# Business applications in Kentucky

Business applications in Kentucky was 6,751 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-21`
- 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/kentucky
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/kentucky.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-21

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 6,751 |
| 2026-07 | 7,083 |
| 2026-06 | 7,394 |
| 2026-05 | 6,945 |
| 2026-04 | 6,249 |
| 2026-03 | 5,768 |
| 2026-02 | 5,714 |
| 2026-01 | 6,238 |
| 2025-12 | 6,626 |
| 2025-11 | 7,288 |
| 2025-10 | 6,375 |
| 2025-09 | 6,220 |
| 2025-08 | 5,247 |
| 2025-07 | 5,659 |
| 2025-06 | 5,347 |
| 2025-05 | 4,849 |
| 2025-04 | 5,017 |
| 2025-03 | 4,547 |
| 2025-02 | 4,018 |
| 2025-01 | 3,410 |
| 2024-12 | 4,284 |
| 2024-11 | 4,192 |
| 2024-10 | 4,330 |
| 2024-09 | 4,456 |
| 2024-08 | 5,091 |
| 2024-07 | 4,654 |
| 2024-06 | 4,584 |
| 2024-05 | 4,426 |
| 2024-04 | 4,375 |
| 2024-03 | 4,392 |
| 2024-02 | 4,713 |
| 2024-01 | 4,571 |
| 2023-12 | 4,627 |
| 2023-11 | 4,726 |
| 2023-10 | 4,917 |
| 2023-09 | 4,631 |
| 2023-08 | 5,124 |
| 2023-07 | 4,909 |
| 2023-06 | 5,137 |
| 2023-05 | 4,381 |
| 2023-04 | 4,253 |
| 2023-03 | 4,323 |
| 2023-02 | 4,054 |
| 2023-01 | 4,105 |
| 2022-12 | 3,880 |
| 2022-11 | 3,922 |
| 2022-10 | 3,970 |
| 2022-09 | 4,015 |
| 2022-08 | 3,925 |
| 2022-07 | 3,855 |
| 2022-06 | 3,786 |
| 2022-05 | 3,889 |
| 2022-04 | 3,911 |
| 2022-03 | 3,976 |
| 2022-02 | 3,861 |
| 2022-01 | 3,859 |
| 2021-12 | 4,084 |
| 2021-11 | 4,161 |
| 2021-10 | 3,864 |
| 2021-09 | 3,835 |
| 2021-08 | 3,714 |
| 2021-07 | 3,840 |
| 2021-06 | 3,876 |
| 2021-05 | 4,236 |
| 2021-04 | 4,309 |
| 2021-03 | 3,820 |
| 2021-02 | 3,790 |
| 2021-01 | 4,104 |
| 2020-12 | 3,079 |
| 2020-11 | 3,460 |
| 2020-10 | 3,753 |
| 2020-09 | 3,646 |
| 2020-08 | 3,799 |
| 2020-07 | 4,020 |
| 2020-06 | 3,294 |
| 2020-05 | 2,781 |
| 2020-04 | 2,195 |
| 2020-03 | 2,211 |
| 2020-02 | 2,913 |
| 2020-01 | 2,406 |
| 2019-12 | 2,900 |
| 2019-11 | 2,769 |
| 2019-10 | 3,054 |
| 2019-09 | 2,875 |
| 2019-08 | 2,657 |
| 2019-07 | 2,495 |
| 2019-06 | 2,801 |
| 2019-05 | 2,606 |
| 2019-04 | 2,815 |
| 2019-03 | 2,797 |
| 2019-02 | 2,722 |
| 2019-01 | 2,576 |
| 2018-12 | 2,669 |
| 2018-11 | 2,736 |
| 2018-10 | 2,613 |
| 2018-09 | 2,910 |
| 2018-08 | 2,907 |
| 2018-07 | 2,994 |
| 2018-06 | 3,048 |
| 2018-05 | 2,728 |
| 2018-04 | 2,743 |
| 2018-03 | 2,789 |
| 2018-02 | 2,910 |
| 2018-01 | 2,853 |
| 2017-12 | 2,819 |
| 2017-11 | 2,803 |
| 2017-10 | 2,686 |
| 2017-09 | 2,581 |
| 2017-08 | 2,579 |
| 2017-07 | 2,533 |
| 2017-06 | 2,455 |
| 2017-05 | 2,481 |
| 2017-04 | 2,463 |
| 2017-03 | 2,533 |
| 2017-02 | 2,389 |
| 2017-01 | 2,412 |
| 2016-12 | 2,373 |
| 2016-11 | 2,344 |
| 2016-10 | 2,281 |
| 2016-09 | 2,309 |
| 2016-08 | 2,261 |
| 2016-07 | 2,380 |
| 2016-06 | 2,061 |
| 2016-05 | 2,303 |
