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Business applications in Kentucky

Business applications in Kentucky was 6,751 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 28.7% from August 2025. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count6,751
Change on August 2025+28.7%
Rank26th of 51US states ranked
Series high7,394June 2026
Series low1,561July 2004

Business applications in Kentucky, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

02,0004,0006,0008,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,561 count2004-08: 2,023 count2004-09: 2,122 count2004-10: 2,030 count2004-11: 2,157 count2004-12: 2,067 count2005-01: 2,062 count2005-02: 2,147 count2005-03: 1,916 count2005-04: 2,343 count2005-05: 2,150 count2005-06: 2,185 count2005-07: 2,144 count2005-08: 1,932 count2005-09: 2,038 count2005-10: 2,177 count2005-11: 2,221 count2005-12: 2,227 count2006-01: 2,337 count2006-02: 2,314 count2006-03: 2,195 count2006-04: 2,163 count2006-05: 2,070 count2006-06: 2,112 count2006-07: 2,162 count2006-08: 2,163 count2006-09: 2,132 count2006-10: 2,103 count2006-11: 1,846 count2006-12: 2,231 count2007-01: 1,934 count2007-02: 2,030 count2007-03: 2,057 count2007-04: 2,055 count2007-05: 2,114 count2007-06: 2,125 count2007-07: 2,053 count2007-08: 2,120 count2007-09: 2,181 count2007-10: 2,209 count2007-11: 2,031 count2007-12: 2,193 count2008-01: 1,995 count2008-02: 2,027 count2008-03: 2,083 count2008-04: 2,168 count2008-05: 2,132 count2008-06: 2,077 count2008-07: 2,077 count2008-08: 2,198 count2008-09: 2,097 count2008-10: 2,106 count2008-11: 2,094 count2008-12: 1,686 count2009-01: 1,908 count2009-02: 1,618 count2009-03: 1,976 count2009-04: 2,023 count2009-05: 2,020 count2009-06: 2,019 count2009-07: 2,021 count2009-08: 1,941 count2009-09: 2,015 count2009-10: 1,952 count2009-11: 2,142 count2009-12: 1,993 count2010-01: 2,007 count2010-02: 2,011 count2010-03: 2,005 count2010-04: 2,026 count2010-05: 2,074 count2010-06: 2,058 count2010-07: 2,061 count2010-08: 2,009 count2010-09: 2,280 count2010-10: 2,186 count2010-11: 2,172 count2010-12: 2,000 count2011-01: 2,109 count2011-02: 2,133 count2011-03: 2,156 count2011-04: 2,016 count2011-05: 1,806 count2011-06: 2,055 count2011-07: 2,172 count2011-08: 2,039 count2011-09: 2,059 count2011-10: 2,037 count2011-11: 2,296 count2011-12: 2,148 count2012-01: 1,718 count2012-02: 2,053 count2012-03: 2,065 count2012-04: 2,086 count2012-05: 2,137 count2012-06: 2,086 count2012-07: 2,019 count2012-08: 2,129 count2012-09: 2,079 count2012-10: 2,088 count2012-11: 2,084 count2012-12: 2,609 count2013-01: 2,100 count2013-02: 2,093 count2013-03: 2,065 count2013-04: 2,127 count2013-05: 1,872 count2013-06: 2,078 count2013-07: 2,097 count2013-08: 2,213 count2013-09: 2,015 count2013-10: 2,097 count2013-11: 2,163 count2013-12: 2,254 count2014-01: 2,081 count2014-02: 2,243 count2014-03: 2,210 count2014-04: 2,083 count2014-05: 2,064 count2014-06: 2,044 count2014-07: 2,040 count2014-08: 2,086 count2014-09: 2,052 count2014-10: 2,089 count2014-11: 2,000 count2014-12: 1,927 count2015-01: 2,319 count2015-02: 1,934 count2015-03: 1,899 count2015-04: 2,075 count2015-05: 2,043 count2015-06: 2,235 count2015-07: 2,123 count2015-08: 2,132 count2015-09: 2,248 count2015-10: 2,180 count2015-11: 2,120 