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Business applications in Minnesota

Business applications in Minnesota was 8,078 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 26.7% from August 2025. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count8,078
Change on August 2025+26.7%
Rank21st of 51US states ranked
Series high8,078August 2026
Series low2,608July 2004

Business applications in Minnesota, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 2,608 count2004-08: 3,132 count2004-09: 3,045 count2004-10: 3,101 count2004-11: 3,206 count2004-12: 3,046 count2005-01: 3,086 count2005-02: 3,202 count2005-03: 3,318 count2005-04: 3,355 count2005-05: 3,291 count2005-06: 3,415 count2005-07: 3,440 count2005-08: 3,410 count2005-09: 2,761 count2005-10: 3,606 count2005-11: 3,485 count2005-12: 3,561 count2006-01: 3,414 count2006-02: 3,416 count2006-03: 3,450 count2006-04: 3,396 count2006-05: 3,462 count2006-06: 3,427 count2006-07: 3,260 count2006-08: 3,249 count2006-09: 3,152 count2006-10: 3,021 count2006-11: 2,899 count2006-12: 3,710 count2007-01: 3,431 count2007-02: 3,515 count2007-03: 3,282 count2007-04: 3,284 count2007-05: 3,385 count2007-06: 3,265 count2007-07: 3,316 count2007-08: 3,315 count2007-09: 3,453 count2007-10: 3,554 count2007-11: 3,088 count2007-12: 3,765 count2008-01: 3,125 count2008-02: 3,237 count2008-03: 3,221 count2008-04: 3,261 count2008-05: 3,158 count2008-06: 3,159 count2008-07: 3,208 count2008-08: 3,522 count2008-09: 3,256 count2008-10: 3,228 count2008-11: 3,155 count2008-12: 3,420 count2009-01: 4,906 count2009-02: 4,109 count2009-03: 3,974 count2009-04: 3,816 count2009-05: 3,681 count2009-06: 3,527 count2009-07: 3,613 count2009-08: 3,488 count2009-09: 3,370 count2009-10: 3,391 count2009-11: 3,326 count2009-12: 3,101 count2010-01: 3,194 count2010-02: 3,299 count2010-03: 3,327 count2010-04: 3,317 count2010-05: 3,446 count2010-06: 3,492 count2010-07: 3,468 count2010-08: 3,270 count2010-09: 3,405 count2010-10: 3,301 count2010-11: 3,439 count2010-12: 2,995 count2011-01: 3,326 count2011-02: 3,508 count2011-03: 3,228 count2011-04: 3,194 count2011-05: 2,860 count2011-06: 3,498 count2011-07: 3,109 count2011-08: 3,200 count2011-09: 3,194 count2011-10: 3,084 count2011-11: 3,338 count2011-12: 3,461 count2012-01: 2,772 count2012-02: 3,345 count2012-03: 3,413 count2012-04: 3,446 count2012-05: 3,273 count2012-06: 3,245 count2012-07: 3,227 count2012-08: 3,241 count2012-09: 3,184 count2012-10: 3,334 count2012-11: 3,103 count2012-12: 4,223 count2013-01: 3,388 count2013-02: 3,211 count2013-03: 3,133 count2013-04: 3,154 count2013-05: 3,130 count2013-06: 3,206 count2013-07: 3,212 count2013-08: 3,409 count2013-09: 3,248 count2013-10: 3,310 count2013-11: 3,319 count2013-12: 3,473 count2014-01: 3,090 count2014-02: 3,267 count2014-03: 3,348 count2014-04: 3,309 count2014-05: 3,315 count2014-06: 3,293 count2014-07: 3,232 count2014-08: 3,215 count2014-09: 3,340 count2014-10: 3,231 count2014-11: 3,315 count2014-12: 2,990 count2015-01: 3,663 count2015-02: 3,270 count2015-03: 3,304 count2015-04: 3,343 count2015-05: 3,234 count2015-06: 3,344 count2015-07: 3,400 count2015-08: 3,194 count2015-09: 3,363 count2015-10: 3,377 count2015-11: 3,178 count2015-12: 3,110 count2016-01: 3,663 count2016-02: 