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Business applications in Michigan

Business applications in Michigan was 14,883 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 12.5% from August 2025. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count14,883
Change on August 2025+12.5%
Rank10th of 51US states ranked
Series high19,744July 2020
Series low5,083July 2004

Business applications in Michigan, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

5,00010K15K20K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 5,083 count2004-08: 6,044 count2004-09: 6,220 count2004-10: 5,856 count2004-11: 6,367 count2004-12: 6,265 count2005-01: 6,252 count2005-02: 6,469 count2005-03: 5,926 count2005-04: 6,632 count2005-05: 6,362 count2005-06: 6,644 count2005-07: 6,365 count2005-08: 5,580 count2005-09: 6,124 count2005-10: 6,957 count2005-11: 6,307 count2005-12: 6,751 count2006-01: 6,411 count2006-02: 6,484 count2006-03: 6,332 count2006-04: 6,456 count2006-05: 6,618 count2006-06: 6,519 count2006-07: 6,644 count2006-08: 6,526 count2006-09: 6,403 count2006-10: 6,496 count2006-11: 5,956 count2006-12: 7,570 count2007-01: 6,349 count2007-02: 6,498 count2007-03: 6,648 count2007-04: 6,489 count2007-05: 6,565 count2007-06: 6,386 count2007-07: 6,567 count2007-08: 6,668 count2007-09: 6,829 count2007-10: 6,922 count2007-11: 6,568 count2007-12: 7,190 count2008-01: 6,217 count2008-02: 5,913 count2008-03: 6,831 count2008-04: 6,617 count2008-05: 6,661 count2008-06: 6,573 count2008-07: 6,357 count2008-08: 6,801 count2008-09: 6,576 count2008-10: 6,407 count2008-11: 6,374 count2008-12: 5,580 count2009-01: 6,320 count2009-02: 5,843 count2009-03: 6,204 count2009-04: 6,052 count2009-05: 6,038 count2009-06: 6,113 count2009-07: 6,330 count2009-08: 6,025 count2009-09: 6,318 count2009-10: 6,099 count2009-11: 6,427 count2009-12: 6,144 count2010-01: 6,286 count2010-02: 6,410 count2010-03: 6,162 count2010-04: 6,312 count2010-05: 6,455 count2010-06: 6,339 count2010-07: 6,276 count2010-08: 6,270 count2010-09: 6,514 count2010-10: 6,609 count2010-11: 6,529 count2010-12: 6,269 count2011-01: 6,474 count2011-02: 6,578 count2011-03: 6,199 count2011-04: 6,458 count2011-05: 5,428 count2011-06: 6,554 count2011-07: 6,334 count2011-08: 6,144 count2011-09: 6,315 count2011-10: 6,001 count2011-11: 6,554 count2011-12: 6,857 count2012-01: 5,387 count2012-02: 6,273 count2012-03: 6,215 count2012-04: 6,167 count2012-05: 6,474 count2012-06: 6,068 count2012-07: 6,031 count2012-08: 6,184 count2012-09: 5,806 count2012-10: 6,114 count2012-11: 6,020 count2012-12: 7,997 count2013-01: 6,301 count2013-02: 6,033 count2013-03: 6,066 count2013-04: 6,004 count2013-05: 5,743 count2013-06: 5,975 count2013-07: 6,319 count2013-08: 6,188 count2013-09: 5,803 count2013-10: 6,033 count2013-11: 6,241 count2013-12: 6,203 count2014-01: 5,588 count2014-02: 6,175 count2014-03: 6,337 count2014-04: 6,081 count2014-05: 6,210 count2014-06: 6,241 count2014-07: 6,187 count2014-08: 6,221 count2014-09: 6,237 count2014-10: 6,273 count2014-11: 6,081 count2014-12: 5,569 count2015-01: 6,669 count2015-02: 5,968 count2015-03: 6,327 count2015-04: 6,337 count2015-05: 5,935 count2015-06: 6,395 count2015-07: 6,377 count2015-08: 6,214 count2015-09: 6,435 count2015-10: 6,538 count2015-11: 6,225 count2015-12: 5,853 count2016-01: 7,061 count2016-02: 