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Business applications in Maryland

Business applications in Maryland was 8,922 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from August 2025. That is the 18th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count8,922
Change on August 2025+2.6%
Rank18th of 51US states ranked
Series high12,551July 2020
Series low3,491July 2004

Business applications in Maryland, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K14K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 3,491 count2004-08: 4,337 count2004-09: 4,348 count2004-10: 4,323 count2004-11: 4,695 count2004-12: 4,360 count2005-01: 4,375 count2005-02: 4,438 count2005-03: 4,276 count2005-04: 4,201 count2005-05: 4,403 count2005-06: 4,479 count2005-07: 4,369 count2005-08: 4,497 count2005-09: 4,398 count2005-10: 4,946 count2005-11: 4,881 count2005-12: 5,470 count2006-01: 4,547 count2006-02: 5,041 count2006-03: 4,789 count2006-04: 4,774 count2006-05: 4,844 count2006-06: 4,770 count2006-07: 4,799 count2006-08: 5,043 count2006-09: 4,717 count2006-10: 4,474 count2006-11: 4,498 count2006-12: 5,773 count2007-01: 4,528 count2007-02: 4,604 count2007-03: 4,836 count2007-04: 4,825 count2007-05: 4,817 count2007-06: 4,737 count2007-07: 4,764 count2007-08: 4,875 count2007-09: 4,831 count2007-10: 5,367 count2007-11: 4,734 count2007-12: 5,765 count2008-01: 4,818 count2008-02: 4,669 count2008-03: 4,717 count2008-04: 4,705 count2008-05: 4,596 count2008-06: 4,542 count2008-07: 4,594 count2008-08: 4,812 count2008-09: 4,426 count2008-10: 4,321 count2008-11: 4,389 count2008-12: 4,072 count2009-01: 4,174 count2009-02: 3,924 count2009-03: 4,077 count2009-04: 3,960 count2009-05: 4,060 count2009-06: 4,140 count2009-07: 4,127 count2009-08: 4,110 count2009-09: 4,175 count2009-10: 4,145 count2009-11: 4,214 count2009-12: 4,180 count2010-01: 4,118 count2010-02: 3,524 count2010-03: 4,248 count2010-04: 4,553 count2010-05: 4,679 count2010-06: 4,312 count2010-07: 4,324 count2010-08: 4,145 count2010-09: 4,285 count2010-10: 4,340 count2010-11: 4,552 count2010-12: 4,215 count2011-01: 4,472 count2011-02: 4,468 count2011-03: 4,296 count2011-04: 4,247 count2011-05: 3,854 count2011-06: 4,378 count2011-07: 4,307 count2011-08: 4,302 count2011-09: 4,365 count2011-10: 4,408 count2011-11: 4,390 count2011-12: 4,668 count2012-01: 4,005 count2012-02: 4,567 count2012-03: 4,494 count2012-04: 4,526 count2012-05: 4,540 count2012-06: 4,207 count2012-07: 3,957 count2012-08: 4,484 count2012-09: 4,385 count2012-10: 4,409 count2012-11: 4,143 count2012-12: 5,732 count2013-01: 4,966 count2013-02: 4,679 count2013-03: 4,793 count2013-04: 4,602 count2013-05: 4,447 count2013-06: 4,620 count2013-07: 4,753 count2013-08: 4,813 count2013-09: 4,555 count2013-10: 4,846 count2013-11: 4,957 count2013-12: 4,884 count2014-01: 4,890 count2014-02: 5,076 count2014-03: 5,029 count2014-04: 5,082 count2014-05: 4,961 count2014-06: 5,085 count2014-07: 4,683 count2014-08: 4,308 count2014-09: 4,751 count2014-10: 4,608 count2014-11: 4,432 count2014-12: 4,061 count2015-01: 5,467 count2015-02: 4,706 count2015-03: 4,695 count2015-04: 4,659 count2015-05: 4,688 count2015-06: 4,926 count2015-07: 5,050 count2015-08: 5,008 count2015-09: 5,098 count2015-10: 5,155 count2015-11: 5,234 count2015-12: 