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Business applications in Iowa

Business applications in Iowa was 3,337 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.3% from August 2025. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count3,337
Change on August 2025+7.3%
Rank39th of 51US states ranked
Series high3,358May 2026
Series low1,212July 2004

Business applications in Iowa, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,212 count2004-08: 1,312 count2004-09: 1,405 count2004-10: 1,338 count2004-11: 1,461 count2004-12: 1,393 count2005-01: 1,412 count2005-02: 1,523 count2005-03: 1,510 count2005-04: 1,410 count2005-05: 1,483 count2005-06: 1,625 count2005-07: 1,448 count2005-08: 1,466 count2005-09: 1,226 count2005-10: 1,615 count2005-11: 1,618 count2005-12: 1,684 count2006-01: 1,505 count2006-02: 1,542 count2006-03: 1,611 count2006-04: 1,620 count2006-05: 1,491 count2006-06: 1,548 count2006-07: 1,585 count2006-08: 1,520 count2006-09: 1,446 count2006-10: 1,524 count2006-11: 1,327 count2006-12: 1,971 count2007-01: 1,555 count2007-02: 1,495 count2007-03: 1,435 count2007-04: 1,489 count2007-05: 1,521 count2007-06: 1,473 count2007-07: 1,678 count2007-08: 1,495 count2007-09: 1,505 count2007-10: 1,593 count2007-11: 1,443 count2007-12: 1,864 count2008-01: 1,494 count2008-02: 1,462 count2008-03: 1,433 count2008-04: 1,564 count2008-05: 1,532 count2008-06: 1,468 count2008-07: 1,500 count2008-08: 1,583 count2008-09: 1,557 count2008-10: 1,412 count2008-11: 1,375 count2008-12: 1,322 count2009-01: 1,421 count2009-02: 1,436 count2009-03: 1,392 count2009-04: 1,398 count2009-05: 1,435 count2009-06: 1,483 count2009-07: 1,452 count2009-08: 1,479 count2009-09: 1,458 count2009-10: 1,429 count2009-11: 1,468 count2009-12: 1,367 count2010-01: 1,403 count2010-02: 1,440 count2010-03: 1,543 count2010-04: 1,505 count2010-05: 1,506 count2010-06: 1,527 count2010-07: 1,489 count2010-08: 1,433 count2010-09: 1,537 count2010-10: 1,525 count2010-11: 1,554 count2010-12: 1,492 count2011-01: 1,683 count2011-02: 1,660 count2011-03: 1,618 count2011-04: 1,498 count2011-05: 1,283 count2011-06: 1,513 count2011-07: 1,485 count2011-08: 1,452 count2011-09: 1,504 count2011-10: 1,477 count2011-11: 1,599 count2011-12: 1,670 count2012-01: 1,283 count2012-02: 1,530 count2012-03: 1,689 count2012-04: 1,575 count2012-05: 1,543 count2012-06: 1,488 count2012-07: 1,492 count2012-08: 1,413 count2012-09: 1,418 count2012-10: 1,450 count2012-11: 1,484 count2012-12: 1,991 count2013-01: 1,646 count2013-02: 1,486 count2013-03: 1,503 count2013-04: 1,476 count2013-05: 1,419 count2013-06: 1,415 count2013-07: 1,511 count2013-08: 1,552 count2013-09: 1,433 count2013-10: 1,456 count2013-11: 1,480 count2013-12: 1,620 count2014-01: 1,479 count2014-02: 1,503 count2014-03: 1,444 count2014-04: 1,431 count2014-05: 1,536 count2014-06: 1,537 count2014-07: 1,516 count2014-08: 1,525 count2014-09: 1,492 count2014-10: 1,490 count2014-11: 1,440 count2014-12: 1,329 count2015-01: 1,792 count2015-02: 1,488 count2015-03: 1,474 count2015-04: 1,528 count2015-05: 1,554 count2015-06: 1,594 count2015-07: 1,534 count2015-08: 1,678 count2015-09: 1,541 count2015-10: 1,661 count2015-11: 1,554 count2015-12: 1,479 count2016-01: 1,873 count2016-02: 