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Business applications in Delaware

Business applications in Delaware was 4,985 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.3% from August 2025. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count4,985
Change on August 2025-2.3%
Rank33rd of 51US states ranked
Series high5,667December 2024
Series low724July 2004

Business applications in Delaware, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 724 count2004-08: 856 count2004-09: 873 count2004-10: 885 count2004-11: 999 count2004-12: 897 count2005-01: 957 count2005-02: 952 count2005-03: 924 count2005-04: 913 count2005-05: 924 count2005-06: 920 count2005-07: 918 count2005-08: 890 count2005-09: 897 count2005-10: 1,071 count2005-11: 992 count2005-12: 1,059 count2006-01: 983 count2006-02: 1,037 count2006-03: 1,021 count2006-04: 999 count2006-05: 993 count2006-06: 980 count2006-07: 941 count2006-08: 925 count2006-09: 912 count2006-10: 907 count2006-11: 904 count2006-12: 1,047 count2007-01: 965 count2007-02: 977 count2007-03: 1,005 count2007-04: 1,025 count2007-05: 1,099 count2007-06: 967 count2007-07: 1,203 count2007-08: 1,237 count2007-09: 1,215 count2007-10: 1,233 count2007-11: 1,157 count2007-12: 1,227 count2008-01: 1,135 count2008-02: 1,144 count2008-03: 1,252 count2008-04: 1,174 count2008-05: 1,118 count2008-06: 1,069 count2008-07: 1,055 count2008-08: 1,088 count2008-09: 1,042 count2008-10: 1,060 count2008-11: 1,101 count2008-12: 996 count2009-01: 1,065 count2009-02: 1,027 count2009-03: 982 count2009-04: 1,015 count2009-05: 1,057 count2009-06: 1,068 count2009-07: 1,100 count2009-08: 1,134 count2009-09: 1,120 count2009-10: 1,101 count2009-11: 1,106 count2009-12: 1,069 count2010-01: 1,101 count2010-02: 1,062 count2010-03: 1,120 count2010-04: 1,111 count2010-05: 1,078 count2010-06: 1,072 count2010-07: 1,069 count2010-08: 1,016 count2010-09: 1,137 count2010-10: 1,114 count2010-11: 1,170 count2010-12: 1,062 count2011-01: 1,129 count2011-02: 1,231 count2011-03: 1,184 count2011-04: 1,198 count2011-05: 991 count2011-06: 1,336 count2011-07: 1,317 count2011-08: 1,244 count2011-09: 1,258 count2011-10: 1,174 count2011-11: 1,254 count2011-12: 1,390 count2012-01: 1,128 count2012-02: 1,258 count2012-03: 1,317 count2012-04: 1,317 count2012-05: 1,332 count2012-06: 1,203 count2012-07: 1,202 count2012-08: 1,271 count2012-09: 1,235 count2012-10: 1,320 count2012-11: 1,199 count2012-12: 1,799 count2013-01: 1,237 count2013-02: 1,277 count2013-03: 1,340 count2013-04: 1,258 count2013-05: 1,220 count2013-06: 1,292 count2013-07: 1,288 count2013-08: 1,304 count2013-09: 1,298 count2013-10: 1,284 count2013-11: 1,414 count2013-12: 1,560 count2014-01: 1,161 count2014-02: 1,360 count2014-03: 1,344 count2014-04: 1,414 count2014-05: 1,418 count2014-06: 1,359 count2014-07: 1,406 count2014-08: 1,378 count2014-09: 1,540 count2014-10: 1,516 count2014-11: 1,422 count2014-12: 1,386 count2015-01: 1,486 count2015-02: 1,413 count2015-03: 1,407 count2015-04: 1,393 count2015-05: 1,330 count2015-06: 1,476 count2015-07: 1,454 count2015-08: 1,478 count2015-09: 1,379 count2015-10: 1,515 count2015-11: 1,439 count2015-12: 1,380 count2016-01: 1,475 count2016-02: 1,503 count2016-03: 