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Business applications in Florida

Business applications in Florida was 61,380 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.9% from August 2025. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count61,380
Change on August 2025+5.9%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high65,560May 2021
Series low17,099July 2004

Business applications in Florida, July 2004 to August 2026

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10K20K30K40K50K60K70K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 17,099 count2004-08: 21,352 count2004-09: 18,947 count2004-10: 19,294 count2004-11: 24,336 count2004-12: 22,182 count2005-01: 23,143 count2005-02: 23,247 count2005-03: 22,898 count2005-04: 22,958 count2005-05: 23,360 count2005-06: 23,736 count2005-07: 22,997 count2005-08: 22,845 count2005-09: 22,546 count2005-10: 26,146 count2005-11: 22,582 count2005-12: 27,119 count2006-01: 23,885 count2006-02: 24,730 count2006-03: 24,863 count2006-04: 24,616 count2006-05: 24,286 count2006-06: 23,772 count2006-07: 24,113 count2006-08: 24,070 count2006-09: 23,042 count2006-10: 22,387 count2006-11: 22,886 count2006-12: 26,946 count2007-01: 22,605 count2007-02: 23,268 count2007-03: 23,084 count2007-04: 22,550 count2007-05: 22,985 count2007-06: 23,326 count2007-07: 23,224 count2007-08: 23,055 count2007-09: 23,932 count2007-10: 24,739 count2007-11: 22,569 count2007-12: 25,431 count2008-01: 21,327 count2008-02: 21,200 count2008-03: 22,025 count2008-04: 22,084 count2008-05: 21,724 count2008-06: 21,124 count2008-07: 21,045 count2008-08: 21,570 count2008-09: 21,614 count2008-10: 20,589 count2008-11: 20,659 count2008-12: 18,751 count2009-01: 21,930 count2009-02: 19,813 count2009-03: 19,885 count2009-04: 20,189 count2009-05: 20,216 count2009-06: 20,547 count2009-07: 21,249 count2009-08: 20,427 count2009-09: 20,726 count2009-10: 20,178 count2009-11: 20,967 count2009-12: 19,970 count2010-01: 21,062 count2010-02: 20,704 count2010-03: 20,870 count2010-04: 20,869 count2010-05: 21,199 count2010-06: 20,514 count2010-07: 20,843 count2010-08: 21,385 count2010-09: 21,821 count2010-10: 22,041 count2010-11: 22,836 count2010-12: 20,441 count2011-01: 24,031 count2011-02: 23,484 count2011-03: 22,239 count2011-04: 22,157 count2011-05: 19,628 count2011-06: 23,144 count2011-07: 22,510 count2011-08: 22,757 count2011-09: 22,157 count2011-10: 21,172 count2011-11: 23,110 count2011-12: 23,573 count2012-01: 21,465 count2012-02: 22,618 count2012-03: 22,761 count2012-04: 22,751 count2012-05: 23,275 count2012-06: 21,998 count2012-07: 21,645 count2012-08: 21,628 count2012-09: 21,560 count2012-10: 22,352 count2012-11: 21,349 count2012-12: 28,065 count2013-01: 25,414 count2013-02: 23,454 count2013-03: 23,233 count2013-04: 23,235 count2013-05: 22,101 count2013-06: 23,055 count2013-07: 22,958 count2013-08: 23,926 count2013-09: 23,066 count2013-10: 24,417 count2013-11: 23,744 count2013-12: 23,445 count2014-01: 23,666 count2014-02: 25,093 count2014-03: 25,253 count2014-04: 25,051 count2014-05: 24,577 count2014-06: 25,227 count2014-07: 24,746 count2014-08: 25,121 count2014-09: 24,858 count2014-10: 25,262 count2014-11: 25,421 count2014-12: 22,538 count2015-01: 29,748 count2015-02: 27,483 count2015-03: 26,788 count2015-04: 26,561 count2015-05: 26,011 count2015-06: 25,802 count2015-07: 26,721 count2015-08: 25,582 count2015-09: 27,611 count2015-10: 28,234 count2015-11: 26,427 count2015-12: 