# Business applications in Missouri

Business applications in Missouri was 11,239 in August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `business_applications`
- Place id: `us-state-29`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Applications are not business formations: many applicants never hire anyone or start operating. Not comparable with companies_created, which counts companies registered in Spain.
- Source: 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
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/business-applications/missouri
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/business-applications/missouri.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=business_applications&place=us-state-29

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 11,239 |
| 2026-07 | 12,170 |
| 2026-06 | 9,055 |
| 2026-05 | 8,862 |
| 2026-04 | 8,918 |
| 2026-03 | 8,482 |
| 2026-02 | 8,895 |
| 2026-01 | 10,044 |
| 2025-12 | 9,077 |
| 2025-11 | 10,585 |
| 2025-10 | 10,221 |
| 2025-09 | 10,375 |
| 2025-08 | 9,462 |
| 2025-07 | 8,457 |
| 2025-06 | 8,252 |
| 2025-05 | 7,533 |
| 2025-04 | 7,496 |
| 2025-03 | 7,609 |
| 2025-02 | 6,751 |
| 2025-01 | 5,845 |
| 2024-12 | 7,330 |
| 2024-11 | 6,994 |
| 2024-10 | 6,941 |
| 2024-09 | 7,309 |
| 2024-08 | 7,228 |
| 2024-07 | 6,939 |
| 2024-06 | 7,207 |
| 2024-05 | 7,571 |
| 2024-04 | 7,130 |
| 2024-03 | 6,961 |
| 2024-02 | 7,053 |
| 2024-01 | 6,695 |
| 2023-12 | 7,376 |
| 2023-11 | 8,587 |
| 2023-10 | 8,341 |
| 2023-09 | 7,753 |
| 2023-08 | 7,824 |
| 2023-07 | 7,842 |
| 2023-06 | 7,648 |
| 2023-05 | 7,295 |
| 2023-04 | 6,865 |
| 2023-03 | 6,929 |
| 2023-02 | 6,939 |
| 2023-01 | 6,837 |
| 2022-12 | 6,606 |
| 2022-11 | 6,639 |
| 2022-10 | 6,964 |
| 2022-09 | 6,646 |
| 2022-08 | 6,900 |
| 2022-07 | 6,806 |
| 2022-06 | 6,515 |
| 2022-05 | 6,717 |
| 2022-04 | 6,976 |
| 2022-03 | 6,745 |
| 2022-02 | 6,747 |
| 2022-01 | 7,019 |
| 2021-12 | 6,855 |
| 2021-11 | 6,910 |
| 2021-10 | 6,758 |
| 2021-09 | 6,771 |
| 2021-08 | 6,701 |
| 2021-07 | 6,732 |
| 2021-06 | 6,944 |
| 2021-05 | 7,989 |
| 2021-04 | 8,384 |
| 2021-03 | 6,974 |
| 2021-02 | 6,481 |
| 2021-01 | 7,352 |
| 2020-12 | 5,467 |
| 2020-11 | 6,415 |
| 2020-10 | 6,490 |
| 2020-09 | 6,645 |
| 2020-08 | 7,930 |
| 2020-07 | 8,426 |
| 2020-06 | 5,765 |
| 2020-05 | 5,588 |
| 2020-04 | 4,177 |
| 2020-03 | 4,049 |
| 2020-02 | 4,936 |
| 2020-01 | 4,477 |
| 2019-12 | 4,913 |
| 2019-11 | 4,746 |
| 2019-10 | 4,797 |
| 2019-09 | 4,912 |
| 2019-08 | 5,560 |
| 2019-07 | 4,916 |
| 2019-06 | 4,901 |
| 2019-05 | 4,868 |
| 2019-04 | 4,895 |
| 2019-03 | 4,848 |
| 2019-02 | 5,127 |
| 2019-01 | 4,456 |
| 2018-12 | 4,998 |
| 2018-11 | 4,800 |
| 2018-10 | 4,827 |
| 2018-09 | 4,904 |
| 2018-08 | 5,087 |
| 2018-07 | 4,806 |
| 2018-06 | 5,175 |
| 2018-05 | 4,812 |
| 2018-04 | 4,805 |
| 2018-03 | 4,964 |
| 2018-02 | 4,790 |
| 2018-01 | 4,998 |
| 2017-12 | 4,424 |
| 2017-11 | 5,079 |
| 2017-10 | 4,898 |
| 2017-09 | 4,676 |
| 2017-08 | 4,593 |
| 2017-07 | 4,470 |
| 2017-06 | 4,530 |
| 2017-05 | 4,551 |
| 2017-04 | 4,447 |
