Business applications in Idaho

Business applications in Idaho was 3,431 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 29.6% from August 2025. That is the 38th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count3,431
Change on August 2025+29.6%
Rank38th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,460July 2026
Series low876July 2004

Business applications in Idaho, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

01,0002,0003,0004,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 876 count2004-08: 989 count2004-09: 998 count2004-10: 1,061 count2004-11: 1,167 count2004-12: 1,014 count2005-01: 1,177 count2005-02: 1,211 count2005-03: 1,175 count2005-04: 1,155 count2005-05: 1,206 count2005-06: 1,209 count2005-07: 1,202 count2005-08: 1,275 count2005-09: 1,025 count2005-10: 1,423 count2005-11: 1,504 count2005-12: 1,629 count2006-01: 1,477 count2006-02: 1,441 count2006-03: 1,484 count2006-04: 1,488 count2006-05: 1,481 count2006-06: 1,471 count2006-07: 1,395 count2006-08: 1,450 count2006-09: 1,332 count2006-10: 1,316 count2006-11: 1,136 count2006-12: 1,635 count2007-01: 1,320 count2007-02: 1,420 count2007-03: 1,402 count2007-04: 1,419 count2007-05: 1,375 count2007-06: 1,349 count2007-07: 1,445 count2007-08: 1,372 count2007-09: 1,414 count2007-10: 1,437 count2007-11: 1,317 count2007-12: 1,532 count2008-01: 1,197 count2008-02: 1,225 count2008-03: 1,339 count2008-04: 1,289 count2008-05: 1,285 count2008-06: 1,246 count2008-07: 1,220 count2008-08: 1,239 count2008-09: 1,224 count2008-10: 1,127 count2008-11: 1,103 count2008-12: 1,086 count2009-01: 1,148 count2009-02: 1,059 count2009-03: 1,029 count2009-04: 1,034 count2009-05: 1,069 count2009-06: 1,116 count2009-07: 1,156 count2009-08: 1,089 count2009-09: 1,053 count2009-10: 1,108 count2009-11: 1,049 count2009-12: 1,014 count2010-01: 1,042 count2010-02: 1,119 count2010-03: 1,074 count2010-04: 1,084 count2010-05: 1,118 count2010-06: 1,098 count2010-07: 1,096 count2010-08: 1,009 count2010-09: 1,146 count2010-10: 1,045 count2010-11: 1,107 count2010-12: 960 count2011-01: 1,151 count2011-02: 1,156 count2011-03: 1,098 count2011-04: 1,091 count2011-05: 954 count2011-06: 1,153 count2011-07: 1,106 count2011-08: 1,087 count2011-09: 1,117 count2011-10: 1,032 count2011-11: 1,168 count2011-12: 1,191 count2012-01: 1,057 count2012-02: 1,079 count2012-03: 1,090 count2012-04: 1,135 count2012-05: 1,153 count2012-06: 1,026 count2012-07: 1,018 count2012-08: 1,075 count2012-09: 1,075 count2012-10: 1,104 count2012-11: 1,057 count2012-12: 1,488 count2013-01: 1,110 count2013-02: 1,096 count2013-03: 1,060 count2013-04: 1,093 count2013-05: 1,018 count2013-06: 1,136 count2013-07: 1,156 count2013-08: 1,175 count2013-09: 1,120 count2013-10: 1,121 count2013-11: 1,122 count2013-12: 1,156 count2014-01: 1,143 count2014-02: 1,124 count2014-03: 1,229 count2014-04: 1,211 count2014-05: 1,142 count2014-06: 1,124 count2014-07: 1,119 count2014-08: 1,137 count2014-09: 1,085 count2014-10: 1,149 count2014-11: 1,161 count2014-12: 1,068 count2015-01: 1,396 count2015-02: 1,225 count2015-03: 1,246 count2015-04: 1,190 count2015-05: 1,152 count2015-06: 1,217 count2015-07: 1,201 count2015-08: 1,182 count2015-09: 1,256 count2015-10: 1,302 count2015-11: 1,243 count2015-12: 