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Business applications in Arkansas

Business applications in Arkansas was 3,813 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 15.5% from August 2025. That is the 37th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count3,813
Change on August 2025+15.5%
Rank37th of 51US states ranked
Series high5,032July 2026
Series low1,233July 2004

Business applications in Arkansas, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,233 count2004-08: 1,436 count2004-09: 1,436 count2004-10: 1,503 count2004-11: 1,604 count2004-12: 1,539 count2005-01: 1,598 count2005-02: 1,595 count2005-03: 1,620 count2005-04: 1,525 count2005-05: 1,558 count2005-06: 1,685 count2005-07: 1,565 count2005-08: 1,637 count2005-09: 1,248 count2005-10: 1,688 count2005-11: 1,758 count2005-12: 1,763 count2006-01: 1,717 count2006-02: 1,756 count2006-03: 1,691 count2006-04: 1,765 count2006-05: 1,712 count2006-06: 1,592 count2006-07: 1,775 count2006-08: 1,610 count2006-09: 1,565 count2006-10: 1,529 count2006-11: 1,463 count2006-12: 2,010 count2007-01: 1,479 count2007-02: 1,607 count2007-03: 1,620 count2007-04: 1,586 count2007-05: 1,650 count2007-06: 1,618 count2007-07: 1,649 count2007-08: 1,540 count2007-09: 1,771 count2007-10: 1,717 count2007-11: 1,584 count2007-12: 2,026 count2008-01: 1,574 count2008-02: 1,508 count2008-03: 1,517 count2008-04: 1,585 count2008-05: 1,539 count2008-06: 1,523 count2008-07: 1,577 count2008-08: 1,578 count2008-09: 1,551 count2008-10: 1,468 count2008-11: 1,582 count2008-12: 1,470 count2009-01: 1,545 count2009-02: 1,385 count2009-03: 1,670 count2009-04: 1,488 count2009-05: 1,466 count2009-06: 1,574 count2009-07: 1,540 count2009-08: 1,499 count2009-09: 1,435 count2009-10: 1,540 count2009-11: 1,424 count2009-12: 1,525 count2010-01: 1,463 count2010-02: 1,420 count2010-03: 1,532 count2010-04: 1,469 count2010-05: 1,586 count2010-06: 1,414 count2010-07: 1,463 count2010-08: 1,509 count2010-09: 1,546 count2010-10: 1,501 count2010-11: 1,574 count2010-12: 1,525 count2011-01: 1,549 count2011-02: 1,532 count2011-03: 1,477 count2011-04: 1,503 count2011-05: 1,235 count2011-06: 1,609 count2011-07: 1,440 count2011-08: 1,480 count2011-09: 1,537 count2011-10: 1,450 count2011-11: 1,602 count2011-12: 1,720 count2012-01: 1,290 count2012-02: 1,557 count2012-03: 1,446 count2012-04: 1,524 count2012-05: 1,507 count2012-06: 1,453 count2012-07: 1,479 count2012-08: 1,454 count2012-09: 1,487 count2012-10: 1,487 count2012-11: 1,422 count2012-12: 1,948 count2013-01: 1,491 count2013-02: 1,506 count2013-03: 1,516 count2013-04: 1,450 count2013-05: 1,305 count2013-06: 1,435 count2013-07: 1,542 count2013-08: 1,504 count2013-09: 1,359 count2013-10: 1,552 count2013-11: 1,511 count2013-12: 1,474 count2014-01: 1,488 count2014-02: 1,468 count2014-03: 1,575 count2014-04: 1,570 count2014-05: 1,538 count2014-06: 1,588 count2014-07: 1,529 count2014-08: 1,580 count2014-09: 1,491 count2014-10: 1,539 count2014-11: 1,475 count2014-12: 1,424 count2015-01: 1,736 count2015-02: 1,557 count2015-03: 1,482 count2015-04: 1,547 count2015-05: 1,564 count2015-06: 1,602 count2015-07: 1,607 count2015-08: 1,604 count2015-09: 1,629 count2015-10: 1,679 count2015-11: 1,732 count2015-12: 1,527 count2016-01: 