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Business applications in Connecticut

Business applications in Connecticut was 4,916 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 19.1% from August 2025. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count4,916
Change on August 2025+19.1%
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high5,025July 2026
Series low1,786July 2004

Business applications in Connecticut, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,786 count2004-08: 2,434 count2004-09: 2,235 count2004-10: 2,267 count2004-11: 2,555 count2004-12: 2,234 count2005-01: 2,376 count2005-02: 2,318 count2005-03: 2,275 count2005-04: 2,358 count2005-05: 2,293 count2005-06: 2,332 count2005-07: 2,386 count2005-08: 2,276 count2005-09: 2,245 count2005-10: 2,633 count2005-11: 2,479 count2005-12: 2,551 count2006-01: 2,389 count2006-02: 2,565 count2006-03: 2,506 count2006-04: 2,617 count2006-05: 2,549 count2006-06: 2,474 count2006-07: 2,410 count2006-08: 2,466 count2006-09: 2,573 count2006-10: 2,383 count2006-11: 2,312 count2006-12: 3,073 count2007-01: 2,378 count2007-02: 2,457 count2007-03: 2,420 count2007-04: 2,390 count2007-05: 2,498 count2007-06: 2,387 count2007-07: 2,485 count2007-08: 2,435 count2007-09: 2,555 count2007-10: 2,639 count2007-11: 2,488 count2007-12: 2,827 count2008-01: 2,375 count2008-02: 2,390 count2008-03: 2,473 count2008-04: 2,405 count2008-05: 2,404 count2008-06: 2,202 count2008-07: 2,319 count2008-08: 2,404 count2008-09: 2,296 count2008-10: 2,218 count2008-11: 2,301 count2008-12: 2,125 count2009-01: 2,239 count2009-02: 2,168 count2009-03: 2,138 count2009-04: 2,055 count2009-05: 2,067 count2009-06: 2,208 count2009-07: 2,191 count2009-08: 2,174 count2009-09: 2,228 count2009-10: 2,199 count2009-11: 2,251 count2009-12: 2,161 count2010-01: 2,223 count2010-02: 2,187 count2010-03: 2,174 count2010-04: 2,221 count2010-05: 2,236 count2010-06: 2,230 count2010-07: 2,224 count2010-08: 1,947 count2010-09: 2,295 count2010-10: 2,195 count2010-11: 2,284 count2010-12: 2,173 count2011-01: 2,058 count2011-02: 2,147 count2011-03: 2,165 count2011-04: 2,259 count2011-05: 1,890 count2011-06: 2,234 count2011-07: 2,200 count2011-08: 2,244 count2011-09: 2,175 count2011-10: 2,237 count2011-11: 2,214 count2011-12: 2,373 count2012-01: 1,870 count2012-02: 2,416 count2012-03: 2,345 count2012-04: 2,285 count2012-05: 2,332 count2012-06: 2,174 count2012-07: 2,203 count2012-08: 2,146 count2012-09: 2,086 count2012-10: 2,214 count2012-11: 2,034 count2012-12: 2,907 count2013-01: 2,187 count2013-02: 2,084 count2013-03: 2,120 count2013-04: 2,138 count2013-05: 2,109 count2013-06: 2,191 count2013-07: 2,240 count2013-08: 2,179 count2013-09: 2,139 count2013-10: 2,297 count2013-11: 2,221 count2013-12: 2,378 count2014-01: 2,006 count2014-02: 2,213 count2014-03: 2,286 count2014-04: 2,270 count2014-05: 2,248 count2014-06: 2,207 count2014-07: 2,128 count2014-08: 2,151 count2014-09: 2,285 count2014-10: 2,143 count2014-11: 2,239 count2014-12: 2,109 count2015-01: 2,187 count2015-02: 2,169 count2015-03: 2,255 count2015-04: 2,215 count2015-05: 2,071 count2015-06: 2,309 count2015-07: 2,293 count2015-08: 2,315 count2015-09: 2,185 count2015-10: 2,264 count2015-11: 2,079 count2015-12: 2,024 count2016-01: 