1,298 count2016-01: 1,581 count2016-02: 1,402 count2016-03: 1,356 count2016-04: 1,348 count2016-05: 1,446 count2016-06: 1,327 count2016-07: 1,597 count2016-08: 1,442 count2016-09: 1,554 count2016-10: 1,493 count2016-11: 1,490 count2016-12: 1,442 count2017-01: 1,385 count2017-02: 1,374 count2017-03: 1,481 count2017-04: 1,490 count2017-05: 1,483 count2017-06: 1,478 count2017-07: 1,562 count2017-08: 1,581 count2017-09: 1,537 count2017-10: 1,581 count2017-11: 1,576 count2017-12: 1,413 count2018-01: 1,722 count2018-02: 1,729 count2018-03: 1,772 count2018-04: 1,837 count2018-05: 1,976 count2018-06: 1,969 count2018-07: 1,890 count2018-08: 1,912 count2018-09: 1,891 count2018-10: 1,900 count2018-11: 2,153 count2018-12: 2,003 count2019-01: 1,971 count2019-02: 1,986 count2019-03: 1,916 count2019-04: 1,641 count2019-05: 1,706 count2019-06: 1,754 count2019-07: 1,538 count2019-08: 1,835 count2019-09: 1,729 count2019-10: 1,830 count2019-11: 1,761 count2019-12: 1,942 count2020-01: 1,836 count2020-02: 1,862 count2020-03: 1,588 count2020-04: 1,203 count2020-05: 1,751 count2020-06: 1,952 count2020-07: 2,107 count2020-08: 1,988 count2020-09: 2,039 count2020-10: 1,976 count2020-11: 2,167 count2020-12: 1,824 count2021-01: 2,653 count2021-02: 2,485 count2021-03: 2,425 count2021-04: 2,418 count2021-05: 2,350 count2021-06: 2,163 count2021-07: 2,294 count2021-08: 2,297 count2021-09: 2,364 count2021-10: 2,362 count2021-11: 2,456 count2021-12: 2,631 count2022-01: 2,559 count2022-02: 2,540 count2022-03: 2,620 count2022-04: 2,543 count2022-05: 2,740 count2022-06: 2,336 count2022-07: 2,432 count2022-08: 2,351 count2022-09: 2,437 count2022-10: 2,516 count2022-11: 2,454 count2022-12: 2,350 count2023-01: 2,455 count2023-02: 2,545 count2023-03: 2,514 count2023-04: 2,556 count2023-05: 2,514 count2023-06: 2,782 count2023-07: 2,652 count2023-08: 2,746 count2023-09: 2,764 count2023-10: 2,727 count2023-11: 2,582 count2023-12: 2,608 count2024-01: 2,628 count2024-02: 2,496 count2024-03: 2,530 count2024-04: 2,555 count2024-05: 2,644 count2024-06: 2,608 count2024-07: 2,479 count2024-08: 2,726 count2024-09: 2,500 count2024-10: 2,462 count2024-11: 2,918 count2024-12: 2,908 count2025-01: 2,312 count2025-02: 2,767 count2025-03: 2,750 count2025-04: 2,733 count2025-05: 2,686 count2025-06: 2,670 count2025-07: 2,812 count2025-08: 2,647 count2025-09: 2,952 count2025-10: 2,845 count2025-11: 2,893 count2025-12: 2,857 count2026-01: 3,221 count2026-02: 3,063 count2026-03: 2,997 count2026-04: 3,110 count2026-05: 3,229 count2026-06: 3,280 count2026-07: 3,460 count2026-08: 3,431 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-083,431
2026-073,460
2026-063,280
2026-053,229
2026-043,110
2026-032,997
2026-023,063
2026-013,221
2025-122,857
2025-112,893
2025-102,845
2025-092,952
2025-082,647
2025-072,812
2025-062,670
2025-052,686
2025-042,733
2025-032,750
2025-022,767
2025-012,312
2024-122,908
2024-112,918
2024-102,462
2024-092,500
2024-082,726
2024-072,479
2024-062,608
2024-052,644
2024-042,555
2024-032,530
2024-022,496
2024-012,628
2023-122,608
2023-112,582
2023-102,727
2023-092,764
2023-082,746
2023-072,652
2023-062,782
2023-052,514
2023-042,556
2023-032,514
2023-022,545
2023-012,455
2022-122,350
2022-112,454
2022-102,516
2022-092,437
2022-082,351
