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Business applications in Louisiana

Business applications in Louisiana was 6,793 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 14.8% from August 2025. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count6,793
Change on August 2025+14.8%
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high14,318July 2020
Series low1,853September 2005

Business applications in Louisiana, July 2004 to August 2026

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02,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 2,499 count2004-08: 2,681 count2004-09: 2,718 count2004-10: 2,745 count2004-11: 2,869 count2004-12: 2,846 count2005-01: 3,009 count2005-02: 2,874 count2005-03: 3,108 count2005-04: 2,975 count2005-05: 2,872 count2005-06: 3,021 count2005-07: 2,849 count2005-08: 3,004 count2005-09: 1,853 count2005-10: 3,108 count2005-11: 3,767 count2005-12: 3,920 count2006-01: 3,402 count2006-02: 3,504 count2006-03: 3,355 count2006-04: 3,548 count2006-05: 3,433 count2006-06: 3,383 count2006-07: 3,429 count2006-08: 3,453 count2006-09: 3,293 count2006-10: 3,317 count2006-11: 3,040 count2006-12: 4,020 count2007-01: 3,051 count2007-02: 3,337 count2007-03: 3,143 count2007-04: 3,208 count2007-05: 3,415 count2007-06: 3,367 count2007-07: 3,423 count2007-08: 3,364 count2007-09: 3,359 count2007-10: 3,443 count2007-11: 2,976 count2007-12: 3,708 count2008-01: 3,073 count2008-02: 2,998 count2008-03: 3,390 count2008-04: 3,281 count2008-05: 3,376 count2008-06: 3,276 count2008-07: 3,389 count2008-08: 3,426 count2008-09: 2,442 count2008-10: 3,324 count2008-11: 3,361 count2008-12: 3,196 count2009-01: 3,388 count2009-02: 3,130 count2009-03: 2,741 count2009-04: 3,068 count2009-05: 3,118 count2009-06: 3,107 count2009-07: 3,087 count2009-08: 2,981 count2009-09: 3,145 count2009-10: 2,993 count2009-11: 2,974 count2009-12: 3,051 count2010-01: 3,091 count2010-02: 2,994 count2010-03: 3,233 count2010-04: 3,196 count2010-05: 3,219 count2010-06: 3,319 count2010-07: 3,407 count2010-08: 3,382 count2010-09: 3,397 count2010-10: 3,563 count2010-11: 3,648 count2010-12: 3,410 count2011-01: 3,615 count2011-02: 3,623 count2011-03: 3,307 count2011-04: 3,392 count2011-05: 2,880 count2011-06: 3,340 count2011-07: 3,431 count2011-08: 3,265 count2011-09: 3,401 count2011-10: 3,148 count2011-11: 3,486 count2011-12: 3,617 count2012-01: 3,173 count2012-02: 3,421 count2012-03: 3,355 count2012-04: 3,341 count2012-05: 3,181 count2012-06: 3,159 count2012-07: 2,952 count2012-08: 3,188 count2012-09: 2,751 count2012-10: 3,316 count2012-11: 3,185 count2012-12: 4,272 count2013-01: 3,406 count2013-02: 3,313 count2013-03: 3,309 count2013-04: 3,260 count2013-05: 3,272 count2013-06: 3,207 count2013-07: 3,363 count2013-08: 3,300 count2013-09: 3,056 count2013-10: 3,155 count2013-11: 3,162 count2013-12: 3,388 count2014-01: 3,088 count2014-02: 3,581 count2014-03: 3,301 count2014-04: 3,338 count2014-05: 3,225 count2014-06: 3,351 count2014-07: 3,263 count2014-08: 3,274 count2014-09: 3,313 count2014-10: 3,188 count2014-11: 3,273 count2014-12: 2,979 count2015-01: 3,770 count2015-02: 3,418 count2015-03: 3,570 count2015-04: 3,457 count2015-05: 3,612 count2015-06: 3,648 count2015-07: 3,706 count2015-08: 3,898 count2015-09: 3,961 count2015-10: 4,064 