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Business applications in Kansas

Business applications in Kansas was 3,941 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 20.7% from August 2025. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count3,941
Change on August 2025+20.7%
Rank35th of 51US states ranked
Series high4,430July 2026
Series low1,353July 2004

Business applications in Kansas, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,353 count2004-08: 1,422 count2004-09: 1,465 count2004-10: 1,611 count2004-11: 1,605 count2004-12: 1,521 count2005-01: 1,574 count2005-02: 1,600 count2005-03: 1,606 count2005-04: 1,567 count2005-05: 1,511 count2005-06: 1,593 count2005-07: 1,522 count2005-08: 1,618 count2005-09: 1,407 count2005-10: 1,618 count2005-11: 1,630 count2005-12: 1,712 count2006-01: 1,641 count2006-02: 1,708 count2006-03: 1,595 count2006-04: 1,711 count2006-05: 1,663 count2006-06: 1,617 count2006-07: 1,715 count2006-08: 1,637 count2006-09: 1,543 count2006-10: 1,516 count2006-11: 1,366 count2006-12: 1,748 count2007-01: 1,525 count2007-02: 1,549 count2007-03: 1,598 count2007-04: 1,513 count2007-05: 1,589 count2007-06: 1,612 count2007-07: 1,578 count2007-08: 1,549 count2007-09: 1,697 count2007-10: 1,616 count2007-11: 1,435 count2007-12: 1,780 count2008-01: 1,549 count2008-02: 1,499 count2008-03: 1,537 count2008-04: 1,545 count2008-05: 1,532 count2008-06: 1,543 count2008-07: 1,535 count2008-08: 1,565 count2008-09: 1,576 count2008-10: 1,513 count2008-11: 1,464 count2008-12: 1,400 count2009-01: 1,707 count2009-02: 1,534 count2009-03: 1,529 count2009-04: 1,572 count2009-05: 1,524 count2009-06: 1,440 count2009-07: 1,533 count2009-08: 1,567 count2009-09: 1,505 count2009-10: 1,546 count2009-11: 1,580 count2009-12: 1,503 count2010-01: 1,470 count2010-02: 1,517 count2010-03: 1,576 count2010-04: 1,540 count2010-05: 1,641 count2010-06: 1,565 count2010-07: 1,657 count2010-08: 1,505 count2010-09: 1,641 count2010-10: 1,682 count2010-11: 1,663 count2010-12: 1,551 count2011-01: 1,722 count2011-02: 1,744 count2011-03: 1,607 count2011-04: 1,647 count2011-05: 1,389 count2011-06: 1,652 count2011-07: 1,578 count2011-08: 1,577 count2011-09: 1,734 count2011-10: 1,555 count2011-11: 1,811 count2011-12: 1,712 count2012-01: 1,365 count2012-02: 1,705 count2012-03: 1,700 count2012-04: 1,654 count2012-05: 1,655 count2012-06: 1,662 count2012-07: 1,637 count2012-08: 1,554 count2012-09: 1,490 count2012-10: 1,636 count2012-11: 1,494 count2012-12: 2,093 count2013-01: 1,674 count2013-02: 1,520 count2013-03: 1,626 count2013-04: 1,575 count2013-05: 1,567 count2013-06: 1,582 count2013-07: 1,627 count2013-08: 1,710 count2013-09: 1,613 count2013-10: 1,596 count2013-11: 1,657 count2013-12: 1,719 count2014-01: 1,539 count2014-02: 1,554 count2014-03: 1,600 count2014-04: 1,631 count2014-05: 1,582 count2014-06: 1,677 count2014-07: 1,583 count2014-08: 1,620 count2014-09: 1,566 count2014-10: 1,527 count2014-11: 1,557 count2014-12: 1,426 count2015-01: 1,836 count2015-02: 1,710 count2015-03: 1,630 count2015-04: 1,704 count2015-05: 1,629 count2015-06: 1,777 count2015-07: 1,739 count2015-08: 1,757 count2015-09: 1,662 count2015-10: 1,646 count2015-11: 1,725 count2015-12: 1,593 count2016-01: 1,746 count2016-02: 1,680 count2016-03: 1,669 