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Business applications in Montana

Business applications in Montana was 2,897 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 11% from August 2025. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, count2,897
Change on August 2025+11%
Rank40th of 51US states ranked
Series high2,987June 2026
Series low583July 2004

Business applications in Montana, July 2004 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

5001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0002004-072007-092010-112014-012017-032020-052023-072026-082004-07: 583 count2004-08: 649 count2004-09: 744 count2004-10: 779 count2004-11: 817 count2004-12: 821 count2005-01: 843 count2005-02: 838 count2005-03: 841 count2005-04: 863 count2005-05: 896 count2005-06: 1,004 count2005-07: 1,008 count2005-08: 1,044 count2005-09: 833 count2005-10: 1,040 count2005-11: 1,030 count2005-12: 1,047 count2006-01: 1,047 count2006-02: 1,022 count2006-03: 1,011 count2006-04: 1,019 count2006-05: 936 count2006-06: 959 count2006-07: 925 count2006-08: 972 count2006-09: 901 count2006-10: 892 count2006-11: 723 count2006-12: 1,087 count2007-01: 878 count2007-02: 924 count2007-03: 910 count2007-04: 874 count2007-05: 921 count2007-06: 925 count2007-07: 905 count2007-08: 882 count2007-09: 932 count2007-10: 924 count2007-11: 834 count2007-12: 1,003 count2008-01: 894 count2008-02: 887 count2008-03: 906 count2008-04: 940 count2008-05: 953 count2008-06: 845 count2008-07: 847 count2008-08: 888 count2008-09: 833 count2008-10: 817 count2008-11: 803 count2008-12: 754 count2009-01: 773 count2009-02: 757 count2009-03: 726 count2009-04: 723 count2009-05: 722 count2009-06: 684 count2009-07: 737 count2009-08: 692 count2009-09: 733 count2009-10: 743 count2009-11: 817 count2009-12: 738 count2010-01: 731 count2010-02: 888 count2010-03: 793 count2010-04: 766 count2010-05: 753 count2010-06: 785 count2010-07: 793 count2010-08: 784 count2010-09: 788 count2010-10: 836 count2010-11: 802 count2010-12: 814 count2011-01: 812 count2011-02: 898 count2011-03: 753 count2011-04: 790 count2011-05: 728 count2011-06: 913 count2011-07: 779 count2011-08: 783 count2011-09: 817 count2011-10: 769 count2011-11: 815 count2011-12: 905 count2012-01: 696 count2012-02: 806 count2012-03: 841 count2012-04: 821 count2012-05: 840 count2012-06: 816 count2012-07: 788 count2012-08: 750 count2012-09: 761 count2012-10: 746 count2012-11: 767 count2012-12: 1,143 count2013-01: 786 count2013-02: 787 count2013-03: 797 count2013-04: 815 count2013-05: 790 count2013-06: 762 count2013-07: 806 count2013-08: 821 count2013-09: 847 count2013-10: 804 count2013-11: 832 count2013-12: 874 count2014-01: 834 count2014-02: 820 count2014-03: 815 count2014-04: 834 count2014-05: 772 count2014-06: 896 count2014-07: 826 count2014-08: 886 count2014-09: 831 count2014-10: 895 count2014-11: 824 count2014-12: 845 count2015-01: 904 count2015-02: 880 count2015-03: 890 count2015-04: 855 count2015-05: 890 count2015-06: 941 count2015-07: 936 count2015-08: 872 count2015-09: 900 count2015-10: 954 count2015-11: 794 count2015-12: 854 count2016-01: 927 count2016-02: 940 count2016-03: 920 count2016-04: 957 count2016-05: 909 count2016-06: 852 count2016-07: 992 count2016-08: 941 count2016-09: 874 count2016-10: 928 count2016-11: 972 count2016-12: 957 count2017-01: 914 count2017-02: 926 count2017-03: 946 count2017-04: 987 count2017-05: 990 count2017-06: 997 count2017-07: 1,013 count2017-08: 1,090 count2017-09: 1,091 count2017-10: 1,132 count2017-11: 1,095 count2017-12: 1,085 count2018-01: 1,194 count2018-02: 1,251 count2018-03: 1,281 count2018-04: 1,277 count2018-05: 1,353 count2018-06: 1,345 count2018-07: 1,383 count2018-08: 1,370 count2018-09: 1,197 count2018-10: 1,130 count2018-11: 1,327 count2018-12: 1,363 count2019-01: 1,230 count2019-02: 1,196 count2019-03: 1,250 count2019-04: 1,125 count2019-05: 1,211 count2019-06: 1,153 count2019-07: 1,061 count2019-08: 1,132 count2019-09: 1,209 count2019-10: 1,152 count2019-11: 1,161 count2019-12: 1,286 count2020-01: 1,078 count2020-02: 1,225 count2020-03: 1,008 count2020-04: 846 count2020-05: 1,140 count2020-06: 1,249 count2020-07: 1,470 count2020-08: 1,465 count2020-09: 1,460 count2020-10: 1,549 count2020-11: 1,378 count2020-12: 1,176 count2021-01: 1,613 count2021-02: 1,534 count2021-03: 1,503 count2021-04: 1,653 count2021-05: 1,651 count2021-06: 1,647 count2021-07: 1,599 count2021-08: 1,533 count2021-09: 1,587 count2021-10: 1,551 count2021-11: 1,707 count2021-12: 1,681 count2022-01: 1,715 count2022-02: 1,713 count2022-03: 1,774 count2022-04: 1,732 count2022-05: 1,795 count2022-06: 1,644 count2022-07: 1,690 count2022-08: 1,749 