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Business applications in Colorado

Business applications in Colorado was 15,602 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 30.6% from August 2025. That is the 9th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count15,602
Change on August 2025+30.6%
Rank9th of 51US states ranked
Series high21,320December 2023
Series low3,412July 2004

Business applications in Colorado, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

05,00010K15K20K25K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 3,412 count2004-08: 4,093 count2004-09: 4,098 count2004-10: 4,564 count2004-11: 4,872 count2004-12: 4,557 count2005-01: 4,640 count2005-02: 4,837 count2005-03: 4,795 count2005-04: 4,819 count2005-05: 4,420 count2005-06: 4,727 count2005-07: 4,517 count2005-08: 4,599 count2005-09: 3,573 count2005-10: 4,961 count2005-11: 5,085 count2005-12: 5,080 count2006-01: 4,844 count2006-02: 4,812 count2006-03: 4,849 count2006-04: 4,987 count2006-05: 5,187 count2006-06: 4,916 count2006-07: 5,135 count2006-08: 5,092 count2006-09: 4,896 count2006-10: 4,627 count2006-11: 4,390 count2006-12: 5,458 count2007-01: 4,346 count2007-02: 5,088 count2007-03: 4,950 count2007-04: 4,973 count2007-05: 5,074 count2007-06: 5,212 count2007-07: 5,349 count2007-08: 4,987 count2007-09: 5,365 count2007-10: 5,382 count2007-11: 4,931 count2007-12: 5,660 count2008-01: 4,733 count2008-02: 5,010 count2008-03: 5,307 count2008-04: 5,192 count2008-05: 5,164 count2008-06: 4,866 count2008-07: 4,784 count2008-08: 5,321 count2008-09: 4,938 count2008-10: 4,732 count2008-11: 4,822 count2008-12: 4,267 count2009-01: 4,930 count2009-02: 4,640 count2009-03: 4,680 count2009-04: 4,619 count2009-05: 4,691 count2009-06: 4,903 count2009-07: 4,842 count2009-08: 4,991 count2009-09: 5,109 count2009-10: 5,126 count2009-11: 5,417 count2009-12: 5,258 count2010-01: 5,275 count2010-02: 5,326 count2010-03: 4,872 count2010-04: 5,041 count2010-05: 5,331 count2010-06: 5,095 count2010-07: 5,251 count2010-08: 5,041 count2010-09: 5,116 count2010-10: 5,165 count2010-11: 5,274 count2010-12: 4,936 count2011-01: 4,989 count2011-02: 5,266 count2011-03: 5,010 count2011-04: 4,962 count2011-05: 4,321 count2011-06: 5,021 count2011-07: 5,069 count2011-08: 5,029 count2011-09: 4,856 count2011-10: 4,841 count2011-11: 5,305 count2011-12: 5,105 count2012-01: 4,209 count2012-02: 4,947 count2012-03: 5,210 count2012-04: 5,265 count2012-05: 5,158 count2012-06: 4,937 count2012-07: 4,918 count2012-08: 4,958 count2012-09: 4,988 count2012-10: 4,991 count2012-11: 4,826 count2012-12: 6,687 count2013-01: 5,330 count2013-02: 5,381 count2013-03: 5,147 count2013-04: 5,321 count2013-05: 4,845 count2013-06: 5,272 count2013-07: 5,358 count2013-08: 5,379 count2013-09: 5,117 count2013-10: 5,645 count2013-11: 5,613 count2013-12: 5,484 count2014-01: 5,078 count2014-02: 5,471 count2014-03: 5,740 count2014-04: 5,726 count2014-05: 5,717 count2014-06: 5,854 count2014-07: 5,890 count2014-08: 6,090 count2014-09: 6,174 count2014-10: 6,116 count2014-11: 5,620 count2014-12: 5,341 count2015-01: 6,242 count2015-02: 6,098 count2015-03: 6,037 count2015-04: 5,909 count2015-05: 5,929 count2015-06: 6,168 count2015-07: 6,012 count2015-08: 5,978 count2015-09: 6,062 count2015-10: 6,238 count2015-11: 5,947 count2015-12: 5,563 