1,845 count2016-02: 1,768 count2016-03: 1,660 count2016-04: 1,682 count2016-05: 1,697 count2016-06: 1,463 count2016-07: 1,842 count2016-08: 1,639 count2016-09: 1,761 count2016-10: 1,711 count2016-11: 1,737 count2016-12: 1,851 count2017-01: 1,886 count2017-02: 1,844 count2017-03: 1,907 count2017-04: 1,856 count2017-05: 1,910 count2017-06: 1,945 count2017-07: 1,978 count2017-08: 1,998 count2017-09: 1,974 count2017-10: 1,958 count2017-11: 2,019 count2017-12: 1,987 count2018-01: 2,044 count2018-02: 2,005 count2018-03: 2,146 count2018-04: 2,203 count2018-05: 2,187 count2018-06: 2,196 count2018-07: 2,187 count2018-08: 2,273 count2018-09: 2,083 count2018-10: 2,128 count2018-11: 2,116 count2018-12: 2,204 count2019-01: 2,193 count2019-02: 2,259 count2019-03: 2,199 count2019-04: 2,163 count2019-05: 2,068 count2019-06: 2,085 count2019-07: 1,893 count2019-08: 2,094 count2019-09: 2,163 count2019-10: 2,145 count2019-11: 2,105 count2019-12: 2,100 count2020-01: 2,012 count2020-02: 2,159 count2020-03: 1,741 count2020-04: 1,842 count2020-05: 2,407 count2020-06: 2,851 count2020-07: 4,117 count2020-08: 3,521 count2020-09: 3,242 count2020-10: 3,055 count2020-11: 2,963 count2020-12: 2,549 count2021-01: 3,984 count2021-02: 3,260 count2021-03: 3,459 count2021-04: 4,442 count2021-05: 4,130 count2021-06: 3,357 count2021-07: 3,387 count2021-08: 3,131 count2021-09: 3,159 count2021-10: 3,050 count2021-11: 3,165 count2021-12: 3,210 count2022-01: 3,218 count2022-02: 3,206 count2022-03: 3,098 count2022-04: 3,887 count2022-05: 3,416 count2022-06: 2,898 count2022-07: 2,837 count2022-08: 2,879 count2022-09: 3,134 count2022-10: 3,103 count2022-11: 3,113 count2022-12: 3,065 count2023-01: 3,079 count2023-02: 3,121 count2023-03: 3,097 count2023-04: 3,153 count2023-05: 3,196 count2023-06: 3,368 count2023-07: 3,498 count2023-08: 3,545 count2023-09: 3,277 count2023-10: 3,453 count2023-11: 3,136 count2023-12: 3,126 count2024-01: 2,883 count2024-02: 3,066 count2024-03: 3,021 count2024-04: 3,020 count2024-05: 2,970 count2024-06: 3,197 count2024-07: 3,185 count2024-08: 3,126 count2024-09: 3,001 count2024-10: 2,986 count2024-11: 2,983 count2024-12: 3,066 count2025-01: 2,269 count2025-02: 2,863 count2025-03: 3,271 count2025-04: 3,280 count2025-05: 3,213 count2025-06: 3,408 count2025-07: 3,110 count2025-08: 3,301 count2025-09: 3,443 count2025-10: 3,478 count2025-11: 4,365 count2025-12: 3,493 count2026-01: 3,890 count2026-02: 3,482 count2026-03: 3,455 count2026-04: 3,758 count2026-05: 3,853 count2026-06: 3,866 count2026-07: 5,032 count2026-08: 3,813 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-083,813
2026-075,032
2026-063,866
2026-053,853
2026-043,758
2026-033,455
2026-023,482
2026-013,890
2025-123,493
2025-114,365
2025-103,478
2025-093,443
2025-083,301
2025-073,110
2025-063,408
2025-053,213
2025-043,280
2025-033,271
2025-022,863
2025-012,269
2024-123,066
2024-112,983
2024-102,986
2024-093,001
2024-083,126
2024-073,185
2024-063,197
2024-052,970
2024-043,020
2024-033,021
2024-023,066
2024-012,883
2023-123,126
2023-113,136
2023-103,453
2023-093,277
2023-083,545
2023-073,498
2023-063,368
2023-053,196
2023-043,153
2023-033,097
2023-023,121
2023-013,079
2022-123,065
2022-113,113
2022-103,103
2022-093,134
2022-082,879
2022-072,837
2022-062,898
