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Business applications in Illinois

Business applications in Illinois was 16,559 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.7% from August 2025. That is the 7th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count16,559
Change on August 2025+7.7%
Rank7th of 51US states ranked
Series high30,737July 2020
Series low6,200July 2004

Business applications in Illinois, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

5,00010K15K20K25K30K35K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 6,200 count2004-08: 7,690 count2004-09: 8,032 count2004-10: 7,617 count2004-11: 8,182 count2004-12: 7,683 count2005-01: 7,799 count2005-02: 8,067 count2005-03: 7,590 count2005-04: 8,047 count2005-05: 7,651 count2005-06: 8,400 count2005-07: 7,862 count2005-08: 7,173 count2005-09: 7,776 count2005-10: 8,907 count2005-11: 8,285 count2005-12: 8,362 count2006-01: 8,156 count2006-02: 8,154 count2006-03: 8,438 count2006-04: 8,182 count2006-05: 8,298 count2006-06: 8,121 count2006-07: 8,328 count2006-08: 8,248 count2006-09: 7,929 count2006-10: 7,854 count2006-11: 7,571 count2006-12: 8,712 count2007-01: 7,876 count2007-02: 7,837 count2007-03: 8,191 count2007-04: 7,955 count2007-05: 8,429 count2007-06: 8,235 count2007-07: 8,444 count2007-08: 8,418 count2007-09: 8,645 count2007-10: 8,838 count2007-11: 8,359 count2007-12: 9,047 count2008-01: 8,523 count2008-02: 8,946 count2008-03: 10,096 count2008-04: 9,928 count2008-05: 9,215 count2008-06: 8,881 count2008-07: 8,583 count2008-08: 8,875 count2008-09: 8,288 count2008-10: 8,100 count2008-11: 8,054 count2008-12: 7,130 count2009-01: 8,333 count2009-02: 7,785 count2009-03: 7,978 count2009-04: 7,966 count2009-05: 7,956 count2009-06: 8,198 count2009-07: 8,044 count2009-08: 7,935 count2009-09: 8,205 count2009-10: 8,003 count2009-11: 8,356 count2009-12: 7,927 count2010-01: 7,806 count2010-02: 8,068 count2010-03: 8,227 count2010-04: 8,063 count2010-05: 8,347 count2010-06: 8,154 count2010-07: 8,253 count2010-08: 8,240 count2010-09: 8,444 count2010-10: 8,697 count2010-11: 8,753 count2010-12: 8,200 count2011-01: 8,883 count2011-02: 8,418 count2011-03: 8,133 count2011-04: 8,297 count2011-05: 7,402 count2011-06: 8,925 count2011-07: 8,368 count2011-08: 8,205 count2011-09: 8,132 count2011-10: 8,046 count2011-11: 8,575 count2011-12: 8,739 count2012-01: 6,765 count2012-02: 7,853 count2012-03: 7,986 count2012-04: 8,135 count2012-05: 8,401 count2012-06: 7,853 count2012-07: 7,897 count2012-08: 7,870 count2012-09: 7,861 count2012-10: 7,936 count2012-11: 7,688 count2012-12: 10,229 count2013-01: 8,227 count2013-02: 8,137 count2013-03: 8,175 count2013-04: 7,914 count2013-05: 7,387 count2013-06: 7,897 count2013-07: 7,812 count2013-08: 7,920 count2013-09: 7,866 count2013-10: 8,140 count2013-11: 8,273 count2013-12: 8,175 count2014-01: 7,488 count2014-02: 8,032 count2014-03: 8,282 count2014-04: 8,165 count2014-05: 8,247 count2014-06: 8,259 count2014-07: 8,192 count2014-08: 8,432 count2014-09: 8,529 count2014-10: 8,232 count2014-11: 7,951 count2014-12: 7,551 count2015-01: 8,920 count2015-02: 8,373 count2015-03: 8,360 count2015-04: 8,345 count2015-05: 7,853 count2015-06: 8,334 count2015-07: 8,469 count2015-08: 8,183 count2015-09: 8,186 count2015-10: 8,424 count2015-11: 8,293 count2015-12: 7,750 count2016-01: 8,967 