4,754 count2016-01: 5,328 count2016-02: 5,051 count2016-03: 5,025 count2016-04: 5,084 count2016-05: 5,490 count2016-06: 4,486 count2016-07: 5,186 count2016-08: 5,096 count2016-09: 5,295 count2016-10: 5,165 count2016-11: 5,329 count2016-12: 5,792 count2017-01: 5,952 count2017-02: 5,532 count2017-03: 5,397 count2017-04: 5,480 count2017-05: 5,622 count2017-06: 5,627 count2017-07: 5,771 count2017-08: 5,748 count2017-09: 5,811 count2017-10: 5,884 count2017-11: 6,041 count2017-12: 5,877 count2018-01: 6,641 count2018-02: 6,126 count2018-03: 6,316 count2018-04: 6,118 count2018-05: 6,319 count2018-06: 6,241 count2018-07: 6,123 count2018-08: 6,347 count2018-09: 6,175 count2018-10: 6,256 count2018-11: 6,264 count2018-12: 6,331 count2019-01: 5,908 count2019-02: 6,569 count2019-03: 6,653 count2019-04: 6,627 count2019-05: 6,373 count2019-06: 6,110 count2019-07: 6,188 count2019-08: 6,113 count2019-09: 6,143 count2019-10: 6,270 count2019-11: 6,231 count2019-12: 6,527 count2020-01: 6,007 count2020-02: 6,349 count2020-03: 5,281 count2020-04: 5,445 count2020-05: 6,749 count2020-06: 8,258 count2020-07: 12,551 count2020-08: 11,123 count2020-09: 9,634 count2020-10: 9,028 count2020-11: 9,257 count2020-12: 8,216 count2021-01: 10,682 count2021-02: 9,879 count2021-03: 9,947 count2021-04: 10,492 count2021-05: 11,022 count2021-06: 9,266 count2021-07: 8,827 count2021-08: 9,273 count2021-09: 9,439 count2021-10: 9,176 count2021-11: 8,509 count2021-12: 8,546 count2022-01: 8,898 count2022-02: 9,052 count2022-03: 8,670 count2022-04: 8,638 count2022-05: 8,452 count2022-06: 7,144 count2022-07: 8,191 count2022-08: 7,799 count2022-09: 8,445 count2022-10: 7,936 count2022-11: 8,047 count2022-12: 8,241 count2023-01: 7,812 count2023-02: 8,229 count2023-03: 8,422 count2023-04: 8,570 count2023-05: 8,268 count2023-06: 8,686 count2023-07: 8,797 count2023-08: 8,912 count2023-09: 8,871 count2023-10: 8,880 count2023-11: 8,579 count2023-12: 8,177 count2024-01: 8,641 count2024-02: 8,150 count2024-03: 7,924 count2024-04: 7,767 count2024-05: 7,782 count2024-06: 7,570 count2024-07: 7,952 count2024-08: 7,865 count2024-09: 7,769 count2024-10: 8,027 count2024-11: 7,912 count2024-12: 8,155 count2025-01: 6,692 count2025-02: 7,952 count2025-03: 8,180 count2025-04: 8,214 count2025-05: 8,510 count2025-06: 8,916 count2025-07: 8,615 count2025-08: 8,694 count2025-09: 8,351 count2025-10: 8,393 count2025-11: 9,097 count2025-12: 9,251 count2026-01: 9,295 count2026-02: 9,334 count2026-03: 9,472 count2026-04: 9,454 count2026-05: 9,765 count2026-06: 9,176 count2026-07: 9,098 count2026-08: 8,922 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-088,922
2026-079,098
2026-069,176
2026-059,765
2026-049,454
2026-039,472
2026-029,334
2026-019,295
2025-129,251
2025-119,097
2025-108,393
2025-098,351
2025-088,694
2025-078,615
2025-068,916
2025-058,510
2025-048,214
2025-038,180
2025-027,952
2025-016,692
2024-128,155
2024-117,912
2024-108,027
2024-097,769
2024-087,865
2024-077,952
2024-067,570
2024-057,782
2024-047,767
2024-037,924
2024-028,150
2024-018,641
2023-128,177
2023-118,579
2023-108,880
2023-098,871
2023-088,912
2023-078,797
2023-068,686
2023-058,268
2023-048,570
2023-038,422
2023-028,229
2023-017,812
2022-128,241
2022-118,047
2022-107,936
2022-098,445
2022-087,799
2022-078,191
