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Business applications in California

Business applications in California was 55,619 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 26% from August 2025. That is the 2nd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count55,619
Change on August 2025+26%
Rank2nd of 51US states ranked
Series high60,996July 2026
Series low17,300July 2004

Business applications in California, July 2004 to August 2026

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10K20K30K40K50K60K70K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 17,300 count2004-08: 20,048 count2004-09: 20,212 count2004-10: 20,477 count2004-11: 22,645 count2004-12: 21,211 count2005-01: 22,587 count2005-02: 22,414 count2005-03: 21,991 count2005-04: 22,659 count2005-05: 21,866 count2005-06: 22,660 count2005-07: 22,801 count2005-08: 23,134 count2005-09: 18,401 count2005-10: 24,909 count2005-11: 24,937 count2005-12: 25,447 count2006-01: 24,017 count2006-02: 24,085 count2006-03: 23,929 count2006-04: 24,648 count2006-05: 24,670 count2006-06: 23,718 count2006-07: 23,912 count2006-08: 23,130 count2006-09: 22,373 count2006-10: 22,252 count2006-11: 21,596 count2006-12: 27,381 count2007-01: 24,040 count2007-02: 24,654 count2007-03: 23,547 count2007-04: 23,018 count2007-05: 23,919 count2007-06: 24,381 count2007-07: 23,712 count2007-08: 22,902 count2007-09: 24,283 count2007-10: 24,534 count2007-11: 22,944 count2007-12: 26,343 count2008-01: 22,596 count2008-02: 22,738 count2008-03: 24,363 count2008-04: 23,086 count2008-05: 22,738 count2008-06: 22,457 count2008-07: 22,164 count2008-08: 23,132 count2008-09: 22,196 count2008-10: 21,442 count2008-11: 20,662 count2008-12: 19,289 count2009-01: 22,605 count2009-02: 20,283 count2009-03: 20,850 count2009-04: 20,529 count2009-05: 20,790 count2009-06: 20,740 count2009-07: 21,540 count2009-08: 20,422 count2009-09: 21,002 count2009-10: 21,173 count2009-11: 20,948 count2009-12: 20,310 count2010-01: 20,389 count2010-02: 21,167 count2010-03: 20,909 count2010-04: 21,529 count2010-05: 21,321 count2010-06: 20,322 count2010-07: 21,423 count2010-08: 22,806 count2010-09: 22,336 count2010-10: 21,967 count2010-11: 23,295 count2010-12: 21,089 count2011-01: 23,239 count2011-02: 23,503 count2011-03: 22,217 count2011-04: 22,807 count2011-05: 19,818 count2011-06: 23,330 count2011-07: 22,526 count2011-08: 22,555 count2011-09: 22,721 count2011-10: 22,190 count2011-11: 24,086 count2011-12: 23,533 count2012-01: 17,835 count2012-02: 21,975 count2012-03: 21,822 count2012-04: 23,209 count2012-05: 24,123 count2012-06: 22,085 count2012-07: 22,856 count2012-08: 21,801 count2012-09: 22,416 count2012-10: 22,708 count2012-11: 22,243 count2012-12: 27,768 count2013-01: 21,567 count2013-02: 20,080 count2013-03: 23,527 count2013-04: 22,513 count2013-05: 24,002 count2013-06: 24,777 count2013-07: 23,538 count2013-08: 23,521 count2013-09: 23,185 count2013-10: 24,291 count2013-11: 23,802 count2013-12: 25,874 count2014-01: 24,771 count2014-02: 24,426 count2014-03: 25,275 count2014-04: 24,683 count2014-05: 23,522 count2014-06: 23,913 count2014-07: 23,827 count2014-08: 24,825 count2014-09: 24,286 count2014-10: 24,385 count2014-11: 23,877 count2014-12: 22,586 count2015-01: 29,957 count2015-02: 25,035 count2015-03: 24,888 count2015-04: 25,026 count2015-05: 24,274 count2015-06: 25,124 count2015-07: 25,376 count2015-08: 25,439 count2015-09: 25,626 count2015-10: 26,065 count2015-11: 25,017 count2015-12: 