count2015-11: 3,992 count2015-12: 3,796 count2016-01: 4,180 count2016-02: 3,922 count2016-03: 3,813 count2016-04: 4,101 count2016-05: 4,021 count2016-06: 3,575 count2016-07: 4,336 count2016-08: 4,065 count2016-09: 4,451 count2016-10: 4,325 count2016-11: 4,459 count2016-12: 4,503 count2017-01: 4,433 count2017-02: 4,472 count2017-03: 4,407 count2017-04: 4,317 count2017-05: 4,442 count2017-06: 4,416 count2017-07: 4,358 count2017-08: 4,334 count2017-09: 4,335 count2017-10: 4,298 count2017-11: 4,763 count2017-12: 4,219 count2018-01: 4,318 count2018-02: 4,301 count2018-03: 4,534 count2018-04: 4,425 count2018-05: 4,667 count2018-06: 4,588 count2018-07: 4,756 count2018-08: 4,708 count2018-09: 4,471 count2018-10: 4,649 count2018-11: 4,470 count2018-12: 4,515 count2019-01: 4,513 count2019-02: 5,150 count2019-03: 4,652 count2019-04: 4,492 count2019-05: 4,409 count2019-06: 4,373 count2019-07: 4,188 count2019-08: 4,530 count2019-09: 4,361 count2019-10: 4,450 count2019-11: 4,479 count2019-12: 4,610 count2020-01: 4,245 count2020-02: 4,250 count2020-03: 3,982 count2020-04: 4,185 count2020-05: 6,378 count2020-06: 7,653 count2020-07: 14,318 count2020-08: 10,277 count2020-09: 8,201 count2020-10: 7,469 count2020-11: 7,615 count2020-12: 6,271 count2021-01: 9,112 count2021-02: 7,994 count2021-03: 8,930 count2021-04: 10,053 count2021-05: 11,142 count2021-06: 8,505 count2021-07: 7,943 count2021-08: 7,316 count2021-09: 6,874 count2021-10: 7,602 count2021-11: 7,568 count2021-12: 7,281 count2022-01: 7,282 count2022-02: 7,205 count2022-03: 6,459 count2022-04: 7,326 count2022-05: 7,663 count2022-06: 6,338 count2022-07: 6,571 count2022-08: 6,470 count2022-09: 6,362 count2022-10: 6,315 count2022-11: 6,123 count2022-12: 6,574 count2023-01: 6,591 count2023-02: 6,653 count2023-03: 6,957 count2023-04: 6,557 count2023-05: 6,703 count2023-06: 6,833 count2023-07: 7,012 count2023-08: 6,827 count2023-09: 7,294 count2023-10: 6,975 count2023-11: 5,944 count2023-12: 5,970 count2024-01: 6,641 count2024-02: 6,172 count2024-03: 5,800 count2024-04: 5,204 count2024-05: 5,907 count2024-06: 5,513 count2024-07: 5,392 count2024-08: 5,754 count2024-09: 5,391 count2024-10: 5,297 count2024-11: 5,694 count2024-12: 5,557 count2025-01: 4,601 count2025-02: 5,461 count2025-03: 5,742 count2025-04: 5,688 count2025-05: 5,751 count2025-06: 5,861 count2025-07: 5,934 count2025-08: 5,917 count2025-09: 7,360 count2025-10: 7,743 count2025-11: 8,261 count2025-12: 7,646 count2026-01: 6,871 count2026-02: 5,785 count2026-03: 6,166 count2026-04: 6,189 count2026-05: 6,435 count2026-06: 7,048 count2026-07: 7,263 count2026-08: 6,793 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-086,793
2026-077,263
2026-067,048
2026-056,435
2026-046,189
2026-036,166
2026-025,785
2026-016,871
2025-127,646
2025-118,261
2025-107,743
2025-097,360
2025-085,917
2025-075,934
2025-065,861
2025-055,751
2025-045,688
2025-035,742
2025-025,461
2025-014,601
2024-125,557
2024-115,694
2024-105,297
2024-095,391
2024-085,754
2024-075,392
2024-065,513
2024-055,907
2024-045,204
2024-035,800
2024-026,172
2024-016,641
2023-125,970
2023-115,944
2023-106,975
2023-097,294
2023-086,827
2023-077,012
2023-066,833
2023-056,703
2023-046,557
2023-036,957
2023-026,653
2023-016,591
2022-126,574
2022-116,123
2022-106,315
2022-096,362
2022-086,470