6,442 count2016-03: 6,442 count2016-04: 6,635 count2016-05: 7,007 count2016-06: 5,651 count2016-07: 7,419 count2016-08: 6,606 count2016-09: 6,761 count2016-10: 6,596 count2016-11: 6,525 count2016-12: 6,706 count2017-01: 7,001 count2017-02: 7,140 count2017-03: 6,585 count2017-04: 6,958 count2017-05: 6,979 count2017-06: 6,947 count2017-07: 6,903 count2017-08: 7,338 count2017-09: 7,516 count2017-10: 7,461 count2017-11: 6,603 count2017-12: 7,469 count2018-01: 7,802 count2018-02: 7,883 count2018-03: 8,140 count2018-04: 7,677 count2018-05: 7,769 count2018-06: 7,901 count2018-07: 7,795 count2018-08: 7,767 count2018-09: 7,952 count2018-10: 7,691 count2018-11: 8,022 count2018-12: 8,070 count2019-01: 7,445 count2019-02: 7,922 count2019-03: 8,494 count2019-04: 8,130 count2019-05: 7,771 count2019-06: 7,695 count2019-07: 7,487 count2019-08: 7,835 count2019-09: 7,930 count2019-10: 8,198 count2019-11: 7,881 count2019-12: 8,054 count2020-01: 7,764 count2020-02: 8,174 count2020-03: 6,855 count2020-04: 6,383 count2020-05: 7,572 count2020-06: 10,601 count2020-07: 19,744 count2020-08: 17,107 count2020-09: 13,753 count2020-10: 12,309 count2020-11: 11,793 count2020-12: 10,142 count2021-01: 14,378 count2021-02: 12,796 count2021-03: 12,825 count2021-04: 14,543 count2021-05: 13,718 count2021-06: 12,313 count2021-07: 12,710 count2021-08: 11,666 count2021-09: 11,599 count2021-10: 11,454 count2021-11: 11,722 count2021-12: 11,465 count2022-01: 11,300 count2022-02: 10,994 count2022-03: 11,209 count2022-04: 12,637 count2022-05: 11,592 count2022-06: 11,141 count2022-07: 11,560 count2022-08: 11,298 count2022-09: 11,225 count2022-10: 11,318 count2022-11: 11,997 count2022-12: 11,514 count2023-01: 11,636 count2023-02: 12,007 count2023-03: 12,095 count2023-04: 12,097 count2023-05: 12,590 count2023-06: 12,744 count2023-07: 12,984 count2023-08: 12,762 count2023-09: 13,026 count2023-10: 12,833 count2023-11: 12,456 count2023-12: 11,211 count2024-01: 11,316 count2024-02: 11,829 count2024-03: 11,344 count2024-04: 11,644 count2024-05: 10,947 count2024-06: 11,621 count2024-07: 11,336 count2024-08: 11,024 count2024-09: 10,992 count2024-10: 9,747 count2024-11: 11,578 count2024-12: 12,168 count2025-01: 9,275 count2025-02: 11,650 count2025-03: 11,656 count2025-04: 12,349 count2025-05: 11,976 count2025-06: 11,799 count2025-07: 11,702 count2025-08: 13,231 count2025-09: 14,455 count2025-10: 13,903 count2025-11: 18,366 count2025-12: 12,249 count2026-01: 14,621 count2026-02: 13,005 count2026-03: 12,810 count2026-04: 12,767 count2026-05: 13,652 count2026-06: 14,174 count2026-07: 16,547 count2026-08: 14,883 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0814,883
2026-0716,547
2026-0614,174
2026-0513,652
2026-0412,767
2026-0312,810
2026-0213,005
2026-0114,621
2025-1212,249
2025-1118,366
2025-1013,903
2025-0914,455
2025-0813,231
2025-0711,702
2025-0611,799
2025-0511,976
2025-0412,349
2025-0311,656
2025-0211,650
2025-019,275
2024-1212,168
2024-1111,578
2024-109,747
2024-0910,992
2024-0811,024
2024-0711,336
2024-0611,621
2024-0510,947
2024-0411,644
2024-0311,344
2024-0211,829
2024-0111,316
2023-1211,211
2023-1112,456
2023-1012,833
2023-0913,026
2023-0812,762
2023-0712,984
2023-0612,744
2023-0512,590
2023-0412,097
2023-0312,095
2023-0212,007
2023-0111,636
2022-1211,514
2022-1111,997
2022-1011,318
2022-0911,225
