2020-02: 3,395 count2020-03: 2,734 count2020-04: 2,846 count2020-05: 4,232 count2020-06: 5,294 count2020-07: 8,382 count2020-08: 6,759 count2020-09: 5,588 count2020-10: 5,619 count2020-11: 5,668 count2020-12: 6,295 count2021-01: 6,834 count2021-02: 5,840 count2021-03: 6,214 count2021-04: 7,918 count2021-05: 7,385 count2021-06: 6,333 count2021-07: 6,233 count2021-08: 5,778 count2021-09: 5,845 count2021-10: 5,855 count2021-11: 5,794 count2021-12: 5,795 count2022-01: 5,828 count2022-02: 5,594 count2022-03: 5,771 count2022-04: 7,160 count2022-05: 6,114 count2022-06: 5,419 count2022-07: 6,006 count2022-08: 6,026 count2022-09: 5,982 count2022-10: 5,986 count2022-11: 5,865 count2022-12: 5,660 count2023-01: 5,927 count2023-02: 6,001 count2023-03: 5,622 count2023-04: 5,715 count2023-05: 6,023 count2023-06: 6,362 count2023-07: 6,263 count2023-08: 6,167 count2023-09: 6,139 count2023-10: 5,959 count2023-11: 6,132 count2023-12: 5,687 count2024-01: 6,459 count2024-02: 6,414 count2024-03: 5,259 count2024-04: 5,292 count2024-05: 4,994 count2024-06: 5,066 count2024-07: 4,929 count2024-08: 5,396 count2024-09: 5,142 count2024-10: 5,321 count2024-11: 5,326 count2024-12: 5,269 count2025-01: 4,040 count2025-02: 4,623 count2025-03: 5,228 count2025-04: 5,255 count2025-05: 5,614 count2025-06: 5,738 count2025-07: 6,042 count2025-08: 5,514 count2025-09: 7,021 count2025-10: 6,810 count2025-11: 9,126 count2025-12: 7,282 count2026-01: 6,827 count2026-02: 5,555 count2026-03: 5,498 count2026-04: 5,740 count2026-05: 6,139 count2026-06: 6,656 count2026-07: 7,694 count2026-08: 6,206 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-086,206
2026-077,694
2026-066,656
2026-056,139
2026-045,740
2026-035,498
2026-025,555
2026-016,827
2025-127,282
2025-119,126
2025-106,810
2025-097,021
2025-085,514
2025-076,042
2025-065,738
2025-055,614
2025-045,255
2025-035,228
2025-024,623
2025-014,040
2024-125,269
2024-115,326
2024-105,321
2024-095,142
2024-085,396
2024-074,929
2024-065,066
2024-054,994
2024-045,292
2024-035,259
2024-026,414
2024-016,459
2023-125,687
2023-116,132
2023-105,959
2023-096,139
2023-086,167
2023-076,263
2023-066,362
2023-056,023
2023-045,715
2023-035,622
2023-026,001
2023-015,927
2022-125,660
2022-115,865
2022-105,986
2022-095,982
2022-086,026
2022-076,006
2022-065,419
2022-056,114
2022-047,160
2022-035,771
2022-025,594
2022-015,828
2021-125,795
2021-115,794
2021-105,855
2021-095,845
2021-085,778
2021-076,233
2021-066,333
2021-057,385
2021-047,918
2021-036,214
2021-025,840
2021-016,834
2020-126,295
2020-115,668
2020-105,619
2020-095,588
2020-086,759
2020-078,382
2020-065,294
2020-054,232
2020-042,846
2020-032,734
2020-023,395
2020-013,248
2019-123,442
2019-113,480
2019-103,613
2019-093,524
2019-083,236
2019-073,364
2019-063,238
2019-053,201
2019-043,440
2019-033,622
2019-023,811
2019-013,638
2018-123,588
2018-113,660
2018-103,424
2018-093,384
2018-083,730
2018-073,560
2018-063,665
2018-053,623
2018-043,483
2018-033,448
2018-023,315
2018-013,353
2017-123,139
2017-113,322
2017-103,201
2017-093,136
2017-083,087
2017-073,000
2017-063,117
2017-053,007
2017-042,971
2017-032,994
2017-023,072
2017-013,048
2016-123,178
2016-113,020
2016-102,854
2016-092,963
2016-082,887
2016-073,129
2016-062,553
2016-052,939
2016-042,794
2016-032,650
2016-022,688
2016-013,074
2015-122,616
2015-112,632
2015-102,719
2015-092,797
2015-082,730
2015-072,675
2015-062,546
2015-052,432
2015-042,541
2015-032,516
2015-022,515
2015-013,137
2014-122,126
2014-112,429
2014-102,541
2014-092,448
2014-082,453
2014-072,462
2014-062,453
2014-052,398
2014-042,500
2014-032,538
2014-022,528
2014-012,379
2013-122,593
2013-112,530
2013-102,540
2013-092,535
2013-082,446
2013-072,329
2013-062,477
2013-052,149
2013-042,389
2013-032,412
2013-022,440
2013-012,687
2012-123,149
2012-112,240
2012-102,304
2012-092,223
2012-082,458
2012-072,485
2012-062,379
2012-052,633
2012-042,505
2012-032,550
2012-022,506
2012-012,535
2011-122,714
2011-112,513
2011-102,286
2011-092,525
2011-082,468
2011-072,530
2011-062,525
2011-051,890
2011-042,383
2011-032,333
2011-022,577
2011-012,541
2010-122,571
2010-112,698
2010-102,619
2010-092,514
2010-082,361
2010-072,484
2010-062,478
2010-052,467
2010-042,499
2010-032,537
2010-022,420
2010-012,554
2009-122,444
2009-112,489
2009-102,461
2009-092,433
2009-082,432
2009-072,437
2009-062,464
2009-052,395
2009-042,455
2009-032,409
2009-022,371
2009-012,712
2008-122,374
2008-112,532
2008-102,534
2008-092,731
2008-082,744
2008-072,606
2008-062,612
2008-052,778
2008-042,838
2008-032,708
2008-022,580
2008-012,702
2007-123,129
2007-112,606
2007-102,902
2007-092,875
2007-082,757
2007-072,869
2007-062,831
2007-052,873
2007-042,686
2007-032,873
2007-022,878
2007-012,585
2006-123,262
2006-112,519
2006-102,583
2006-092,652
2006-082,863
2006-072,919
2006-062,782
2006-052,883
2006-042,802
2006-032,911
2006-022,863
2006-012,815
2005-123,034
2005-112,952
2005-102,986
2005-091,969
2005-082,673
2005-072,542
2005-062,614
2005-052,449
2005-042,610
2005-032,494
2005-022,571
2005-012,497
2004-122,411
2004-112,642
2004-102,267
2004-092,376
2004-082,255
2004-071,962

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Alabama6,206
United States531,728

Rankings

Definition

Applications for an Employer Identification Number (EIN) that indicate a new business, per month, seasonally adjusted. United States: Census Bureau Business Formation Statistics, from July 2004.

Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.

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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What is the business applications in Alabama?

Business applications in Alabama was 6,206 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 12.5% from August 2025. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Formation Statistics: business applications (BA_BA), all sectors, seasonally adjusted, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest business applications in Alabama?

9,126 in November 2025, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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