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Business applications in Alaska

Business applications in Alaska was 1,413 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 67.8% from August 2025. That is the 46th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count1,413
Change on August 2025+67.8%
Rank46th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,441May 2026
Series low280September 2005

Business applications in Alaska, July 2004 to August 2026

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count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-081,413
2026-071,371
2026-061,399
2026-051,441
2026-04970
2026-03798
2026-021,149
2026-01937
2025-12963
2025-111,419
2025-10824
2025-09829
2025-08842
2025-07700
2025-06780
2025-05812
2025-041,057
2025-03930
2025-02748
2025-01670
2024-12779
2024-11776
2024-10798
2024-09802
2024-08754
2024-07769
2024-06777
2024-05758
2024-04748
2024-03753
2024-02720
2024-01726
2023-12707
2023-11740
2023-10741
2023-09686
2023-08760
2023-07803
2023-06786
2023-05741
2023-04708
2023-03734
2023-02755
2023-01759
2022-12718
2022-11755
2022-10725
2022-09757
2022-08655
2022-07698
2022-06654
2022-05714
2022-04734
2022-03697
2022-02711
2022-01712
2021-12730
2021-11722
2021-10699
2021-09680
2021-08663
2021-07628
2021-06678
2021-05623
2021-04673
2021-03684
2021-02655
2021-01705
2020-12622
2020-11588
2020-10653
2020-09671
2020-08755
2020-07781
2020-06816
2020-05687
2020-04537
2020-03603
2020-02664
2020-01631
2019-12761
2019-11633
2019-10894
2019-09801
2019-08620
2019-07608
2019-06582
2019-05579
2019-04603
2019-03672
2019-02713
2019-01678
2018-12733
2018-11852
2018-10595
2018-09599
2018-08842
2018-07792
2018-06962
2018-05795
2018-04804
2018-03753
2018-02735
2018-01755
2017-12865
2017-11754
2017-10571
2017-09577
2017-08599
2017-07627
2017-06590
2017-05633
2017-04584
2017-03526
2017-02526
2017-01527
2016-12542
2016-11498
2016-10520
2016-09520
2016-08488
2016-07559
2016-06519
2016-05547
2016-04526
2016-03546
2016-02531
2016-01583
2015-12463
2015-11458
2015-10595
2015-09514
2015-08483
2015-07487
2015-06494
2015-05451
2015-04472
2015-03482
2015-02489
2015-01561
2014-12441
2014-11476
2014-10456
2014-09446
2014-08460
2014-07428
2014-06465
2014-05414
2014-04453
2014-03468
2014-02436
2014-01446
2013-12450
2013-11478
2013-10439
2013-09411
2013-08455
2013-07412
2013-06426
2013-05476
2013-04468
2013-03436
2013-02455
2013-01474
2012-12556
2012-11430
2012-10424
2012-09440
2012-08407
2012-07449
2012-06421
2012-05412
2012-04447
2012-03478
2012-02412
2012-01375
2011-12437
2011-11432
2011-10430
2011-09364
2011-08450
2011-07445
2011-06445
2011-05340
2011-04410
2011-03418
2011-02509
2011-01454
2010-12412
2010-11401
2010-10412
2010-09411
2010-08369
2010-07373
2010-06396
2010-05385
2010-04409
2010-03377
2010-02392
2010-01357
2009-12352
2009-11356
2009-10385
2009-09372
2009-08379
2009-07384
2009-06372
2009-05373
2009-04337
2009-03377
2009-02363
2009-01395
2008-12349
2008-11421
2008-10377
2008-09365
2008-08435
2008-07451
2008-06403
2008-05418
2008-04413
2008-03434
2008-02418
2008-01417
2007-12501
2007-11420
2007-10443
2007-09434
2007-08465
2007-07418
2007-06447
2007-05442
2007-04379
2007-03401
2007-02460
2007-01374
2006-12437
2006-11401
2006-10372
2006-09399
2006-08418
2006-07457
2006-06431
2006-05462
2006-04499
2006-03432
2006-02447
2006-01437
2005-12460
2005-11445
2005-10426
2005-09280
2005-08358
2005-07403
2005-06427
2005-05413
2005-04425
2005-03372
2005-02375
2005-01378
2004-12339
2004-11423
2004-10304
2004-09354
2004-08360
2004-07338

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Alaska1,413
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 Alaska?

Business applications in Alaska was 1,413 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 67.8% from August 2025. That is the 46th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Alaska?

1,441 in May 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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