# Business applications in District of Columbia

Business applications in District of Columbia was 1,243 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-11`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.
- Source: 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
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/business-applications/district-of-columbia
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/district-of-columbia.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-11

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 1,243 |
| 2026-07 | 1,414 |
| 2026-06 | 1,416 |
| 2026-05 | 1,374 |
| 2026-04 | 1,381 |
| 2026-03 | 1,270 |
| 2026-02 | 1,198 |
| 2026-01 | 1,382 |
| 2025-12 | 1,262 |
| 2025-11 | 1,275 |
| 2025-10 | 1,171 |
| 2025-09 | 1,423 |
| 2025-08 | 1,271 |
| 2025-07 | 1,206 |
| 2025-06 | 1,237 |
| 2025-05 | 1,223 |
| 2025-04 | 1,172 |
| 2025-03 | 1,274 |
| 2025-02 | 1,199 |
| 2025-01 | 1,083 |
| 2024-12 | 1,175 |
| 2024-11 | 1,160 |
| 2024-10 | 1,188 |
| 2024-09 | 1,171 |
| 2024-08 | 1,186 |
| 2024-07 | 1,241 |
| 2024-06 | 1,166 |
| 2024-05 | 1,169 |
| 2024-04 | 1,216 |
| 2024-03 | 1,144 |
| 2024-02 | 1,265 |
| 2024-01 | 1,152 |
| 2023-12 | 1,170 |
| 2023-11 | 1,239 |
| 2023-10 | 1,237 |
| 2023-09 | 1,206 |
| 2023-08 | 1,294 |
| 2023-07 | 1,289 |
| 2023-06 | 1,247 |
| 2023-05 | 1,267 |
| 2023-04 | 1,214 |
| 2023-03 | 1,269 |
| 2023-02 | 1,212 |
| 2023-01 | 1,208 |
| 2022-12 | 1,226 |
| 2022-11 | 1,138 |
| 2022-10 | 1,183 |
| 2022-09 | 1,179 |
| 2022-08 | 1,091 |
| 2022-07 | 1,196 |
| 2022-06 | 1,148 |
| 2022-05 | 1,203 |
| 2022-04 | 1,339 |
| 2022-03 | 1,225 |
| 2022-02 | 1,229 |
| 2022-01 | 1,255 |
| 2021-12 | 1,312 |
| 2021-11 | 1,327 |
| 2021-10 | 1,289 |
| 2021-09 | 1,316 |
| 2021-08 | 1,304 |
| 2021-07 | 1,323 |
| 2021-06 | 1,387 |
| 2021-05 | 1,632 |
| 2021-04 | 1,456 |
| 2021-03 | 1,443 |
| 2021-02 | 1,511 |
| 2021-01 | 1,572 |
| 2020-12 | 1,114 |
| 2020-11 | 1,180 |
| 2020-10 | 1,345 |
| 2020-09 | 1,402 |
| 2020-08 | 1,709 |
| 2020-07 | 1,790 |
| 2020-06 | 1,294 |
| 2020-05 | 1,124 |
| 2020-04 | 854 |
| 2020-03 | 905 |
| 2020-02 | 935 |
| 2020-01 | 958 |
| 2019-12 | 1,033 |
| 2019-11 | 1,050 |
| 2019-10 | 1,019 |
| 2019-09 | 1,066 |
| 2019-08 | 988 |
| 2019-07 | 984 |
| 2019-06 | 1,048 |
| 2019-05 | 1,016 |
| 2019-04 | 1,196 |
| 2019-03 | 1,034 |
| 2019-02 | 1,044 |
| 2019-01 | 888 |
| 2018-12 | 1,004 |
| 2018-11 | 1,003 |
| 2018-10 | 942 |
| 2018-09 | 912 |
| 2018-08 | 1,002 |
| 2018-07 | 1,063 |
| 2018-06 | 985 |
| 2018-05 | 990 |
| 2018-04 | 1,034 |
| 2018-03 | 997 |
| 2018-02 | 960 |
| 2018-01 | 1,023 |
| 2017-12 | 885 |
| 2017-11 | 944 |
| 2017-10 | 884 |
| 2017-09 | 959 |
| 2017-08 | 890 |
| 2017-07 | 870 |
| 2017-06 | 907 |
| 2017-05 | 905 |
| 2017-04 | 855 |