| 2016-04 | 2,270 |
| 2016-03 | 2,153 |
| 2016-02 | 2,237 |
| 2016-01 | 2,314 |
| 2015-12 | 2,052 |
| 2015-11 | 2,120 |
| 2015-10 | 2,180 |
| 2015-09 | 2,248 |
| 2015-08 | 2,132 |
| 2015-07 | 2,123 |
| 2015-06 | 2,235 |
| 2015-05 | 2,043 |
| 2015-04 | 2,075 |
| 2015-03 | 1,899 |
| 2015-02 | 1,934 |
| 2015-01 | 2,319 |
| 2014-12 | 1,927 |
| 2014-11 | 2,000 |
| 2014-10 | 2,089 |
| 2014-09 | 2,052 |
| 2014-08 | 2,086 |
| 2014-07 | 2,040 |
| 2014-06 | 2,044 |
| 2014-05 | 2,064 |
| 2014-04 | 2,083 |
| 2014-03 | 2,210 |
| 2014-02 | 2,243 |
| 2014-01 | 2,081 |
| 2013-12 | 2,254 |
| 2013-11 | 2,163 |
| 2013-10 | 2,097 |
| 2013-09 | 2,015 |
| 2013-08 | 2,213 |
| 2013-07 | 2,097 |
| 2013-06 | 2,078 |
| 2013-05 | 1,872 |
| 2013-04 | 2,127 |
| 2013-03 | 2,065 |
| 2013-02 | 2,093 |
| 2013-01 | 2,100 |
| 2012-12 | 2,609 |
| 2012-11 | 2,084 |
| 2012-10 | 2,088 |
| 2012-09 | 2,079 |
| 2012-08 | 2,129 |
| 2012-07 | 2,019 |
| 2012-06 | 2,086 |
| 2012-05 | 2,137 |
| 2012-04 | 2,086 |
| 2012-03 | 2,065 |
| 2012-02 | 2,053 |
| 2012-01 | 1,718 |
| 2011-12 | 2,148 |
| 2011-11 | 2,296 |
| 2011-10 | 2,037 |
| 2011-09 | 2,059 |
| 2011-08 | 2,039 |
| 2011-07 | 2,172 |
| 2011-06 | 2,055 |
| 2011-05 | 1,806 |
| 2011-04 | 2,016 |
| 2011-03 | 2,156 |
| 2011-02 | 2,133 |
| 2011-01 | 2,109 |
| 2010-12 | 2,000 |
| 2010-11 | 2,172 |
| 2010-10 | 2,186 |
| 2010-09 | 2,280 |
| 2010-08 | 2,009 |
| 2010-07 | 2,061 |
| 2010-06 | 2,058 |
| 2010-05 | 2,074 |
| 2010-04 | 2,026 |
| 2010-03 | 2,005 |
| 2010-02 | 2,011 |
| 2010-01 | 2,007 |
| 2009-12 | 1,993 |
| 2009-11 | 2,142 |
| 2009-10 | 1,952 |
| 2009-09 | 2,015 |
| 2009-08 | 1,941 |
| 2009-07 | 2,021 |
| 2009-06 | 2,019 |
| 2009-05 | 2,020 |
| 2009-04 | 2,023 |
| 2009-03 | 1,976 |
| 2009-02 | 1,618 |
| 2009-01 | 1,908 |
| 2008-12 | 1,686 |
| 2008-11 | 2,094 |
| 2008-10 | 2,106 |
| 2008-09 | 2,097 |
| 2008-08 | 2,198 |
| 2008-07 | 2,077 |
| 2008-06 | 2,077 |
| 2008-05 | 2,132 |
| 2008-04 | 2,168 |
| 2008-03 | 2,083 |
| 2008-02 | 2,027 |
| 2008-01 | 1,995 |
| 2007-12 | 2,193 |
| 2007-11 | 2,031 |
| 2007-10 | 2,209 |
| 2007-09 | 2,181 |
| 2007-08 | 2,120 |
| 2007-07 | 2,053 |
| 2007-06 | 2,125 |
| 2007-05 | 2,114 |
| 2007-04 | 2,055 |
| 2007-03 | 2,057 |
| 2007-02 | 2,030 |
| 2007-01 | 1,934 |
| 2006-12 | 2,231 |
| 2006-11 | 1,846 |
| 2006-10 | 2,103 |
| 2006-09 | 2,132 |
| 2006-08 | 2,163 |
| 2006-07 | 2,162 |
| 2006-06 | 2,112 |
| 2006-05 | 2,070 |
| 2006-04 | 2,163 |
| 2006-03 | 2,195 |
| 2006-02 | 2,314 |
| 2006-01 | 2,337 |
| 2005-12 | 2,227 |
| 2005-11 | 2,221 |
| 2005-10 | 2,177 |
| 2005-09 | 2,038 |
| 2005-08 | 1,932 |
| 2005-07 | 2,144 |
| 2005-06 | 2,185 |
| 2005-05 | 2,150 |
| 2005-04 | 2,343 |
| 2005-03 | 1,916 |
| 2005-02 | 2,147 |
| 2005-01 | 2,062 |
| 2004-12 | 2,067 |
| 2004-11 | 2,157 |
| 2004-10 | 2,030 |
| 2004-09 | 2,122 |
| 2004-08 | 2,023 |
| 2004-07 | 1,561 |