count2015-12: 2,052 count2016-01: 2,314 count2016-02: 2,237 count2016-03: 2,153 count2016-04: 2,270 count2016-05: 2,303 count2016-06: 2,061 count2016-07: 2,380 count2016-08: 2,261 count2016-09: 2,309 count2016-10: 2,281 count2016-11: 2,344 count2016-12: 2,373 count2017-01: 2,412 count2017-02: 2,389 count2017-03: 2,533 count2017-04: 2,463 count2017-05: 2,481 count2017-06: 2,455 count2017-07: 2,533 count2017-08: 2,579 count2017-09: 2,581 count2017-10: 2,686 count2017-11: 2,803 count2017-12: 2,819 count2018-01: 2,853 count2018-02: 2,910 count2018-03: 2,789 count2018-04: 2,743 count2018-05: 2,728 count2018-06: 3,048 count2018-07: 2,994 count2018-08: 2,907 count2018-09: 2,910 count2018-10: 2,613 count2018-11: 2,736 count2018-12: 2,669 count2019-01: 2,576 count2019-02: 2,722 count2019-03: 2,797 count2019-04: 2,815 count2019-05: 2,606 count2019-06: 2,801 count2019-07: 2,495 count2019-08: 2,657 count2019-09: 2,875 count2019-10: 3,054 count2019-11: 2,769 count2019-12: 2,900 count2020-01: 2,406 count2020-02: 2,913 count2020-03: 2,211 count2020-04: 2,195 count2020-05: 2,781 count2020-06: 3,294 count2020-07: 4,020 count2020-08: 3,799 count2020-09: 3,646 count2020-10: 3,753 count2020-11: 3,460 count2020-12: 3,079 count2021-01: 4,104 count2021-02: 3,790 count2021-03: 3,820 count2021-04: 4,309 count2021-05: 4,236 count2021-06: 3,876 count2021-07: 3,840 count2021-08: 3,714 count2021-09: 3,835 count2021-10: 3,864 count2021-11: 4,161 count2021-12: 4,084 count2022-01: 3,859 count2022-02: 3,861 count2022-03: 3,976 count2022-04: 3,911 count2022-05: 3,889 count2022-06: 3,786 count2022-07: 3,855 count2022-08: 3,925 count2022-09: 4,015 count2022-10: 3,970 count2022-11: 3,922 count2022-12: 3,880 count2023-01: 4,105 count2023-02: 4,054 count2023-03: 4,323 count2023-04: 4,253 count2023-05: 4,381 count2023-06: 5,137 count2023-07: 4,909 count2023-08: 5,124 count2023-09: 4,631 count2023-10: 4,917 count2023-11: 4,726 count2023-12: 4,627 count2024-01: 4,571 count2024-02: 4,713 count2024-03: 4,392 count2024-04: 4,375 count2024-05: 4,426 count2024-06: 4,584 count2024-07: 4,654 count2024-08: 5,091 count2024-09: 4,456 count2024-10: 4,330 count2024-11: 4,192 count2024-12: 4,284 count2025-01: 3,410 count2025-02: 4,018 count2025-03: 4,547 count2025-04: 5,017 count2025-05: 4,849 count2025-06: 5,347 count2025-07: 5,659 count2025-08: 5,247 count2025-09: 6,220 count2025-10: 6,375 count2025-11: 7,288 count2025-12: 6,626 count2026-01: 6,238 count2026-02: 5,714 count2026-03: 5,768 count2026-04: 6,249 count2026-05: 6,945 count2026-06: 7,394 count2026-07: 7,083 count2026-08: 6,751 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-086,751
2026-077,083
2026-067,394
2026-056,945
2026-046,249
2026-035,768
2026-025,714
2026-016,238
2025-126,626
2025-117,288
2025-106,375
2025-096,220
2025-085,247
2025-075,659
2025-065,347
2025-054,849
2025-045,017
2025-034,547
2025-024,018
2025-013,410
2024-124,284
2024-114,192
2024-104,330
2024-094,456
2024-085,091
2024-074,654
2024-064,584
2024-054,426
2024-044,375
2024-034,392
2024-024,713
2024-014,571
2023-124,627
2023-114,726
2023-104,917
2023-094,631
2023-085,124
2023-074,909
2023-065,137
2023-054,381
2023-044,253
2023-034,323
2023-024,054
2023-014,105
2022-123,880
2022-113,922
2022-103,970
2022-094,015
2022-083,925
2022-073,855