2022-076,571
2022-066,338
2022-057,663
2022-047,326
2022-036,459
2022-027,205
2022-017,282
2021-127,281
2021-117,568
2021-107,602
2021-096,874
2021-087,316
2021-077,943
2021-068,505
2021-0511,142
2021-0410,053
2021-038,930
2021-027,994
2021-019,112
2020-126,271
2020-117,615
2020-107,469
2020-098,201
2020-0810,277
2020-0714,318
2020-067,653
2020-056,378
2020-044,185
2020-033,982
2020-024,250
2020-014,245
2019-124,610
2019-114,479
2019-104,450
2019-094,361
2019-084,530
2019-074,188
2019-064,373
2019-054,409
2019-044,492
2019-034,652
2019-025,150
2019-014,513
2018-124,515
2018-114,470
2018-104,649
2018-094,471
2018-084,708
2018-074,756
2018-064,588
2018-054,667
2018-044,425
2018-034,534
2018-024,301
2018-014,318
2017-124,219
2017-114,763
2017-104,298
2017-094,335
2017-084,334
2017-074,358
2017-064,416
2017-054,442
2017-044,317
2017-034,407
2017-024,472
2017-014,433
2016-124,503
2016-114,459
2016-104,325
2016-094,451
2016-084,065
2016-074,336
2016-063,575
2016-054,021
2016-044,101
2016-033,813
2016-023,922
2016-014,180
2015-123,796
2015-113,992
2015-104,064
2015-093,961
2015-083,898
2015-073,706
2015-063,648
2015-053,612
2015-043,457
2015-033,570
2015-023,418
2015-013,770
2014-122,979
2014-113,273
2014-103,188
2014-093,313
2014-083,274
2014-073,263
2014-063,351
2014-053,225
2014-043,338
2014-033,301
2014-023,581
2014-013,088
2013-123,388
2013-113,162
2013-103,155
2013-093,056
2013-083,300
2013-073,363
2013-063,207
2013-053,272
2013-043,260
2013-033,309
2013-023,313
2013-013,406
2012-124,272
2012-113,185
2012-103,316
2012-092,751
2012-083,188
2012-072,952
2012-063,159
2012-053,181
2012-043,341
2012-033,355
2012-023,421
2012-013,173
2011-123,617
2011-113,486
2011-103,148
2011-093,401
2011-083,265
2011-073,431
2011-063,340
2011-052,880
2011-043,392
2011-033,307
2011-023,623
2011-013,615
2010-123,410
2010-113,648
2010-103,563
2010-093,397
2010-083,382
2010-073,407
2010-063,319
2010-053,219
2010-043,196
2010-033,233
2010-022,994
2010-013,091
2009-123,051
2009-112,974
2009-102,993
2009-093,145
2009-082,981
2009-073,087
2009-063,107
2009-053,118
2009-043,068
2009-032,741
2009-023,130
2009-013,388
2008-123,196
2008-113,361
2008-103,324
2008-092,442
2008-083,426
2008-073,389
2008-063,276
2008-053,376
2008-043,281
2008-033,390
2008-022,998
2008-013,073
2007-123,708
2007-112,976
2007-103,443
2007-093,359
2007-083,364
2007-073,423
2007-063,367
2007-053,415
2007-043,208
2007-033,143
2007-023,337
2007-013,051
2006-124,020
2006-113,040
2006-103,317
2006-093,293
2006-083,453
2006-073,429
2006-063,383
2006-053,433
2006-043,548
2006-033,355
2006-023,504
2006-013,402
2005-123,920
2005-113,767
2005-103,108
2005-091,853
2005-083,004
2005-072,849
2005-063,021
2005-052,872
2005-042,975
2005-033,108
2005-022,874
2005-013,009
2004-122,846
2004-112,869
2004-102,745
2004-092,718
2004-082,681
2004-072,499

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Louisiana6,793
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 Louisiana?

Business applications in Louisiana was 6,793 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 14.8% from August 2025. That is the 25th 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 Louisiana?

14,318 in July 2020, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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