1,528 count2016-03: 1,613 count2016-04: 1,677 count2016-05: 1,817 count2016-06: 1,400 count2016-07: 1,739 count2016-08: 1,611 count2016-09: 1,697 count2016-10: 1,684 count2016-11: 1,665 count2016-12: 1,769 count2017-01: 1,632 count2017-02: 1,764 count2017-03: 1,842 count2017-04: 1,882 count2017-05: 1,886 count2017-06: 1,910 count2017-07: 1,818 count2017-08: 1,830 count2017-09: 2,014 count2017-10: 2,094 count2017-11: 2,106 count2017-12: 1,993 count2018-01: 2,125 count2018-02: 2,142 count2018-03: 2,062 count2018-04: 1,970 count2018-05: 1,917 count2018-06: 2,175 count2018-07: 2,174 count2018-08: 2,077 count2018-09: 1,928 count2018-10: 1,873 count2018-11: 2,028 count2018-12: 2,057 count2019-01: 1,866 count2019-02: 1,849 count2019-03: 1,951 count2019-04: 1,853 count2019-05: 1,835 count2019-06: 1,794 count2019-07: 1,775 count2019-08: 1,783 count2019-09: 1,828 count2019-10: 1,841 count2019-11: 1,809 count2019-12: 1,860 count2020-01: 1,758 count2020-02: 1,876 count2020-03: 1,652 count2020-04: 1,492 count2020-05: 1,661 count2020-06: 2,133 count2020-07: 2,608 count2020-08: 2,345 count2020-09: 2,299 count2020-10: 2,242 count2020-11: 2,207 count2020-12: 1,787 count2021-01: 2,726 count2021-02: 2,296 count2021-03: 2,456 count2021-04: 2,664 count2021-05: 2,643 count2021-06: 2,531 count2021-07: 2,464 count2021-08: 2,482 count2021-09: 2,589 count2021-10: 2,440 count2021-11: 2,510 count2021-12: 2,241 count2022-01: 2,538 count2022-02: 2,709 count2022-03: 2,511 count2022-04: 2,655 count2022-05: 2,611 count2022-06: 2,310 count2022-07: 2,420 count2022-08: 2,510 count2022-09: 2,503 count2022-10: 2,552 count2022-11: 2,574 count2022-12: 2,159 count2023-01: 2,670 count2023-02: 2,497 count2023-03: 2,691 count2023-04: 2,622 count2023-05: 2,656 count2023-06: 2,919 count2023-07: 2,970 count2023-08: 2,855 count2023-09: 2,889 count2023-10: 3,080 count2023-11: 2,864 count2023-12: 2,915 count2024-01: 2,766 count2024-02: 2,774 count2024-03: 2,719 count2024-04: 2,555 count2024-05: 2,602 count2024-06: 2,752 count2024-07: 2,681 count2024-08: 2,633 count2024-09: 2,639 count2024-10: 2,613 count2024-11: 2,869 count2024-12: 2,621 count2025-01: 2,457 count2025-02: 2,575 count2025-03: 3,125 count2025-04: 2,783 count2025-05: 2,769 count2025-06: 2,848 count2025-07: 2,867 count2025-08: 3,109 count2025-09: 3,336 count2025-10: 2,926 count2025-11: 3,000 count2025-12: 2,928 count2026-01: 3,136 count2026-02: 3,148 count2026-03: 2,968 count2026-04: 3,341 count2026-05: 3,358 count2026-06: 3,340 count2026-07: 3,330 count2026-08: 3,337 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-083,337
2026-073,330
2026-063,340
2026-053,358
2026-043,341
2026-032,968
2026-023,148
2026-013,136
2025-122,928
2025-113,000
2025-102,926
2025-093,336
2025-083,109
2025-072,867
2025-062,848
2025-052,769
2025-042,783
2025-033,125
2025-022,575
2025-012,457
2024-122,621
2024-112,869
2024-102,613
2024-092,639
2024-082,633
2024-072,681
2024-062,752
2024-052,602
2024-042,555
2024-032,719
2024-022,774
2024-012,766
2023-122,915
2023-112,864
2023-103,080
2023-092,889
2023-082,855
2023-072,970
2023-062,919
2023-052,656
2023-042,622
2023-032,691
2023-022,497
2023-012,670
2022-122,159
2022-112,574
2022-102,552
2022-092,503
2022-082,510
2022-072,420
2022-062,310
