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Business applications in Mississippi

Business applications in Mississippi was 5,561 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 31.1% from August 2025. That is the 30th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count5,561
Change on August 2025+31.1%
Rank30th of 51US states ranked
Series high8,387July 2020
Series low1,074September 2005

Business applications in Mississippi, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 1,316 count2004-08: 1,440 count2004-09: 1,582 count2004-10: 1,544 count2004-11: 1,583 count2004-12: 1,533 count2005-01: 1,532 count2005-02: 1,629 count2005-03: 1,663 count2005-04: 1,538 count2005-05: 1,499 count2005-06: 1,600 count2005-07: 1,518 count2005-08: 1,620 count2005-09: 1,074 count2005-10: 2,008 count2005-11: 1,981 count2005-12: 2,005 count2006-01: 1,888 count2006-02: 1,911 count2006-03: 1,827 count2006-04: 1,938 count2006-05: 1,922 count2006-06: 1,801 count2006-07: 1,940 count2006-08: 1,830 count2006-09: 1,767 count2006-10: 1,792 count2006-11: 1,559 count2006-12: 2,243 count2007-01: 1,671 count2007-02: 1,883 count2007-03: 1,873 count2007-04: 1,833 count2007-05: 1,904 count2007-06: 1,874 count2007-07: 1,840 count2007-08: 1,828 count2007-09: 1,877 count2007-10: 1,931 count2007-11: 1,639 count2007-12: 2,216 count2008-01: 1,681 count2008-02: 1,699 count2008-03: 1,722 count2008-04: 1,745 count2008-05: 1,754 count2008-06: 1,701 count2008-07: 1,690 count2008-08: 1,819 count2008-09: 1,712 count2008-10: 1,620 count2008-11: 1,621 count2008-12: 1,696 count2009-01: 1,647 count2009-02: 1,614 count2009-03: 1,679 count2009-04: 1,654 count2009-05: 1,565 count2009-06: 1,676 count2009-07: 1,710 count2009-08: 1,732 count2009-09: 1,672 count2009-10: 1,579 count2009-11: 1,633 count2009-12: 1,565 count2010-01: 1,625 count2010-02: 1,585 count2010-03: 1,580 count2010-04: 1,622 count2010-05: 1,672 count2010-06: 1,673 count2010-07: 1,669 count2010-08: 1,597 count2010-09: 1,710 count2010-10: 1,744 count2010-11: 1,763 count2010-12: 1,715 count2011-01: 1,969 count2011-02: 1,901 count2011-03: 1,668 count2011-04: 1,749 count2011-05: 1,347 count2011-06: 1,720 count2011-07: 1,709 count2011-08: 1,618 count2011-09: 1,670 count2011-10: 1,664 count2011-11: 1,748 count2011-12: 1,799 count2012-01: 1,535 count2012-02: 1,676 count2012-03: 1,668 count2012-04: 1,644 count2012-05: 1,686 count2012-06: 1,593 count2012-07: 1,645 count2012-08: 1,664 count2012-09: 1,557 count2012-10: 1,693 count2012-11: 1,613 count2012-12: 2,150 count2013-01: 1,698 count2013-02: 1,679 count2013-03: 1,711 count2013-04: 1,666 count2013-05: 1,682 count2013-06: 1,681 count2013-07: 1,700 count2013-08: 1,827 count2013-09: 1,711 count2013-10: 1,706 count2013-11: 1,735 count2013-12: 1,759 count2014-01: 1,661 count2014-02: 1,789 count2014-03: 1,780 count2014-04: 1,805 count2014-05: 1,755 count2014-06: 1,812 count2014-07: 1,766 count2014-08: 1,806 count2014-09: 1,860 count2014-10: 1,801 count2014-11: 1,801 count2014-12: 1,665 count2015-01: 2,163 count2015-02: 1,806 count2015-03: 1,831 count2015-04: 1,867 count2015-05: 1,826 count2015-06: 1,937 count2015-07: 1,938 count2015-08: 1,944 count2015-09: 1,946 count2015-10: 1,973 count2015-11: 1,954 count2015-12: 1,845 count2016-01: 