24,382 count2016-01: 28,807 count2016-02: 28,488 count2016-03: 26,689 count2016-04: 28,091 count2016-05: 29,113 count2016-06: 24,786 count2016-07: 29,854 count2016-08: 29,420 count2016-09: 30,817 count2016-10: 26,961 count2016-11: 29,284 count2016-12: 31,071 count2017-01: 31,370 count2017-02: 29,608 count2017-03: 31,139 count2017-04: 30,668 count2017-05: 29,193 count2017-06: 30,532 count2017-07: 31,111 count2017-08: 31,098 count2017-09: 22,320 count2017-10: 31,191 count2017-11: 32,516 count2017-12: 30,427 count2018-01: 35,472 count2018-02: 32,076 count2018-03: 33,537 count2018-04: 31,459 count2018-05: 34,233 count2018-06: 32,891 count2018-07: 32,356 count2018-08: 32,977 count2018-09: 32,876 count2018-10: 31,119 count2018-11: 33,221 count2018-12: 32,869 count2019-01: 31,376 count2019-02: 32,350 count2019-03: 34,151 count2019-04: 32,989 count2019-05: 33,067 count2019-06: 32,008 count2019-07: 30,435 count2019-08: 34,875 count2019-09: 30,848 count2019-10: 31,761 count2019-11: 32,488 count2019-12: 38,226 count2020-01: 32,438 count2020-02: 35,979 count2020-03: 33,004 count2020-04: 25,577 count2020-05: 33,024 count2020-06: 43,890 count2020-07: 60,275 count2020-08: 54,020 count2020-09: 48,854 count2020-10: 46,882 count2020-11: 44,462 count2020-12: 42,196 count2021-01: 52,164 count2021-02: 53,457 count2021-03: 51,758 count2021-04: 54,916 count2021-05: 65,560 count2021-06: 54,406 count2021-07: 53,456 count2021-08: 50,666 count2021-09: 49,592 count2021-10: 51,627 count2021-11: 50,962 count2021-12: 48,737 count2022-01: 48,562 count2022-02: 49,081 count2022-03: 48,138 count2022-04: 48,108 count2022-05: 53,430 count2022-06: 53,191 count2022-07: 53,312 count2022-08: 50,230 count2022-09: 50,534 count2022-10: 53,507 count2022-11: 51,112 count2022-12: 54,606 count2023-01: 52,111 count2023-02: 53,535 count2023-03: 55,476 count2023-04: 59,248 count2023-05: 55,833 count2023-06: 53,239 count2023-07: 57,702 count2023-08: 55,238 count2023-09: 59,852 count2023-10: 59,021 count2023-11: 54,632 count2023-12: 52,693 count2024-01: 56,619 count2024-02: 54,141 count2024-03: 52,697 count2024-04: 53,887 count2024-05: 51,435 count2024-06: 55,418 count2024-07: 50,459 count2024-08: 53,003 count2024-09: 51,425 count2024-10: 50,252 count2024-11: 53,014 count2024-12: 55,606 count2025-01: 45,796 count2025-02: 51,151 count2025-03: 53,237 count2025-04: 51,823 count2025-05: 51,564 count2025-06: 53,934 count2025-07: 53,268 count2025-08: 57,966 count2025-09: 56,617 count2025-10: 56,330 count2025-11: 57,267 count2025-12: 51,721 count2026-01: 58,521 count2026-02: 57,632 count2026-03: 61,825 count2026-04: 60,466 count2026-05: 64,731 count2026-06: 61,325 count2026-07: 65,129 count2026-08: 61,380 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0861,380
2026-0765,129
2026-0661,325
2026-0564,731
2026-0460,466
2026-0361,825
2026-0257,632
2026-0158,521
2025-1251,721
2025-1157,267
2025-1056,330
2025-0956,617
2025-0857,966
2025-0753,268
2025-0653,934
2025-0551,564
2025-0451,823
2025-0353,237
2025-0251,151
2025-0145,796
2024-1255,606
2024-1153,014
2024-1050,252
2024-0951,425
2024-0853,003
2024-0750,459
2024-0655,418
2024-0551,435
2024-0453,887
2024-0352,697
2024-0254,141
2024-0156,619
2023-1252,693
2023-1154,632
2023-1059,021
2023-0959,852
2023-0855,238
2023-0757,702
2023-0653,239
2023-0555,833
2023-0459,248
2023-0355,476
2023-0253,535
2023-0152,111
2022-1254,606
2022-1151,112
2022-1053,507
2022-0950,534
2022-0850,230
2022-0753,312
2022-0653,191