1,471 count2016-04: 1,546 count2016-05: 1,809 count2016-06: 1,428 count2016-07: 1,688 count2016-08: 1,631 count2016-09: 1,652 count2016-10: 1,681 count2016-11: 1,770 count2016-12: 2,132 count2017-01: 1,903 count2017-02: 1,785 count2017-03: 1,925 count2017-04: 1,819 count2017-05: 1,867 count2017-06: 1,884 count2017-07: 1,862 count2017-08: 2,028 count2017-09: 2,079 count2017-10: 1,957 count2017-11: 2,053 count2017-12: 2,096 count2018-01: 2,124 count2018-02: 2,063 count2018-03: 2,144 count2018-04: 2,244 count2018-05: 2,258 count2018-06: 2,224 count2018-07: 2,221 count2018-08: 2,193 count2018-09: 2,121 count2018-10: 2,068 count2018-11: 2,406 count2018-12: 2,308 count2019-01: 1,959 count2019-02: 2,501 count2019-03: 2,541 count2019-04: 2,189 count2019-05: 2,028 count2019-06: 2,075 count2019-07: 1,967 count2019-08: 1,991 count2019-09: 2,063 count2019-10: 2,292 count2019-11: 2,094 count2019-12: 2,288 count2020-01: 2,060 count2020-02: 2,156 count2020-03: 1,881 count2020-04: 1,637 count2020-05: 2,041 count2020-06: 2,475 count2020-07: 3,439 count2020-08: 3,307 count2020-09: 3,240 count2020-10: 3,056 count2020-11: 2,971 count2020-12: 2,783 count2021-01: 3,582 count2021-02: 3,321 count2021-03: 3,625 count2021-04: 4,090 count2021-05: 4,086 count2021-06: 3,839 count2021-07: 3,592 count2021-08: 3,750 count2021-09: 3,773 count2021-10: 3,865 count2021-11: 3,973 count2021-12: 3,527 count2022-01: 3,657 count2022-02: 4,212 count2022-03: 3,795 count2022-04: 3,613 count2022-05: 3,797 count2022-06: 3,595 count2022-07: 3,857 count2022-08: 3,679 count2022-09: 3,859 count2022-10: 3,825 count2022-11: 3,876 count2022-12: 4,064 count2023-01: 4,087 count2023-02: 4,311 count2023-03: 4,743 count2023-04: 4,695 count2023-05: 4,649 count2023-06: 4,912 count2023-07: 4,933 count2023-08: 4,972 count2023-09: 4,780 count2023-10: 4,915 count2023-11: 4,897 count2023-12: 4,868 count2024-01: 5,288 count2024-02: 4,801 count2024-03: 4,601 count2024-04: 4,625 count2024-05: 4,793 count2024-06: 4,785 count2024-07: 4,927 count2024-08: 5,076 count2024-09: 5,271 count2024-10: 5,068 count2024-11: 5,006 count2024-12: 5,667 count2025-01: 4,417 count2025-02: 4,800 count2025-03: 5,062 count2025-04: 4,915 count2025-05: 4,741 count2025-06: 5,031 count2025-07: 4,823 count2025-08: 5,102 count2025-09: 5,048 count2025-10: 5,172 count2025-11: 5,528 count2025-12: 5,054 count2026-01: 5,466 count2026-02: 5,125 count2026-03: 4,654 count2026-04: 5,158 count2026-05: 5,031 count2026-06: 5,098 count2026-07: 5,292 count2026-08: 4,985 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-084,985
2026-075,292
2026-065,098
2026-055,031
2026-045,158
2026-034,654
2026-025,125
2026-015,466
2025-125,054
2025-115,528
2025-105,172
2025-095,048
2025-085,102
2025-074,823
2025-065,031
2025-054,741
2025-044,915
2025-035,062
2025-024,800
2025-014,417
2024-125,667
2024-115,006
2024-105,068
2024-095,271
2024-085,076
2024-074,927
2024-064,785
2024-054,793
2024-044,625
2024-034,601
2024-024,801
2024-015,288
2023-124,868
2023-114,897
2023-104,915
2023-094,780
2023-084,972
2023-074,933
2023-064,912
2023-054,649
2023-044,695
2023-034,743
2023-024,311
2023-014,087
2022-124,064
2022-113,876
2022-103,825
2022-093,859
2022-083,679
2022-073,857
