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Business applications in Massachusetts

Business applications in Massachusetts was 7,596 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.6% from August 2025. That is the 23rd highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count7,596
Change on August 2025+6.6%
Rank23rd of 51US states ranked
Series high7,596August 2026
Series low3,020July 2004

Business applications in Massachusetts, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 3,020 count2004-08: 3,630 count2004-09: 3,790 count2004-10: 3,687 count2004-11: 3,802 count2004-12: 3,584 count2005-01: 3,910 count2005-02: 3,657 count2005-03: 3,767 count2005-04: 3,835 count2005-05: 3,896 count2005-06: 3,874 count2005-07: 3,947 count2005-08: 3,755 count2005-09: 3,824 count2005-10: 4,397 count2005-11: 3,918 count2005-12: 4,178 count2006-01: 3,975 count2006-02: 4,154 count2006-03: 4,040 count2006-04: 4,065 count2006-05: 3,969 count2006-06: 3,778 count2006-07: 3,826 count2006-08: 3,990 count2006-09: 3,746 count2006-10: 3,683 count2006-11: 3,800 count2006-12: 4,221 count2007-01: 3,759 count2007-02: 3,886 count2007-03: 3,792 count2007-04: 3,762 count2007-05: 3,967 count2007-06: 3,846 count2007-07: 3,806 count2007-08: 4,038 count2007-09: 3,860 count2007-10: 4,162 count2007-11: 3,748 count2007-12: 4,135 count2008-01: 3,656 count2008-02: 3,572 count2008-03: 3,719 count2008-04: 3,718 count2008-05: 3,639 count2008-06: 3,671 count2008-07: 3,543 count2008-08: 3,873 count2008-09: 3,661 count2008-10: 3,556 count2008-11: 3,535 count2008-12: 3,071 count2009-01: 3,571 count2009-02: 3,460 count2009-03: 3,325 count2009-04: 3,367 count2009-05: 3,450 count2009-06: 3,699 count2009-07: 3,810 count2009-08: 3,591 count2009-09: 3,769 count2009-10: 3,794 count2009-11: 3,952 count2009-12: 3,850 count2010-01: 3,908 count2010-02: 3,842 count2010-03: 3,993 count2010-04: 3,974 count2010-05: 4,014 count2010-06: 3,841 count2010-07: 3,909 count2010-08: 3,933 count2010-09: 4,060 count2010-10: 3,939 count2010-11: 4,038 count2010-12: 3,892 count2011-01: 3,843 count2011-02: 3,899 count2011-03: 3,937 count2011-04: 4,050 count2011-05: 3,601 count2011-06: 4,018 count2011-07: 4,271 count2011-08: 3,781 count2011-09: 3,781 count2011-10: 3,803 count2011-11: 3,953 count2011-12: 4,049 count2012-01: 3,414 count2012-02: 4,064 count2012-03: 3,960 count2012-04: 3,866 count2012-05: 4,131 count2012-06: 3,667 count2012-07: 3,833 count2012-08: 3,827 count2012-09: 3,837 count2012-10: 3,908 count2012-11: 3,665 count2012-12: 5,094 count2013-01: 4,064 count2013-02: 3,694 count2013-03: 3,922 count2013-04: 3,863 count2013-05: 3,815 count2013-06: 3,966 count2013-07: 3,954 count2013-08: 4,147 count2013-09: 4,081 count2013-10: 4,110 count2013-11: 4,162 count2013-12: 4,262 count2014-01: 3,744 count2014-02: 4,139 count2014-03: 4,147 count2014-04: 4,210 count2014-05: 4,017 count2014-06: 4,107 count2014-07: 4,075 count2014-08: 4,168 count2014-09: 4,118 count2014-10: 4,260 count2014-11: 4,144 count2014-12: 3,769 count2015-01: 4,154 count2015-02: 3,546 count2015-03: 4,100 count2015-04: 4,286 count2015-05: 4,063 count2015-06: 4,324 count2015-07: 4,507 count2015-08: 4,235 count2015-09: 4,366 count2015-10: 4,355 count2015-11: 4,345 count2015-12: 4,037 count2016-01: 