2022-0553,430
2022-0448,108
2022-0348,138
2022-0249,081
2022-0148,562
2021-1248,737
2021-1150,962
2021-1051,627
2021-0949,592
2021-0850,666
2021-0753,456
2021-0654,406
2021-0565,560
2021-0454,916
2021-0351,758
2021-0253,457
2021-0152,164
2020-1242,196
2020-1144,462
2020-1046,882
2020-0948,854
2020-0854,020
2020-0760,275
2020-0643,890
2020-0533,024
2020-0425,577
2020-0333,004
2020-0235,979
2020-0132,438
2019-1238,226
2019-1132,488
2019-1031,761
2019-0930,848
2019-0834,875
2019-0730,435
2019-0632,008
2019-0533,067
2019-0432,989
2019-0334,151
2019-0232,350
2019-0131,376
2018-1232,869
2018-1133,221
2018-1031,119
2018-0932,876
2018-0832,977
2018-0732,356
2018-0632,891
2018-0534,233
2018-0431,459
2018-0333,537
2018-0232,076
2018-0135,472
2017-1230,427
2017-1132,516
2017-1031,191
2017-0922,320
2017-0831,098
2017-0731,111
2017-0630,532
2017-0529,193
2017-0430,668
2017-0331,139
2017-0229,608
2017-0131,370
2016-1231,071
2016-1129,284
2016-1026,961
2016-0930,817
2016-0829,420
2016-0729,854
2016-0624,786
2016-0529,113
2016-0428,091
2016-0326,689
2016-0228,488
2016-0128,807
2015-1224,382
2015-1126,427
2015-1028,234
2015-0927,611
2015-0825,582
2015-0726,721
2015-0625,802
2015-0526,011
2015-0426,561
2015-0326,788
2015-0227,483
2015-0129,748
2014-1222,538
2014-1125,421
2014-1025,262
2014-0924,858
2014-0825,121
2014-0724,746
2014-0625,227
2014-0524,577
2014-0425,051
2014-0325,253
2014-0225,093
2014-0123,666
2013-1223,445
2013-1123,744
2013-1024,417
2013-0923,066
2013-0823,926
2013-0722,958
2013-0623,055
2013-0522,101
2013-0423,235
2013-0323,233
2013-0223,454
2013-0125,414
2012-1228,065
2012-1121,349
2012-1022,352
2012-0921,560
2012-0821,628
2012-0721,645
2012-0621,998
2012-0523,275
2012-0422,751
2012-0322,761
2012-0222,618
2012-0121,465
2011-1223,573
2011-1123,110
2011-1021,172
2011-0922,157
2011-0822,757
2011-0722,510
2011-0623,144
2011-0519,628
2011-0422,157
2011-0322,239
2011-0223,484
2011-0124,031
2010-1220,441
2010-1122,836
2010-1022,041
2010-0921,821
2010-0821,385
2010-0720,843
2010-0620,514
2010-0521,199
2010-0420,869
2010-0320,870
2010-0220,704
2010-0121,062
2009-1219,970
2009-1120,967
2009-1020,178
2009-0920,726
2009-0820,427
2009-0721,249
2009-0620,547
2009-0520,216
2009-0420,189
2009-0319,885
2009-0219,813
2009-0121,930
2008-1218,751
2008-1120,659
2008-1020,589
2008-0921,614
2008-0821,570
2008-0721,045
2008-0621,124
2008-0521,724
2008-0422,084
2008-0322,025
2008-0221,200
2008-0121,327
2007-1225,431
2007-1122,569
2007-1024,739
2007-0923,932
2007-0823,055
2007-0723,224
2007-0623,326
2007-0522,985
2007-0422,550
2007-0323,084
2007-0223,268
2007-0122,605
2006-1226,946
2006-1122,886
2006-1022,387
2006-0923,042
2006-0824,070
2006-0724,113
2006-0623,772
2006-0524,286
2006-0424,616
2006-0324,863
2006-0224,730
2006-0123,885
2005-1227,119
2005-1122,582
2005-1026,146
2005-0922,546
2005-0822,845
2005-0722,997
2005-0623,736
2005-0523,360
2005-0422,958
2005-0322,898
2005-0223,247
2005-0123,143
2004-1222,182
2004-1124,336
2004-1019,294
2004-0918,947
2004-0821,352
2004-0717,099

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Florida61,380
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 Florida?

Business applications in Florida was 61,380 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.9% from August 2025. That is the 1st 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 Florida?

65,560 in May 2021, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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