2022-063,786
2022-053,889
2022-043,911
2022-033,976
2022-023,861
2022-013,859
2021-124,084
2021-114,161
2021-103,864
2021-093,835
2021-083,714
2021-073,840
2021-063,876
2021-054,236
2021-044,309
2021-033,820
2021-023,790
2021-014,104
2020-123,079
2020-113,460
2020-103,753
2020-093,646
2020-083,799
2020-074,020
2020-063,294
2020-052,781
2020-042,195
2020-032,211
2020-022,913
2020-012,406
2019-122,900
2019-112,769
2019-103,054
2019-092,875
2019-082,657
2019-072,495
2019-062,801
2019-052,606
2019-042,815
2019-032,797
2019-022,722
2019-012,576
2018-122,669
2018-112,736
2018-102,613
2018-092,910
2018-082,907
2018-072,994
2018-063,048
2018-052,728
2018-042,743
2018-032,789
2018-022,910
2018-012,853
2017-122,819
2017-112,803
2017-102,686
2017-092,581
2017-082,579
2017-072,533
2017-062,455
2017-052,481
2017-042,463
2017-032,533
2017-022,389
2017-012,412
2016-122,373
2016-112,344
2016-102,281
2016-092,309
2016-082,261
2016-072,380
2016-062,061
2016-052,303
2016-042,270
2016-032,153
2016-022,237
2016-012,314
2015-122,052
2015-112,120
2015-102,180
2015-092,248
2015-082,132
2015-072,123
2015-062,235
2015-052,043
2015-042,075
2015-031,899
2015-021,934
2015-012,319
2014-121,927
2014-112,000
2014-102,089
2014-092,052
2014-082,086
2014-072,040
2014-062,044
2014-052,064
2014-042,083
2014-032,210
2014-022,243
2014-012,081
2013-122,254
2013-112,163
2013-102,097
2013-092,015
2013-082,213
2013-072,097
2013-062,078
2013-051,872
2013-042,127
2013-032,065
2013-022,093
2013-012,100
2012-122,609
2012-112,084
2012-102,088
2012-092,079
2012-082,129
2012-072,019
2012-062,086
2012-052,137
2012-042,086
2012-032,065
2012-022,053
2012-011,718
2011-122,148
2011-112,296
2011-102,037
2011-092,059
2011-082,039
2011-072,172
2011-062,055
2011-051,806
2011-042,016
2011-032,156
2011-022,133
2011-012,109
2010-122,000
2010-112,172
2010-102,186
2010-092,280
2010-082,009
2010-072,061
2010-062,058
2010-052,074
2010-042,026
2010-032,005
2010-022,011
2010-012,007
2009-121,993
2009-112,142
2009-101,952
2009-092,015
2009-081,941
2009-072,021
2009-062,019
2009-052,020
2009-042,023
2009-031,976
2009-021,618
2009-011,908
2008-121,686
2008-112,094
2008-102,106
2008-092,097
2008-082,198
2008-072,077
2008-062,077
2008-052,132
2008-042,168
2008-032,083
2008-022,027
2008-011,995
2007-122,193
2007-112,031
2007-102,209
2007-092,181
2007-082,120
2007-072,053
2007-062,125
2007-052,114
2007-042,055
2007-032,057
2007-022,030
2007-011,934
2006-122,231
2006-111,846
2006-102,103
2006-092,132
2006-082,163
2006-072,162
2006-062,112
2006-052,070
2006-042,163
2006-032,195
2006-022,314
2006-012,337
2005-122,227
2005-112,221
2005-102,177
2005-092,038
2005-081,932
2005-072,144
2005-062,185
2005-052,150
2005-042,343
2005-031,916
2005-022,147
2005-012,062
2004-122,067
2004-112,157
2004-102,030
2004-092,122
2004-082,023
2004-071,561

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Kentucky6,751
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 Kentucky?

Business applications in Kentucky was 6,751 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 28.7% from August 2025. That is the 26th 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 Kentucky?

7,394 in June 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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