2022-0811,298
2022-0711,560
2022-0611,141
2022-0511,592
2022-0412,637
2022-0311,209
2022-0210,994
2022-0111,300
2021-1211,465
2021-1111,722
2021-1011,454
2021-0911,599
2021-0811,666
2021-0712,710
2021-0612,313
2021-0513,718
2021-0414,543
2021-0312,825
2021-0212,796
2021-0114,378
2020-1210,142
2020-1111,793
2020-1012,309
2020-0913,753
2020-0817,107
2020-0719,744
2020-0610,601
2020-057,572
2020-046,383
2020-036,855
2020-028,174
2020-017,764
2019-128,054
2019-117,881
2019-108,198
2019-097,930
2019-087,835
2019-077,487
2019-067,695
2019-057,771
2019-048,130
2019-038,494
2019-027,922
2019-017,445
2018-128,070
2018-118,022
2018-107,691
2018-097,952
2018-087,767
2018-077,795
2018-067,901
2018-057,769
2018-047,677
2018-038,140
2018-027,883
2018-017,802
2017-127,469
2017-116,603
2017-107,461
2017-097,516
2017-087,338
2017-076,903
2017-066,947
2017-056,979
2017-046,958
2017-036,585
2017-027,140
2017-017,001
2016-126,706
2016-116,525
2016-106,596
2016-096,761
2016-086,606
2016-077,419
2016-065,651
2016-057,007
2016-046,635
2016-036,442
2016-026,442
2016-017,061
2015-125,853
2015-116,225
2015-106,538
2015-096,435
2015-086,214
2015-076,377
2015-066,395
2015-055,935
2015-046,337
2015-036,327
2015-025,968
2015-016,669
2014-125,569
2014-116,081
2014-106,273
2014-096,237
2014-086,221
2014-076,187
2014-066,241
2014-056,210
2014-046,081
2014-036,337
2014-026,175
2014-015,588
2013-126,203
2013-116,241
2013-106,033
2013-095,803
2013-086,188
2013-076,319
2013-065,975
2013-055,743
2013-046,004
2013-036,066
2013-026,033
2013-016,301
2012-127,997
2012-116,020
2012-106,114
2012-095,806
2012-086,184
2012-076,031
2012-066,068
2012-056,474
2012-046,167
2012-036,215
2012-026,273
2012-015,387
2011-126,857
2011-116,554
2011-106,001
2011-096,315
2011-086,144
2011-076,334
2011-066,554
2011-055,428
2011-046,458
2011-036,199
2011-026,578
2011-016,474
2010-126,269
2010-116,529
2010-106,609
2010-096,514
2010-086,270
2010-076,276
2010-066,339
2010-056,455
2010-046,312
2010-036,162
2010-026,410
2010-016,286
2009-126,144
2009-116,427
2009-106,099
2009-096,318
2009-086,025
2009-076,330
2009-066,113
2009-056,038
2009-046,052
2009-036,204
2009-025,843
2009-016,320
2008-125,580
2008-116,374
2008-106,407
2008-096,576
2008-086,801
2008-076,357
2008-066,573
2008-056,661
2008-046,617
2008-036,831
2008-025,913
2008-016,217
2007-127,190
2007-116,568
2007-106,922
2007-096,829
2007-086,668
2007-076,567
2007-066,386
2007-056,565
2007-046,489
2007-036,648
2007-026,498
2007-016,349
2006-127,570
2006-115,956
2006-106,496
2006-096,403
2006-086,526
2006-076,644
2006-066,519
2006-056,618
2006-046,456
2006-036,332
2006-026,484
2006-016,411
2005-126,751
2005-116,307
2005-106,957
2005-096,124
2005-085,580
2005-076,365
2005-066,644
2005-056,362
2005-046,632
2005-035,926
2005-026,469
2005-016,252
2004-126,265
2004-116,367
2004-105,856
2004-096,220
2004-086,044
2004-075,083

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Michigan14,883
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 Michigan?

Business applications in Michigan was 14,883 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 12.5% from August 2025. That is the 10th 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 Michigan?

19,744 in July 2020, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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