2,298 count2016-02: 1,913 count2016-03: 1,948 count2016-04: 2,000 count2016-05: 2,048 count2016-06: 1,735 count2016-07: 2,215 count2016-08: 2,052 count2016-09: 2,103 count2016-10: 2,130 count2016-11: 2,130 count2016-12: 2,351 count2017-01: 2,468 count2017-02: 2,319 count2017-03: 2,229 count2017-04: 2,299 count2017-05: 2,261 count2017-06: 2,243 count2017-07: 2,239 count2017-08: 2,288 count2017-09: 2,402 count2017-10: 2,580 count2017-11: 2,713 count2017-12: 2,408 count2018-01: 2,360 count2018-02: 2,562 count2018-03: 2,490 count2018-04: 2,408 count2018-05: 2,570 count2018-06: 2,622 count2018-07: 2,682 count2018-08: 2,645 count2018-09: 2,503 count2018-10: 2,490 count2018-11: 2,594 count2018-12: 2,579 count2019-01: 2,574 count2019-02: 2,889 count2019-03: 2,688 count2019-04: 2,540 count2019-05: 2,593 count2019-06: 2,614 count2019-07: 2,364 count2019-08: 2,597 count2019-09: 2,662 count2019-10: 2,683 count2019-11: 2,589 count2019-12: 2,641 count2020-01: 2,474 count2020-02: 2,517 count2020-03: 2,215 count2020-04: 2,611 count2020-05: 4,123 count2020-06: 5,513 count2020-07: 8,387 count2020-08: 6,204 count2020-09: 5,270 count2020-10: 4,401 count2020-11: 4,202 count2020-12: 3,685 count2021-01: 6,498 count2021-02: 5,119 count2021-03: 5,846 count2021-04: 7,982 count2021-05: 7,399 count2021-06: 5,772 count2021-07: 5,022 count2021-08: 4,578 count2021-09: 4,543 count2021-10: 4,291 count2021-11: 4,431 count2021-12: 4,356 count2022-01: 4,418 count2022-02: 4,394 count2022-03: 4,263 count2022-04: 6,342 count2022-05: 5,198 count2022-06: 4,815 count2022-07: 4,661 count2022-08: 4,606 count2022-09: 4,387 count2022-10: 4,324 count2022-11: 4,277 count2022-12: 4,145 count2023-01: 4,323 count2023-02: 4,313 count2023-03: 4,094 count2023-04: 3,961 count2023-05: 4,501 count2023-06: 5,257 count2023-07: 4,956 count2023-08: 4,535 count2023-09: 4,919 count2023-10: 4,511 count2023-11: 4,014 count2023-12: 3,889 count2024-01: 4,004 count2024-02: 3,907 count2024-03: 3,801 count2024-04: 3,996 count2024-05: 3,660 count2024-06: 4,245 count2024-07: 3,735 count2024-08: 4,099 count2024-09: 3,829 count2024-10: 3,913 count2024-11: 3,839 count2024-12: 3,975 count2025-01: 3,259 count2025-02: 3,714 count2025-03: 4,141 count2025-04: 3,791 count2025-05: 3,755 count2025-06: 4,769 count2025-07: 4,408 count2025-08: 4,243 count2025-09: 5,284 count2025-10: 5,068 count2025-11: 5,674 count2025-12: 5,011 count2026-01: 4,805 count2026-02: 4,390 count2026-03: 4,363 count2026-04: 4,975 count2026-05: 5,270 count2026-06: 6,059 count2026-07: 6,911 count2026-08: 5,561 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-085,561
2026-076,911
2026-066,059
2026-055,270
2026-044,975
2026-034,363
2026-024,390
2026-014,805
2025-125,011
2025-115,674
2025-105,068
2025-095,284
2025-084,243
2025-074,408
2025-064,769
2025-053,755
2025-043,791
2025-034,141
2025-023,714
2025-013,259
2024-123,975
2024-113,839
2024-103,913
2024-093,829
2024-084,099
2024-073,735
2024-064,245
2024-053,660
2024-043,996
2024-033,801
2024-023,907
2024-014,004
2023-123,889
2023-114,014
2023-104,511
2023-094,919
2023-084,535
2023-074,956
2023-065,257
2023-054,501
2023-043,961
2023-034,094
2023-024,313
2023-014,323
2022-124,145
2022-114,277
2022-104,324
2022-094,387
2022-084,606
2022-074,661
2022-064,815
