# Business applications in Illinois

Business applications in Illinois was 16,559 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-17`
- 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/illinois
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/illinois.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-17

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 16,559 |
| 2026-07 | 18,268 |
| 2026-06 | 16,550 |
| 2026-05 | 16,017 |
| 2026-04 | 15,399 |
| 2026-03 | 15,671 |
| 2026-02 | 15,004 |
| 2026-01 | 16,255 |
| 2025-12 | 15,895 |
| 2025-11 | 19,961 |
| 2025-10 | 18,005 |
| 2025-09 | 16,935 |
| 2025-08 | 15,374 |
| 2025-07 | 15,741 |
| 2025-06 | 15,011 |
| 2025-05 | 14,808 |
| 2025-04 | 15,259 |
| 2025-03 | 14,613 |
| 2025-02 | 14,037 |
| 2025-01 | 11,919 |
| 2024-12 | 14,519 |
| 2024-11 | 14,703 |
| 2024-10 | 14,237 |
| 2024-09 | 14,106 |
| 2024-08 | 14,382 |
| 2024-07 | 13,809 |
| 2024-06 | 14,567 |
| 2024-05 | 14,952 |
| 2024-04 | 13,599 |
| 2024-03 | 14,379 |
| 2024-02 | 13,825 |
| 2024-01 | 14,438 |
| 2023-12 | 14,803 |
| 2023-11 | 14,655 |
| 2023-10 | 14,370 |
| 2023-09 | 14,738 |
| 2023-08 | 14,970 |
| 2023-07 | 15,328 |
| 2023-06 | 14,696 |
| 2023-05 | 14,344 |
| 2023-04 | 13,043 |
| 2023-03 | 14,427 |
| 2023-02 | 14,519 |
| 2023-01 | 13,959 |
| 2022-12 | 13,344 |
| 2022-11 | 13,205 |
| 2022-10 | 13,700 |
| 2022-09 | 13,717 |
| 2022-08 | 13,395 |
| 2022-07 | 13,562 |
| 2022-06 | 13,356 |
| 2022-05 | 14,199 |
| 2022-04 | 15,075 |
| 2022-03 | 14,968 |
| 2022-02 | 15,410 |
| 2022-01 | 15,419 |
| 2021-12 | 14,534 |
| 2021-11 | 14,548 |
| 2021-10 | 14,059 |
| 2021-09 | 14,815 |
| 2021-08 | 15,520 |
| 2021-07 | 15,841 |
| 2021-06 | 16,529 |
| 2021-05 | 19,112 |
| 2021-04 | 20,093 |
| 2021-03 | 18,068 |
| 2021-02 | 16,623 |
| 2021-01 | 18,820 |
| 2020-12 | 13,449 |
| 2020-11 | 13,802 |
| 2020-10 | 14,732 |
| 2020-09 | 16,293 |
| 2020-08 | 20,316 |
| 2020-07 | 30,737 |
| 2020-06 | 19,372 |
| 2020-05 | 9,745 |
| 2020-04 | 7,628 |
| 2020-03 | 8,581 |
| 2020-02 | 9,664 |
| 2020-01 | 9,020 |
| 2019-12 | 10,913 |
| 2019-11 | 9,906 |
| 2019-10 | 9,906 |
| 2019-09 | 9,950 |
| 2019-08 | 9,758 |
| 2019-07 | 9,452 |
| 2019-06 | 9,849 |
| 2019-05 | 10,009 |
| 2019-04 | 9,856 |
| 2019-03 | 10,238 |
| 2019-02 | 9,939 |
| 2019-01 | 8,515 |
| 2018-12 | 10,084 |
| 2018-11 | 9,608 |
| 2018-10 | 9,886 |
| 2018-09 | 10,005 |
| 2018-08 | 9,971 |
| 2018-07 | 9,674 |
| 2018-06 | 9,979 |
| 2018-05 | 9,732 |
| 2018-04 | 9,629 |
| 2018-03 | 9,619 |
| 2018-02 | 9,245 |
| 2018-01 | 9,676 |
| 2017-12 | 9,037 |
| 2017-11 | 9,372 |
| 2017-10 | 8,751 |
| 2017-09 | 8,665 |
| 2017-08 | 8,540 |
| 2017-07 | 8,639 |
| 2017-06 | 8,708 |
| 2017-05 | 8,721 |
| 2017-04 | 8,491 |
| 2017-03 | 8,550 |
| 2017-02 | 8,758 |
| 2017-01 | 8,633 |
| 2016-12 | 8,722 |
| 2016-11 | 8,434 |
| 2016-10 | 8,324 |
| 2016-09 | 8,549 |
| 2016-08 | 8,578 |
| 2016-07 | 8,833 |
