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Business applications in Indiana

Business applications in Indiana was 8,363 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 13.2% from August 2025. That is the 20th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count8,363
Change on August 2025+13.2%
Rank20th of 51US states ranked
Series high10,642July 2026
Series low2,359July 2004

Business applications in Indiana, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 2,359 count2004-08: 2,980 count2004-09: 2,955 count2004-10: 2,991 count2004-11: 3,100 count2004-12: 3,178 count2005-01: 3,087 count2005-02: 3,201 count2005-03: 2,910 count2005-04: 3,251 count2005-05: 3,051 count2005-06: 3,483 count2005-07: 3,012 count2005-08: 2,868 count2005-09: 2,986 count2005-10: 3,539 count2005-11: 3,368 count2005-12: 3,395 count2006-01: 3,306 count2006-02: 3,412 count2006-03: 3,359 count2006-04: 3,297 count2006-05: 3,296 count2006-06: 3,223 count2006-07: 3,276 count2006-08: 3,257 count2006-09: 3,150 count2006-10: 3,035 count2006-11: 3,038 count2006-12: 3,625 count2007-01: 3,177 count2007-02: 3,097 count2007-03: 3,222 count2007-04: 3,180 count2007-05: 3,263 count2007-06: 3,406 count2007-07: 3,308 count2007-08: 3,419 count2007-09: 3,459 count2007-10: 3,598 count2007-11: 3,342 count2007-12: 3,982 count2008-01: 3,226 count2008-02: 3,511 count2008-03: 3,339 count2008-04: 3,369 count2008-05: 3,521 count2008-06: 3,386 count2008-07: 3,585 count2008-08: 3,998 count2008-09: 3,820 count2008-10: 3,677 count2008-11: 3,806 count2008-12: 3,584 count2009-01: 3,748 count2009-02: 3,763 count2009-03: 3,943 count2009-04: 4,039 count2009-05: 4,064 count2009-06: 4,214 count2009-07: 4,253 count2009-08: 4,173 count2009-09: 4,316 count2009-10: 4,249 count2009-11: 4,381 count2009-12: 4,224 count2010-01: 3,469 count2010-02: 3,578 count2010-03: 3,719 count2010-04: 3,738 count2010-05: 3,949 count2010-06: 3,667 count2010-07: 3,753 count2010-08: 3,841 count2010-09: 3,952 count2010-10: 4,026 count2010-11: 4,055 count2010-12: 3,676 count2011-01: 3,876 count2011-02: 3,960 count2011-03: 3,816 count2011-04: 3,854 count2011-05: 3,430 count2011-06: 3,800 count2011-07: 3,704 count2011-08: 3,592 count2011-09: 3,616 count2011-10: 3,555 count2011-11: 3,791 count2011-12: 4,089 count2012-01: 3,103 count2012-02: 3,646 count2012-03: 3,790 count2012-04: 3,732 count2012-05: 3,740 count2012-06: 3,618 count2012-07: 3,657 count2012-08: 3,539 count2012-09: 3,554 count2012-10: 3,724 count2012-11: 3,494 count2012-12: 4,782 count2013-01: 3,658 count2013-02: 3,611 count2013-03: 3,507 count2013-04: 3,447 count2013-05: 3,408 count2013-06: 3,653 count2013-07: 3,569 count2013-08: 3,731 count2013-09: 3,539 count2013-10: 3,599 count2013-11: 3,603 count2013-12: 3,588 count2014-01: 3,010 count2014-02: 3,580 count2014-03: 3,671 count2014-04: 3,653 count2014-05: 3,545 count2014-06: 3,556 count2014-07: 3,555 count2014-08: 3,630 count2014-09: 3,616 count2014-10: 3,564 count2014-11: 3,462 count2014-12: 3,241 count2015-01: 3,857 count2015-02: 3,602 count2015-03: 3,561 count2015-04: 3,771 count2015-05: 3,389 count2015-06: 3,626 count2015-07: 3,677 count2015-08: 3,784 count2015-09: 3,637 count2015-10: 3,768 count2015-11: 3,668 count2015-12: 3,520 count2016-01: 