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Business applications in Missouri

Business applications in Missouri was 11,239 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 18.8% from August 2025. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count11,239
Change on August 2025+18.8%
Rank15th of 51US states ranked
Series high12,170July 2026
Series low2,951July 2004

Business applications in Missouri, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K14K2004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 2,951 count2004-08: 3,373 count2004-09: 3,487 count2004-10: 3,505 count2004-11: 3,635 count2004-12: 3,525 count2005-01: 3,579 count2005-02: 3,633 count2005-03: 3,737 count2005-04: 3,691 count2005-05: 3,607 count2005-06: 3,736 count2005-07: 3,726 count2005-08: 3,913 count2005-09: 3,064 count2005-10: 4,094 count2005-11: 4,059 count2005-12: 4,167 count2006-01: 3,966 count2006-02: 4,145 count2006-03: 4,042 count2006-04: 4,082 count2006-05: 4,095 count2006-06: 3,905 count2006-07: 4,068 count2006-08: 3,827 count2006-09: 3,780 count2006-10: 3,677 count2006-11: 3,315 count2006-12: 4,256 count2007-01: 3,780 count2007-02: 3,988 count2007-03: 3,695 count2007-04: 3,651 count2007-05: 3,917 count2007-06: 3,748 count2007-07: 3,727 count2007-08: 3,759 count2007-09: 3,827 count2007-10: 3,940 count2007-11: 3,605 count2007-12: 4,178 count2008-01: 3,669 count2008-02: 3,609 count2008-03: 3,710 count2008-04: 3,779 count2008-05: 3,598 count2008-06: 3,655 count2008-07: 3,645 count2008-08: 3,755 count2008-09: 3,704 count2008-10: 3,447 count2008-11: 3,340 count2008-12: 3,394 count2009-01: 3,574 count2009-02: 3,256 count2009-03: 3,464 count2009-04: 3,414 count2009-05: 3,337 count2009-06: 3,494 count2009-07: 3,501 count2009-08: 3,442 count2009-09: 3,461 count2009-10: 3,524 count2009-11: 3,624 count2009-12: 3,492 count2010-01: 3,366 count2010-02: 3,658 count2010-03: 3,548 count2010-04: 3,589 count2010-05: 3,733 count2010-06: 3,577 count2010-07: 3,527 count2010-08: 3,567 count2010-09: 3,674 count2010-10: 3,722 count2010-11: 3,831 count2010-12: 3,644 count2011-01: 3,768 count2011-02: 3,643 count2011-03: 3,614 count2011-04: 3,650 count2011-05: 3,205 count2011-06: 3,732 count2011-07: 3,775 count2011-08: 3,645 count2011-09: 3,562 count2011-10: 3,534 count2011-11: 3,778 count2011-12: 4,055 count2012-01: 3,139 count2012-02: 3,800 count2012-03: 3,756 count2012-04: 3,801 count2012-05: 3,868 count2012-06: 3,684 count2012-07: 3,649 count2012-08: 3,684 count2012-09: 3,662 count2012-10: 3,716 count2012-11: 3,398 count2012-12: 4,810 count2013-01: 3,782 count2013-02: 3,614 count2013-03: 3,682 count2013-04: 3,507 count2013-05: 3,481 count2013-06: 3,676 count2013-07: 3,816 count2013-08: 3,788 count2013-09: 3,596 count2013-10: 3,713 count2013-11: 3,691 count2013-12: 3,768 count2014-01: 3,308 count2014-02: 3,659 count2014-03: 3,740 count2014-04: 3,742 count2014-05: 3,642 count2014-06: 3,664 count2014-07: 3,584 count2014-08: 3,712 count2014-09: 3,819 count2014-10: 3,774 count2014-11: 3,781 count2014-12: 3,388 count2015-01: 4,285 count2015-02: 3,859 count2015-03: 3,837 count2015-04: 3,883 count2015-05: 3,897 count2015-06: 3,892 count2015-07: 4,002 count2015-08: 3,942 count2015-09: 4,074 count2015-10: 4,069 count2015-11: 3,988 count2015-12: 