count2016-01: 6,269 count2016-02: 6,021 count2016-03: 6,108 count2016-04: 6,267 count2016-05: 6,470 count2016-06: 5,585 count2016-07: 6,566 count2016-08: 6,445 count2016-09: 6,431 count2016-10: 6,364 count2016-11: 6,394 count2016-12: 6,476 count2017-01: 6,534 count2017-02: 6,515 count2017-03: 6,567 count2017-04: 6,590 count2017-05: 6,722 count2017-06: 6,713 count2017-07: 6,876 count2017-08: 6,781 count2017-09: 6,714 count2017-10: 6,664 count2017-11: 7,298 count2017-12: 6,648 count2018-01: 7,428 count2018-02: 7,381 count2018-03: 7,448 count2018-04: 7,234 count2018-05: 7,164 count2018-06: 7,499 count2018-07: 7,208 count2018-08: 7,378 count2018-09: 7,345 count2018-10: 7,332 count2018-11: 7,280 count2018-12: 7,499 count2019-01: 6,673 count2019-02: 7,617 count2019-03: 7,413 count2019-04: 7,473 count2019-05: 7,215 count2019-06: 7,188 count2019-07: 7,012 count2019-08: 7,036 count2019-09: 7,314 count2019-10: 7,306 count2019-11: 7,116 count2019-12: 7,394 count2020-01: 6,816 count2020-02: 7,157 count2020-03: 6,093 count2020-04: 5,556 count2020-05: 6,901 count2020-06: 8,176 count2020-07: 9,623 count2020-08: 9,225 count2020-09: 8,999 count2020-10: 8,670 count2020-11: 8,721 count2020-12: 7,480 count2021-01: 10,009 count2021-02: 9,114 count2021-03: 9,229 count2021-04: 9,355 count2021-05: 9,619 count2021-06: 8,859 count2021-07: 9,371 count2021-08: 9,240 count2021-09: 9,141 count2021-10: 9,307 count2021-11: 9,479 count2021-12: 9,166 count2022-01: 9,992 count2022-02: 9,751 count2022-03: 9,573 count2022-04: 9,615 count2022-05: 9,141 count2022-06: 8,457 count2022-07: 9,895 count2022-08: 9,837 count2022-09: 9,867 count2022-10: 10,776 count2022-11: 10,144 count2022-12: 9,904 count2023-01: 9,984 count2023-02: 10,664 count2023-03: 10,714 count2023-04: 10,850 count2023-05: 11,156 count2023-06: 11,053 count2023-07: 11,236 count2023-08: 11,700 count2023-09: 11,812 count2023-10: 11,420 count2023-11: 11,234 count2023-12: 21,320 count2024-01: 10,958 count2024-02: 10,665 count2024-03: 10,583 count2024-04: 10,927 count2024-05: 10,532 count2024-06: 10,896 count2024-07: 10,392 count2024-08: 10,477 count2024-09: 10,844 count2024-10: 11,228 count2024-11: 11,523 count2024-12: 12,683 count2025-01: 9,960 count2025-02: 11,170 count2025-03: 11,725 count2025-04: 11,158 count2025-05: 11,808 count2025-06: 13,765 count2025-07: 11,898 count2025-08: 11,943 count2025-09: 12,072 count2025-10: 11,972 count2025-11: 12,336 count2025-12: 12,344 count2026-01: 13,627 count2026-02: 12,793 count2026-03: 13,681 count2026-04: 14,584 count2026-05: 15,071 count2026-06: 15,755 count2026-07: 17,197 count2026-08: 15,602 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0815,602
2026-0717,197
2026-0615,755
2026-0515,071
2026-0414,584
2026-0313,681
2026-0212,793
2026-0113,627
2025-1212,344
2025-1112,336
2025-1011,972
2025-0912,072
2025-0811,943
2025-0711,898
2025-0613,765
2025-0511,808
2025-0411,158
2025-0311,725
2025-0211,170
2025-019,960
2024-1212,683
2024-1111,523
2024-1011,228
2024-0910,844
2024-0810,477
2024-0710,392
2024-0610,896
2024-0510,532
2024-0410,927
2024-0310,583
2024-0210,665
2024-0110,958
2023-1221,320
2023-1111,234
2023-1011,420
2023-0911,812
2023-0811,700
2023-0711,236
2023-0611,053
2023-0511,156
2023-0410,850
2023-0310,714
2023-0210,664
2023-019,984
2022-129,904
2022-1110,144
2022-1010,776