3,830 count2016-02: 3,744 count2016-03: 3,615 count2016-04: 3,631 count2016-05: 3,890 count2016-06: 3,431 count2016-07: 3,967 count2016-08: 3,606 count2016-09: 3,854 count2016-10: 3,666 count2016-11: 3,905 count2016-12: 3,999 count2017-01: 3,985 count2017-02: 3,837 count2017-03: 3,885 count2017-04: 3,860 count2017-05: 4,045 count2017-06: 4,069 count2017-07: 3,996 count2017-08: 4,082 count2017-09: 4,074 count2017-10: 4,196 count2017-11: 4,251 count2017-12: 4,083 count2018-01: 4,242 count2018-02: 4,337 count2018-03: 4,382 count2018-04: 4,311 count2018-05: 4,238 count2018-06: 4,447 count2018-07: 4,600 count2018-08: 4,544 count2018-09: 4,379 count2018-10: 4,237 count2018-11: 4,191 count2018-12: 4,525 count2019-01: 4,019 count2019-02: 4,662 count2019-03: 4,608 count2019-04: 4,516 count2019-05: 4,412 count2019-06: 4,468 count2019-07: 4,241 count2019-08: 4,501 count2019-09: 4,684 count2019-10: 4,631 count2019-11: 4,597 count2019-12: 4,781 count2020-01: 4,444 count2020-02: 4,572 count2020-03: 3,888 count2020-04: 3,863 count2020-05: 4,950 count2020-06: 6,182 count2020-07: 9,667 count2020-08: 7,665 count2020-09: 6,535 count2020-10: 6,104 count2020-11: 6,010 count2020-12: 5,410 count2021-01: 7,979 count2021-02: 6,744 count2021-03: 7,228 count2021-04: 8,825 count2021-05: 8,398 count2021-06: 7,393 count2021-07: 6,967 count2021-08: 6,844 count2021-09: 6,608 count2021-10: 6,625 count2021-11: 6,650 count2021-12: 7,022 count2022-01: 7,106 count2022-02: 6,976 count2022-03: 6,698 count2022-04: 7,116 count2022-05: 6,922 count2022-06: 6,557 count2022-07: 7,094 count2022-08: 7,026 count2022-09: 7,136 count2022-10: 7,035 count2022-11: 6,971 count2022-12: 6,938 count2023-01: 7,268 count2023-02: 7,621 count2023-03: 7,504 count2023-04: 7,140 count2023-05: 7,410 count2023-06: 7,997 count2023-07: 8,204 count2023-08: 8,018 count2023-09: 8,227 count2023-10: 8,530 count2023-11: 8,282 count2023-12: 7,767 count2024-01: 7,827 count2024-02: 7,532 count2024-03: 7,536 count2024-04: 7,547 count2024-05: 7,584 count2024-06: 7,951 count2024-07: 7,430 count2024-08: 7,848 count2024-09: 7,307 count2024-10: 7,231 count2024-11: 7,037 count2024-12: 7,593 count2025-01: 6,029 count2025-02: 7,042 count2025-03: 7,465 count2025-04: 7,805 count2025-05: 7,610 count2025-06: 7,434 count2025-07: 7,451 count2025-08: 7,390 count2025-09: 7,529 count2025-10: 7,461 count2025-11: 7,692 count2025-12: 7,755 count2026-01: 8,886 count2026-02: 8,127 count2026-03: 8,141 count2026-04: 8,021 count2026-05: 8,262 count2026-06: 8,406 count2026-07: 10,642 count2026-08: 8,363 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-088,363
2026-0710,642
2026-068,406
2026-058,262
2026-048,021
2026-038,141
2026-028,127
2026-018,886
2025-127,755
2025-117,692
2025-107,461
2025-097,529
2025-087,390
2025-077,451
2025-067,434
2025-057,610
2025-047,805
2025-037,465
2025-027,042
2025-016,029
2024-127,593
2024-117,037
2024-107,231
2024-097,307
2024-087,848
2024-077,430
2024-067,951
2024-057,584
2024-047,547
2024-037,536
2024-027,532
2024-017,827
2023-127,767
2023-118,282
2023-108,530
2023-098,227
2023-088,018
2023-078,204
2023-067,997
2023-057,410
2023-047,140
2023-037,504
2023-027,621
2023-017,268
2022-126,938
2022-116,971
2022-107,035
2022-097,136
2022-087,026
2022-077,094