2,264 count2016-02: 2,217 count2016-03: 2,199 count2016-04: 2,264 count2016-05: 2,390 count2016-06: 1,882 count2016-07: 2,571 count2016-08: 2,242 count2016-09: 2,474 count2016-10: 2,318 count2016-11: 2,522 count2016-12: 2,561 count2017-01: 2,545 count2017-02: 2,419 count2017-03: 2,412 count2017-04: 2,432 count2017-05: 2,455 count2017-06: 2,511 count2017-07: 2,517 count2017-08: 2,610 count2017-09: 2,652 count2017-10: 2,572 count2017-11: 2,651 count2017-12: 2,491 count2018-01: 2,787 count2018-02: 2,810 count2018-03: 2,754 count2018-04: 2,822 count2018-05: 2,783 count2018-06: 2,957 count2018-07: 2,845 count2018-08: 2,858 count2018-09: 2,677 count2018-10: 2,813 count2018-11: 2,950 count2018-12: 3,024 count2019-01: 2,701 count2019-02: 2,876 count2019-03: 2,976 count2019-04: 2,801 count2019-05: 2,689 count2019-06: 2,715 count2019-07: 2,486 count2019-08: 2,744 count2019-09: 2,708 count2019-10: 2,831 count2019-11: 2,720 count2019-12: 2,679 count2020-01: 2,518 count2020-02: 2,659 count2020-03: 2,393 count2020-04: 1,988 count2020-05: 2,640 count2020-06: 3,232 count2020-07: 4,194 count2020-08: 3,765 count2020-09: 3,910 count2020-10: 3,735 count2020-11: 3,619 count2020-12: 2,817 count2021-01: 4,446 count2021-02: 3,800 count2021-03: 4,007 count2021-04: 4,015 count2021-05: 4,074 count2021-06: 3,606 count2021-07: 3,852 count2021-08: 3,973 count2021-09: 3,923 count2021-10: 3,937 count2021-11: 3,905 count2021-12: 3,918 count2022-01: 3,864 count2022-02: 3,869 count2022-03: 3,832 count2022-04: 4,051 count2022-05: 3,762 count2022-06: 3,479 count2022-07: 3,483 count2022-08: 3,621 count2022-09: 3,882 count2022-10: 3,560 count2022-11: 3,706 count2022-12: 3,591 count2023-01: 3,838 count2023-02: 3,876 count2023-03: 3,821 count2023-04: 3,821 count2023-05: 3,837 count2023-06: 3,940 count2023-07: 4,269 count2023-08: 4,248 count2023-09: 4,054 count2023-10: 4,578 count2023-11: 4,038 count2023-12: 3,935 count2024-01: 3,974 count2024-02: 3,918 count2024-03: 3,902 count2024-04: 3,717 count2024-05: 3,931 count2024-06: 3,916 count2024-07: 3,887 count2024-08: 3,799 count2024-09: 3,907 count2024-10: 3,890 count2024-11: 3,879 count2024-12: 4,163 count2025-01: 3,520 count2025-02: 3,943 count2025-03: 4,043 count2025-04: 3,918 count2025-05: 3,966 count2025-06: 4,127 count2025-07: 4,077 count2025-08: 4,127 count2025-09: 4,213 count2025-10: 4,417 count2025-11: 4,458 count2025-12: 4,443 count2026-01: 4,518 count2026-02: 4,412 count2026-03: 4,503 count2026-04: 4,802 count2026-05: 4,741 count2026-06: 5,008 count2026-07: 5,025 count2026-08: 4,916 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-084,916
2026-075,025
2026-065,008
2026-054,741
2026-044,802
2026-034,503
2026-024,412
2026-014,518
2025-124,443
2025-114,458
2025-104,417
2025-094,213
2025-084,127
2025-074,077
2025-064,127
2025-053,966
2025-043,918
2025-034,043
2025-023,943
2025-013,520
2024-124,163
2024-113,879
2024-103,890
2024-093,907
2024-083,799
2024-073,887
2024-063,916
2024-053,931
2024-043,717
2024-033,902
2024-023,918
2024-013,974
2023-123,935
2023-114,038
2023-104,578
2023-094,054
2023-084,248
2023-074,269
2023-063,940
2023-053,837
2023-043,821
2023-033,821
2023-023,876
2023-013,838
2022-123,591
2022-113,706
2022-103,560
2022-093,882
2022-083,621
2022-073,483
2022-063,479