2022-072,432
2022-062,336
2022-052,740
2022-042,543
2022-032,620
2022-022,540
2022-012,559
2021-122,631
2021-112,456
2021-102,362
2021-092,364
2021-082,297
2021-072,294
2021-062,163
2021-052,350
2021-042,418
2021-032,425
2021-022,485
2021-012,653
2020-121,824
2020-112,167
2020-101,976
2020-092,039
2020-081,988
2020-072,107
2020-061,952
2020-051,751
2020-041,203
2020-031,588
2020-021,862
2020-011,836
2019-121,942
2019-111,761
2019-101,830
2019-091,729
2019-081,835
2019-071,538
2019-061,754
2019-051,706
2019-041,641
2019-031,916
2019-021,986
2019-011,971
2018-122,003
2018-112,153
2018-101,900
2018-091,891
2018-081,912
2018-071,890
2018-061,969
2018-051,976
2018-041,837
2018-031,772
2018-021,729
2018-011,722
2017-121,413
2017-111,576
2017-101,581
2017-091,537
2017-081,581
2017-071,562
2017-061,478
2017-051,483
2017-041,490
2017-031,481
2017-021,374
2017-011,385
2016-121,442
2016-111,490
2016-101,493
2016-091,554
2016-081,442
2016-071,597
2016-061,327
2016-051,446
2016-041,348
2016-031,356
2016-021,402
2016-011,581
2015-121,298
2015-111,243
2015-101,302
2015-091,256
2015-081,182
2015-071,201
2015-061,217
2015-051,152
2015-041,190
2015-031,246
2015-021,225
2015-011,396
2014-121,068
2014-111,161
2014-101,149
2014-091,085
2014-081,137
2014-071,119
2014-061,124
2014-051,142
2014-041,211
2014-031,229
2014-021,124
2014-011,143
2013-121,156
2013-111,122
2013-101,121
2013-091,120
2013-081,175
2013-071,156
2013-061,136
2013-051,018
2013-041,093
2013-031,060
2013-021,096
2013-011,110
2012-121,488
2012-111,057
2012-101,104
2012-091,075
2012-081,075
2012-071,018
2012-061,026
2012-051,153
2012-041,135
2012-031,090
2012-021,079
2012-011,057
2011-121,191
2011-111,168
2011-101,032
2011-091,117
2011-081,087
2011-071,106
2011-061,153
2011-05954
2011-041,091
2011-031,098
2011-021,156
2011-011,151
2010-12960
2010-111,107
2010-101,045
2010-091,146
2010-081,009
2010-071,096
2010-061,098
2010-051,118
2010-041,084
2010-031,074
2010-021,119
2010-011,042
2009-121,014
2009-111,049
2009-101,108
2009-091,053
2009-081,089
2009-071,156
2009-061,116
2009-051,069
2009-041,034
2009-031,029
2009-021,059
2009-011,148
2008-121,086
2008-111,103
2008-101,127
2008-091,224
2008-081,239
2008-071,220
2008-061,246
2008-051,285
2008-041,289
2008-031,339
2008-021,225
2008-011,197
2007-121,532
2007-111,317
2007-101,437
2007-091,414
2007-081,372
2007-071,445
2007-061,349
2007-051,375
2007-041,419
2007-031,402
2007-021,420
2007-011,320
2006-121,635
2006-111,136
2006-101,316
2006-091,332
2006-081,450
2006-071,395
2006-061,471
2006-051,481
2006-041,488
2006-031,484
2006-021,441
2006-011,477
2005-121,629
2005-111,504
2005-101,423
2005-091,025
2005-081,275
2005-071,202
2005-061,209
2005-051,206
2005-041,155
2005-031,175
2005-021,211
2005-011,177
2004-121,014
2004-111,167
2004-101,061
2004-09998
2004-08989
2004-07876

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Idaho3,431
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 Idaho?

Business applications in Idaho was 3,431 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 29.6% from August 2025. That is the 38th 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 Idaho?

3,460 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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