2022-066,557
2022-056,922
2022-047,116
2022-036,698
2022-026,976
2022-017,106
2021-127,022
2021-116,650
2021-106,625
2021-096,608
2021-086,844
2021-076,967
2021-067,393
2021-058,398
2021-048,825
2021-037,228
2021-026,744
2021-017,979
2020-125,410
2020-116,010
2020-106,104
2020-096,535
2020-087,665
2020-079,667
2020-066,182
2020-054,950
2020-043,863
2020-033,888
2020-024,572
2020-014,444
2019-124,781
2019-114,597
2019-104,631
2019-094,684
2019-084,501
2019-074,241
2019-064,468
2019-054,412
2019-044,516
2019-034,608
2019-024,662
2019-014,019
2018-124,525
2018-114,191
2018-104,237
2018-094,379
2018-084,544
2018-074,600
2018-064,447
2018-054,238
2018-044,311
2018-034,382
2018-024,337
2018-014,242
2017-124,083
2017-114,251
2017-104,196
2017-094,074
2017-084,082
2017-073,996
2017-064,069
2017-054,045
2017-043,860
2017-033,885
2017-023,837
2017-013,985
2016-123,999
2016-113,905
2016-103,666
2016-093,854
2016-083,606
2016-073,967
2016-063,431
2016-053,890
2016-043,631
2016-033,615
2016-023,744
2016-013,830
2015-123,520
2015-113,668
2015-103,768
2015-093,637
2015-083,784
2015-073,677
2015-063,626
2015-053,389
2015-043,771
2015-033,561
2015-023,602
2015-013,857
2014-123,241
2014-113,462
2014-103,564
2014-093,616
2014-083,630
2014-073,555
2014-063,556
2014-053,545
2014-043,653
2014-033,671
2014-023,580
2014-013,010
2013-123,588
2013-113,603
2013-103,599
2013-093,539
2013-083,731
2013-073,569
2013-063,653
2013-053,408
2013-043,447
2013-033,507
2013-023,611
2013-013,658
2012-124,782
2012-113,494
2012-103,724
2012-093,554
2012-083,539
2012-073,657
2012-063,618
2012-053,740
2012-043,732
2012-033,790
2012-023,646
2012-013,103
2011-124,089
2011-113,791
2011-103,555
2011-093,616
2011-083,592
2011-073,704
2011-063,800
2011-053,430
2011-043,854
2011-033,816
2011-023,960
2011-013,876
2010-123,676
2010-114,055
2010-104,026
2010-093,952
2010-083,841
2010-073,753
2010-063,667
2010-053,949
2010-043,738
2010-033,719
2010-023,578
2010-013,469
2009-124,224
2009-114,381
2009-104,249
2009-094,316
2009-084,173
2009-074,253
2009-064,214
2009-054,064
2009-044,039
2009-033,943
2009-023,763
2009-013,748
2008-123,584
2008-113,806
2008-103,677
2008-093,820
2008-083,998
2008-073,585
2008-063,386
2008-053,521
2008-043,369
2008-033,339
2008-023,511
2008-013,226
2007-123,982
2007-113,342
2007-103,598
2007-093,459
2007-083,419
2007-073,308
2007-063,406
2007-053,263
2007-043,180
2007-033,222
2007-023,097
2007-013,177
2006-123,625
2006-113,038
2006-103,035
2006-093,150
2006-083,257
2006-073,276
2006-063,223
2006-053,296
2006-043,297
2006-033,359
2006-023,412
2006-013,306
2005-123,395
2005-113,368
2005-103,539
2005-092,986
2005-082,868
2005-073,012
2005-063,483
2005-053,051
2005-043,251
2005-032,910
2005-023,201
2005-013,087
2004-123,178
2004-113,100
2004-102,991
2004-092,955
2004-082,980
2004-072,359

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Indiana8,363
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 Indiana?

Business applications in Indiana was 8,363 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 13.2% from August 2025. That is the 20th 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 Indiana?

10,642 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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