2022-052,611
2022-042,655
2022-032,511
2022-022,709
2022-012,538
2021-122,241
2021-112,510
2021-102,440
2021-092,589
2021-082,482
2021-072,464
2021-062,531
2021-052,643
2021-042,664
2021-032,456
2021-022,296
2021-012,726
2020-121,787
2020-112,207
2020-102,242
2020-092,299
2020-082,345
2020-072,608
2020-062,133
2020-051,661
2020-041,492
2020-031,652
2020-021,876
2020-011,758
2019-121,860
2019-111,809
2019-101,841
2019-091,828
2019-081,783
2019-071,775
2019-061,794
2019-051,835
2019-041,853
2019-031,951
2019-021,849
2019-011,866
2018-122,057
2018-112,028
2018-101,873
2018-091,928
2018-082,077
2018-072,174
2018-062,175
2018-051,917
2018-041,970
2018-032,062
2018-022,142
2018-012,125
2017-121,993
2017-112,106
2017-102,094
2017-092,014
2017-081,830
2017-071,818
2017-061,910
2017-051,886
2017-041,882
2017-031,842
2017-021,764
2017-011,632
2016-121,769
2016-111,665
2016-101,684
2016-091,697
2016-081,611
2016-071,739
2016-061,400
2016-051,817
2016-041,677
2016-031,613
2016-021,528
2016-011,873
2015-121,479
2015-111,554
2015-101,661
2015-091,541
2015-081,678
2015-071,534
2015-061,594
2015-051,554
2015-041,528
2015-031,474
2015-021,488
2015-011,792
2014-121,329
2014-111,440
2014-101,490
2014-091,492
2014-081,525
2014-071,516
2014-061,537
2014-051,536
2014-041,431
2014-031,444
2014-021,503
2014-011,479
2013-121,620
2013-111,480
2013-101,456
2013-091,433
2013-081,552
2013-071,511
2013-061,415
2013-051,419
2013-041,476
2013-031,503
2013-021,486
2013-011,646
2012-121,991
2012-111,484
2012-101,450
2012-091,418
2012-081,413
2012-071,492
2012-061,488
2012-051,543
2012-041,575
2012-031,689
2012-021,530
2012-011,283
2011-121,670
2011-111,599
2011-101,477
2011-091,504
2011-081,452
2011-071,485
2011-061,513
2011-051,283
2011-041,498
2011-031,618
2011-021,660
2011-011,683
2010-121,492
2010-111,554
2010-101,525
2010-091,537
2010-081,433
2010-071,489
2010-061,527
2010-051,506
2010-041,505
2010-031,543
2010-021,440
2010-011,403
2009-121,367
2009-111,468
2009-101,429
2009-091,458
2009-081,479
2009-071,452
2009-061,483
2009-051,435
2009-041,398
2009-031,392
2009-021,436
2009-011,421
2008-121,322
2008-111,375
2008-101,412
2008-091,557
2008-081,583
2008-071,500
2008-061,468
2008-051,532
2008-041,564
2008-031,433
2008-021,462
2008-011,494
2007-121,864
2007-111,443
2007-101,593
2007-091,505
2007-081,495
2007-071,678
2007-061,473
2007-051,521
2007-041,489
2007-031,435
2007-021,495
2007-011,555
2006-121,971
2006-111,327
2006-101,524
2006-091,446
2006-081,520
2006-071,585
2006-061,548
2006-051,491
2006-041,620
2006-031,611
2006-021,542
2006-011,505
2005-121,684
2005-111,618
2005-101,615
2005-091,226
2005-081,466
2005-071,448
2005-061,625
2005-051,483
2005-041,410
2005-031,510
2005-021,523
2005-011,412
2004-121,393
2004-111,461
2004-101,338
2004-091,405
2004-081,312
2004-071,212

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Iowa3,337
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 Iowa?

Business applications in Iowa was 3,337 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.3% from August 2025. That is the 39th 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 Iowa?

3,358 in May 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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