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Business applications in District of Columbia

Business applications in District of Columbia was 1,243 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from August 2025. That is the 48th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count1,243
Change on August 2025-2.2%
Rank48th of 51US states ranked
Series high1,790July 2020
Series low490October 2004

Business applications in District of Columbia, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

05001,0001,5002,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 532 count2004-08: 608 count2004-09: 600 count2004-10: 490 count2004-11: 613 count2004-12: 551 count2005-01: 588 count2005-02: 582 count2005-03: 630 count2005-04: 557 count2005-05: 594 count2005-06: 620 count2005-07: 585 count2005-08: 609 count2005-09: 580 count2005-10: 650 count2005-11: 639 count2005-12: 662 count2006-01: 650 count2006-02: 635 count2006-03: 644 count2006-04: 673 count2006-05: 664 count2006-06: 608 count2006-07: 677 count2006-08: 656 count2006-09: 644 count2006-10: 644 count2006-11: 647 count2006-12: 690 count2007-01: 657 count2007-02: 694 count2007-03: 643 count2007-04: 687 count2007-05: 577 count2007-06: 668 count2007-07: 646 count2007-08: 641 count2007-09: 647 count2007-10: 670 count2007-11: 642 count2007-12: 695 count2008-01: 662 count2008-02: 648 count2008-03: 647 count2008-04: 674 count2008-05: 697 count2008-06: 688 count2008-07: 712 count2008-08: 702 count2008-09: 721 count2008-10: 615 count2008-11: 667 count2008-12: 521 count2009-01: 659 count2009-02: 597 count2009-03: 619 count2009-04: 615 count2009-05: 641 count2009-06: 647 count2009-07: 654 count2009-08: 649 count2009-09: 668 count2009-10: 655 count2009-11: 700 count2009-12: 625 count2010-01: 662 count2010-02: 501 count2010-03: 714 count2010-04: 684 count2010-05: 673 count2010-06: 658 count2010-07: 687 count2010-08: 699 count2010-09: 709 count2010-10: 722 count2010-11: 698 count2010-12: 573 count2011-01: 659 count2011-02: 762 count2011-03: 791 count2011-04: 679 count2011-05: 550 count2011-06: 732 count2011-07: 754 count2011-08: 699 count2011-09: 672 count2011-10: 683 count2011-11: 748 count2011-12: 789 count2012-01: 560 count2012-02: 697 count2012-03: 749 count2012-04: 788 count2012-05: 740 count2012-06: 630 count2012-07: 688 count2012-08: 723 count2012-09: 695 count2012-10: 708 count2012-11: 631 count2012-12: 861 count2013-01: 721 count2013-02: 681 count2013-03: 672 count2013-04: 659 count2013-05: 715 count2013-06: 693 count2013-07: 725 count2013-08: 713 count2013-09: 780 count2013-10: 766 count2013-11: 720 count2013-12: 726 count2014-01: 788 count2014-02: 877 count2014-03: 770 count2014-04: 814 count2014-05: 762 count2014-06: 810 count2014-07: 733 count2014-08: 735 count2014-09: 761 count2014-10: 735 count2014-11: 730 count2014-12: 737 count2015-01: 934 count2015-02: 982 count2015-03: 852 count2015-04: 812 count2015-05: 770 count2015-06: 786 count2015-07: 818 count2015-08: 853 count2015-09: 778 count2015-10: 812 count2015-11: 866 count2015-12: 790 count2016-01: 829 count2016-02: 808 count2016-03: 797 count2016-04: 799 count2016-05: 817 count2016-06: 719 count2016-07: 874 count2016-08: 832 count2016-09: 831 count2016-10: 878 count2016-11: 820 count2016-12: 883 count2017-01: 840 count2017-02: 866 count2017-03: 897 count2017-04: 855 count2017-05: 905 count2017-06: 907 count2017-07: 870 count2017-08: 890 count2017-09: 959 count2017-10: 884 count2017-11: 944 count2017-12: 885 count2018-01: 1,023 count2018-02: 960 count2018-03: 997 count2018-04: 1,034 count2018-05: 990 count2018-06: 985 count2018-07: 1,063 count2018-08: 1,002 count2018-09: 912 count2018-10: 942 count2018-11: 1,003 count2018-12: 1,004 count2019-01: 888 count2019-02: 1,044 count2019-03: 1,034 count2019-04: 1,196 count2019-05: 1,016 count2019-06: 1,048 count2019-07: 984 count2019-08: 988 count2019-09: 1,066 count2019-10: 1,019 count2019-11: 1,050 count2019-12: 1,033 count2020-01: 958 count2020-02: 935 count2020-03: 905 count2020-04: 854 count2020-05: 1,124 count2020-06: 1,294 count2020-07: 1,790 count2020-08: 1,709 count2020-09: 1,402 count2020-10: 1,345 count2020-11: 1,180 count2020-12: 1,114 count2021-01: 1,572 count2021-02: 1,511 count2021-03: 1,443 count2021-04: 1,456 count2021-05: 1,632 count2021-06: 1,387 count2021-07: 1,323 count2021-08: 1,304 count2021-09: 1,316 count2021-10: 1,289 count2021-11: 1,327 count2021-12: 1,312 count2022-01: 1,255 count2022-02: 1,229 count2022-03: 1,225 count2022-04: 1,339 count2022-05: 1,203 count2022-06: 1,148 count2022-07: 1,196 count2022-08: 1,091 count2022-09: 1,179 