2022-099,867
2022-089,837
2022-079,895
2022-068,457
2022-059,141
2022-049,615
2022-039,573
2022-029,751
2022-019,992
2021-129,166
2021-119,479
2021-109,307
2021-099,141
2021-089,240
2021-079,371
2021-068,859
2021-059,619
2021-049,355
2021-039,229
2021-029,114
2021-0110,009
2020-127,480
2020-118,721
2020-108,670
2020-098,999
2020-089,225
2020-079,623
2020-068,176
2020-056,901
2020-045,556
2020-036,093
2020-027,157
2020-016,816
2019-127,394
2019-117,116
2019-107,306
2019-097,314
2019-087,036
2019-077,012
2019-067,188
2019-057,215
2019-047,473
2019-037,413
2019-027,617
2019-016,673
2018-127,499
2018-117,280
2018-107,332
2018-097,345
2018-087,378
2018-077,208
2018-067,499
2018-057,164
2018-047,234
2018-037,448
2018-027,381
2018-017,428
2017-126,648
2017-117,298
2017-106,664
2017-096,714
2017-086,781
2017-076,876
2017-066,713
2017-056,722
2017-046,590
2017-036,567
2017-026,515
2017-016,534
2016-126,476
2016-116,394
2016-106,364
2016-096,431
2016-086,445
2016-076,566
2016-065,585
2016-056,470
2016-046,267
2016-036,108
2016-026,021
2016-016,269
2015-125,563
2015-115,947
2015-106,238
2015-096,062
2015-085,978
2015-076,012
2015-066,168
2015-055,929
2015-045,909
2015-036,037
2015-026,098
2015-016,242
2014-125,341
2014-115,620
2014-106,116
2014-096,174
2014-086,090
2014-075,890
2014-065,854
2014-055,717
2014-045,726
2014-035,740
2014-025,471
2014-015,078
2013-125,484
2013-115,613
2013-105,645
2013-095,117
2013-085,379
2013-075,358
2013-065,272
2013-054,845
2013-045,321
2013-035,147
2013-025,381
2013-015,330
2012-126,687
2012-114,826
2012-104,991
2012-094,988
2012-084,958
2012-074,918
2012-064,937
2012-055,158
2012-045,265
2012-035,210
2012-024,947
2012-014,209
2011-125,105
2011-115,305
2011-104,841
2011-094,856
2011-085,029
2011-075,069
2011-065,021
2011-054,321
2011-044,962
2011-035,010
2011-025,266
2011-014,989
2010-124,936
2010-115,274
2010-105,165
2010-095,116
2010-085,041
2010-075,251
2010-065,095
2010-055,331
2010-045,041
2010-034,872
2010-025,326
2010-015,275
2009-125,258
2009-115,417
2009-105,126
2009-095,109
2009-084,991
2009-074,842
2009-064,903
2009-054,691
2009-044,619
2009-034,680
2009-024,640
2009-014,930
2008-124,267
2008-114,822
2008-104,732
2008-094,938
2008-085,321
2008-074,784
2008-064,866
2008-055,164
2008-045,192
2008-035,307
2008-025,010
2008-014,733
2007-125,660
2007-114,931
2007-105,382
2007-095,365
2007-084,987
2007-075,349
2007-065,212
2007-055,074
2007-044,973
2007-034,950
2007-025,088
2007-014,346
2006-125,458
2006-114,390
2006-104,627
2006-094,896
2006-085,092
2006-075,135
2006-064,916
2006-055,187
2006-044,987
2006-034,849
2006-024,812
2006-014,844
2005-125,080
2005-115,085
2005-104,961
2005-093,573
2005-084,599
2005-074,517
2005-064,727
2005-054,420
2005-044,819
2005-034,795
2005-024,837
2005-014,640
2004-124,557
2004-114,872
2004-104,564
2004-094,098
2004-084,093
2004-073,412

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Colorado15,602
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 Colorado?

Business applications in Colorado was 15,602 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 30.6% from August 2025. That is the 9th 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 Colorado?

21,320 in December 2023, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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