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Business applications in Arizona

Business applications in Arizona was 12,399 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 16.6% from August 2025. That is the 14th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count12,399
Change on August 2025+16.6%
Rank14th of 51US states ranked
Series high14,400June 2026
Series low3,110July 2004

Business applications in Arizona, July 2004 to August 2026

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2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 3,110 count2004-08: 3,679 count2004-09: 3,885 count2004-10: 3,872 count2004-11: 4,263 count2004-12: 4,227 count2005-01: 4,800 count2005-02: 4,230 count2005-03: 4,103 count2005-04: 4,259 count2005-05: 4,264 count2005-06: 4,983 count2005-07: 4,666 count2005-08: 4,623 count2005-09: 3,858 count2005-10: 5,531 count2005-11: 6,015 count2005-12: 5,755 count2006-01: 5,440 count2006-02: 5,310 count2006-03: 5,365 count2006-04: 5,394 count2006-05: 5,314 count2006-06: 5,109 count2006-07: 5,086 count2006-08: 4,894 count2006-09: 4,937 count2006-10: 5,063 count2006-11: 4,831 count2006-12: 6,219 count2007-01: 5,084 count2007-02: 5,478 count2007-03: 5,307 count2007-04: 5,233 count2007-05: 5,420 count2007-06: 5,429 count2007-07: 5,429 count2007-08: 5,016 count2007-09: 5,546 count2007-10: 5,727 count2007-11: 5,280 count2007-12: 6,144 count2008-01: 5,173 count2008-02: 5,049 count2008-03: 5,456 count2008-04: 5,334 count2008-05: 5,264 count2008-06: 5,229 count2008-07: 5,121 count2008-08: 5,347 count2008-09: 5,091 count2008-10: 5,079 count2008-11: 5,188 count2008-12: 4,793 count2009-01: 4,899 count2009-02: 4,858 count2009-03: 4,864 count2009-04: 5,014 count2009-05: 4,821 count2009-06: 4,913 count2009-07: 4,988 count2009-08: 4,936 count2009-09: 4,897 count2009-10: 4,868 count2009-11: 4,780 count2009-12: 4,814 count2010-01: 4,971 count2010-02: 4,854 count2010-03: 4,789 count2010-04: 4,750 count2010-05: 5,015 count2010-06: 4,691 count2010-07: 4,754 count2010-08: 4,733 count2010-09: 4,903 count2010-10: 4,823 count2010-11: 5,203 count2010-12: 4,917 count2011-01: 5,150 count2011-02: 5,409 count2011-03: 4,829 count2011-04: 4,688 count2011-05: 4,227 count2011-06: 4,900 count2011-07: 4,796 count2011-08: 4,805 count2011-09: 4,964 count2011-10: 4,471 count2011-11: 4,962 count2011-12: 5,056 count2012-01: 4,059 count2012-02: 4,818 count2012-03: 4,732 count2012-04: 4,815 count2012-05: 4,685 count2012-06: 4,455 count2012-07: 4,534 count2012-08: 4,404 count2012-09: 4,472 count2012-10: 4,557 count2012-11: 4,352 count2012-12: 5,790 count2013-01: 4,539 count2013-02: 4,574 count2013-03: 4,780 count2013-04: 4,546 count2013-05: 4,276 count2013-06: 4,757 count2013-07: 4,861 count2013-08: 4,786 count2013-09: 4,583 count2013-10: 4,705 count2013-11: 4,624 count2013-12: 4,868 count2014-01: 4,516 count2014-02: 4,703 count2014-03: 4,679 count2014-04: 4,898 count2014-05: 4,870 count2014-06: 4,795 count2014-07: 4,515 count2014-08: 4,708 count2014-09: 4,614 count2014-10: 4,605 count2014-11: 4,653 count2014-12: 4,205 count2015-01: 5,081 count2015-02: 4,820 count2015-03: 4,701 count2015-04: 4,628 count2015-05: 4,545 count2015-06: 4,814 count2015-07: 4,743 count2015-08: 4,850 count2015-09: 4,890 count2015-10: 5,147 count2015-11: 4,866 count2015-12: 