| 2017-03 | 4,602 |
| 2017-02 | 4,508 |
| 2017-01 | 4,414 |
| 2016-12 | 4,487 |
| 2016-11 | 4,466 |
| 2016-10 | 4,121 |
| 2016-09 | 4,390 |
| 2016-08 | 4,483 |
| 2016-07 | 4,454 |
| 2016-06 | 3,873 |
| 2016-05 | 4,466 |
| 2016-04 | 4,389 |
| 2016-03 | 4,103 |
| 2016-02 | 4,304 |
| 2016-01 | 4,298 |
| 2015-12 | 3,891 |
| 2015-11 | 3,988 |
| 2015-10 | 4,069 |
| 2015-09 | 4,074 |
| 2015-08 | 3,942 |
| 2015-07 | 4,002 |
| 2015-06 | 3,892 |
| 2015-05 | 3,897 |
| 2015-04 | 3,883 |
| 2015-03 | 3,837 |
| 2015-02 | 3,859 |
| 2015-01 | 4,285 |
| 2014-12 | 3,388 |
| 2014-11 | 3,781 |
| 2014-10 | 3,774 |
| 2014-09 | 3,819 |
| 2014-08 | 3,712 |
| 2014-07 | 3,584 |
| 2014-06 | 3,664 |
| 2014-05 | 3,642 |
| 2014-04 | 3,742 |
| 2014-03 | 3,740 |
| 2014-02 | 3,659 |
| 2014-01 | 3,308 |
| 2013-12 | 3,768 |
| 2013-11 | 3,691 |
| 2013-10 | 3,713 |
| 2013-09 | 3,596 |
| 2013-08 | 3,788 |
| 2013-07 | 3,816 |
| 2013-06 | 3,676 |
| 2013-05 | 3,481 |
| 2013-04 | 3,507 |
| 2013-03 | 3,682 |
| 2013-02 | 3,614 |
| 2013-01 | 3,782 |
| 2012-12 | 4,810 |
| 2012-11 | 3,398 |
| 2012-10 | 3,716 |
| 2012-09 | 3,662 |
| 2012-08 | 3,684 |
| 2012-07 | 3,649 |
| 2012-06 | 3,684 |
| 2012-05 | 3,868 |
| 2012-04 | 3,801 |
| 2012-03 | 3,756 |
| 2012-02 | 3,800 |
| 2012-01 | 3,139 |
| 2011-12 | 4,055 |
| 2011-11 | 3,778 |
| 2011-10 | 3,534 |
| 2011-09 | 3,562 |
| 2011-08 | 3,645 |
| 2011-07 | 3,775 |
| 2011-06 | 3,732 |
| 2011-05 | 3,205 |
| 2011-04 | 3,650 |
| 2011-03 | 3,614 |
| 2011-02 | 3,643 |
| 2011-01 | 3,768 |
| 2010-12 | 3,644 |
| 2010-11 | 3,831 |
| 2010-10 | 3,722 |
| 2010-09 | 3,674 |
| 2010-08 | 3,567 |
| 2010-07 | 3,527 |
| 2010-06 | 3,577 |
| 2010-05 | 3,733 |
| 2010-04 | 3,589 |
| 2010-03 | 3,548 |
| 2010-02 | 3,658 |
| 2010-01 | 3,366 |
| 2009-12 | 3,492 |
| 2009-11 | 3,624 |
| 2009-10 | 3,524 |
| 2009-09 | 3,461 |
| 2009-08 | 3,442 |
| 2009-07 | 3,501 |
| 2009-06 | 3,494 |
| 2009-05 | 3,337 |
| 2009-04 | 3,414 |
| 2009-03 | 3,464 |
| 2009-02 | 3,256 |
| 2009-01 | 3,574 |
| 2008-12 | 3,394 |
| 2008-11 | 3,340 |
| 2008-10 | 3,447 |
| 2008-09 | 3,704 |
| 2008-08 | 3,755 |
| 2008-07 | 3,645 |
| 2008-06 | 3,655 |
| 2008-05 | 3,598 |
| 2008-04 | 3,779 |
| 2008-03 | 3,710 |
| 2008-02 | 3,609 |
| 2008-01 | 3,669 |
| 2007-12 | 4,178 |
| 2007-11 | 3,605 |
| 2007-10 | 3,940 |
| 2007-09 | 3,827 |
| 2007-08 | 3,759 |
| 2007-07 | 3,727 |
| 2007-06 | 3,748 |
| 2007-05 | 3,917 |
| 2007-04 | 3,651 |
| 2007-03 | 3,695 |
| 2007-02 | 3,988 |
| 2007-01 | 3,780 |
| 2006-12 | 4,256 |
| 2006-11 | 3,315 |
| 2006-10 | 3,677 |
| 2006-09 | 3,780 |
| 2006-08 | 3,827 |
| 2006-07 | 4,068 |
| 2006-06 | 3,905 |
| 2006-05 | 4,095 |
| 2006-04 | 4,082 |
| 2006-03 | 4,042 |
| 2006-02 | 4,145 |
| 2006-01 | 3,966 |
| 2005-12 | 4,167 |
| 2005-11 | 4,059 |
| 2005-10 | 4,094 |
| 2005-09 | 3,064 |
| 2005-08 | 3,913 |
| 2005-07 | 3,726 |
| 2005-06 | 3,736 |
| 2005-05 | 3,607 |
| 2005-04 | 3,691 |
| 2005-03 | 3,737 |
| 2005-02 | 3,633 |
| 2005-01 | 3,579 |
| 2004-12 | 3,525 |
| 2004-11 | 3,635 |
| 2004-10 | 3,505 |
| 2004-09 | 3,487 |
| 2004-08 | 3,373 |
| 2004-07 | 2,951 |