3,357 count2016-03: 3,373 count2016-04: 3,293 count2016-05: 3,455 count2016-06: 2,926 count2016-07: 3,488 count2016-08: 3,291 count2016-09: 3,210 count2016-10: 3,375 count2016-11: 3,375 count2016-12: 3,525 count2017-01: 3,566 count2017-02: 3,538 count2017-03: 3,483 count2017-04: 3,584 count2017-05: 3,536 count2017-06: 3,667 count2017-07: 3,680 count2017-08: 3,784 count2017-09: 3,786 count2017-10: 3,704 count2017-11: 3,806 count2017-12: 3,602 count2018-01: 4,160 count2018-02: 3,927 count2018-03: 3,878 count2018-04: 3,835 count2018-05: 3,931 count2018-06: 4,067 count2018-07: 3,999 count2018-08: 3,961 count2018-09: 3,946 count2018-10: 3,867 count2018-11: 3,967 count2018-12: 4,025 count2019-01: 3,585 count2019-02: 3,687 count2019-03: 3,930 count2019-04: 3,919 count2019-05: 3,799 count2019-06: 3,916 count2019-07: 3,726 count2019-08: 3,846 count2019-09: 3,931 count2019-10: 3,844 count2019-11: 3,954 count2019-12: 4,147 count2020-01: 3,598 count2020-02: 4,139 count2020-03: 3,264 count2020-04: 3,233 count2020-05: 3,483 count2020-06: 4,531 count2020-07: 6,224 count2020-08: 5,580 count2020-09: 5,072 count2020-10: 4,882 count2020-11: 4,741 count2020-12: 4,509 count2021-01: 6,057 count2021-02: 5,338 count2021-03: 5,531 count2021-04: 5,549 count2021-05: 5,741 count2021-06: 5,134 count2021-07: 5,167 count2021-08: 5,083 count2021-09: 5,337 count2021-10: 5,492 count2021-11: 5,323 count2021-12: 5,412 count2022-01: 5,361 count2022-02: 5,261 count2022-03: 5,099 count2022-04: 5,105 count2022-05: 5,135 count2022-06: 5,087 count2022-07: 5,170 count2022-08: 5,124 count2022-09: 5,032 count2022-10: 5,012 count2022-11: 4,962 count2022-12: 4,899 count2023-01: 5,290 count2023-02: 5,322 count2023-03: 5,190 count2023-04: 5,628 count2023-05: 5,692 count2023-06: 5,829 count2023-07: 5,784 count2023-08: 5,971 count2023-09: 6,109 count2023-10: 6,235 count2023-11: 6,027 count2023-12: 6,206 count2024-01: 5,937 count2024-02: 5,943 count2024-03: 6,011 count2024-04: 5,542 count2024-05: 5,599 count2024-06: 5,791 count2024-07: 5,621 count2024-08: 5,522 count2024-09: 5,289 count2024-10: 5,295 count2024-11: 5,353 count2024-12: 5,805 count2025-01: 5,115 count2025-02: 5,596 count2025-03: 6,446 count2025-04: 5,826 count2025-05: 5,640 count2025-06: 5,859 count2025-07: 6,143 count2025-08: 6,376 count2025-09: 7,187 count2025-10: 6,130 count2025-11: 6,699 count2025-12: 6,226 count2026-01: 6,191 count2026-02: 6,217 count2026-03: 6,148 count2026-04: 6,423 count2026-05: 6,581 count2026-06: 6,609 count2026-07: 6,690 count2026-08: 8,078 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-088,078
2026-076,690
2026-066,609
2026-056,581
2026-046,423
2026-036,148
2026-026,217
2026-016,191
2025-126,226
2025-116,699
2025-106,130
2025-097,187
2025-086,376
2025-076,143
2025-065,859
2025-055,640
2025-045,826
2025-036,446
2025-025,596
2025-015,115
2024-125,805
2024-115,353
2024-105,295
2024-095,289
2024-085,522
2024-075,621
2024-065,791
2024-055,599
2024-045,542
2024-036,011
2024-025,943
2024-015,937
2023-126,206
2023-116,027
2023-106,235
2023-096,109
2023-085,971
2023-075,784
2023-065,829
2023-055,692
2023-045,628
2023-035,190
2023-025,322
2023-015,290
2022-124,899
2022-114,962
2022-105,012
2022-095,032
2022-085,124
2022-075,170
2022-065,087
2022-055,135