count2022-09: 1,761 count2022-10: 1,838 count2022-11: 1,700 count2022-12: 1,651 count2023-01: 1,718 count2023-02: 1,800 count2023-03: 1,801 count2023-04: 1,829 count2023-05: 1,928 count2023-06: 2,027 count2023-07: 2,137 count2023-08: 2,065 count2023-09: 2,082 count2023-10: 2,342 count2023-11: 2,079 count2023-12: 2,164 count2024-01: 2,201 count2024-02: 2,229 count2024-03: 2,104 count2024-04: 2,190 count2024-05: 2,142 count2024-06: 2,167 count2024-07: 2,293 count2024-08: 2,271 count2024-09: 2,337 count2024-10: 2,263 count2024-11: 2,326 count2024-12: 2,661 count2025-01: 2,115 count2025-02: 2,122 count2025-03: 2,464 count2025-04: 2,436 count2025-05: 2,298 count2025-06: 2,416 count2025-07: 2,427 count2025-08: 2,609 count2025-09: 2,972 count2025-10: 2,629 count2025-11: 2,808 count2025-12: 2,445 count2026-01: 2,669 count2026-02: 2,724 count2026-03: 2,654 count2026-04: 2,617 count2026-05: 2,792 count2026-06: 2,987 count2026-07: 2,734 count2026-08: 2,897 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-09-11.
All 266 values
Periodcount
2026-082,897
2026-072,734
2026-062,987
2026-052,792
2026-042,617
2026-032,654
2026-022,724
2026-012,669
2025-122,445
2025-112,808
2025-102,629
2025-092,972
2025-082,609
2025-072,427
2025-062,416
2025-052,298
2025-042,436
2025-032,464
2025-022,122
2025-012,115
2024-122,661
2024-112,326
2024-102,263
2024-092,337
2024-082,271
2024-072,293
2024-062,167
2024-052,142
2024-042,190
2024-032,104
2024-022,229
2024-012,201
2023-122,164
2023-112,079
2023-102,342
2023-092,082
2023-082,065
2023-072,137
2023-062,027
2023-051,928
2023-041,829
2023-031,801
2023-021,800
2023-011,718
2022-121,651
2022-111,700
2022-101,838
2022-091,761
2022-081,749
2022-071,690
2022-061,644
2022-051,795
2022-041,732
2022-031,774
2022-021,713
2022-011,715
2021-121,681
2021-111,707
2021-101,551
2021-091,587
2021-081,533
2021-071,599
2021-061,647
2021-051,651
2021-041,653
2021-031,503
2021-021,534
2021-011,613
2020-121,176
2020-111,378
2020-101,549
2020-091,460
2020-081,465
2020-071,470
2020-061,249
2020-051,140
2020-04846
2020-031,008
2020-021,225
2020-011,078
2019-121,286
2019-111,161
2019-101,152
2019-091,209
2019-081,132
2019-071,061
2019-061,153
2019-051,211
2019-041,125
2019-031,250
2019-021,196
2019-011,230
2018-121,363
2018-111,327
2018-101,130
2018-091,197
2018-081,370
2018-071,383
2018-061,345
2018-051,353
2018-041,277
2018-031,281
2018-021,251
2018-011,194
2017-121,085
2017-111,095
2017-101,132
2017-091,091
2017-081,090
2017-071,013
2017-06997
2017-05990
2017-04987
2017-03946
2017-02926
2017-01914
2016-12957
2016-11972
2016-10928
2016-09874
2016-08941
2016-07992
2016-06852
2016-05909
2016-04957
2016-03920
2016-02940
2016-01927
2015-12854
2015-11794
2015-10954
2015-09900
2015-08872
2015-07936
2015-06941
2015-05890
2015-04855
2015-03890
2015-02880
2015-01904
2014-12845
2014-11824
2014-10895
2014-09831
2014-08886
2014-07826
2014-06896
2014-05772
2014-04834
2014-03815
2014-02820
2014-01834
2013-12874
2013-11832
2013-10804
2013-09847
2013-08821
2013-07806
2013-06762
2013-05790
2013-04815
2013-03797
2013-02787
2013-01786
2012-121,143
2012-11767
2012-10746
2012-09761
2012-08750
2012-07788
2012-06816
2012-05840
2012-04821
2012-03841
2012-02806
2012-01696
2011-12905
2011-11815
2011-10769
2011-09817
2011-08783
2011-07779
2011-06913
2011-05728
2011-04790
2011-03753
2011-02898
2011-01812
2010-12814
2010-11802
2010-10836
2010-09788
2010-08784
2010-07793
2010-06785
2010-05753
2010-04766
2010-03793
2010-02888
2010-01731
2009-12738
2009-11817
2009-10743
2009-09733
2009-08692
2009-07737
2009-06684
2009-05722
2009-04723
2009-03726
2009-02757
2009-01773
2008-12754
2008-11803
2008-10817
2008-09833
2008-08888
2008-07847
2008-06845
2008-05953
2008-04940
2008-03906
2008-02887
2008-01894
2007-121,003
2007-11834
2007-10924
2007-09932
2007-08882
2007-07905
2007-06925
2007-05921
2007-04874
2007-03910
2007-02924
2007-01878
2006-121,087
2006-11723
2006-10892
2006-09901
2006-08972
2006-07925
2006-06959
2006-05936
2006-041,019
2006-031,011
2006-021,022
2006-011,047
2005-121,047
2005-111,030
2005-101,040
2005-09833
2005-081,044
2005-071,008
2005-061,004
2005-05896
2005-04863
2005-03841
2005-02838
2005-01843
2004-12821
2004-11817
2004-10779
2004-09744
2004-08649
2004-07583

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Montana2,897
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 Montana?

Business applications in Montana was 2,897 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 11% from August 2025. That is the 40th 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 Montana?

2,987 in June 2026, the highest value since July 2004 in this series.

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