24,837 count2016-01: 29,587 count2016-02: 25,837 count2016-03: 25,154 count2016-04: 25,531 count2016-05: 26,784 count2016-06: 22,587 count2016-07: 26,935 count2016-08: 26,260 count2016-09: 27,136 count2016-10: 26,463 count2016-11: 26,833 count2016-12: 26,261 count2017-01: 27,240 count2017-02: 26,981 count2017-03: 27,060 count2017-04: 27,371 count2017-05: 26,383 count2017-06: 27,535 count2017-07: 27,712 count2017-08: 27,693 count2017-09: 27,465 count2017-10: 27,550 count2017-11: 28,867 count2017-12: 26,341 count2018-01: 31,907 count2018-02: 29,388 count2018-03: 29,803 count2018-04: 29,220 count2018-05: 31,626 count2018-06: 30,600 count2018-07: 30,329 count2018-08: 30,919 count2018-09: 30,892 count2018-10: 30,714 count2018-11: 30,026 count2018-12: 31,569 count2019-01: 29,216 count2019-02: 31,074 count2019-03: 30,268 count2019-04: 30,201 count2019-05: 29,959 count2019-06: 29,439 count2019-07: 29,065 count2019-08: 30,262 count2019-09: 29,660 count2019-10: 31,275 count2019-11: 31,450 count2019-12: 36,606 count2020-01: 31,890 count2020-02: 35,200 count2020-03: 28,784 count2020-04: 24,524 count2020-05: 29,637 count2020-06: 33,366 count2020-07: 50,379 count2020-08: 49,314 count2020-09: 43,483 count2020-10: 42,091 count2020-11: 38,692 count2020-12: 32,561 count2021-01: 49,004 count2021-02: 42,852 count2021-03: 43,402 count2021-04: 45,330 count2021-05: 46,726 count2021-06: 40,660 count2021-07: 43,247 count2021-08: 41,955 count2021-09: 42,325 count2021-10: 41,538 count2021-11: 42,545 count2021-12: 41,969 count2022-01: 44,975 count2022-02: 42,249 count2022-03: 36,111 count2022-04: 29,212 count2022-05: 38,942 count2022-06: 43,339 count2022-07: 42,254 count2022-08: 42,115 count2022-09: 42,980 count2022-10: 44,976 count2022-11: 41,828 count2022-12: 41,612 count2023-01: 42,815 count2023-02: 49,475 count2023-03: 49,063 count2023-04: 42,871 count2023-05: 45,823 count2023-06: 50,739 count2023-07: 55,053 count2023-08: 45,994 count2023-09: 44,250 count2023-10: 42,575 count2023-11: 45,114 count2023-12: 44,578 count2024-01: 42,811 count2024-02: 42,291 count2024-03: 40,804 count2024-04: 41,599 count2024-05: 43,658 count2024-06: 41,403 count2024-07: 43,317 count2024-08: 45,446 count2024-09: 44,233 count2024-10: 44,804 count2024-11: 44,465 count2024-12: 45,320 count2025-01: 41,837 count2025-02: 42,998 count2025-03: 46,120 count2025-04: 46,777 count2025-05: 43,519 count2025-06: 43,729 count2025-07: 44,194 count2025-08: 44,134 count2025-09: 47,983 count2025-10: 48,957 count2025-11: 49,794 count2025-12: 48,748 count2026-01: 56,976 count2026-02: 49,777 count2026-03: 47,121 count2026-04: 48,689 count2026-05: 52,447 count2026-06: 52,989 count2026-07: 60,996 count2026-08: 55,619 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0855,619
2026-0760,996
2026-0652,989
2026-0552,447
2026-0448,689
2026-0347,121
2026-0249,777
2026-0156,976
2025-1248,748
2025-1149,794
2025-1048,957
2025-0947,983
2025-0844,134
2025-0744,194
2025-0643,729
2025-0543,519
2025-0446,777
2025-0346,120
2025-0242,998
2025-0141,837
2024-1245,320
2024-1144,465
2024-1044,804
2024-0944,233
2024-0845,446
2024-0743,317
2024-0641,403
2024-0543,658
2024-0441,599
2024-0340,804
2024-0242,291
2024-0142,811
2023-1244,578
2023-1145,114
2023-1042,575
2023-0944,250
2023-0845,994
2023-0755,053
2023-0650,739
2023-0545,823
2023-0442,871
2023-0349,063
2023-0249,475
2023-0142,815
2022-1241,612
2022-1141,828
2022-1044,976
2022-0942,980
2022-0842,115
2022-0742,254
2022-0643,339