count2016-04: 1,726 count2016-05: 1,896 count2016-06: 1,671 count2016-07: 1,744 count2016-08: 1,711 count2016-09: 1,883 count2016-10: 1,874 count2016-11: 1,898 count2016-12: 1,912 count2017-01: 1,858 count2017-02: 1,812 count2017-03: 1,771 count2017-04: 1,757 count2017-05: 1,849 count2017-06: 1,831 count2017-07: 1,890 count2017-08: 1,838 count2017-09: 1,946 count2017-10: 1,916 count2017-11: 1,837 count2017-12: 1,702 count2018-01: 1,974 count2018-02: 2,051 count2018-03: 2,005 count2018-04: 2,042 count2018-05: 1,995 count2018-06: 2,298 count2018-07: 2,165 count2018-08: 2,149 count2018-09: 1,938 count2018-10: 1,923 count2018-11: 1,972 count2018-12: 2,040 count2019-01: 1,773 count2019-02: 1,897 count2019-03: 1,956 count2019-04: 1,890 count2019-05: 1,827 count2019-06: 1,902 count2019-07: 1,784 count2019-08: 1,842 count2019-09: 1,911 count2019-10: 1,954 count2019-11: 1,838 count2019-12: 2,026 count2020-01: 1,637 count2020-02: 1,830 count2020-03: 1,615 count2020-04: 1,529 count2020-05: 1,769 count2020-06: 2,191 count2020-07: 2,618 count2020-08: 2,427 count2020-09: 2,343 count2020-10: 2,337 count2020-11: 2,330 count2020-12: 2,035 count2021-01: 2,571 count2021-02: 2,384 count2021-03: 2,567 count2021-04: 2,976 count2021-05: 2,729 count2021-06: 2,454 count2021-07: 2,447 count2021-08: 2,445 count2021-09: 2,396 count2021-10: 2,554 count2021-11: 2,608 count2021-12: 2,517 count2022-01: 2,720 count2022-02: 2,659 count2022-03: 2,473 count2022-04: 2,698 count2022-05: 2,569 count2022-06: 2,425 count2022-07: 2,585 count2022-08: 2,485 count2022-09: 2,680 count2022-10: 2,720 count2022-11: 2,545 count2022-12: 2,568 count2023-01: 2,523 count2023-02: 2,654 count2023-03: 2,562 count2023-04: 2,631 count2023-05: 2,716 count2023-06: 2,908 count2023-07: 2,943 count2023-08: 2,858 count2023-09: 2,839 count2023-10: 2,742 count2023-11: 3,047 count2023-12: 2,782 count2024-01: 2,561 count2024-02: 2,695 count2024-03: 2,619 count2024-04: 2,583 count2024-05: 2,616 count2024-06: 2,993 count2024-07: 2,628 count2024-08: 2,660 count2024-09: 2,639 count2024-10: 2,665 count2024-11: 2,710 count2024-12: 2,771 count2025-01: 2,095 count2025-02: 2,603 count2025-03: 2,982 count2025-04: 3,012 count2025-05: 2,911 count2025-06: 3,094 count2025-07: 2,910 count2025-08: 3,264 count2025-09: 3,857 count2025-10: 3,728 count2025-11: 3,878 count2025-12: 3,423 count2026-01: 3,691 count2026-02: 3,140 count2026-03: 3,184 count2026-04: 3,312 count2026-05: 3,396 count2026-06: 4,001 count2026-07: 4,430 count2026-08: 3,941 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-083,941
2026-074,430
2026-064,001
2026-053,396
2026-043,312
2026-033,184
2026-023,140
2026-013,691
2025-123,423
2025-113,878
2025-103,728
2025-093,857
2025-083,264
2025-072,910
2025-063,094
2025-052,911
2025-043,012
2025-032,982
2025-022,603
2025-012,095
2024-122,771
2024-112,710
2024-102,665
2024-092,639
2024-082,660
2024-072,628
2024-062,993
2024-052,616
2024-042,583
2024-032,619
2024-022,695
2024-012,561
2023-122,782
2023-113,047
2023-102,742
2023-092,839
2023-082,858
2023-072,943
2023-062,908
2023-052,716
2023-042,631
2023-032,562
2023-022,654
2023-012,523
2022-122,568
2022-112,545
2022-102,720
2022-092,680
2022-082,485
2022-072,585
2022-062,425
2022-052,569
2022-042,698
2022-032,473
2022-022,659