2022-053,762
2022-044,051
2022-033,832
2022-023,869
2022-013,864
2021-123,918
2021-113,905
2021-103,937
2021-093,923
2021-083,973
2021-073,852
2021-063,606
2021-054,074
2021-044,015
2021-034,007
2021-023,800
2021-014,446
2020-122,817
2020-113,619
2020-103,735
2020-093,910
2020-083,765
2020-074,194
2020-063,232
2020-052,640
2020-041,988
2020-032,393
2020-022,659
2020-012,518
2019-122,679
2019-112,720
2019-102,831
2019-092,708
2019-082,744
2019-072,486
2019-062,715
2019-052,689
2019-042,801
2019-032,976
2019-022,876
2019-012,701
2018-123,024
2018-112,950
2018-102,813
2018-092,677
2018-082,858
2018-072,845
2018-062,957
2018-052,783
2018-042,822
2018-032,754
2018-022,810
2018-012,787
2017-122,491
2017-112,651
2017-102,572
2017-092,652
2017-082,610
2017-072,517
2017-062,511
2017-052,455
2017-042,432
2017-032,412
2017-022,419
2017-012,545
2016-122,561
2016-112,522
2016-102,318
2016-092,474
2016-082,242
2016-072,571
2016-061,882
2016-052,390
2016-042,264
2016-032,199
2016-022,217
2016-012,264
2015-122,024
2015-112,079
2015-102,264
2015-092,185
2015-082,315
2015-072,293
2015-062,309
2015-052,071
2015-042,215
2015-032,255
2015-022,169
2015-012,187
2014-122,109
2014-112,239
2014-102,143
2014-092,285
2014-082,151
2014-072,128
2014-062,207
2014-052,248
2014-042,270
2014-032,286
2014-022,213
2014-012,006
2013-122,378
2013-112,221
2013-102,297
2013-092,139
2013-082,179
2013-072,240
2013-062,191
2013-052,109
2013-042,138
2013-032,120
2013-022,084
2013-012,187
2012-122,907
2012-112,034
2012-102,214
2012-092,086
2012-082,146
2012-072,203
2012-062,174
2012-052,332
2012-042,285
2012-032,345
2012-022,416
2012-011,870
2011-122,373
2011-112,214
2011-102,237
2011-092,175
2011-082,244
2011-072,200
2011-062,234
2011-051,890
2011-042,259
2011-032,165
2011-022,147
2011-012,058
2010-122,173
2010-112,284
2010-102,195
2010-092,295
2010-081,947
2010-072,224
2010-062,230
2010-052,236
2010-042,221
2010-032,174
2010-022,187
2010-012,223
2009-122,161
2009-112,251
2009-102,199
2009-092,228
2009-082,174
2009-072,191
2009-062,208
2009-052,067
2009-042,055
2009-032,138
2009-022,168
2009-012,239
2008-122,125
2008-112,301
2008-102,218
2008-092,296
2008-082,404
2008-072,319
2008-062,202
2008-052,404
2008-042,405
2008-032,473
2008-022,390
2008-012,375
2007-122,827
2007-112,488
2007-102,639
2007-092,555
2007-082,435
2007-072,485
2007-062,387
2007-052,498
2007-042,390
2007-032,420
2007-022,457
2007-012,378
2006-123,073
2006-112,312
2006-102,383
2006-092,573
2006-082,466
2006-072,410
2006-062,474
2006-052,549
2006-042,617
2006-032,506
2006-022,565
2006-012,389
2005-122,551
2005-112,479
2005-102,633
2005-092,245
2005-082,276
2005-072,386
2005-062,332
2005-052,293
2005-042,358
2005-032,275
2005-022,318
2005-012,376
2004-122,234
2004-112,555
2004-102,267
2004-092,235
2004-082,434
2004-071,786

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Connecticut4,916
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 Connecticut?

Business applications in Connecticut was 4,916 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 19.1% from August 2025. That is the 34th 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 Connecticut?

5,025 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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