2022-063,595
2022-053,797
2022-043,613
2022-033,795
2022-024,212
2022-013,657
2021-123,527
2021-113,973
2021-103,865
2021-093,773
2021-083,750
2021-073,592
2021-063,839
2021-054,086
2021-044,090
2021-033,625
2021-023,321
2021-013,582
2020-122,783
2020-112,971
2020-103,056
2020-093,240
2020-083,307
2020-073,439
2020-062,475
2020-052,041
2020-041,637
2020-031,881
2020-022,156
2020-012,060
2019-122,288
2019-112,094
2019-102,292
2019-092,063
2019-081,991
2019-071,967
2019-062,075
2019-052,028
2019-042,189
2019-032,541
2019-022,501
2019-011,959
2018-122,308
2018-112,406
2018-102,068
2018-092,121
2018-082,193
2018-072,221
2018-062,224
2018-052,258
2018-042,244
2018-032,144
2018-022,063
2018-012,124
2017-122,096
2017-112,053
2017-101,957
2017-092,079
2017-082,028
2017-071,862
2017-061,884
2017-051,867
2017-041,819
2017-031,925
2017-021,785
2017-011,903
2016-122,132
2016-111,770
2016-101,681
2016-091,652
2016-081,631
2016-071,688
2016-061,428
2016-051,809
2016-041,546
2016-031,471
2016-021,503
2016-011,475
2015-121,380
2015-111,439
2015-101,515
2015-091,379
2015-081,478
2015-071,454
2015-061,476
2015-051,330
2015-041,393
2015-031,407
2015-021,413
2015-011,486
2014-121,386
2014-111,422
2014-101,516
2014-091,540
2014-081,378
2014-071,406
2014-061,359
2014-051,418
2014-041,414
2014-031,344
2014-021,360
2014-011,161
2013-121,560
2013-111,414
2013-101,284
2013-091,298
2013-081,304
2013-071,288
2013-061,292
2013-051,220
2013-041,258
2013-031,340
2013-021,277
2013-011,237
2012-121,799
2012-111,199
2012-101,320
2012-091,235
2012-081,271
2012-071,202
2012-061,203
2012-051,332
2012-041,317
2012-031,317
2012-021,258
2012-011,128
2011-121,390
2011-111,254
2011-101,174
2011-091,258
2011-081,244
2011-071,317
2011-061,336
2011-05991
2011-041,198
2011-031,184
2011-021,231
2011-011,129
2010-121,062
2010-111,170
2010-101,114
2010-091,137
2010-081,016
2010-071,069
2010-061,072
2010-051,078
2010-041,111
2010-031,120
2010-021,062
2010-011,101
2009-121,069
2009-111,106
2009-101,101
2009-091,120
2009-081,134
2009-071,100
2009-061,068
2009-051,057
2009-041,015
2009-03982
2009-021,027
2009-011,065
2008-12996
2008-111,101
2008-101,060
2008-091,042
2008-081,088
2008-071,055
2008-061,069
2008-051,118
2008-041,174
2008-031,252
2008-021,144
2008-011,135
2007-121,227
2007-111,157
2007-101,233
2007-091,215
2007-081,237
2007-071,203
2007-06967
2007-051,099
2007-041,025
2007-031,005
2007-02977
2007-01965
2006-121,047
2006-11904
2006-10907
2006-09912
2006-08925
2006-07941
2006-06980
2006-05993
2006-04999
2006-031,021
2006-021,037
2006-01983
2005-121,059
2005-11992
2005-101,071
2005-09897
2005-08890
2005-07918
2005-06920
2005-05924
2005-04913
2005-03924
2005-02952
2005-01957
2004-12897
2004-11999
2004-10885
2004-09873
2004-08856
2004-07724

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Delaware4,985
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 Delaware?

Business applications in Delaware was 4,985 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.3% from August 2025. That is the 33rd 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 Delaware?

5,667 in December 2024, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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