count2016-02: 8,174 count2016-03: 8,048 count2016-04: 8,190 count2016-05: 8,716 count2016-06: 7,353 count2016-07: 8,833 count2016-08: 8,578 count2016-09: 8,549 count2016-10: 8,324 count2016-11: 8,434 count2016-12: 8,722 count2017-01: 8,633 count2017-02: 8,758 count2017-03: 8,550 count2017-04: 8,491 count2017-05: 8,721 count2017-06: 8,708 count2017-07: 8,639 count2017-08: 8,540 count2017-09: 8,665 count2017-10: 8,751 count2017-11: 9,372 count2017-12: 9,037 count2018-01: 9,676 count2018-02: 9,245 count2018-03: 9,619 count2018-04: 9,629 count2018-05: 9,732 count2018-06: 9,979 count2018-07: 9,674 count2018-08: 9,971 count2018-09: 10,005 count2018-10: 9,886 count2018-11: 9,608 count2018-12: 10,084 count2019-01: 8,515 count2019-02: 9,939 count2019-03: 10,238 count2019-04: 9,856 count2019-05: 10,009 count2019-06: 9,849 count2019-07: 9,452 count2019-08: 9,758 count2019-09: 9,950 count2019-10: 9,906 count2019-11: 9,906 count2019-12: 10,913 count2020-01: 9,020 count2020-02: 9,664 count2020-03: 8,581 count2020-04: 7,628 count2020-05: 9,745 count2020-06: 19,372 count2020-07: 30,737 count2020-08: 20,316 count2020-09: 16,293 count2020-10: 14,732 count2020-11: 13,802 count2020-12: 13,449 count2021-01: 18,820 count2021-02: 16,623 count2021-03: 18,068 count2021-04: 20,093 count2021-05: 19,112 count2021-06: 16,529 count2021-07: 15,841 count2021-08: 15,520 count2021-09: 14,815 count2021-10: 14,059 count2021-11: 14,548 count2021-12: 14,534 count2022-01: 15,419 count2022-02: 15,410 count2022-03: 14,968 count2022-04: 15,075 count2022-05: 14,199 count2022-06: 13,356 count2022-07: 13,562 count2022-08: 13,395 count2022-09: 13,717 count2022-10: 13,700 count2022-11: 13,205 count2022-12: 13,344 count2023-01: 13,959 count2023-02: 14,519 count2023-03: 14,427 count2023-04: 13,043 count2023-05: 14,344 count2023-06: 14,696 count2023-07: 15,328 count2023-08: 14,970 count2023-09: 14,738 count2023-10: 14,370 count2023-11: 14,655 count2023-12: 14,803 count2024-01: 14,438 count2024-02: 13,825 count2024-03: 14,379 count2024-04: 13,599 count2024-05: 14,952 count2024-06: 14,567 count2024-07: 13,809 count2024-08: 14,382 count2024-09: 14,106 count2024-10: 14,237 count2024-11: 14,703 count2024-12: 14,519 count2025-01: 11,919 count2025-02: 14,037 count2025-03: 14,613 count2025-04: 15,259 count2025-05: 14,808 count2025-06: 15,011 count2025-07: 15,741 count2025-08: 15,374 count2025-09: 16,935 count2025-10: 18,005 count2025-11: 19,961 count2025-12: 15,895 count2026-01: 16,255 count2026-02: 15,004 count2026-03: 15,671 count2026-04: 15,399 count2026-05: 16,017 count2026-06: 16,550 count2026-07: 18,268 count2026-08: 16,559 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0816,559
2026-0718,268
2026-0616,550
2026-0516,017
2026-0415,399
2026-0315,671
2026-0215,004
2026-0116,255
2025-1215,895
2025-1119,961
2025-1018,005
2025-0916,935
2025-0815,374
2025-0715,741
2025-0615,011
2025-0514,808
2025-0415,259
2025-0314,613
2025-0214,037
2025-0111,919
2024-1214,519
2024-1114,703
2024-1014,237
2024-0914,106
2024-0814,382
2024-0713,809
2024-0614,567
2024-0514,952
2024-0413,599
2024-0314,379
2024-0213,825
2024-0114,438
2023-1214,803
2023-1114,655
2023-1014,370
2023-0914,738
2023-0814,970
2023-0715,328
2023-0614,696
2023-0514,344
2023-0413,043
2023-0314,427
2023-0214,519
2023-0113,959
2022-1213,344
2022-1113,205
2022-1013,700
2022-0913,717