2022-067,144
2022-058,452
2022-048,638
2022-038,670
2022-029,052
2022-018,898
2021-128,546
2021-118,509
2021-109,176
2021-099,439
2021-089,273
2021-078,827
2021-069,266
2021-0511,022
2021-0410,492
2021-039,947
2021-029,879
2021-0110,682
2020-128,216
2020-119,257
2020-109,028
2020-099,634
2020-0811,123
2020-0712,551
2020-068,258
2020-056,749
2020-045,445
2020-035,281
2020-026,349
2020-016,007
2019-126,527
2019-116,231
2019-106,270
2019-096,143
2019-086,113
2019-076,188
2019-066,110
2019-056,373
2019-046,627
2019-036,653
2019-026,569
2019-015,908
2018-126,331
2018-116,264
2018-106,256
2018-096,175
2018-086,347
2018-076,123
2018-066,241
2018-056,319
2018-046,118
2018-036,316
2018-026,126
2018-016,641
2017-125,877
2017-116,041
2017-105,884
2017-095,811
2017-085,748
2017-075,771
2017-065,627
2017-055,622
2017-045,480
2017-035,397
2017-025,532
2017-015,952
2016-125,792
2016-115,329
2016-105,165
2016-095,295
2016-085,096
2016-075,186
2016-064,486
2016-055,490
2016-045,084
2016-035,025
2016-025,051
2016-015,328
2015-124,754
2015-115,234
2015-105,155
2015-095,098
2015-085,008
2015-075,050
2015-064,926
2015-054,688
2015-044,659
2015-034,695
2015-024,706
2015-015,467
2014-124,061
2014-114,432
2014-104,608
2014-094,751
2014-084,308
2014-074,683
2014-065,085
2014-054,961
2014-045,082
2014-035,029
2014-025,076
2014-014,890
2013-124,884
2013-114,957
2013-104,846
2013-094,555
2013-084,813
2013-074,753
2013-064,620
2013-054,447
2013-044,602
2013-034,793
2013-024,679
2013-014,966
2012-125,732
2012-114,143
2012-104,409
2012-094,385
2012-084,484
2012-073,957
2012-064,207
2012-054,540
2012-044,526
2012-034,494
2012-024,567
2012-014,005
2011-124,668
2011-114,390
2011-104,408
2011-094,365
2011-084,302
2011-074,307
2011-064,378
2011-053,854
2011-044,247
2011-034,296
2011-024,468
2011-014,472
2010-124,215
2010-114,552
2010-104,340
2010-094,285
2010-084,145
2010-074,324
2010-064,312
2010-054,679
2010-044,553
2010-034,248
2010-023,524
2010-014,118
2009-124,180
2009-114,214
2009-104,145
2009-094,175
2009-084,110
2009-074,127
2009-064,140
2009-054,060
2009-043,960
2009-034,077
2009-023,924
2009-014,174
2008-124,072
2008-114,389
2008-104,321
2008-094,426
2008-084,812
2008-074,594
2008-064,542
2008-054,596
2008-044,705
2008-034,717
2008-024,669
2008-014,818
2007-125,765
2007-114,734
2007-105,367
2007-094,831
2007-084,875
2007-074,764
2007-064,737
2007-054,817
2007-044,825
2007-034,836
2007-024,604
2007-014,528
2006-125,773
2006-114,498
2006-104,474
2006-094,717
2006-085,043
2006-074,799
2006-064,770
2006-054,844
2006-044,774
2006-034,789
2006-025,041
2006-014,547
2005-125,470
2005-114,881
2005-104,946
2005-094,398
2005-084,497
2005-074,369
2005-064,479
2005-054,403
2005-044,201
2005-034,276
2005-024,438
2005-014,375
2004-124,360
2004-114,695
2004-104,323
2004-094,348
2004-084,337
2004-073,491

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Maryland8,922
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 Maryland?

Business applications in Maryland was 8,922 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from August 2025. That is the 18th 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 Maryland?

12,551 in July 2020, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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