4,628 count2016-01: 5,194 count2016-02: 4,834 count2016-03: 4,896 count2016-04: 5,001 count2016-05: 5,447 count2016-06: 4,632 count2016-07: 5,349 count2016-08: 5,227 count2016-09: 5,384 count2016-10: 5,195 count2016-11: 5,371 count2016-12: 5,428 count2017-01: 5,572 count2017-02: 5,442 count2017-03: 5,652 count2017-04: 5,561 count2017-05: 5,703 count2017-06: 5,595 count2017-07: 5,642 count2017-08: 5,736 count2017-09: 5,767 count2017-10: 5,718 count2017-11: 6,010 count2017-12: 5,842 count2018-01: 6,133 count2018-02: 5,965 count2018-03: 6,017 count2018-04: 6,194 count2018-05: 5,732 count2018-06: 5,955 count2018-07: 6,133 count2018-08: 6,176 count2018-09: 6,271 count2018-10: 6,427 count2018-11: 6,523 count2018-12: 6,623 count2019-01: 5,836 count2019-02: 6,727 count2019-03: 6,714 count2019-04: 6,346 count2019-05: 6,267 count2019-06: 6,594 count2019-07: 6,367 count2019-08: 6,300 count2019-09: 6,449 count2019-10: 6,606 count2019-11: 6,357 count2019-12: 6,442 count2020-01: 5,803 count2020-02: 6,594 count2020-03: 5,703 count2020-04: 5,229 count2020-05: 6,297 count2020-06: 8,110 count2020-07: 10,249 count2020-08: 9,558 count2020-09: 8,753 count2020-10: 8,377 count2020-11: 8,403 count2020-12: 6,914 count2021-01: 9,558 count2021-02: 9,107 count2021-03: 9,394 count2021-04: 10,444 count2021-05: 10,235 count2021-06: 9,351 count2021-07: 9,445 count2021-08: 9,030 count2021-09: 9,394 count2021-10: 9,378 count2021-11: 9,598 count2021-12: 9,276 count2022-01: 9,794 count2022-02: 10,008 count2022-03: 9,672 count2022-04: 9,654 count2022-05: 9,559 count2022-06: 8,962 count2022-07: 9,374 count2022-08: 9,550 count2022-09: 9,676 count2022-10: 10,031 count2022-11: 9,899 count2022-12: 9,628 count2023-01: 10,002 count2023-02: 10,388 count2023-03: 10,596 count2023-04: 10,063 count2023-05: 10,278 count2023-06: 11,046 count2023-07: 10,732 count2023-08: 10,927 count2023-09: 10,671 count2023-10: 10,651 count2023-11: 10,146 count2023-12: 10,048 count2024-01: 10,425 count2024-02: 9,905 count2024-03: 9,880 count2024-04: 9,871 count2024-05: 9,869 count2024-06: 10,502 count2024-07: 9,938 count2024-08: 10,014 count2024-09: 10,117 count2024-10: 10,106 count2024-11: 10,480 count2024-12: 10,586 count2025-01: 9,345 count2025-02: 10,222 count2025-03: 10,687 count2025-04: 10,570 count2025-05: 10,011 count2025-06: 10,519 count2025-07: 10,775 count2025-08: 10,636 count2025-09: 13,853 count2025-10: 11,552 count2025-11: 13,727 count2025-12: 12,501 count2026-01: 11,834 count2026-02: 12,396 count2026-03: 12,445 count2026-04: 13,342 count2026-05: 14,082 count2026-06: 14,400 count2026-07: 14,003 count2026-08: 12,399 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0812,399
2026-0714,003
2026-0614,400
2026-0514,082
2026-0413,342
2026-0312,445
2026-0212,396
2026-0111,834
2025-1212,501
2025-1113,727
2025-1011,552
2025-0913,853
2025-0810,636
2025-0710,775
2025-0610,519
2025-0510,011
2025-0410,570
2025-0310,687
2025-0210,222
2025-019,345
2024-1210,586
2024-1110,480
2024-1010,106
2024-0910,117
2024-0810,014
2024-079,938
2024-0610,502
2024-059,869
2024-049,871
2024-039,880
2024-029,905
2024-0110,425
2023-1210,048
2023-1110,146
2023-1010,651
2023-0910,671
2023-0810,927
2023-0710,732
2023-0611,046
2023-0510,278
2023-0410,063
2023-0310,596
2023-0210,388
2023-0110,002
2022-129,628
2022-119,899
2022-1010,031