2022-053,416
2022-043,887
2022-033,098
2022-023,206
2022-013,218
2021-123,210
2021-113,165
2021-103,050
2021-093,159
2021-083,131
2021-073,387
2021-063,357
2021-054,130
2021-044,442
2021-033,459
2021-023,260
2021-013,984
2020-122,549
2020-112,963
2020-103,055
2020-093,242
2020-083,521
2020-074,117
2020-062,851
2020-052,407
2020-041,842
2020-031,741
2020-022,159
2020-012,012
2019-122,100
2019-112,105
2019-102,145
2019-092,163
2019-082,094
2019-071,893
2019-062,085
2019-052,068
2019-042,163
2019-032,199
2019-022,259
2019-012,193
2018-122,204
2018-112,116
2018-102,128
2018-092,083
2018-082,273
2018-072,187
2018-062,196
2018-052,187
2018-042,203
2018-032,146
2018-022,005
2018-012,044
2017-121,987
2017-112,019
2017-101,958
2017-091,974
2017-081,998
2017-071,978
2017-061,945
2017-051,910
2017-041,856
2017-031,907
2017-021,844
2017-011,886
2016-121,851
2016-111,737
2016-101,711
2016-091,761
2016-081,639
2016-071,842
2016-061,463
2016-051,697
2016-041,682
2016-031,660
2016-021,768
2016-011,845
2015-121,527
2015-111,732
2015-101,679
2015-091,629
2015-081,604
2015-071,607
2015-061,602
2015-051,564
2015-041,547
2015-031,482
2015-021,557
2015-011,736
2014-121,424
2014-111,475
2014-101,539
2014-091,491
2014-081,580
2014-071,529
2014-061,588
2014-051,538
2014-041,570
2014-031,575
2014-021,468
2014-011,488
2013-121,474
2013-111,511
2013-101,552
2013-091,359
2013-081,504
2013-071,542
2013-061,435
2013-051,305
2013-041,450
2013-031,516
2013-021,506
2013-011,491
2012-121,948
2012-111,422
2012-101,487
2012-091,487
2012-081,454
2012-071,479
2012-061,453
2012-051,507
2012-041,524
2012-031,446
2012-021,557
2012-011,290
2011-121,720
2011-111,602
2011-101,450
2011-091,537
2011-081,480
2011-071,440
2011-061,609
2011-051,235
2011-041,503
2011-031,477
2011-021,532
2011-011,549
2010-121,525
2010-111,574
2010-101,501
2010-091,546
2010-081,509
2010-071,463
2010-061,414
2010-051,586
2010-041,469
2010-031,532
2010-021,420
2010-011,463
2009-121,525
2009-111,424
2009-101,540
2009-091,435
2009-081,499
2009-071,540
2009-061,574
2009-051,466
2009-041,488
2009-031,670
2009-021,385
2009-011,545
2008-121,470
2008-111,582
2008-101,468
2008-091,551
2008-081,578
2008-071,577
2008-061,523
2008-051,539
2008-041,585
2008-031,517
2008-021,508
2008-011,574
2007-122,026
2007-111,584
2007-101,717
2007-091,771
2007-081,540
2007-071,649
2007-061,618
2007-051,650
2007-041,586
2007-031,620
2007-021,607
2007-011,479
2006-122,010
2006-111,463
2006-101,529
2006-091,565
2006-081,610
2006-071,775
2006-061,592
2006-051,712
2006-041,765
2006-031,691
2006-021,756
2006-011,717
2005-121,763
2005-111,758
2005-101,688
2005-091,248
2005-081,637
2005-071,565
2005-061,685
2005-051,558
2005-041,525
2005-031,620
2005-021,595
2005-011,598
2004-121,539
2004-111,604
2004-101,503
2004-091,436
2004-081,436
2004-071,233

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Arkansas3,813
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 Arkansas?

Business applications in Arkansas was 3,813 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 15.5% from August 2025. That is the 37th 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 Arkansas?

5,032 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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