3,891 count2016-01: 4,298 count2016-02: 4,304 count2016-03: 4,103 count2016-04: 4,389 count2016-05: 4,466 count2016-06: 3,873 count2016-07: 4,454 count2016-08: 4,483 count2016-09: 4,390 count2016-10: 4,121 count2016-11: 4,466 count2016-12: 4,487 count2017-01: 4,414 count2017-02: 4,508 count2017-03: 4,602 count2017-04: 4,447 count2017-05: 4,551 count2017-06: 4,530 count2017-07: 4,470 count2017-08: 4,593 count2017-09: 4,676 count2017-10: 4,898 count2017-11: 5,079 count2017-12: 4,424 count2018-01: 4,998 count2018-02: 4,790 count2018-03: 4,964 count2018-04: 4,805 count2018-05: 4,812 count2018-06: 5,175 count2018-07: 4,806 count2018-08: 5,087 count2018-09: 4,904 count2018-10: 4,827 count2018-11: 4,800 count2018-12: 4,998 count2019-01: 4,456 count2019-02: 5,127 count2019-03: 4,848 count2019-04: 4,895 count2019-05: 4,868 count2019-06: 4,901 count2019-07: 4,916 count2019-08: 5,560 count2019-09: 4,912 count2019-10: 4,797 count2019-11: 4,746 count2019-12: 4,913 count2020-01: 4,477 count2020-02: 4,936 count2020-03: 4,049 count2020-04: 4,177 count2020-05: 5,588 count2020-06: 5,765 count2020-07: 8,426 count2020-08: 7,930 count2020-09: 6,645 count2020-10: 6,490 count2020-11: 6,415 count2020-12: 5,467 count2021-01: 7,352 count2021-02: 6,481 count2021-03: 6,974 count2021-04: 8,384 count2021-05: 7,989 count2021-06: 6,944 count2021-07: 6,732 count2021-08: 6,701 count2021-09: 6,771 count2021-10: 6,758 count2021-11: 6,910 count2021-12: 6,855 count2022-01: 7,019 count2022-02: 6,747 count2022-03: 6,745 count2022-04: 6,976 count2022-05: 6,717 count2022-06: 6,515 count2022-07: 6,806 count2022-08: 6,900 count2022-09: 6,646 count2022-10: 6,964 count2022-11: 6,639 count2022-12: 6,606 count2023-01: 6,837 count2023-02: 6,939 count2023-03: 6,929 count2023-04: 6,865 count2023-05: 7,295 count2023-06: 7,648 count2023-07: 7,842 count2023-08: 7,824 count2023-09: 7,753 count2023-10: 8,341 count2023-11: 8,587 count2023-12: 7,376 count2024-01: 6,695 count2024-02: 7,053 count2024-03: 6,961 count2024-04: 7,130 count2024-05: 7,571 count2024-06: 7,207 count2024-07: 6,939 count2024-08: 7,228 count2024-09: 7,309 count2024-10: 6,941 count2024-11: 6,994 count2024-12: 7,330 count2025-01: 5,845 count2025-02: 6,751 count2025-03: 7,609 count2025-04: 7,496 count2025-05: 7,533 count2025-06: 8,252 count2025-07: 8,457 count2025-08: 9,462 count2025-09: 10,375 count2025-10: 10,221 count2025-11: 10,585 count2025-12: 9,077 count2026-01: 10,044 count2026-02: 8,895 count2026-03: 8,482 count2026-04: 8,918 count2026-05: 8,862 count2026-06: 9,055 count2026-07: 12,170 count2026-08: 11,239 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-0811,239
2026-0712,170
2026-069,055
2026-058,862
2026-048,918
2026-038,482
2026-028,895
2026-0110,044
2025-129,077
2025-1110,585
2025-1010,221
2025-0910,375
2025-089,462
2025-078,457
2025-068,252
2025-057,533
2025-047,496
2025-037,609
2025-026,751
2025-015,845
2024-127,330
2024-116,994
2024-106,941
2024-097,309
2024-087,228
2024-076,939
2024-067,207
2024-057,571
2024-047,130
2024-036,961
2024-027,053
2024-016,695
2023-127,376
2023-118,587
2023-108,341
2023-097,753
2023-087,824
2023-077,842
2023-067,648
2023-057,295
2023-046,865
2023-036,929
2023-026,939
2023-016,837
2022-126,606
2022-116,639
2022-106,964
2022-096,646
2022-086,900
2022-076,806