2022-099,676
2022-089,550
2022-079,374
2022-068,962
2022-059,559
2022-049,654
2022-039,672
2022-0210,008
2022-019,794
2021-129,276
2021-119,598
2021-109,378
2021-099,394
2021-089,030
2021-079,445
2021-069,351
2021-0510,235
2021-0410,444
2021-039,394
2021-029,107
2021-019,558
2020-126,914
2020-118,403
2020-108,377
2020-098,753
2020-089,558
2020-0710,249
2020-068,110
2020-056,297
2020-045,229
2020-035,703
2020-026,594
2020-015,803
2019-126,442
2019-116,357
2019-106,606
2019-096,449
2019-086,300
2019-076,367
2019-066,594
2019-056,267
2019-046,346
2019-036,714
2019-026,727
2019-015,836
2018-126,623
2018-116,523
2018-106,427
2018-096,271
2018-086,176
2018-076,133
2018-065,955
2018-055,732
2018-046,194
2018-036,017
2018-025,965
2018-016,133
2017-125,842
2017-116,010
2017-105,718
2017-095,767
2017-085,736
2017-075,642
2017-065,595
2017-055,703
2017-045,561
2017-035,652
2017-025,442
2017-015,572
2016-125,428
2016-115,371
2016-105,195
2016-095,384
2016-085,227
2016-075,349
2016-064,632
2016-055,447
2016-045,001
2016-034,896
2016-024,834
2016-015,194
2015-124,628
2015-114,866
2015-105,147
2015-094,890
2015-084,850
2015-074,743
2015-064,814
2015-054,545
2015-044,628
2015-034,701
2015-024,820
2015-015,081
2014-124,205
2014-114,653
2014-104,605
2014-094,614
2014-084,708
2014-074,515
2014-064,795
2014-054,870
2014-044,898
2014-034,679
2014-024,703
2014-014,516
2013-124,868
2013-114,624
2013-104,705
2013-094,583
2013-084,786
2013-074,861
2013-064,757
2013-054,276
2013-044,546
2013-034,780
2013-024,574
2013-014,539
2012-125,790
2012-114,352
2012-104,557
2012-094,472
2012-084,404
2012-074,534
2012-064,455
2012-054,685
2012-044,815
2012-034,732
2012-024,818
2012-014,059
2011-125,056
2011-114,962
2011-104,471
2011-094,964
2011-084,805
2011-074,796
2011-064,900
2011-054,227
2011-044,688
2011-034,829
2011-025,409
2011-015,150
2010-124,917
2010-115,203
2010-104,823
2010-094,903
2010-084,733
2010-074,754
2010-064,691
2010-055,015
2010-044,750
2010-034,789
2010-024,854
2010-014,971
2009-124,814
2009-114,780
2009-104,868
2009-094,897
2009-084,936
2009-074,988
2009-064,913
2009-054,821
2009-045,014
2009-034,864
2009-024,858
2009-014,899
2008-124,793
2008-115,188
2008-105,079
2008-095,091
2008-085,347
2008-075,121
2008-065,229
2008-055,264
2008-045,334
2008-035,456
2008-025,049
2008-015,173
2007-126,144
2007-115,280
2007-105,727
2007-095,546
2007-085,016
2007-075,429
2007-065,429
2007-055,420
2007-045,233
2007-035,307
2007-025,478
2007-015,084
2006-126,219
2006-114,831
2006-105,063
2006-094,937
2006-084,894
2006-075,086
2006-065,109
2006-055,314
2006-045,394
2006-035,365
2006-025,310
2006-015,440
2005-125,755
2005-116,015
2005-105,531
2005-093,858
2005-084,623
2005-074,666
2005-064,983
2005-054,264
2005-044,259
2005-034,103
2005-024,230
2005-014,800
2004-124,227
2004-114,263
2004-103,872
2004-093,885
2004-083,679
2004-073,110

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Arizona12,399
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 Arizona?

Business applications in Arizona was 12,399 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 16.6% from August 2025. That is the 14th 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 Arizona?

14,400 in June 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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