2022-045,105
2022-035,099
2022-025,261
2022-015,361
2021-125,412
2021-115,323
2021-105,492
2021-095,337
2021-085,083
2021-075,167
2021-065,134
2021-055,741
2021-045,549
2021-035,531
2021-025,338
2021-016,057
2020-124,509
2020-114,741
2020-104,882
2020-095,072
2020-085,580
2020-076,224
2020-064,531
2020-053,483
2020-043,233
2020-033,264
2020-024,139
2020-013,598
2019-124,147
2019-113,954
2019-103,844
2019-093,931
2019-083,846
2019-073,726
2019-063,916
2019-053,799
2019-043,919
2019-033,930
2019-023,687
2019-013,585
2018-124,025
2018-113,967
2018-103,867
2018-093,946
2018-083,961
2018-073,999
2018-064,067
2018-053,931
2018-043,835
2018-033,878
2018-023,927
2018-014,160
2017-123,602
2017-113,806
2017-103,704
2017-093,786
2017-083,784
2017-073,680
2017-063,667
2017-053,536
2017-043,584
2017-033,483
2017-023,538
2017-013,566
2016-123,525
2016-113,375
2016-103,375
2016-093,210
2016-083,291
2016-073,488
2016-062,926
2016-053,455
2016-043,293
2016-033,373
2016-023,357
2016-013,663
2015-123,110
2015-113,178
2015-103,377
2015-093,363
2015-083,194
2015-073,400
2015-063,344
2015-053,234
2015-043,343
2015-033,304
2015-023,270
2015-013,663
2014-122,990
2014-113,315
2014-103,231
2014-093,340
2014-083,215
2014-073,232
2014-063,293
2014-053,315
2014-043,309
2014-033,348
2014-023,267
2014-013,090
2013-123,473
2013-113,319
2013-103,310
2013-093,248
2013-083,409
2013-073,212
2013-063,206
2013-053,130
2013-043,154
2013-033,133
2013-023,211
2013-013,388
2012-124,223
2012-113,103
2012-103,334
2012-093,184
2012-083,241
2012-073,227
2012-063,245
2012-053,273
2012-043,446
2012-033,413
2012-023,345
2012-012,772
2011-123,461
2011-113,338
2011-103,084
2011-093,194
2011-083,200
2011-073,109
2011-063,498
2011-052,860
2011-043,194
2011-033,228
2011-023,508
2011-013,326
2010-122,995
2010-113,439
2010-103,301
2010-093,405
2010-083,270
2010-073,468
2010-063,492
2010-053,446
2010-043,317
2010-033,327
2010-023,299
2010-013,194
2009-123,101
2009-113,326
2009-103,391
2009-093,370
2009-083,488
2009-073,613
2009-063,527
2009-053,681
2009-043,816
2009-033,974
2009-024,109
2009-014,906
2008-123,420
2008-113,155
2008-103,228
2008-093,256
2008-083,522
2008-073,208
2008-063,159
2008-053,158
2008-043,261
2008-033,221
2008-023,237
2008-013,125
2007-123,765
2007-113,088
2007-103,554
2007-093,453
2007-083,315
2007-073,316
2007-063,265
2007-053,385
2007-043,284
2007-033,282
2007-023,515
2007-013,431
2006-123,710
2006-112,899
2006-103,021
2006-093,152
2006-083,249
2006-073,260
2006-063,427
2006-053,462
2006-043,396
2006-033,450
2006-023,416
2006-013,414
2005-123,561
2005-113,485
2005-103,606
2005-092,761
2005-083,410
2005-073,440
2005-063,415
2005-053,291
2005-043,355
2005-033,318
2005-023,202
2005-013,086
2004-123,046
2004-113,206
2004-103,101
2004-093,045
2004-083,132
2004-072,608

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Minnesota8,078
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 Minnesota?

Business applications in Minnesota was 8,078 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 26.7% from August 2025. That is the 21st 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 Minnesota?

8,078 in August 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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