2022-066,515
2022-056,717
2022-046,976
2022-036,745
2022-026,747
2022-017,019
2021-126,855
2021-116,910
2021-106,758
2021-096,771
2021-086,701
2021-076,732
2021-066,944
2021-057,989
2021-048,384
2021-036,974
2021-026,481
2021-017,352
2020-125,467
2020-116,415
2020-106,490
2020-096,645
2020-087,930
2020-078,426
2020-065,765
2020-055,588
2020-044,177
2020-034,049
2020-024,936
2020-014,477
2019-124,913
2019-114,746
2019-104,797
2019-094,912
2019-085,560
2019-074,916
2019-064,901
2019-054,868
2019-044,895
2019-034,848
2019-025,127
2019-014,456
2018-124,998
2018-114,800
2018-104,827
2018-094,904
2018-085,087
2018-074,806
2018-065,175
2018-054,812
2018-044,805
2018-034,964
2018-024,790
2018-014,998
2017-124,424
2017-115,079
2017-104,898
2017-094,676
2017-084,593
2017-074,470
2017-064,530
2017-054,551
2017-044,447
2017-034,602
2017-024,508
2017-014,414
2016-124,487
2016-114,466
2016-104,121
2016-094,390
2016-084,483
2016-074,454
2016-063,873
2016-054,466
2016-044,389
2016-034,103
2016-024,304
2016-014,298
2015-123,891
2015-113,988
2015-104,069
2015-094,074
2015-083,942
2015-074,002
2015-063,892
2015-053,897
2015-043,883
2015-033,837
2015-023,859
2015-014,285
2014-123,388
2014-113,781
2014-103,774
2014-093,819
2014-083,712
2014-073,584
2014-063,664
2014-053,642
2014-043,742
2014-033,740
2014-023,659
2014-013,308
2013-123,768
2013-113,691
2013-103,713
2013-093,596
2013-083,788
2013-073,816
2013-063,676
2013-053,481
2013-043,507
2013-033,682
2013-023,614
2013-013,782
2012-124,810
2012-113,398
2012-103,716
2012-093,662
2012-083,684
2012-073,649
2012-063,684
2012-053,868
2012-043,801
2012-033,756
2012-023,800
2012-013,139
2011-124,055
2011-113,778
2011-103,534
2011-093,562
2011-083,645
2011-073,775
2011-063,732
2011-053,205
2011-043,650
2011-033,614
2011-023,643
2011-013,768
2010-123,644
2010-113,831
2010-103,722
2010-093,674
2010-083,567
2010-073,527
2010-063,577
2010-053,733
2010-043,589
2010-033,548
2010-023,658
2010-013,366
2009-123,492
2009-113,624
2009-103,524
2009-093,461
2009-083,442
2009-073,501
2009-063,494
2009-053,337
2009-043,414
2009-033,464
2009-023,256
2009-013,574
2008-123,394
2008-113,340
2008-103,447
2008-093,704
2008-083,755
2008-073,645
2008-063,655
2008-053,598
2008-043,779
2008-033,710
2008-023,609
2008-013,669
2007-124,178
2007-113,605
2007-103,940
2007-093,827
2007-083,759
2007-073,727
2007-063,748
2007-053,917
2007-043,651
2007-033,695
2007-023,988
2007-013,780
2006-124,256
2006-113,315
2006-103,677
2006-093,780
2006-083,827
2006-074,068
2006-063,905
2006-054,095
2006-044,082
2006-034,042
2006-024,145
2006-013,966
2005-124,167
2005-114,059
2005-104,094
2005-093,064
2005-083,913
2005-073,726
2005-063,736
2005-053,607
2005-043,691
2005-033,737
2005-023,633
2005-013,579
2004-123,525
2004-113,635
2004-103,505
2004-093,487
2004-083,373
2004-072,951

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Missouri11,239
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 Missouri?

Business applications in Missouri was 11,239 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 18.8% from August 2025. That is the 15th 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 Missouri?

12,170 in July 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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