| 2017-03 | 897 |
| 2017-02 | 866 |
| 2017-01 | 840 |
| 2016-12 | 883 |
| 2016-11 | 820 |
| 2016-10 | 878 |
| 2016-09 | 831 |
| 2016-08 | 832 |
| 2016-07 | 874 |
| 2016-06 | 719 |
| 2016-05 | 817 |
| 2016-04 | 799 |
| 2016-03 | 797 |
| 2016-02 | 808 |
| 2016-01 | 829 |
| 2015-12 | 790 |
| 2015-11 | 866 |
| 2015-10 | 812 |
| 2015-09 | 778 |
| 2015-08 | 853 |
| 2015-07 | 818 |
| 2015-06 | 786 |
| 2015-05 | 770 |
| 2015-04 | 812 |
| 2015-03 | 852 |
| 2015-02 | 982 |
| 2015-01 | 934 |
| 2014-12 | 737 |
| 2014-11 | 730 |
| 2014-10 | 735 |
| 2014-09 | 761 |
| 2014-08 | 735 |
| 2014-07 | 733 |
| 2014-06 | 810 |
| 2014-05 | 762 |
| 2014-04 | 814 |
| 2014-03 | 770 |
| 2014-02 | 877 |
| 2014-01 | 788 |
| 2013-12 | 726 |
| 2013-11 | 720 |
| 2013-10 | 766 |
| 2013-09 | 780 |
| 2013-08 | 713 |
| 2013-07 | 725 |
| 2013-06 | 693 |
| 2013-05 | 715 |
| 2013-04 | 659 |
| 2013-03 | 672 |
| 2013-02 | 681 |
| 2013-01 | 721 |
| 2012-12 | 861 |
| 2012-11 | 631 |
| 2012-10 | 708 |
| 2012-09 | 695 |
| 2012-08 | 723 |
| 2012-07 | 688 |
| 2012-06 | 630 |
| 2012-05 | 740 |
| 2012-04 | 788 |
| 2012-03 | 749 |
| 2012-02 | 697 |
| 2012-01 | 560 |
| 2011-12 | 789 |
| 2011-11 | 748 |
| 2011-10 | 683 |
| 2011-09 | 672 |
| 2011-08 | 699 |
| 2011-07 | 754 |
| 2011-06 | 732 |
| 2011-05 | 550 |
| 2011-04 | 679 |
| 2011-03 | 791 |
| 2011-02 | 762 |
| 2011-01 | 659 |
| 2010-12 | 573 |
| 2010-11 | 698 |
| 2010-10 | 722 |
| 2010-09 | 709 |
| 2010-08 | 699 |
| 2010-07 | 687 |
| 2010-06 | 658 |
| 2010-05 | 673 |
| 2010-04 | 684 |
| 2010-03 | 714 |
| 2010-02 | 501 |
| 2010-01 | 662 |
| 2009-12 | 625 |
| 2009-11 | 700 |
| 2009-10 | 655 |
| 2009-09 | 668 |
| 2009-08 | 649 |
| 2009-07 | 654 |
| 2009-06 | 647 |
| 2009-05 | 641 |
| 2009-04 | 615 |
| 2009-03 | 619 |
| 2009-02 | 597 |
| 2009-01 | 659 |
| 2008-12 | 521 |
| 2008-11 | 667 |
| 2008-10 | 615 |
| 2008-09 | 721 |
| 2008-08 | 702 |
| 2008-07 | 712 |
| 2008-06 | 688 |
| 2008-05 | 697 |
| 2008-04 | 674 |
| 2008-03 | 647 |
| 2008-02 | 648 |
| 2008-01 | 662 |
| 2007-12 | 695 |
| 2007-11 | 642 |
| 2007-10 | 670 |
| 2007-09 | 647 |
| 2007-08 | 641 |
| 2007-07 | 646 |
| 2007-06 | 668 |
| 2007-05 | 577 |
| 2007-04 | 687 |
| 2007-03 | 643 |
| 2007-02 | 694 |
| 2007-01 | 657 |
| 2006-12 | 690 |
| 2006-11 | 647 |
| 2006-10 | 644 |
| 2006-09 | 644 |
| 2006-08 | 656 |
| 2006-07 | 677 |
| 2006-06 | 608 |
| 2006-05 | 664 |
| 2006-04 | 673 |
| 2006-03 | 644 |
| 2006-02 | 635 |
| 2006-01 | 650 |
| 2005-12 | 662 |
| 2005-11 | 639 |
| 2005-10 | 650 |
| 2005-09 | 580 |
| 2005-08 | 609 |
| 2005-07 | 585 |
| 2005-06 | 620 |
| 2005-05 | 594 |
| 2005-04 | 557 |
| 2005-03 | 630 |
| 2005-02 | 582 |
| 2005-01 | 588 |
| 2004-12 | 551 |
| 2004-11 | 613 |
| 2004-10 | 490 |
| 2004-09 | 600 |
| 2004-08 | 608 |
| 2004-07 | 532 |