2022-0813,395
2022-0713,562
2022-0613,356
2022-0514,199
2022-0415,075
2022-0314,968
2022-0215,410
2022-0115,419
2021-1214,534
2021-1114,548
2021-1014,059
2021-0914,815
2021-0815,520
2021-0715,841
2021-0616,529
2021-0519,112
2021-0420,093
2021-0318,068
2021-0216,623
2021-0118,820
2020-1213,449
2020-1113,802
2020-1014,732
2020-0916,293
2020-0820,316
2020-0730,737
2020-0619,372
2020-059,745
2020-047,628
2020-038,581
2020-029,664
2020-019,020
2019-1210,913
2019-119,906
2019-109,906
2019-099,950
2019-089,758
2019-079,452
2019-069,849
2019-0510,009
2019-049,856
2019-0310,238
2019-029,939
2019-018,515
2018-1210,084
2018-119,608
2018-109,886
2018-0910,005
2018-089,971
2018-079,674
2018-069,979
2018-059,732
2018-049,629
2018-039,619
2018-029,245
2018-019,676
2017-129,037
2017-119,372
2017-108,751
2017-098,665
2017-088,540
2017-078,639
2017-068,708
2017-058,721
2017-048,491
2017-038,550
2017-028,758
2017-018,633
2016-128,722
2016-118,434
2016-108,324
2016-098,549
2016-088,578
2016-078,833
2016-067,353
2016-058,716
2016-048,190
2016-038,048
2016-028,174
2016-018,967
2015-127,750
2015-118,293
2015-108,424
2015-098,186
2015-088,183
2015-078,469
2015-068,334
2015-057,853
2015-048,345
2015-038,360
2015-028,373
2015-018,920
2014-127,551
2014-117,951
2014-108,232
2014-098,529
2014-088,432
2014-078,192
2014-068,259
2014-058,247
2014-048,165
2014-038,282
2014-028,032
2014-017,488
2013-128,175
2013-118,273
2013-108,140
2013-097,866
2013-087,920
2013-077,812
2013-067,897
2013-057,387
2013-047,914
2013-038,175
2013-028,137
2013-018,227
2012-1210,229
2012-117,688
2012-107,936
2012-097,861
2012-087,870
2012-077,897
2012-067,853
2012-058,401
2012-048,135
2012-037,986
2012-027,853
2012-016,765
2011-128,739
2011-118,575
2011-108,046
2011-098,132
2011-088,205
2011-078,368
2011-068,925
2011-057,402
2011-048,297
2011-038,133
2011-028,418
2011-018,883
2010-128,200
2010-118,753
2010-108,697
2010-098,444
2010-088,240
2010-078,253
2010-068,154
2010-058,347
2010-048,063
2010-038,227
2010-028,068
2010-017,806
2009-127,927
2009-118,356
2009-108,003
2009-098,205
2009-087,935
2009-078,044
2009-068,198
2009-057,956
2009-047,966
2009-037,978
2009-027,785
2009-018,333
2008-127,130
2008-118,054
2008-108,100
2008-098,288
2008-088,875
2008-078,583
2008-068,881
2008-059,215
2008-049,928
2008-0310,096
2008-028,946
2008-018,523
2007-129,047
2007-118,359
2007-108,838
2007-098,645
2007-088,418
2007-078,444
2007-068,235
2007-058,429
2007-047,955
2007-038,191
2007-027,837
2007-017,876
2006-128,712
2006-117,571
2006-107,854
2006-097,929
2006-088,248
2006-078,328
2006-068,121
2006-058,298
2006-048,182
2006-038,438
2006-028,154
2006-018,156
2005-128,362
2005-118,285
2005-108,907
2005-097,776
2005-087,173
2005-077,862
2005-068,400
2005-057,651
2005-048,047
2005-037,590
2005-028,067
2005-017,799
2004-127,683
2004-118,182
2004-107,617
2004-098,032
2004-087,690
2004-076,200

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Illinois16,559
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 Illinois?

Business applications in Illinois was 16,559 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.7% from August 2025. That is the 7th 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 Illinois?

30,737 in July 2020, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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