2022-055,198
2022-046,342
2022-034,263
2022-024,394
2022-014,418
2021-124,356
2021-114,431
2021-104,291
2021-094,543
2021-084,578
2021-075,022
2021-065,772
2021-057,399
2021-047,982
2021-035,846
2021-025,119
2021-016,498
2020-123,685
2020-114,202
2020-104,401
2020-095,270
2020-086,204
2020-078,387
2020-065,513
2020-054,123
2020-042,611
2020-032,215
2020-022,517
2020-012,474
2019-122,641
2019-112,589
2019-102,683
2019-092,662
2019-082,597
2019-072,364
2019-062,614
2019-052,593
2019-042,540
2019-032,688
2019-022,889
2019-012,574
2018-122,579
2018-112,594
2018-102,490
2018-092,503
2018-082,645
2018-072,682
2018-062,622
2018-052,570
2018-042,408
2018-032,490
2018-022,562
2018-012,360
2017-122,408
2017-112,713
2017-102,580
2017-092,402
2017-082,288
2017-072,239
2017-062,243
2017-052,261
2017-042,299
2017-032,229
2017-022,319
2017-012,468
2016-122,351
2016-112,130
2016-102,130
2016-092,103
2016-082,052
2016-072,215
2016-061,735
2016-052,048
2016-042,000
2016-031,948
2016-021,913
2016-012,298
2015-121,845
2015-111,954
2015-101,973
2015-091,946
2015-081,944
2015-071,938
2015-061,937
2015-051,826
2015-041,867
2015-031,831
2015-021,806
2015-012,163
2014-121,665
2014-111,801
2014-101,801
2014-091,860
2014-081,806
2014-071,766
2014-061,812
2014-051,755
2014-041,805
2014-031,780
2014-021,789
2014-011,661
2013-121,759
2013-111,735
2013-101,706
2013-091,711
2013-081,827
2013-071,700
2013-061,681
2013-051,682
2013-041,666
2013-031,711
2013-021,679
2013-011,698
2012-122,150
2012-111,613
2012-101,693
2012-091,557
2012-081,664
2012-071,645
2012-061,593
2012-051,686
2012-041,644
2012-031,668
2012-021,676
2012-011,535
2011-121,799
2011-111,748
2011-101,664
2011-091,670
2011-081,618
2011-071,709
2011-061,720
2011-051,347
2011-041,749
2011-031,668
2011-021,901
2011-011,969
2010-121,715
2010-111,763
2010-101,744
2010-091,710
2010-081,597
2010-071,669
2010-061,673
2010-051,672
2010-041,622
2010-031,580
2010-021,585
2010-011,625
2009-121,565
2009-111,633
2009-101,579
2009-091,672
2009-081,732
2009-071,710
2009-061,676
2009-051,565
2009-041,654
2009-031,679
2009-021,614
2009-011,647
2008-121,696
2008-111,621
2008-101,620
2008-091,712
2008-081,819
2008-071,690
2008-061,701
2008-051,754
2008-041,745
2008-031,722
2008-021,699
2008-011,681
2007-122,216
2007-111,639
2007-101,931
2007-091,877
2007-081,828
2007-071,840
2007-061,874
2007-051,904
2007-041,833
2007-031,873
2007-021,883
2007-011,671
2006-122,243
2006-111,559
2006-101,792
2006-091,767
2006-081,830
2006-071,940
2006-061,801
2006-051,922
2006-041,938
2006-031,827
2006-021,911
2006-011,888
2005-122,005
2005-111,981
2005-102,008
2005-091,074
2005-081,620
2005-071,518
2005-061,600
2005-051,499
2005-041,538
2005-031,663
2005-021,629
2005-011,532
2004-121,533
2004-111,583
2004-101,544
2004-091,582
2004-081,440
2004-071,316

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Mississippi5,561
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 Mississippi?

Business applications in Mississippi was 5,561 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 31.1% from August 2025. That is the 30th 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 Mississippi?

8,387 in July 2020, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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