2022-012,720
2021-122,517
2021-112,608
2021-102,554
2021-092,396
2021-082,445
2021-072,447
2021-062,454
2021-052,729
2021-042,976
2021-032,567
2021-022,384
2021-012,571
2020-122,035
2020-112,330
2020-102,337
2020-092,343
2020-082,427
2020-072,618
2020-062,191
2020-051,769
2020-041,529
2020-031,615
2020-021,830
2020-011,637
2019-122,026
2019-111,838
2019-101,954
2019-091,911
2019-081,842
2019-071,784
2019-061,902
2019-051,827
2019-041,890
2019-031,956
2019-021,897
2019-011,773
2018-122,040
2018-111,972
2018-101,923
2018-091,938
2018-082,149
2018-072,165
2018-062,298
2018-051,995
2018-042,042
2018-032,005
2018-022,051
2018-011,974
2017-121,702
2017-111,837
2017-101,916
2017-091,946
2017-081,838
2017-071,890
2017-061,831
2017-051,849
2017-041,757
2017-031,771
2017-021,812
2017-011,858
2016-121,912
2016-111,898
2016-101,874
2016-091,883
2016-081,711
2016-071,744
2016-061,671
2016-051,896
2016-041,726
2016-031,669
2016-021,680
2016-011,746
2015-121,593
2015-111,725
2015-101,646
2015-091,662
2015-081,757
2015-071,739
2015-061,777
2015-051,629
2015-041,704
2015-031,630
2015-021,710
2015-011,836
2014-121,426
2014-111,557
2014-101,527
2014-091,566
2014-081,620
2014-071,583
2014-061,677
2014-051,582
2014-041,631
2014-031,600
2014-021,554
2014-011,539
2013-121,719
2013-111,657
2013-101,596
2013-091,613
2013-081,710
2013-071,627
2013-061,582
2013-051,567
2013-041,575
2013-031,626
2013-021,520
2013-011,674
2012-122,093
2012-111,494
2012-101,636
2012-091,490
2012-081,554
2012-071,637
2012-061,662
2012-051,655
2012-041,654
2012-031,700
2012-021,705
2012-011,365
2011-121,712
2011-111,811
2011-101,555
2011-091,734
2011-081,577
2011-071,578
2011-061,652
2011-051,389
2011-041,647
2011-031,607
2011-021,744
2011-011,722
2010-121,551
2010-111,663
2010-101,682
2010-091,641
2010-081,505
2010-071,657
2010-061,565
2010-051,641
2010-041,540
2010-031,576
2010-021,517
2010-011,470
2009-121,503
2009-111,580
2009-101,546
2009-091,505
2009-081,567
2009-071,533
2009-061,440
2009-051,524
2009-041,572
2009-031,529
2009-021,534
2009-011,707
2008-121,400
2008-111,464
2008-101,513
2008-091,576
2008-081,565
2008-071,535
2008-061,543
2008-051,532
2008-041,545
2008-031,537
2008-021,499
2008-011,549
2007-121,780
2007-111,435
2007-101,616
2007-091,697
2007-081,549
2007-071,578
2007-061,612
2007-051,589
2007-041,513
2007-031,598
2007-021,549
2007-011,525
2006-121,748
2006-111,366
2006-101,516
2006-091,543
2006-081,637
2006-071,715
2006-061,617
2006-051,663
2006-041,711
2006-031,595
2006-021,708
2006-011,641
2005-121,712
2005-111,630
2005-101,618
2005-091,407
2005-081,618
2005-071,522
2005-061,593
2005-051,511
2005-041,567
2005-031,606
2005-021,600
2005-011,574
2004-121,521
2004-111,605
2004-101,611
2004-091,465
2004-081,422
2004-071,353

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Kansas3,941
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 Kansas?

Business applications in Kansas was 3,941 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 20.7% from August 2025. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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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 Kansas?

4,430 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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