| 2016-06 | 7,353 |
| 2016-05 | 8,716 |
| 2016-04 | 8,190 |
| 2016-03 | 8,048 |
| 2016-02 | 8,174 |
| 2016-01 | 8,967 |
| 2015-12 | 7,750 |
| 2015-11 | 8,293 |
| 2015-10 | 8,424 |
| 2015-09 | 8,186 |
| 2015-08 | 8,183 |
| 2015-07 | 8,469 |
| 2015-06 | 8,334 |
| 2015-05 | 7,853 |
| 2015-04 | 8,345 |
| 2015-03 | 8,360 |
| 2015-02 | 8,373 |
| 2015-01 | 8,920 |
| 2014-12 | 7,551 |
| 2014-11 | 7,951 |
| 2014-10 | 8,232 |
| 2014-09 | 8,529 |
| 2014-08 | 8,432 |
| 2014-07 | 8,192 |
| 2014-06 | 8,259 |
| 2014-05 | 8,247 |
| 2014-04 | 8,165 |
| 2014-03 | 8,282 |
| 2014-02 | 8,032 |
| 2014-01 | 7,488 |
| 2013-12 | 8,175 |
| 2013-11 | 8,273 |
| 2013-10 | 8,140 |
| 2013-09 | 7,866 |
| 2013-08 | 7,920 |
| 2013-07 | 7,812 |
| 2013-06 | 7,897 |
| 2013-05 | 7,387 |
| 2013-04 | 7,914 |
| 2013-03 | 8,175 |
| 2013-02 | 8,137 |
| 2013-01 | 8,227 |
| 2012-12 | 10,229 |
| 2012-11 | 7,688 |
| 2012-10 | 7,936 |
| 2012-09 | 7,861 |
| 2012-08 | 7,870 |
| 2012-07 | 7,897 |
| 2012-06 | 7,853 |
| 2012-05 | 8,401 |
| 2012-04 | 8,135 |
| 2012-03 | 7,986 |
| 2012-02 | 7,853 |
| 2012-01 | 6,765 |
| 2011-12 | 8,739 |
| 2011-11 | 8,575 |
| 2011-10 | 8,046 |
| 2011-09 | 8,132 |
| 2011-08 | 8,205 |
| 2011-07 | 8,368 |
| 2011-06 | 8,925 |
| 2011-05 | 7,402 |
| 2011-04 | 8,297 |
| 2011-03 | 8,133 |
| 2011-02 | 8,418 |
| 2011-01 | 8,883 |
| 2010-12 | 8,200 |
| 2010-11 | 8,753 |
| 2010-10 | 8,697 |
| 2010-09 | 8,444 |
| 2010-08 | 8,240 |
| 2010-07 | 8,253 |
| 2010-06 | 8,154 |
| 2010-05 | 8,347 |
| 2010-04 | 8,063 |
| 2010-03 | 8,227 |
| 2010-02 | 8,068 |
| 2010-01 | 7,806 |
| 2009-12 | 7,927 |
| 2009-11 | 8,356 |
| 2009-10 | 8,003 |
| 2009-09 | 8,205 |
| 2009-08 | 7,935 |
| 2009-07 | 8,044 |
| 2009-06 | 8,198 |
| 2009-05 | 7,956 |
| 2009-04 | 7,966 |
| 2009-03 | 7,978 |
| 2009-02 | 7,785 |
| 2009-01 | 8,333 |
| 2008-12 | 7,130 |
| 2008-11 | 8,054 |
| 2008-10 | 8,100 |
| 2008-09 | 8,288 |
| 2008-08 | 8,875 |
| 2008-07 | 8,583 |
| 2008-06 | 8,881 |
| 2008-05 | 9,215 |
| 2008-04 | 9,928 |
| 2008-03 | 10,096 |
| 2008-02 | 8,946 |
| 2008-01 | 8,523 |
| 2007-12 | 9,047 |
| 2007-11 | 8,359 |
| 2007-10 | 8,838 |
| 2007-09 | 8,645 |
| 2007-08 | 8,418 |
| 2007-07 | 8,444 |
| 2007-06 | 8,235 |
| 2007-05 | 8,429 |
| 2007-04 | 7,955 |
| 2007-03 | 8,191 |
| 2007-02 | 7,837 |
| 2007-01 | 7,876 |
| 2006-12 | 8,712 |
| 2006-11 | 7,571 |
| 2006-10 | 7,854 |
| 2006-09 | 7,929 |
| 2006-08 | 8,248 |
| 2006-07 | 8,328 |
| 2006-06 | 8,121 |
| 2006-05 | 8,298 |
| 2006-04 | 8,182 |
| 2006-03 | 8,438 |
| 2006-02 | 8,154 |
| 2006-01 | 8,156 |
| 2005-12 | 8,362 |
| 2005-11 | 8,285 |
| 2005-10 | 8,907 |
| 2005-09 | 7,776 |
| 2005-08 | 7,173 |
| 2005-07 | 7,862 |
| 2005-06 | 8,400 |
| 2005-05 | 7,651 |
| 2005-04 | 8,047 |
| 2005-03 | 7,590 |
| 2005-02 | 8,067 |
| 2005-01 | 7,799 |
| 2004-12 | 7,683 |
| 2004-11 | 8,182 |
| 2004-10 | 7,617 |
| 2004-09 | 8,032 |
| 2004-08 | 7,690 |
| 2004-07 | 6,200 |