4,477 count2016-02: 4,317 count2016-03: 4,367 count2016-04: 4,064 count2016-05: 4,508 count2016-06: 3,727 count2016-07: 4,578 count2016-08: 4,286 count2016-09: 4,329 count2016-10: 4,257 count2016-11: 4,400 count2016-12: 4,482 count2017-01: 4,696 count2017-02: 4,368 count2017-03: 4,451 count2017-04: 4,396 count2017-05: 4,497 count2017-06: 4,629 count2017-07: 4,510 count2017-08: 4,707 count2017-09: 4,801 count2017-10: 4,800 count2017-11: 4,829 count2017-12: 4,549 count2018-01: 4,919 count2018-02: 4,943 count2018-03: 4,897 count2018-04: 4,876 count2018-05: 4,934 count2018-06: 5,148 count2018-07: 4,861 count2018-08: 5,060 count2018-09: 4,930 count2018-10: 4,781 count2018-11: 4,980 count2018-12: 5,105 count2019-01: 4,469 count2019-02: 4,987 count2019-03: 5,066 count2019-04: 4,818 count2019-05: 4,809 count2019-06: 4,912 count2019-07: 4,364 count2019-08: 4,757 count2019-09: 4,851 count2019-10: 4,865 count2019-11: 4,654 count2019-12: 4,831 count2020-01: 4,465 count2020-02: 4,889 count2020-03: 4,043 count2020-04: 3,299 count2020-05: 4,056 count2020-06: 4,980 count2020-07: 6,446 count2020-08: 6,549 count2020-09: 6,090 count2020-10: 6,085 count2020-11: 6,010 count2020-12: 5,248 count2021-01: 6,744 count2021-02: 6,291 count2021-03: 6,285 count2021-04: 6,589 count2021-05: 6,642 count2021-06: 6,279 count2021-07: 6,217 count2021-08: 6,030 count2021-09: 6,146 count2021-10: 6,271 count2021-11: 6,356 count2021-12: 6,137 count2022-01: 6,153 count2022-02: 5,885 count2022-03: 5,936 count2022-04: 6,104 count2022-05: 6,125 count2022-06: 5,614 count2022-07: 5,999 count2022-08: 5,822 count2022-09: 6,008 count2022-10: 6,006 count2022-11: 6,000 count2022-12: 5,775 count2023-01: 5,877 count2023-02: 6,184 count2023-03: 6,297 count2023-04: 6,111 count2023-05: 6,340 count2023-06: 6,363 count2023-07: 6,612 count2023-08: 6,951 count2023-09: 6,567 count2023-10: 6,480 count2023-11: 6,338 count2023-12: 6,160 count2024-01: 6,299 count2024-02: 6,454 count2024-03: 6,259 count2024-04: 6,209 count2024-05: 6,167 count2024-06: 6,261 count2024-07: 6,085 count2024-08: 6,200 count2024-09: 6,304 count2024-10: 6,398 count2024-11: 6,341 count2024-12: 6,733 count2025-01: 5,724 count2025-02: 6,212 count2025-03: 6,488 count2025-04: 6,244 count2025-05: 6,311 count2025-06: 6,538 count2025-07: 6,583 count2025-08: 7,124 count2025-09: 6,644 count2025-10: 6,642 count2025-11: 6,906 count2025-12: 7,079 count2026-01: 7,219 count2026-02: 7,011 count2026-03: 7,032 count2026-04: 7,328 count2026-05: 7,382 count2026-06: 7,578 count2026-07: 7,506 count2026-08: 7,596 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-087,596
2026-077,506
2026-067,578
2026-057,382
2026-047,328
2026-037,032
2026-027,011
2026-017,219
2025-127,079
2025-116,906
2025-106,642
2025-096,644
2025-087,124
2025-076,583
2025-066,538
2025-056,311
2025-046,244
2025-036,488
2025-026,212
2025-015,724
2024-126,733
2024-116,341
2024-106,398
2024-096,304
2024-086,200
2024-076,085
2024-066,261
2024-056,167
2024-046,209
2024-036,259
2024-026,454
2024-016,299
2023-126,160
2023-116,338
2023-106,480
2023-096,567
2023-086,951
2023-076,612
2023-066,363
2023-056,340
2023-046,111
2023-036,297
2023-026,184
2023-015,877
2022-125,775
2022-116,000
2022-106,006
2022-096,008
2022-085,822
2022-075,999
2022-065,614