2022-0538,942
2022-0429,212
2022-0336,111
2022-0242,249
2022-0144,975
2021-1241,969
2021-1142,545
2021-1041,538
2021-0942,325
2021-0841,955
2021-0743,247
2021-0640,660
2021-0546,726
2021-0445,330
2021-0343,402
2021-0242,852
2021-0149,004
2020-1232,561
2020-1138,692
2020-1042,091
2020-0943,483
2020-0849,314
2020-0750,379
2020-0633,366
2020-0529,637
2020-0424,524
2020-0328,784
2020-0235,200
2020-0131,890
2019-1236,606
2019-1131,450
2019-1031,275
2019-0929,660
2019-0830,262
2019-0729,065
2019-0629,439
2019-0529,959
2019-0430,201
2019-0330,268
2019-0231,074
2019-0129,216
2018-1231,569
2018-1130,026
2018-1030,714
2018-0930,892
2018-0830,919
2018-0730,329
2018-0630,600
2018-0531,626
2018-0429,220
2018-0329,803
2018-0229,388
2018-0131,907
2017-1226,341
2017-1128,867
2017-1027,550
2017-0927,465
2017-0827,693
2017-0727,712
2017-0627,535
2017-0526,383
2017-0427,371
2017-0327,060
2017-0226,981
2017-0127,240
2016-1226,261
2016-1126,833
2016-1026,463
2016-0927,136
2016-0826,260
2016-0726,935
2016-0622,587
2016-0526,784
2016-0425,531
2016-0325,154
2016-0225,837
2016-0129,587
2015-1224,837
2015-1125,017
2015-1026,065
2015-0925,626
2015-0825,439
2015-0725,376
2015-0625,124
2015-0524,274
2015-0425,026
2015-0324,888
2015-0225,035
2015-0129,957
2014-1222,586
2014-1123,877
2014-1024,385
2014-0924,286
2014-0824,825
2014-0723,827
2014-0623,913
2014-0523,522
2014-0424,683
2014-0325,275
2014-0224,426
2014-0124,771
2013-1225,874
2013-1123,802
2013-1024,291
2013-0923,185
2013-0823,521
2013-0723,538
2013-0624,777
2013-0524,002
2013-0422,513
2013-0323,527
2013-0220,080
2013-0121,567
2012-1227,768
2012-1122,243
2012-1022,708
2012-0922,416
2012-0821,801
2012-0722,856
2012-0622,085
2012-0524,123
2012-0423,209
2012-0321,822
2012-0221,975
2012-0117,835
2011-1223,533
2011-1124,086
2011-1022,190
2011-0922,721
2011-0822,555
2011-0722,526
2011-0623,330
2011-0519,818
2011-0422,807
2011-0322,217
2011-0223,503
2011-0123,239
2010-1221,089
2010-1123,295
2010-1021,967
2010-0922,336
2010-0822,806
2010-0721,423
2010-0620,322
2010-0521,321
2010-0421,529
2010-0320,909
2010-0221,167
2010-0120,389
2009-1220,310
2009-1120,948
2009-1021,173
2009-0921,002
2009-0820,422
2009-0721,540
2009-0620,740
2009-0520,790
2009-0420,529
2009-0320,850
2009-0220,283
2009-0122,605
2008-1219,289
2008-1120,662
2008-1021,442
2008-0922,196
2008-0823,132
2008-0722,164
2008-0622,457
2008-0522,738
2008-0423,086
2008-0324,363
2008-0222,738
2008-0122,596
2007-1226,343
2007-1122,944
2007-1024,534
2007-0924,283
2007-0822,902
2007-0723,712
2007-0624,381
2007-0523,919
2007-0423,018
2007-0323,547
2007-0224,654
2007-0124,040
2006-1227,381
2006-1121,596
2006-1022,252
2006-0922,373
2006-0823,130
2006-0723,912
2006-0623,718
2006-0524,670
2006-0424,648
2006-0323,929
2006-0224,085
2006-0124,017
2005-1225,447
2005-1124,937
2005-1024,909
2005-0918,401
2005-0823,134
2005-0722,801
2005-0622,660
2005-0521,866
2005-0422,659
2005-0321,991
2005-0222,414
2005-0122,587
2004-1221,211
2004-1122,645
2004-1020,477
2004-0920,212
2004-0820,048
2004-0717,300

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
California55,619
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 California?

Business applications in California was 55,619 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 26% from August 2025. That is the 2nd 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 California?

60,996 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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