count2022-10: 1,183 count2022-11: 1,138 count2022-12: 1,226 count2023-01: 1,208 count2023-02: 1,212 count2023-03: 1,269 count2023-04: 1,214 count2023-05: 1,267 count2023-06: 1,247 count2023-07: 1,289 count2023-08: 1,294 count2023-09: 1,206 count2023-10: 1,237 count2023-11: 1,239 count2023-12: 1,170 count2024-01: 1,152 count2024-02: 1,265 count2024-03: 1,144 count2024-04: 1,216 count2024-05: 1,169 count2024-06: 1,166 count2024-07: 1,241 count2024-08: 1,186 count2024-09: 1,171 count2024-10: 1,188 count2024-11: 1,160 count2024-12: 1,175 count2025-01: 1,083 count2025-02: 1,199 count2025-03: 1,274 count2025-04: 1,172 count2025-05: 1,223 count2025-06: 1,237 count2025-07: 1,206 count2025-08: 1,271 count2025-09: 1,423 count2025-10: 1,171 count2025-11: 1,275 count2025-12: 1,262 count2026-01: 1,382 count2026-02: 1,198 count2026-03: 1,270 count2026-04: 1,381 count2026-05: 1,374 count2026-06: 1,416 count2026-07: 1,414 count2026-08: 1,243 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-081,243
2026-071,414
2026-061,416
2026-051,374
2026-041,381
2026-031,270
2026-021,198
2026-011,382
2025-121,262
2025-111,275
2025-101,171
2025-091,423
2025-081,271
2025-071,206
2025-061,237
2025-051,223
2025-041,172
2025-031,274
2025-021,199
2025-011,083
2024-121,175
2024-111,160
2024-101,188
2024-091,171
2024-081,186
2024-071,241
2024-061,166
2024-051,169
2024-041,216
2024-031,144
2024-021,265
2024-011,152
2023-121,170
2023-111,239
2023-101,237
2023-091,206
2023-081,294
2023-071,289
2023-061,247
2023-051,267
2023-041,214
2023-031,269
2023-021,212
2023-011,208
2022-121,226
2022-111,138
2022-101,183
2022-091,179
2022-081,091
2022-071,196
2022-061,148
2022-051,203
2022-041,339
2022-031,225
2022-021,229
2022-011,255
2021-121,312
2021-111,327
2021-101,289
2021-091,316
2021-081,304
2021-071,323
2021-061,387
2021-051,632
2021-041,456
2021-031,443
2021-021,511
2021-011,572
2020-121,114
2020-111,180
2020-101,345
2020-091,402
2020-081,709
2020-071,790
2020-061,294
2020-051,124
2020-04854
2020-03905
2020-02935
2020-01958
2019-121,033
2019-111,050
2019-101,019
2019-091,066
2019-08988
2019-07984
2019-061,048
2019-051,016
2019-041,196
2019-031,034
2019-021,044
2019-01888
2018-121,004
2018-111,003
2018-10942
2018-09912
2018-081,002
2018-071,063
2018-06985
2018-05990
2018-041,034
2018-03997
2018-02960
2018-011,023
2017-12885
2017-11944
2017-10884
2017-09959
2017-08890
2017-07870
2017-06907
2017-05905
2017-04855
2017-03897
2017-02866
2017-01840
2016-12883
2016-11820
2016-10878
2016-09831
2016-08832
2016-07874
2016-06719
2016-05817
2016-04799
2016-03797
2016-02808
2016-01829
2015-12790
2015-11866
2015-10812
2015-09778
2015-08853
2015-07818
2015-06786
2015-05770
2015-04812
2015-03852
2015-02982
2015-01934
2014-12737
2014-11730
2014-10735
2014-09761
2014-08735
2014-07733
2014-06810
2014-05762
2014-04814
2014-03770
2014-02877
2014-01788
2013-12726
2013-11720
2013-10766
2013-09780
2013-08713
2013-07725
2013-06693
2013-05715
2013-04659
2013-03672
2013-02681
2013-01721
2012-12861
2012-11631
2012-10708
2012-09695
2012-08723
2012-07688
2012-06630
2012-05740
2012-04788
2012-03749
2012-02697
2012-01560
2011-12789
2011-11748
2011-10683
2011-09672
2011-08699
2011-07754
2011-06732
2011-05550
2011-04679
2011-03791
2011-02762
2011-01659
2010-12573
2010-11698
2010-10722
2010-09709
2010-08699
2010-07687
2010-06658
2010-05673
2010-04684
2010-03714
2010-02501
2010-01662
2009-12625
2009-11700
2009-10655
2009-09668
2009-08649
2009-07654
2009-06647
2009-05641
2009-04615
2009-03619
2009-02597
2009-01659
2008-12521
2008-11667
2008-10615
2008-09721
2008-08702
2008-07712
2008-06688
2008-05697
2008-04674
2008-03647
2008-02648
2008-01662
2007-12695
2007-11642
2007-10670
2007-09647
2007-08641
2007-07646
2007-06668
2007-05577
2007-04687
2007-03643
2007-02694
2007-01657
2006-12690
2006-11647
2006-10644
2006-09644
2006-08656
2006-07677
2006-06608
2006-05664
2006-04673
2006-03644
2006-02635
2006-01650
2005-12662
2005-11639
2005-10650
2005-09580
2005-08609
2005-07585
2005-06620
2005-05594
2005-04557
2005-03630
2005-02582
2005-01588
2004-12551
2004-11613
2004-10490
2004-09600
2004-08608
2004-07532

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
District of Columbia1,243
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 District of Columbia?

Business applications in District of Columbia was 1,243 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from August 2025. That is the 48th 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 District of Columbia?

1,790 in July 2020, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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