2022-056,125
2022-046,104
2022-035,936
2022-025,885
2022-016,153
2021-126,137
2021-116,356
2021-106,271
2021-096,146
2021-086,030
2021-076,217
2021-066,279
2021-056,642
2021-046,589
2021-036,285
2021-026,291
2021-016,744
2020-125,248
2020-116,010
2020-106,085
2020-096,090
2020-086,549
2020-076,446
2020-064,980
2020-054,056
2020-043,299
2020-034,043
2020-024,889
2020-014,465
2019-124,831
2019-114,654
2019-104,865
2019-094,851
2019-084,757
2019-074,364
2019-064,912
2019-054,809
2019-044,818
2019-035,066
2019-024,987
2019-014,469
2018-125,105
2018-114,980
2018-104,781
2018-094,930
2018-085,060
2018-074,861
2018-065,148
2018-054,934
2018-044,876
2018-034,897
2018-024,943
2018-014,919
2017-124,549
2017-114,829
2017-104,800
2017-094,801
2017-084,707
2017-074,510
2017-064,629
2017-054,497
2017-044,396
2017-034,451
2017-024,368
2017-014,696
2016-124,482
2016-114,400
2016-104,257
2016-094,329
2016-084,286
2016-074,578
2016-063,727
2016-054,508
2016-044,064
2016-034,367
2016-024,317
2016-014,477
2015-124,037
2015-114,345
2015-104,355
2015-094,366
2015-084,235
2015-074,507
2015-064,324
2015-054,063
2015-044,286
2015-034,100
2015-023,546
2015-014,154
2014-123,769
2014-114,144
2014-104,260
2014-094,118
2014-084,168
2014-074,075
2014-064,107
2014-054,017
2014-044,210
2014-034,147
2014-024,139
2014-013,744
2013-124,262
2013-114,162
2013-104,110
2013-094,081
2013-084,147
2013-073,954
2013-063,966
2013-053,815
2013-043,863
2013-033,922
2013-023,694
2013-014,064
2012-125,094
2012-113,665
2012-103,908
2012-093,837
2012-083,827
2012-073,833
2012-063,667
2012-054,131
2012-043,866
2012-033,960
2012-024,064
2012-013,414
2011-124,049
2011-113,953
2011-103,803
2011-093,781
2011-083,781
2011-074,271
2011-064,018
2011-053,601
2011-044,050
2011-033,937
2011-023,899
2011-013,843
2010-123,892
2010-114,038
2010-103,939
2010-094,060
2010-083,933
2010-073,909
2010-063,841
2010-054,014
2010-043,974
2010-033,993
2010-023,842
2010-013,908
2009-123,850
2009-113,952
2009-103,794
2009-093,769
2009-083,591
2009-073,810
2009-063,699
2009-053,450
2009-043,367
2009-033,325
2009-023,460
2009-013,571
2008-123,071
2008-113,535
2008-103,556
2008-093,661
2008-083,873
2008-073,543
2008-063,671
2008-053,639
2008-043,718
2008-033,719
2008-023,572
2008-013,656
2007-124,135
2007-113,748
2007-104,162
2007-093,860
2007-084,038
2007-073,806
2007-063,846
2007-053,967
2007-043,762
2007-033,792
2007-023,886
2007-013,759
2006-124,221
2006-113,800
2006-103,683
2006-093,746
2006-083,990
2006-073,826
2006-063,778
2006-053,969
2006-044,065
2006-034,040
2006-024,154
2006-013,975
2005-124,178
2005-113,918
2005-104,397
2005-093,824
2005-083,755
2005-073,947
2005-063,874
2005-053,896
2005-043,835
2005-033,767
2005-023,657
2005-013,910
2004-123,584
2004-113,802
2004-103,687
2004-093,790
2004-083,630
2004-073,020

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Massachusetts7,596
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 Massachusetts?

Business applications in Massachusetts was 7,596 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.6% from August 2025. That is the 23rd 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 Massachusetts?

7,596 in August 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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